brokeback mountain

briannell · Post by **briannell** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:14 pm

interesting that they find in necessary to give a behavior guide to straight men on how to deal with watching "homosexual" cowboys in love.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10342237/pr ... mode/1098/

WYOBISONMAN · Post by **WYOBISONMAN** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:47 pm

I ain't never seen no cowboys like that here in Wyomin'.........

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:53 pm

Every review and article I have read about this movie makes it sound like a great film. Annie Proulx is a disturbing, but excellent writer, and Ang Lee has a great eye for film.

It opens at the theater next to my office tonight, so I might try to see it tonight or this weekend. Although I am guessing that tickets will be hard to come by -- the buzz on this film has been huge.

Platinumcat · Post by **Platinumcat** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:24 pm

Bay Area Cat wrote:Every review and article I have read about this movie makes it sound like a great film. Annie Proulx is a disturbing, but excellent writer, and Ang Lee has a great eye for film.

It opens at the theater next to my office tonight, so I might try to see it tonight or this weekend. Although I am guessing that tickets will be hard to come by -- the buzz on this film has been huge.

But, Brad, that's because you live in San Francisco

Honestly, I know nothing of the movie. I just couldn't resist....sorry

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:07 pm

barechestcat wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:Every review and article I have read about this movie makes it sound like a great film. Annie Proulx is a disturbing, but excellent writer, and Ang Lee has a great eye for film.

It opens at the theater next to my office tonight, so I might try to see it tonight or this weekend. Although I am guessing that tickets will be hard to come by -- the buzz on this film has been huge.
But, Brad, that's because you live in San Francisco

Honestly, I know nothing of the movie. I just couldn't resist....sorry

Yeah, it will have a bigger following here than most places, but I think it will be a pretty big deal nationwide as well. It might take awhile, though, as many smaller market theaters will hold off on running it until they are convinced that it can bring in $$$. It's controversial enough theme-wise that some people will probably boycott it, etc. Some people are anti-love stories ... and some people don't like cowboys.

briannell · Post by **briannell** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:47 pm

people are anti-love stories ... and some people don't like cowboys.

well since you know where I stand on the cowboy issue already

I still don't want to see a couple of gay ones making love in front of me.
it's the homosexual relationship that I think will keep many away from playing this in the smaller markets. I know i purposely moved to a "hick town" we have a very nice cinema about 2 years old with 14 screens, however, I doubt this will make a play list here. We are a 90% white, pro military, Bible thumping, blue collar Ag based community, so I don't see it making it here. Olympia is very gay-friendly and 25 miles away so I'm sure if anyone did want to see it, they'd be willing to drive.

sidenote - I find it very interesting that lesbian scenes in movies are frequent and don't seem to offend, but this (gay cowboys) is a big issue.

PapaG · Post by **PapaG** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:08 pm

I'm just not seeing how a gay cowboy period yarn is supposed to make a groundbreaking, blockbuster film.

Maybe I'm jaded, maybe I'm more tolerant than others, maybe I've lived in Portland for too long, but a story about two gay guys in the 1960s just doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

The name is kind of funny though. Do you think the producers were wavering on "Bareback" Mountain and decided to compromise with the studio?

HelenaCat95 · Post by **HelenaCat95** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:14 pm

PapaG wrote:I'm just not seeing how a gay cowboy period yarn is supposed to make a groundbreaking, blockbuster film.

Maybe I'm jaded, maybe I'm more tolerant than others, maybe I've lived in Portland for too long, but a story about two gay guys in the 1960s just doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

The name is kind of funny though. Do you think the producers were wavering on "Bareback" Mountain and decided to compromise with the studio?

Or bearBAC Mountain.

Just kidding everyone.

lifeloyalsigmsu · Post by **lifeloyalsigmsu** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:26 pm

HelenaCat95 wrote:
PapaG wrote:I'm just not seeing how a gay cowboy period yarn is supposed to make a groundbreaking, blockbuster film.

Maybe I'm jaded, maybe I'm more tolerant than others, maybe I've lived in Portland for too long, but a story about two gay guys in the 1960s just doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

The name is kind of funny though. Do you think the producers were wavering on "Bareback" Mountain and decided to compromise with the studio?
Or bearBAC Mountain.

Just kidding everyone.

LOL! I doubt he's even figured that out.

Ponycat · Post by **Ponycat** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:33 pm

Where have you gone John Wayne?

Heath Ledger as a gay guy I can buy but a cowboy...that's a bit of a stretch

Ponycat · Post by **Ponycat** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:44 pm

I get it now these guys are actually playing Sheepherders. No good honest COWboy could be gay.

Sorry couldn't resist, and no this statement is not about sheep love.

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:55 pm

My gf and I were going to go on the opening night tonight (it is opening here, in LA and in NY), but all 8 showings for tonight are already sold out. It might have pretty good limited opening numbers.

So we're going to see Syriana instead.

I love having a gf who doesn't get too pissy when I gently ignore her movie requests ... she hasn't brought up "Pride and Prejudice" for almost a week now, and with any luck, it won't come up again.

We saw the Sarah Silverman movie last weekend -- excellent. Very funny, very crude, and nothing is off limits. The scope of the movie probably makes it a good rental, though. There's no real good reason to see a stand-up comedy film in a theater.

Platinumcat · Post by **Platinumcat** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:16 am

Bay Area Cat wrote:My gf and I were going to go on the opening night tonight (it is opening here, in LA and in NY), but all 8 showings for tonight are already sold out. It might have pretty good limited opening numbers.

So we're going to see Syriana instead.

I love having a gf who doesn't get too pissy when I gently ignore her movie requests ... she hasn't brought up "Pride and Prejudice" for almost a week now, and with any luck, it won't come up again.

We saw the Sarah Silverman movie last weekend -- excellent. Very funny, very crude, and nothing is off limits. The scope of the movie probably makes it a good rental, though. There's no real good reason to see a stand-up comedy film in a theater.

As parents of three, my wife and I have been reduced to only seeing major special effects movies on the big screen

briannell · Post by **briannell** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:37 am

As parents of three, my wife and I have been reduced to only seeing major special effects movies on the big screen

back at you!

only it's two under 6 and nothing we watch is over G rated. Have to wait until they sleep to toss in a DVD that at least rates PG

catsrback76 · Post by **catsrback76** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:39 pm

OK... I'm IN. I have 3 over 18 and can watch it, but won't.

I love the Bourne stuff, and stories with a twist, but THAT kind of twist I don't need to be exposed to.

catamaran · Post by **catamaran** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:50 pm

From all I've heard, its more of a bend than a twist

briannell · Post by **briannell** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:30 pm

From all I've heard, its more of a bend than a twist

Bad image

sorry not my thing, not saying I dislike gays, I just don't want to watch two men go at it. I wouldn't want them watching me either, so that's fair right?

briannell · Post by **briannell** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:33 pm

N.Y. Critics Honor 'Brokeback Mountain' By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Writer
13 minutes ago

The New York Film Critics Circle became the latest group to name the cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain" as the year's top film, while the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures gave its best-picture award Monday to "Good Night, and Good Luck," George Clooney's depiction of Edward R. Murrow's on-air battles against Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Both groups selected Ang Lee as best director for "Brokeback Mountain," in which Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal play cowboys who find forbidden, unexpected love in Wyoming during the summer of 1963.

"'Brokeback' was an old-fashioned romance that also fulfilled the group's impulse to be daring and original," said Gene Seymour, film critic for Newsday and president of the New York Film Critics Circle. "It combines the best of both these elements."

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association also chose "Brokeback Mountain" as its top film of 2005. With Golden Globe Award nominations scheduled to be announced Tuesday morning, it's emerging as a front-runner among a wide variety of films that have received acclaim.

The New York critics gave best-actor honors to Ledger, while Reese Witherspoon was named best actress for her spirited portrayal of June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line."

"It seemed like such a daring departure from what he'd been known to do before," Seymour said of Ledger, whose previous films include the comedy "A Knight's Tale" and the skateboarding movie "Lords of Dogtown."

As for Witherspoon, he said, "Even in the Hollywood, commercial, popcorn genre she's worked in, she has extraordinary respect from a cross-section of critics here. She's very, very engaged in her character — she really knows what to do in front of a camera, always."

Two performers who underwent significant transformations for their roles received the top acting honors from the National Board of Review: Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote in "Capote," and Felicity Huffman as a preoperative transsexual in "Transamerica."

Even though "Good Night" takes place a half-century ago, the National Board of Review was struck by its relevance to the current state of journalism. David Strathairn stars as Murrow, the pioneering CBS newsman who criticized McCarthy for communist witch hunts of the 1950s. Clooney is the director and co-star.

"The press is very much on the tip of everybody's tongue — what they're reporting, how much they're reporting," said Annie Schulhof, National Board of Review president.

"I think it was an extraordinary film. Mr. Clooney really nailed it. He really understood the issues," Schulhof added. "It got people talking, and many times, that's what a good film does."

Two co-stars from the thriller "A History of Violence" received supporting-actor honors from the New York critics: William Hurt and Maria Bello.

The National Board of Review gave its supporting acting awards to Gyllenhaal for "Brokeback Mountain" and Gong Li for "Memoirs of a Geisha." "Mrs. Henderson Presents," about a wealthy widow who started a nude revue in 1930s London, received the ensemble acting award.

The National Board was the latest group to recognize Terrence Howard with a breakthrough-performance honor for his varied work in several films this year, including "Hustle & Flow," "Crash" and "Get Rich or Die Tryin'." He received similar honors over the weekend from the Los Angeles critics and the New York Film Critics Online.

Noah Baumbach won the original-screenplay honor for "The Squid and the Whale," his semi-autobiographical story about divorce in a literary Brooklyn family, and Stephen Gaghan won the adapted-screenplay award for "Syriana," his multilayered thriller about oil, power and manipulation in the Middle East. The New York critics also honored Baumbach for his screenplay.

"Syriana" also was among the National Board's list of the year's top 10 films. The rest, in alphabetical order: "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "Crash," "A History of Violence," "Match Point," "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Munich" and "Walk the Line."

The New York Film Critics Circle, founded in 1935, consists of about 30 reviewers who write for the city's daily newspapers and for New York-based weekly publications.

The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, formed in 1909, is composed of film historians, students and educators.

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On the Net:

National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: http://www.nbrmp.org

New York Film Critics Circle: http://www.nyfcc.com

Post by **SonomaCat** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:14 pm

Again, not surprising given where I live, but the reception to the movie here was amazing. As a frame of reference, the theaters in this article are normal sized venues, so they probably hold 500 to 1,000 a piece. That's a lot of people seeing this film over one weekend in one market.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f ... G6SU51.DTL

El_Gato · Post by **El_Gato** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:25 pm

BAC,

So, did you get to see it?

Also, did you end up seeing Syriana? If so, don't give it away but just tell me if you'd recommend it for a lifelong conservative oilman or not.