If you thought the Brokeback trailer was heartbreaking . . .- October 26, 2005 And even my straight friends do. (Shew!) But man. I thought I was done feeling fresh pain until the movie finally got here. Then came the theme songs. (I guess that's what they are. Apparently both play out in full over the closing credits.) Gay.com got permission to post both to the web today. Not just snippets, the whole songs. (Thanks to them, and to Mark for the heads-up. Thanks for all the great comments on Brokeback from you guys, especially the steady supply of fresh links.) First,..http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/25.html#a1750 IFC nominates Brokeback Mountain for Best Film- October 26, 2005 IFC announced its Gotham award nominations today, honoring the best indie cinema of the year. They only have a handful of categories, and Brokeback Mountain was nominated in both where it was eligible: Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Feature. Cool. More evidence that they really did come through with something special. And that it may make a dent in the popular psyche. Especially since one of my two favorite critics--Peter Travers, of Rolling Stone--was on the nominating panel. The full...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/25.html#a1749 Brokeback Mountain--my writer friend in Rome gives the goods on the love scenes and . . .- October 13, 2005 As promised, an informal review from the only person I know of who has actually seen Brokeback Mountain--and luckily, she's a great writer, whose opinion I respect a great deal. (Her earlier, briefer take here.) I asked her specifically about how explicit the contact between Jake and Heath was. Her report. Warning. Massive spoilers: Okay the setup is that these 2 characters meet on a blustery Montana street in front of their would-be Employer&146;s office. They get hired to spend the summer...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/12.html#a1734 Good Night and Good Luck- October 12, 2005 Oh, and this from the same friend in Rome, same email from mid September, during the Venice film fest (see previous post on Brokeback): I also saw the Edward R Murrow Flic directed by George ClooneyGood Night & Good LuckMaybe 2 dimensional to some degree, but a pretty perfect 90 minute filmLove robert downey jr no matter whatSo nice to see a black and white film Kudos to clooneyhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/12.html#a1733 Holding out on you on Brokeback Mountain--my friend's mini review, from Italy- October 12, 2005 I knew I had something to post about Brokeback. (That I could do without using up writing time during the week). A writer friend lives in Rome, and Brokeback Mountain played one night there, one showing, as part of the Venice Film Festival, during the fest last month. She went. And I forgot to post the mini-review she emailed me. (Because I emailed back to ask permission to post it and she forgot, I forgot, blah blah blah). Here now: I thought the film was gorgeous. Maybe a wee bit sentimental.http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/12.html#a1732 'Most gay films are awful'- October 12, 2005 I may have spoken ("spoken") those actual words on this site before, but so glad to read them in the Washington Blade. Ken Sain refers to Brokeback Mountain as "probably the most anticipated gay film of all time"--which I think is a fair statement, and the phrase I've been looking for. (Not the first, hard to quantify it being "the biggest," but that captures it.) Hennyway, then he says: Here's a fact many gay film fans know that most straight people probably don't: Most gay films are...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/11.html#a1731 Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain- October 11, 2005 Just thought if I said it enough, Brokeback Mountain might arrive here sooner. Meanwhile, you'll have to settle for the opening paragraph: Ennis Del Mar wakes before five, wind rocking the trailer, hissing in around the aluminum door and window frames. The shirts hanging on a nail shudder slightly in the draft. He gets up, scratching the grey wedge of belly and pubic hair, shuffles to the gas burner, pours leftover coffee in a chipped enamel pan; the flame swathes it in blue. He turns on the...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/films/2005/10/10.html#a1727 |