Brokeback Mountain
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- Synopsis
- Ang Lee's adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's story Brokeback Mountain stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as young cowboys named Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar. Each of them is hired to corral sheep on the title location and they soon bond very closely....
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- Director(s)
- Ang Lee
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 134 min.
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It's a heart-wrenching portrayal of unfulfilled Wyoming love, but this time, we don't mean Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur in "Shane."Read the full review
Anne Proulx's 1997 short story in the New Yorker has been masterfully expanded by screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana to provide director Lee with his best movie since "Sense and Sensibility" in 1995.Read the full review
Brokeback Mountain has been described as "a gay cowboy movie," which is a cruel simplification. It is the story of a time and place where two men are forced to deny the only great passion either one will ever feel. Their tragedy is universal.Read the full review
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E. Annie Proulx papers and 'Eloise' illustrations donated to New York library
11/02/09 A celebrated chronicler of rural life, E. Annie Proulx, has found a literary home in the big city. | JAM! Showbiz -
Quaid Arrested In Texas
09/24/09 Brokeback Mountain star Randy Quaid and his wife have been arrested in Texas in connection with charges they failed to pay a hotel bill. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
Michelle Williams: Matilda Reminds Me of Heath Everyday
09/15/09 "I didn't know what my boundaries were for a long time, which made interviews feel very unsafe," Williams, 29, says in Vogue 's October issue (on newsstands now) about her former boyfriend, who died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 28 in January 2008. | Us Weekly -
Pohlad holds out hope
09/09/09 Producer, financier and now, distributor, Bill Pohlad loves film. | Variety -
Ang Lee on tackling a pop culture milestone with 'Woodstock'
08/13/09 When Ang Lee decided to take a look at a crucial moment in American pop-cultural history, the Oscar-winning director of "The Ice Storm," Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Brokeback Mountain" of course appreciated the impact of the sex, the drugs and all the rock 'n' roll. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Before 'Bruno': A brief history of gay characters in movies and TV
07/08/09 Bruno, the flamboyant Sasha Baron Cohen character who will stride boldly into America's multiplexes on July 10, won't have a lot of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered company when he gets there. | New York Daily News - New York NY