The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Toast]

Jack dislikes the demands Aguirre is putting on him; and Ennis does what he can to help out.  That gets Jack into the base camp, but he's still alone.

[memento]

The closeness that develops between Jack and Ennis during their "high-time suppers by the fire" elevates the relationship to a higher level, showing that it helps to have friends in high places.

[Meryl]

Jack was the finicky one.  When Ennis declared he'd stick with beans, Jack replied "Well I won't!"

[Fran]

Joe Aguirre held Jack and Ennis in low esteem from the get-go.

[Toast]

Aguirre seemed to have little respect for his herders, but then few people were respectful of "cowboys" who worked with sheep.

[memento]

Commutin' four hours a day on horseback irritates Jack by rubbing him the wrong way.

[Fran]

An excerpt from an article dated February 2006 by Tom O'Neil of The Envelope:

Right now I'm very busy rounding up early Oscar predictions from our panel of experts so  The Envelope can issue racetrack odds.  All I'm asking each expert to do is to rank nominees from 1 to 5 in 12 categories, but Gene Seymour of  Newsday went to town giving us detailed analysis of each category in extensive text format. So, since he offered these to us so generously, here are his noodlings for your kudos enlightenment and enjoyment.

BEST PICTURE
X - "Brokeback Mountain"
"Capote"
"Crash"
"Good Night, and Good Luck"
"Munich"

The only thing that could brake this juggernaut's momentum — and it’s by no means unlikely — is some manner of "Brokeback" fatigue; e.g., people hearing for so long how "great" the movie is and how it can't possibly match the hype and/or heightened expectations after so many months, blah blah blah.  Right now, this minute, none of the other nominees has “Brokeback’s” heart-as-big-as-all-outdoors.  And, as we've seen repeatedly over the decades, "heart" trumps every other consideration, especially in this category.

[Toast]

Jack's bitching lessened after he became the tender in the base camp.

[southendmd]

In contrast to Ennis who was pretty sedate in camp, Jack seemed maniacal, especially when performing his mock-rodeo-mating dance.

[Meryl]

Although the summer up on Brokeback had to come to an end, Jack and Ennis came to realize that what they found there was as neverending as the coursing Wyoming wind.