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

[Front-Ranger]

"We're not goin to do that," Ennis said to Jack's proposal to ranch up together. 

[Fran]

"Screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana have worked xtensively in the Western genre (McMurtry is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove, among many other Western novels, and Ossana has worked exclusively writing Western teleplays with McMurtry, several of which were based on his novels), thus they understand well the conventions of the form, notably the homosocial bonding that by its very nature requires the exclusion of women."

-- James Kendrick, QNetwork.com [review]

[memento]

Ennis responded with a yerk after Jack put his hand on his crotch.
Def: A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

[Front-Ranger]

Jack transformed himself for Ennis in a Zelig-like way, hiding his gayness and his loquaciousness.

def = a chameleon-like person, named after Leonard Zelig, the hero of the 1983 movie "Zelig" by Woody Allen.
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=clarification=
I believe that Jack was most comfortable with himself while around Ennis and that Ennis got to see the real Jack.  However, Ang Lee has been referred to as a Zelig-like director:

"That most chameleon-like of directors, Ang Lee, pulls off yet another surprising left turn in 'Brokeback Mountain.'"

-- Todd McCarthy, Variety.com [link]

Fran

[Front-Ranger]

Round 260 ...and where is he? 

 

[Mikaela]

Their affection for one another is spontaneous and unthinking at times, and at others ravenous and addictive.   The Stanford Daily review

=comment=
I might add that participating in the ABCs is pretty addictive as well! 

[southendmd]

When Ennis awoke after TS1, Jack was butting up against him.

[Mary Twist]

The dance that my son Jack took Lureen to, where they met Mr. Randall and Miss LaShawn, was church-sponsored.

Bless you all as always.
Mrs. Mary S. Twist

=aside= Front Ranger
Where's who, dear?

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=clarification=
The benefit dance appears to be county-sponsored.  The church social Alma wanted to smarten up for and the church picnic mentioned by Alma Jr. and Jenny would be church-sponsored events.
The Mean Modz

[Meryl]

The emotional drought that ensued after Ennis and Jack parted in Signal ended four years later when they were reunited.

[southendmd]

Jack and Ennis easily "got into this again" at the reunion scene, but not much was easy in their "separate and difficult lives".

=aside= Mrs. Twist
We're missing our dear friend Toast, who said goodbye yesterday.  Can you speak to him for us?