Brokeback Mountain back in theatres

[SFEnnisSF]

Thanks for yer report Chrissi.  I'm glad you went...

Too bad about the sound though, but it seems it was made up in the picture. 

[MaineWriter]

Thanks for the report, Chrissi. I am glad you were able to see the movie.

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[Penthesilea]

I took some pictures of the theatre and revived the old "BBM Theatre Pictures" thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,697.msg344609.html#msg344609

[mvansand76]

Well, I went and saw it 

The theatre was a small arthouse cinema. This month, they play three movies with Heath: BBM, I'm not there (of course, it has just opened in Germany last week) and Monster's Ball. 15 people attended the showing of BBM, including us.

While the sound was remarkably bad (and the movie was of course dubbed in German ), the picture was good and bright. We could even see the handholding in TS1. I don't know if it was due to the brightness, but never before did I see Heath's wrist tattoo so often and clearly in BBM. Maybe I was just more receptive to it  .

It was a very emotional experience. I can't say I was totally absorbed into the movie, as I usually am. I cried for Heath and I cried for Ennis and Jack. Heath' death has added another layer of tragedy to BBM (which I never thought possible) and yesterday I was not able to seperate these two things, everything was mixed in a disquieting way.... 

But it was not as bad as it may sound so far, it wasn't bad at all; afterwards I was happy I had seen it. It was so good to see our boys again, somehow it was like coming home after a long time. Despite being mixed and even sadder than before, it was also reassuring (if this makes sense).

Thank you again Eric, for your report in the Social Events forum, and thanks to everybody for their words. Two years gone by, and I am still in awe of Ang Lee and of Heath. And of the fact that so many talented people came together to create this masterpiece. From Proulx over Ossana/McMurtry, Santaolalla, Rodrigo Pietro to the actors and Lee. All fortunes must have meant especially well to bring all those people together.

Thank you, Chrissi, for this....

I also saw it last Sunday in an art-house cinema and I reacted very strongly to that little Focus Features sound and the headlights before the movie starts. That sound will always be BBM to me. Did you have that same reaction?

[Penthesilea]

...and I reacted very strongly to that little Focus Features sound and the headlights before the movie starts. That sound will always be BBM to me. Did you have that same reaction?

Absolutely! Kerstin and I even talked about it on our way home. The Focus Feature logo alone gives us goosebumps (also the RiverRoad logo). Exactly like you said: it will always mean BBM to me.

[belbbmfan]

When we saw Lust, Caution in the cinema, both logos appeared. That gave me goosebumps too. I hadn't seen that since BBM.

[SFEnnisSF]

I took some pictures of the theatre and revived the old "BBM Theatre Pictures" thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,697.msg344609.html#msg344609

 

[SFEnnisSF]

A gentleman was conducting interviews of folks buying tickets at the Castro Theatre on the Monday night screening.  Although my interview wasn't used ( ), you can see me in the background at the 4:05 minute mark.  

The guy crying is my good friend Marc from the DCF board.

This is an excellent video:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNBVS6JErw[/youtube]

[louisev]

For those lucky enough to be in Montreal, Brokeback and Candy are coming back to the big screen!  One night only! next Wednesday (March 12th)




Cinéma du Parc: There's so much energy emanating from our venerable rep house it may be time for a random drug test. Events include an exclusive screening of the seldom-seen 1964 Latino-communist classic Soy Cuba (I am Cuba), championed by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. English-subtitled screenings are at 9 p.m. through Tuesday. Wednesday, there's a tribute to Heath Ledger, with screenings of the late actor's breakthrough Brokeback Mountain (7 p.m. with French subtitles) and, at 9:30, a rare screening of the 2006 Australian drama Candy, with Ledger as an outsider poet. Thursday the Parc welcomes the 12th edition of Festivalissimo, a celebration of Ibero-Latin American culture, until March 27. Busy, busy. 514-281-1900. (JG)

http://www.canada.com/cityguides/montreal/story.html?id=18e82652-74f5-462e-96d9-e7556499d881&k=92134