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

[Fran]

Ennis wanted to protect his little girls from the unwholesome conversation of the bikers:

Biker #1:  Woooeee... look at this crowd!  There's bound to be lots of pussy on the hoof in a crowd like this.

Biker #2:  All swelled up with patriotic feeling and ready to be humped like a frog.

Biker #1:  Where do you think the most pussy's at -- Las Vegas or California?

[southendmd]

Heath's home town of Perth is on the westmost coast of Australia.

[Fran]

Round 822!

Each post will include an unplayed
word as well as a superlative.

The superlative may be the unplayed word.

[Superlative adjectives include words like worst, best, most,
best, least, biggest, smallest, nicest, and meanest.]

[memento]

Schamus Stresses ‘Brokeback’ Is More Than a Gay Cowboy Flick
Co-President of Focus Features and “Brokeback” speaks at HFA

Begun as a 1997 short story in “The New Yorker” written by Annie Proulx, “Brokeback Mountain” is inspired by a nuanced encounter Proulx had while sitting in a Midwestern bar. During a trip to Laramie, Wyo. in 1997—ironically the same town that would capture national attention only one year later, when Matthew Shepard died as a result of a gay hate crime—Proulx saw a man sitting at the bar, watching other guys play pool. “She saw something in his eyes that most people didn’t see, and that’s how the story began,” Schamus said.

As soon as the script was finished and released into the Hollywood scene, the calls came flooding in from people who wanted to audition. “This was the easiest film we’ve ever had to cast,” Shamus said ...

During pre-production, Schamus says he alleviated Lee’s practical fears about finding an audience. “[I told Ang] Don’t worry, we will find the audience…just shoot whatever you want,” Schamus said.

The Harvard Crimson

=aside= Fran
Nice Round announcement

[Fran]

"Film buffs and the politically minded, meanwhile, will be arguing this morning about whether the Best Picture Oscar to 'Crash' was really for the film's merit or just a cop-out by the Motion Picture Academy so it wouldn't have to give the prize to 'Brokeback Mountain,' a movie about two cowboys who fall reluctantly but passionately in love."

-- Tom Shales, The Washington Post   

=reply= Sandy
Thanks.

[southendmd]

Jack was at his cuddliest in TS2.

[memento]

Jack tried his darndest to convince Ennis to share his dream of a "sweet life."

== Paul
On 8,000 edgy, excellent posts.

[Fran]

An excerpt from Jeff Otto's joint interview of Matt Damon and Heath Ledger:

Q:  How was your experience on Brokeback Mountain?

LEDGER:  I mean, look, it was kinda like signing up for boot camp for I don't even know how mahy weeks I was out there, 15 weeks or something, but it was tough. It was a lonely experience, but it was definitely a real sense of accomplishment once I finished. It scared me s**tless. I was absolutely -- I had so much fear for the project and the story and, you know, had to be brave. I definitely came out thinking, "F**k, I can do anything," you know? It was a beautiful story, a beautiful script.

Q:  Can you elaborate on what scared you?

LEDGER:  You know, the idea I had to make out with Jake Gyllenhaal for one, which, just wasn't the easiest thing to do.

[southendmd]

Finding love was the farthest thing on their minds when Jack and Ennis went up the mountain to herd sheep. 

=aside= Sandy
Thanks! 

Happy Fourth, gang, I'll probably be far from computer access.

[Meryl]

Jack Twist made his entrance in "Brokeback Mountain" in the grungiest old pickup truck imaginable.

=aside=Fran
Nice idea for a round 

=aside=Paul et al
Hope you have a fab Fourth!