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

[Fran]

"Playing a man prone to downward gazes and half-mumbled sentiments, Ledger seems as afraid of his own desires as he is ashamed of them. His quietness and gift for repression allow him to drift into a conventional American life, and it's a credit to his acting talent that his past work has previously only suggested that he connects the specifics of his character's life to a more iconic image of stoic American manhood: They aren't all gay cowboys, but the world is full of uncomplaining men whose lives fall short of the ones they'd imagined for themselves."

-- Keith Phipps, A.V. Club   

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcACTCj9xm0&feature=related[/youtube]

[southendmd]

Ma Twist gave Ennis a very restrained willkommen.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Perr5aCINY[/youtube]

[southendmd]

Round 842!

"Peak/Pique/Peek" experiences!

Please post an unplayed word plus one of the above.

"Jack resisted sneaking a peek at the cowboy who piqued his interest on the peak of the mountain." (courtesy memento, round 559)

[memento]

Ennis achieves a peak experience on the peak of the mountain which left him looking a little peaked the following day.

=aside= Paul
Fun theme.

[Fran]

Peter Hartlaub and Carolyne Zinko of the San Francisco Chronicle offer theories as to why "Crash" beat "Brokeback Mountain" for best picture:

-- Did the almost unending media drumbeat for "Brokeback Mountain" cause the film to peak in Academy voting-member popularity too early, a scenario exactly opposite that of 2005 winner "Million Dollar Baby," which quietly slipped into theaters in December and benefited from a concentrated barrage of last-minute hype?

=aside= Paul
What Sandy said.

[southendmd]

Jack tried to concentrate on the potato peeking peeling, but couldn't help but sneak a peek at Ennis's ablutions.

=aside=
This round was inspired by Sandy's lovely and witty post, and our dear Toast's pixelated portrait of one of my favorite scenes.

[Meryl]

Spending time with each other among the peaks of Wyoming was just what the doctor ordered for two cowboys lonesome for the "old, cold time on the mountain when they owned the world and nothing seemed wrong."

=aside=
Clever Paul, witty Sandy, buttery Toast

[memento]

Jack may have resisted a peek at Ennis while he was peeling potatoes, but he soon got a chance to examine Ennis's entire body.

=aside= players
Glad I could be part of the inspiration for this round.

[southendmd]

Whilst peeling potatoes, Jack had to forfeit a peek at washing-up Ennis.

[Fran]

When the Hi-Top folded, Ennis and Alma moved to a small apartment in Riverton, Wyoming, gateway to the Wind River Range and Gannett Peak.