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

[Meryl]

When it came to Oscar parties and other happenings, Heath and Michelle weren't the most enthusiastic of participants, at least according to this entry on Heath Ledger Heathens:

“Brokeback” couple Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams sat at one high-level table together, looking like they couldn’t wait to get out of their formal duds and get home to Matilda. Williams was even on the cell phone, perhaps talking with the baby sitter? Then she disappeared for a few minutes, leaving an exhausted Heath to sit back and chill by himself.

http://www.heathheathens.net/forum/index.php?s=dd98907dc4642861e1fc6f7f5273a52d&showtopic=652&st=0&p=656&#entry656

[memento]

OMT showed his inhospitality toward Ennis by being rude, crude and lewd. (Uncle Harold was also inhospitable when he was hospitalized and almost died, which would have resulted in Jack's having to leave Brokeback.)

[southendmd]

The fact that some Academy voters never viewed the film made BBM's Best Picture Oscar run a less-than-fair undertaking.

[Fran]

The "Music from the Mountain" bonus feature on the Brokeback Mountain: 2-Disc Collector's Edition introduces viewers to composer Gustavo Santaolalla and some of the other musicians whose songs were used in the film.



 

[memento]

Erik Lundegaard, a msnbc.com contributor gives his take on the non-Oscar-worthy  film Crash winning the award for best picture in the article Oscar misfire: ‘Crash’ and burn

Talk about ruining a perfect evening.

Jon Stewart was funny, George Clooney was sharp, Salma Hayek looked to-freakin’-die-for, Philip Seymour Hoffman won in humble-but-lovable fashion and Ang Lee, the director of one of the best movies of the year, became the first non-Caucasian to win the Academy Award for best director.

Then Jack Nicholson, presenting the best picture winner, ruined everything. He didn’t say “Brokeback Mountain”; he actually said…“Crash.”

No, he didn’t. Did he? He did.

 ..My god.

This is the worst best picture winner since “The Greatest Show on Earth” in 1952. It may be worse than that. “Greatest Show” was a dull, bloated romance set against the backdrop of a three-ring circus but at least it didn’t pretend to be important. “Crash” thinks it’s important. “Crash” thinks it’s saying something bold about racism in America.

[southendmd]

Besides BBM, other Oscar-losing films (for Best Picture) include Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas and Raging Bull.

[Fran]

As Jack scooped up the icy river water and drank, Ennis cautioned him about beaver fever, the most commonly reported pathogenic protozoan disease in the United States.

[memento]

Talk about ruining a perfect evening.

Jon Stewart was funny, George Clooney was sharp, Salma Hayek looked to-freakin’-die-for, Philip Seymour Hoffman won in humble-but-lovable fashion and Ang Lee, the director of one of the best movies of the year, became the first non-Caucasian to win the Academy Award for best director.

Then Jack Nicholson, presenting the best picture winner, ruined everything. He didn’t say “Brokeback Mountain”; he actually said…“Crash.”

No, he didn’t. Did he? He did.

 ..My god.

This is the worst best picture winner since “The Greatest Show on Earth” in 1952. It may be worse than that. “Greatest Show” was a dull, bloated romance set against the backdrop of a three-ring circus but at least it didn’t pretend to be important. “Crash” thinks it’s important. “Crash” thinks it’s saying something bold about racism in America.

Oscar misfire: ‘Crash’ and burn

[Meryl]

Carried away by lust, Jack and Ennis lay splayed across the bed after their testosterone-fueled reunion.

[Fran]

Carried away by lust, Jack and Ennis lay splayed across the bed after their testosterone-fueled reunion.

=aside= Meryl
Thanks.