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

[memento]

Ennis did not hesitate to reply to Jack's first postcard, thinking, "maybe this time."

[Fran]

A description of The Brokeback Book: From Story to Cultural Phenomenon, which was released on May 1, 2011:

"An American Western made by a Taiwanese director and filmed in Canada, Brokeback Mountain was a global cultural phenomenon even before it became the highest grossing gay-themed drama in film history. Few films have inspired as much passion and debate, or produced as many contradictory responses, from online homage to late-night parody. In this wide-ranging and incisive collection, writers, journalists, scholars, and ordinary viewers explore the film and Annie Proulx’s original story as well as their ongoing cultural and political significance. The contributors situate Brokeback Mountain in relation to gay civil rights, the cinematic and literary Western, the Chinese value of forbearance, male melodrama, and urban and rural working lives across generations and genders.
 
"The Brokeback Book builds on earlier debates by novelist David Leavitt, critic Daniel Mendelsohn, producer James Schamus, and film reviewer Kenneth Turan with new and noteworthy interpretations of the Brokeback phenomenon, the film, and its legacy. Also appearing in print for the first time is Michael Silverblatt’s interview with Annie Proulx about the story she wrote and the film it became."

[Meryl]

Ang Lee was born on Saturday, October 23, 1954, making him a Libra.

[memento]

When the foul-mouthed bikers wouldn't shut up, Ennis committed mayhem on one of them and threatened the other with dental work.

[Fran]

Even though Ennis may get fired from his job for taking time off (per Alma), nothing's going to stop him from going up to the mountains with Jack for a day or two.

=aside= Meryl
Love your "L" post!

[southendmd]

That first summer on the mountain was a one-day-at-a-time affair for Jack and Ennis; alas, it ended prematurely.

[memento]

Jack and Ennis didn't have a payday until they came down from the mountain.

[Sason]

In the movie, we see Jack and Ennis spend each a restful day on the mountain. Ennis carving a horse in the tent, Jack sleeping in the grass with a dog at his side.

[Fran]

A few weeks later on the Saturday he threw all Stoutamire's dirty horse blankets into the back of his pickup and took them down to the Quik Stop Car Wash to turn the high-pressure spray on them. When the wet clean blankets were stowed in the truck bed he stepped into Higgins's gift shop and busied himself with the postcard rack.

[story]

[Meryl]

The name of Sleepy the bull may have made one question whether he was tranquilized, but his lively performance proved otherwise.