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

[memento]

Man Without a Country

Chinese pride works in mysterious ways. "Brokeback Mountain" was banned in mainland China, and state media censored parts of Mr. Lee's award acceptance speech. "They're very proud of me winning the Oscar. They're just not allowed to show it because of homosexuality," Mr. Lee explains.

"Life is full of contradictions, and they live with that," he says. "Hardly anybody says that we are not proud of you because we cannot show your film, or if we're proud of you we have to overthrow everything that exists. Nobody thinks and acts like that. They look at you and smile with goodwill."

Mr. Lee touches on a larger dilemma faced by foreign businesses struggling with mainland censorship--Google is one well-known example. Is it better to stand on principle and push back against the communist government? Or do you play by Beijing's rules, arguing that this approach will ultimately get more information into China?

"Do I hold a grudge against them because they cannot show 'Brokeback Mountain' publicly?" Mr. Lee asks, with a hint of defiance. "That's just," he laughs, "that's life!" He elaborates, and in doing so weighs in on a much wider debate: "I'm not going to not make a movie there because of that.

The Wall Street Journal

[memento]

Round 730!
More Debating!

[Fran]

Interviewer Ethan Aames of Cinema Confidential posed this question to Heath Ledger regarding his work in Brokeback Mountain:

"Everyone is talking about your speech in the film. How did you come up with that style?"

Here is Heath's answer:

"For one, it was something I remembered about Australian ranch-hands; they always liked talking like this. But I think it in Australia, it’s just to keep flies out of your mouth, but it was something very clenched about it. When I found this accent, I had to find a regional accent and my mouth was moving everywhere when I got it, but that was part of physicalizing his battle and it was an extension of what was within him. I just tried to that and as many as those aspects as possible."

Interview

[southendmd]

While arguing with Ennis, Alma blamed him for cavorting with Jack Nasty.

[memento]

While arguing with Ennis, Alma blamed him for cavorting with Jack Nasty.

=aside= Paul
Great word. Thanks.

[Fran]

After Jack called Ennis on his refusal to leave Alma -- "You and Alma, that's a life?" -- Ennis defended Alma by saying, "You shut up about Alma.  This ain't her fault."

[southendmd]

Ennis responded angrily to Alma's entreatment about his cavorting with Jack Nasty.

=aside= Sandy
Always happy to set you up.

[memento]

After years of silence, when Alma finally accuses Ennis of cavorting with Jack Nasty, he responds "Don't mean nothin'."

[Meryl]

After getting a negative answer from Jimbo, Jack conceded defeat and resolved to walk out with dignity despite his gimpy bull-rider's leg.

[southendmd]

Ennis was hell-fired mad when Alma accused him of cavorting with Jack Nasty.