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

[Fran]

riping to Robert J. Hughes of The Wall Street Journal about the people who send her "ghastly manuscripts" and "pornish rewrites" of Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx said in an e-mail:

Nearly all of these remedial writers are men, and most of them begin, "I'm not gay but…." They do not understand the original story, they know nothing of copyright infringement -- i.e., that the characters Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar are my intellectual property -- and, beneath every mangled rewrite is the unspoken assumption that because they are men they can write this story better than a woman can. They have not a clue that the original "Brokeback Mountain" was part of a collection of stories about Wyoming exploring mores and myths. The general impression I get is that they are bouncing off the film, not the story.

Return to the Range

[Meryl]

etting ready to take off for the mountains with Jack after their reunion, Ennis stuffs a few things in a bag, avoids Alma's questions and gets out of Dodge fast.

[memento]

etting a good look at the tattooed female on the dance floor, Ennis realized she was a marked woman.

[southendmd]

"rease Monkey" is the name of one of the undesirables in the deleted mechanics scene.

[Lynne]

etting as far from Lightning Flat as possible was Jack's dream as a child, likely due to the abusive bastard of a father from whence he came.

[Fran]

Round 863!

We move along to the letter "H".

Each post will begin with a word
that starts with the letter "H" and,
as usual, include an unplayed word.

We're going to have one of the swings
from the rusty metal swing set
in back of the Riverton laundromat assist us
with this round, so please be sure to include
the following symbol at the beginning of your post:

[Fran]

eath Ledger on how he and Jake Gyllenhaal went about doing the love scenes in Brokeback Mountain:

"The way we looked at it and the way it is is that there are not actually love scenes for the sake of doing a love scene. There are actually stories within each of those moments. The first moment for Ennis was very poignant because it had to be rough; it had to be fighting. He was almost ready to punch him. Once that all settled, it had to be this innate passionate adrenaline. It just takes over him. There’s another moment in the tent where it was really important to show a glimpse of Ennis in a vulnerable state. It is true intimate love they have for each other. It has to set up the tragedy for the story. It set up the freedom of Brokeback Mountain."

INTERVIEW:  Heath Ledger on "Brokeback Mountain"

[memento]

eath's role in Brokeback Mountain would launch his career as a box-office star.

[Lynne]

aving his actors use Wyoming's characteristic colloquial language, Ang Lee provided fans memorable expressions that are fun to use and provide a secret method to identify a Brokie.

[Fran]

"[eath Ledger's] portrayal of a man who spends his entire life questioning his own decisions, struggling with his life's challenges, and fighting off the bitterness that comes with suppressing his deepest emotions, stands as one of the most emotionally resonating performances in years."

-- Ben Williams, Blu-ray.com