WHERE SHOULD WE GO FROM HERE?

[delalluvia]

Hi to all friends--

Now that BB is pretty much out of the theaters, the DVD is out in the world and we've all succeeded so beautifully at de-throning the retail domination that was Narnia (special thanks to those who secured foreign borders from Crash), what do we do to keep BB "alive" each day?  I'm not talking about in us, 'cause we do that here every sec.   

What I'm saying is, how can we keep its profile high and build its legacy as time goes on?  I'm still talking about it to many "regular" people, and that's a great start!
rt

I don't know, rt our community may continue here for awhile, but eventually we'll go on to other things.  What is left to do is for human/gay rights organizations to keep the idea of Brokeback alive.  That a life lived in fear is a prison and destructive and an experience none of us need to experience and that that can be done away with by educating the populace and by passing laws that have teeth.

What we can do is pass along our love of BBM to new friends and acquaintances, to pass along our views of equality to our children and their friends, donate time and money to political groups who support civil rights for EVERYone, just pummel our lawmakers and local media with letters and e-mails accordingly and encourage moviemakers to continue with the success of BBM by putting forth more and more movies in the same vein - of gay people in real-life situations - not overly campy/neuter roles.  One person may not make a difference, but a lot of individuals doing little things as much as possible, will.

[Front-Ranger]

BBM is now playing at the Stars Film Center in downtown Denver, home of the Denver Film Society. This is also the home of the International Film Festival where it played last November with guest appearances by Ang Lee and Diana Ossana. It's a very nice venue in a huge old brewery just across from the hockey arena.

[ptannen]

BBM is still playing in San Francisco.  I'm not sure if I read it here, but the University of San Francisco will be showing it Thursday and Friday, May 11 and 12, twice each day. A partner of a friend of mine in San Jose, who I recently discovered is a Brokie, teaches at a community college in San Jose and will be discussing BBM in an upcoming class, which I plan to go to.  The David Cullen Board has started a campaign to raise funds to send thousands of DVDs to small town libraries with the David Cullen website on the donation sticker.  I still talk about BBM to almost everyone – and discovered two more Brokies in the process.

Pete

[ptannen]

If the people of Riverton, Wyoming were smart, they'd plan an Annual "Brokeback Mountain Movie Festival".     It would not only pack the theater, but also every motel and hotel in town!      The restaraunts would be hopping, the gift shops would make a fortune.     

Great idea, David.  We should contect them, suggest this idea, and hold our first convention there.  That would guarantee them a big audience!

Pete

[silkncense]

The Riverton, Wy portrayed in the film probably wouldn't even have a movie theater.  And while Wyoming has it's beautiful places - it is just as windy as depicted.  If not there, I would sure love to go to the area around Calgary where Brokeback was filmed.  And Calgary definitely is large enough to handle a throng of people.

[Kd5000]

An effort should be made to give it iconic status.  It should be in the Criterion collection. It should be in the AFI one of these days. There must be ways to cement BBM as a landmark in cinematic history. Any other ideas. Let's not forget Proux  A Nobel prize for literature for Proux for her lifetime work? Plus the NObel Prize seem to have far more prestige nowadays then the has-been Oscars.

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