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Special BBM issue of 'Film Quarterly'
serious crayons:
I think my response is at least partly similar, Scott. Before Brokeback, I had assumed I would not find a love scene between two men particularly erotic, because, well, what's in it for me? I figured that if I found a heterosexual love scene sexy, it was because I identified with the woman and imagined myself in the scene in her place.
Turns out I was wrong. In analyzing my response to BBM, I realized it wasn't that I identified with the woman in a heterosexual scene, it was that I found the man in the scene attractive (assuming I did -- if not, forget the whole thing). So in a love scene between two people, at least one of whom is a man, I can identify with the other person regardless of gender.
In Brokeback, I find BOTH men attractive, which just doubles the fun -- I can put myself in either of their places. But if I had to pick one or the other, to answer Jeff's question
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 19, 2007, 12:25:54 pm --- I've wondered whether any straight women "identify" with either Ennis or Jack particularly in TS2.
I certainly know the answer to that question for one gay man. ... ::)
--- End quote ---
I'm pretty sure my answer, Jeff, would be the opposite of yours! ;D ::) ;)
Toast:
As a Canada Day gift, I am unveiling
the Brokeback Mountain articles from
Fi l m Qu ar ter ly, spring 2007.
I have scanned the pages as images and as a text document.
The text of the articles is HERE.
The page images are HERE.
Note the image names reflect page number and title of the article.
TWO DISCLAIMERS:
Photobucket has it's ways.
It seems to upload the files in alphabetic order, and then display them in order of latest upload - reversing the order of the files.
The photos printed with the articles were printed in grey scale, so please remember that I did not scan incorrectly and lose the image color.
ps LIMITED TIME OFFER
DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, ........
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LauraGigs:
Yall, this is what a cool brokie on DC had to say about it: http://www.davecullen.com/forum/index.php?topic=9675.msg905046#msg905046
Fran:
Wow, Toast! Thanks for taking the time to post this. I know I couldn't find that particular issue of Film Quarterly at my bookstore in Chicago. Thanks for including the photos, too.
And I'll bet there are some unplayed words in those articles that we can incorporate into the ABCs game one of these rounds....
:)
Toast:
Three posts back, for all your reading pleasure
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