But I am of an opinion, that if it in any way gets more people to the
theaters so that they too may appreciate it.
I think a lot of the independant theaters barely scrape by, and if this can help them with their bottom line I can understand. Business is sadly business.
Janice, I totally agree. Whilst we will never forget Heath, I want everyone in the world to remember how amazing he was.
I never had the joy of seeing BBM on the big screen and I have been checking out my local cinemas who aren't showing it. Hopefully, they will soon.
Well after I replied to Chrissi's post, I asked myself whether I would go to see it in the cinema if it had been on screen here currently. I think I would...
Fabienne, I've just checked the Brussels theatre website (www.cinebel.be) and it is shown in the cinema STYX!! It's on every night at 7pm until Thursday for sure. I am NOT sure I'd want to see it right now, to be honest... but if you feel like it, we could go together. However, I should warn you, the screen in that cinema is tiny(!) and it's shown in English with Dutch and French subtitles - who 'eat' a lot of screen... It may be, that watching the DVD was the better option..
I'd be available Sunday or Tuesday..
j.U.d.E.
While I was there, I checked and saw that of the 40 copies of the BBM dvd that they have, all but 3 are currently checked out!Which is good, of course!! But also kind of horrible... It's like - hurry, we have to see that film with the dead actor now..
Pete
Hey Jude, I'll send you a pm. :)And I have sent you one back! :)
Interest on BBM on IMDB.com is up by 3,977% on their moviemeter.
I'd never seen the moviemeter before, so you inspired me to look it up. I'm still not entirely sure what it is, but BBM is in the top 10. And on their starmeter (again, whatever that is), Heath is #1 and Michelle is #2.
Which is good, of course!! But also kind of horrible... It's like - hurry, we have to see that film with the dead actor now..
Sorry, it was just the first thing I felt, when I read your post Pete.
Of course, the more people see BBM, the better!!
j.U.d.E.
I'm glad that Heath's movies are getting attention.
But, damn, I wish it could be for some other reason. :(
Then someone cracked a joke along the line of "One day I'll start choking up the moment the Focus Features logo is shown". I have the feeling this would be me now :-\.
You know, way back we talked about how some of us tend to start crying earlier and earlier in the movie, the more often we saw it. Then someone cracked a joke along the line of "One day I'll start choking up the moment the Focus Features logo is shown". I have the feeling this would be me now :-\.
I'm hoping I can see it one of these days on the big screen. Maybe in SF. It seems they play it once a year.
Then someone cracked a joke along the line of "One day I'll start choking up the moment the Focus Features logo is shown". I have the feeling this would be me now :-\.
Well after I replied to Chrissi's post, I asked myself whether I would go to see it in the cinema if it had been on screen here currently. I think I would...
So, then I thought, what am I waiting for? It's not in the cinema, but I have the dvd. So, I put in the dvd and watched it again, this afternoon. I had the afternoon off, so I was all by myself.
And now, I'm glad I did. To be honest, I was dreading it a bit. But it was ok. I really got into the story as soon as Ennis got off of that truck in Signal. I hadn't seen it since we've been to Alberta last summer, so it was special to see the places we'd visited. I felt peace and warmth at the Dozy Embrace scene, just like I did when I stood there in July.
I cried at scenes I didn't cry about before. Hearing Ennis say 'Well, I guess I'll see you around then, huh' and Jack say 'Sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it' was very emotional. It was tough watching the Alma and Ennis scenes...
But it wasn't very different that watching it all the other times. It was certainly intens, but I felt an even greater sense of appreciation for what a true masterpiece this movie really is. Because, this movie and Heath's Ennis, that's 'how come me end up here'. I owe you Heath.
:)
Hey Friend,
Thanks for this post. This was essentially my reaction to watching BBM the Friday following Heath's death too. The sameness of it was very comforting and I also got pulled right into the story (essentially as usual)... which was nice. My reactions and emotions about all the scenes were definitely heightened throughout the viewing, but in a good way really.
Hi everyone,
I tried to do searches for BBM playing again in my area (Massachusestts) without any luck. Has anyone else done searches to find out if it will be played on the big screen again? If you had any luck, how did you do it?
Thank you,
Lori
Hi everyone,
I tried to do searches for BBM playing again in my area (Massachusestts) without any luck. Has anyone else done searches to find out if it will be played on the big screen again? If you had any luck, how did you do it?
Thank you,
Lori
I love that marquee!
Thanks for posting that, Eric!
L
That's such a great marquee, Eric, thanks for posting that. Reminds me of the olden days when you and Rontrigger would travel around and then post your photos of the theaters.
Are you California Brokies planning an outing to one of these?
Clarissa
You want to know what is silly? I am very excited about going to the cinema for this! Because I was in Germany when BBM was playing I never got a chance to go to an American cinema for the big screen experience. I can't think of a nicer tribute to Heath than to reprise his OSCAR performance on big screens everywhere...!
Hey there!
I went together with some other German Brokies to the theatre last sunday to watch BBM. The theatre was nearly full and after the movie there was a public discussion about Ennis & Jack. Was quite cool :)
I got your message earlier about how good the sound and the print are -- this is a good thing. I never dreamed I'd be going to a theater to see Brokeback again in 2008!!! fantastic.
We just got back from seeing Brokeback at the Del Mar... what a fantastic experience!
Eric has pictures, which I'm sure he'll put up sometime tomorrow. It's almost 3 a.m and I am wide awake. Bravo Heath, Bravo Jake... it was great.
Howdy, back at you! What's that you're wearing? A coat?!?! In Santa Cruz?!? C'mon!!
Brokeback Mountain is in a theatre again next week for three days (Mon-Wed).
After reading Erics beautiful and heartfelt report about his viewings (it's over in the Social Events forum) I'm actually thinking about going to the theatre and seeing it.
How far away is it for you? A long drive?
L
I'm going to jump in here too and say you really should go see it. It seems important not to miss an opportunity to see it on the big screen. And, it will probably make you feel better. Watching BBM post-January 22 is a very reassuring experience I think.
But it was not as bad as it may sound so far, it wasn't bad at all; afterwards I was happy I had seen it. It was so good to see our boys again, somehow it was like coming home after a long time. Despite being mixed and even sadder than before, it was also reassuring (if this makes sense).
Two years gone by, and I am still in awe of Ang Lee and of Heath. And of the fact that so many talented people came together to create this masterpiece. From Proulx over Ossana/McMurtry, Santaolalla, Rodrigo Pietro to the actors and Lee. All fortunes must have meant especially well to bring all those people together.
Well, I went and saw it :)
The theatre was a small arthouse cinema. This month, they play three movies with Heath: BBM, I'm not there (of course, it has just opened in Germany last week) and Monster's Ball. 15 people attended the showing of BBM, including us.
While the sound was remarkably bad (and the movie was of course dubbed in German :P), the picture was good and bright. We could even see the handholding in TS1. I don't know if it was due to the brightness, but never before did I see Heath's wrist tattoo so often and clearly in BBM. Maybe I was just more receptive to it ???.
It was a very emotional experience. I can't say I was totally absorbed into the movie, as I usually am. I cried for Heath and I cried for Ennis and Jack. Heath' death has added another layer of tragedy to BBM (which I never thought possible) and yesterday I was not able to seperate these two things, everything was mixed in a disquieting way.... :'(
But it was not as bad as it may sound so far, it wasn't bad at all; afterwards I was happy I had seen it. It was so good to see our boys again, somehow it was like coming home after a long time. Despite being mixed and even sadder than before, it was also reassuring (if this makes sense).
Thank you again Eric, for your report in the Social Events forum, and thanks to everybody for their words. Two years gone by, and I am still in awe of Ang Lee and of Heath. And of the fact that so many talented people came together to create this masterpiece. From Proulx over Ossana/McMurtry, Santaolalla, Rodrigo Pietro to the actors and Lee. All fortunes must have meant especially well to bring all those people together.
...and I reacted very strongly to that little Focus Features sound and the headlights before the movie starts. That sound will always be BBM to me. Did you have that same reaction?
I took some pictures of the theatre and revived the old "BBM Theatre Pictures" thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,697.msg344609.html#msg344609 (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,697.msg344609.html#msg344609)