Author Topic: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain  (Read 5655 times)

Offline BBMGrandma

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A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« on: March 07, 2006, 08:50:45 pm »
This was JUST sent to me this afternoon.  As the sender says....You'll weep when you see this....and get ANGRY all over again!!

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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2006, 11:45:41 pm »
Oh, beautiful,  beautiful! I've sent it to all my sympathetic friends.  Between that and the BBM desktop Phillip linked me to, I feel much more complete this afternoon. Just as long as I can remain surrounded by reminders of the BBM phenomenon, I should be OK to go on. Good wishes to all ... Iris
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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2006, 07:19:49 am »
Oh Nancy, I thought I was "ok" with this, but this video doesn't help at all.

Yes this made me cry, but how do you get angry, I just don't have the strength?
Nothing is as common as the wish to be remarkable - William Shakespeare

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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2006, 08:12:08 am »
Oh Nancy, I thought I was "ok" with this, but this video doesn't help at all.

Yes this made me cry, but how do you get angry, I just don't have the strength?

I didn't get angry either...Chris.  The sender did.  I just got more numb as it unfolded.  But I cried buckets!!  Just as you think you're kind of getting over that hump....it gets ya again.  Brokeback got us good....don't it?   
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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2006, 12:25:00 am »
thanks Nancy!  Donna

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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2006, 10:36:15 pm »
Wow,
I didn't expect the link to make it all the way across the internet.

I originally made that video, and I hope you all liked it.
This was out of pure support for the cast and crew.
Just to let you know, there is a new, final video you can download on this webpage (for those who want to keep it):


http://www.freewebs.com/oscarspotlight/

Or view it directly on youtube.com:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWIG2aSbB1Q

That same video is being sent to Focus Features on DVD, to the attention of the Brokeback team.

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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2006, 08:34:20 am »
I originally made that video, and I hope you all liked it.
This was out of pure support for the cast and crew.
Just to let you know, there is a new, final video you can download on this webpage (for those who want to keep it):

Hey jloowi, stunning work.  The Shawshank theme works really well with the quotes and the BBM stills, crescendo and all.

Loving it, keeping it, treasuring it!
« Last Edit: March 11, 2006, 10:09:11 am by Chris »
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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2006, 08:04:20 pm »
Wow,
I didn't expect the link to make it all the way across the internet.

Don't be surprised.  There is a tightknit group of Brokeback supporters who spread links out like wildfire.  Good work on the tribute and thanks for coming by and giving us updated links!

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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2006, 11:02:14 am »
Incredible.  Thanks for making it available.


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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2006, 02:32:56 am »
That is truly beautiful--but why do we need Shawshank Redemption music?
I thought the BBM music was...pretty good (undertstaement of ther year!)
I like the ad in Variety, because so many contributed to it (including, of course, ME):

You have to click on it to make it big (still don't know why--space saver, I guess)
« Last Edit: April 01, 2006, 02:55:01 am by julie01 »
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Re: A beautiful post Oscar Tribute to BrokeBack Mountain
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2006, 12:29:54 am »
Wow!  I hadn't seen the ad yet...It makes a very powerful statement.  Thanks for posting it!
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