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20 Years Later, 'Brokeback Mountain' Is Still Ahead of Its Time
- On June 22 and 25, Focus Features re-released Brokeback Mountain in US theaters to mark its 20th anniversary.
- Released in 2005, Brokeback Mountain established itself as a seminal queer film, with enduring cultural significance as a pioneering story about same-sex love.
- Brokeback Mountain received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, but lost to Crash despite winning multiple awards and taking Best Director for Ang Lee.
- Focus Features' 20th anniversary rerelease saw packed theaters across Missouri, South Dakota, and Colorado, with fans watching it multiple times, confirming its enduring cultural impact.
- Twenty years after its release, Brokeback Mountain’s limited rerelease highlights its ongoing cultural relevance amid increasing LGBTQ+ representation and current political hostility toward LGBTQ+ rights.
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20 Years Later, 'Brokeback Mountain' Is Still Ahead of Its Time
Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain. Moviestore/ShutterstockWhenever I see a checkered Western shirt, I immediately imagine it with a bloodied sleeve. Thanks to its role in Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee’s seminal work of queer cinema, I can’t help it. It’s one of the first things we see in the film, worn by stoic Ennis Del Mar (the late Heath Ledger) while herding sheep with his fellow ranch hand and soon-to-be secret lover, Jac…
Cowriter knew 'Brokeback Mountain' would lose Oscar after meeting Clint Eastwood
When Brokeback Mountain was released twenty years ago, it won numerous awards, but cowriter Diana Ossana recalls the moment she realized the film would ultimately lose the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2006.Ossana, who co-wrote the film with Larry McMurtry, based on a short story by Annie Proulx, told The New York Times that she remembers exactly when she knew the film wouldn't be taking home the Academy Award's biggest prize.According to Os…
Why Brokeback Mountain is still a landmark of queer cinema, 20 years later
From the casting, production, writing and acting, this queer classic featuring straight actors has stood the test of time. This is how Brokeback Mountain transcended the ‘gay cowboy film’ label. Spoilers ahead! WORDS BY KATIE BASKERVILLE When Brokeback Mountain hit the silver screen back in December 2005, it was quickly labelled as a ‘gay cowboy film’ (derogatory). There was also scepticism that the film, which tells the love story between Ennis…
‘Brokeback Mountain’ Co-Writer “Knew We Would Not Win” Best Picture Oscar After Meeting Clint Eastwood
As Brokeback Mountain returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary, a writer behind the 2005 gay neo-Western romance recently recalled its Oscars snub. Co-writer Diana Ossana recently recalled Crash director Paul Haggis introducing her to Clint Eastwood at a party for the Academy Award nominees after voting had ended, several weeks before the awards show. […]
‘Brokeback Mountain’ Co-Writer Knew the Film Would Lose Best Picture After Learning Clint Eastwood Hadn’t Seen the Movie
Diana Ossana recalls learning that Clint Eastwood didn't watch 'Brokeback Mountain' and realizing that the film wouldn't win Best Picture.
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