Countdown to Brokeback Mountain!

Brokeback Mountain is set in the beautiful, wild landscape of Wyoming where cowboys live as they have done for generations. Hard, lonely lives in unforgiving country. Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar are two ranch hands - 'drop out country boys with no prospects, brought up to hard work and privation, both rough-mannered, tough spoken' - glad to have found each other's company where none had been expected. But companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain, something not looked for, something deadly. In twenty years they grab just a few desperate meetings, grace only in the memory of 'that old, cold time on the mountain when they owned the world and nothing seemed wrong.'

My favorite synopsis, courtesy of HarperCollins, of the short story - and now film. So much better than 'the gay cowboy story.'



I'll be posting some more in-depth articles about the film, most of which will be from major publications covering the release of the revolutionary - and yes, controversial - film. Look for some original stuff as well. :-)

My review of the film version of the short story Brokeback Mountain will be available here December 5th.

In the meantime, here's some general info regarding the film.

If you wish to read the short story in its entire text, it is available here.

The website of Focus Features, the acclaimed studio releasing the movie, is here.

Brokeback Mountain's Official Webpage.

IMDB's Brokeback Mountain Page
Wrangling Wranglers - a page dedicated to slash fiction centered around Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal
White of the Moon - a message board dedicated to discussions centering around Brokeback Mountain
On the Mountain - a fanlisting for the short story

Credits:

Short Story Brokeback Mountain written by Annie Proulx

Directed by
Ang Lee

Screenplay by
Larry McMurtry
Diana Ossana

Produced by
Diana Ossana
James Schamus

Cinematography by
Rodrigo Prieto

Original Score by
Gustavo Santaolalla

Editing by
Geraldine Peroni
Dylan Tichenor

Cast

Ennis Del Mar..............Heath Ledger
Jack Twist..............Jake Gyllenhaal
Alma Beers............Michelle Williams
Lureen Newsome............Anne Hathaway
Cassie Cartwright......Linda Cardellini
Lashawn Malone...............Anna Faris
Joe Aguirre.................Randy Quaid
Alma Del Mar, Jr..............Kate Mara
Randall Malone............David Harbour
Monroe...........Scott Michael Campbell

Brokeback Mountain opens in New York, Los Angeles and San Fransisco on December 9th.
It expands to more top markets on December 16th, and will gradually expand throughout additional areas in January and February.