Good As You: Brokeback Roundup
08/27/2009
Perkins takes on the president, film's most famous sheepherders
OMG -- Please tell us that Tony Perkins does not really begin this video by saying "from Saddleback to Brokeback" I mean don't get us wrong -- we're not offended. A touching love story that details two men who were...
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02/04/2009
Harvey, Jack, & Ennis to get a B-Ray
If you're a queer cinema buff with a Hi-Def fetish, schedule a wad-blowing for March 10. On that day, not only will Milk be released on Blu-Ray (and reg. DVD), but Brokeback Mountain will also be put out in the...
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06/09/2008
Oh look, Pete's getting snarky. That's cute.
When we heard Brokeback Mountain is being mounted as an opera, our reaction from both a gay rights and NY theatregoing standpoint was nothing short of positive. One who doesn't share our enthusiasm, however, is Americans For Truth's Peter LaBarbera:...
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01/23/2008
WND: Gays applaud B'back sex
In their obituary for Heath Ledger, the writers at WorldNetDaily (who, back in the day, made a cottage industry out of attacking Brokeback) say the following about the actor's most known work: "Brokeback Mountain," the story of two homosexual cowboys,...
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10/16/2007
Video: Jake, did you know what you were mountin'?
Oh, that sly and bawdy Meredith: But if you think that's a suggestive double entendre, just wait until later this week, when we hear she'll ask Heath Ledger if he had any clue about what he was sliding into. Brokeback:...
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09/07/2007
Video: 'Brokeback' was all about the mountin'?
Oh Andy Towle, you're not gonna like this. A YouTube user is now making the case that the instant gay classic Brokeback Mountain is actually "a disgrace to homosexuals": Wow! Now that's quite an oversimplified look at a very complicated...
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05/16/2007
Making a mountain out of a 'Mountain'
Wanna hear yet another "pro-family" person attempt to spin one substitute teacher's misguided showing of Brokeback Mountain into an example of gay indoctrination in public schools? Well, consider these words from the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins (highlighting our own):...
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05/15/2007
Whenever 'Brokeback's involved, our opposition condemns at 'breakneck' pace
In reaction to the news that a grandfather is filing a lawsuit because a substitute teacher showed his twelve-year old granddaughter Brokeback Mountain during class time, Focus on the Family today says the following regarding the situation's implications for parents:...
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05/14/2007
LaBarbera skeptically questions Jack/Ennis' coitus
Americans For Truth's Peter LaBarbera has the following to say today about Brokeback Mountain (which is back in the news thanks to a new lawsuit): I saw Brokeback Mountain in the theater because I had to. It is a highly...
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The straw that 'Broke' the grandpapa's 'back'
A grandfather has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, claiming that his twelve-year-old granddaughter was traumatized over a classroom screening of Brokeback Mountain. And we think we speak for everyone when we say: "DAMN IT, ANNE HATHAWAY!...
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11/16/2006
In case you were confused, Ensign and Reid are NOT Gyllenhaal and Ledger
Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid is quoted by the AP as saying of his relationship with fellow Nevada Senator John Ensign: "He's a Republican, I'm a Democrat, we work together on issues that are important to the state of Nevada....
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05/09/2006
I wish I knew how to quit y...oh wait a minute, I do. I can just stop paying and not show up for the parties and meetings, then go find friends elsewhere. Hey, how do you like that?
Four officers with the University of Vermont's Phi Gamma Delta fraternity have been charged with violating the state's new hazing law on the basis of allegations that they forced pledges to dress up like characters from Brokeback Mountain and then...
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04/10/2006
Cinematic orifice penetration leads to corrections officer penalization
An unnamed Massachusetts prison officer is facing punishment for last week showing Brokeback Mountain to inmates at MCI-Norfolk medium security prison. However, the AP quotes Dept. of Correction Spokesman Diane Wiffin as saying of the film's inappropriateness, "I want to...
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04/05/2006
'Brokeback' DVD selling at 'Breakneck' pace
Yesterday on its first day of release, the Brokeback Mountain DVD reportedly sold around 1.4 million units. At least 2 of those were expected to have sold in the South. In a related story, we, frustrated with our DVD player's...
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03/24/2006
AFA decries Wal-Mart for carrying 'B'back'; Only Products With Which AFA Approves R' Us still in good graces
Our ol' two step pardners at the American Family Association are now attacking Wal-Mart for deciding to stock the Brokeback Mountain DVD when it hits store shelves April 4. Saying the film is not "family-friendly," AFA's Randy "I once accused...
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03/20/2006
'B'back' DVD drops April 4; idiots ask, 'Drops April for whom? Tom?'
So we got a press release today telling us that some movie called Brokeass Fountain, or something like that, is coming to DVD April 4. Who the hell knows; we get so many releases on so many no-name productions, who...
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Despite the unexpected Crash, 'Agape' refuses to deboard anti-B'back bandwagon
From Agape Press: From the great beyond: Brokeback's Heartbreak [Agape]
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03/15/2006
Mincing words the 'WorldNet' way
From today's WorldNetDaily poll results, as of 9:50 AM: Which, of course, can only mean one thing: clearly these voters despise Anne Hathaway. Daily Poll: Sound off on 'Brokeback' author Annie Proulx's comments on not winning Best Picture Oscar [WorldNet]
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03/07/2006
Who the hell needs 'Best Picture?'
In other linguistic news, 'Crash' has now become a synonym for 'REALLY?!' ‘Brokeback’ named word of the year [Reuters via Manila Bulletin Online]
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03/06/2006
'Gay Oscars' - the faggy morning after
So in the month's leading up to last night's soiree, everyone was talking about these Oscars as if they were the awards show equivalent of Elton John in drag wearing a rainbow flag tutu while dancing to "It's Raining Men"...
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03/02/2006
'B'back' boys get the candy conveyor treatment
A pair of Pez dispensers featuring the heads of the Brokeback Mountain cowboys are now up for auction on Ebay. Meaning, of course, that the market for our Ennis and Jack "fudge packers," "hot beef injectors," and "nut busters" just...
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03/01/2006
Williams' 'Alma' mater (ha, ha, get it?) unlikely to name something in her honor
In a piece regarding actress Michelle Williams and her Academy Award-nominated turn as Alma in Brokeback Mountain, Jim Hopson, headmaster of Williams' elementary and middle school, has the following words for the San Diego Union Tribune: “We don't want to...
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02/27/2006
Wear your 'Brokeback' antipathy on your..well, back
Christian clothing company Second Coming Clothing has released a new t-shirt (pic.) on which they draw comparisons between a Biblical reference (Exodus 32:19), Moses, the 10 Commandments, the return of Jesus, and the current cinematic phenomenon, Brokeback Mountain. Not to...
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02/23/2006
'B'back' sorta makes it to Turkey, though words get slurred
Brokeback Mountain has reportedly made its way to pirated DVD in Turkey, where the title being used to distribute the film translates to "Faggot Cowboys." This is of course NUTS, as "Colon Cowboys," while equally offensive, would have been much...
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01/23/2006
Another day, another honor: PGA honors 'Brokeback'
In what's becoming old, gay cowboy hat for the decorated film, Brokeback Mountain snatched another top prize at this weekend's Producers Guild of America Awards, with Diana Ossana and James Schamaus picking up the Darryl. F. Zanuck producer of the...
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01/17/2006
'back' already 'Broke,' Utah theater owner now gunning for mics
Asked yesterday why he chose to pull Brokeback Mountain from the Utah theaters that he owns, Larry H. Miller smacked a local radio reporter's microphone out of the way (pic.) and said "I said everything I had to say when...
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'B'back' boys nab four Globes, secretly pine for Oscar
It was a big night for our Brokeback boys last evening, with that little "gay cowboy film" picking up four Golden Globe Awards, including the big enchilada prize, Best Dramatic Picture. In fact, with the exception of Best Supporting Actress...
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01/11/2006
Shalit be known: I simply misspoke
"Today" show film critic Gene Shalit (pic.) has offered GLAAD an apology for labeling Jake Gyllenhaal's character as a "sexual predator" in his recent review of Brokeback Mountain. Shalit says, in part: "In describing the behavior of "Jack" I used...
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01/10/2006
'Brokeback' earning honors at 'Breakneck' pace
Brokeback Mountain was honored with three Critics' Choice Awards last night -- one for director Ang Lee, another for supporting actress Michelle Williams, and the third going to the film itself for best picture. However, Heath Ledger did not win...
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01/09/2006
'Brokeback' pulled from Utah theater; 'Brokeass' was not, as nobody caught his po' derriere sneaking in
Over the weekend, that lil' gay cowboy picture that you might have heard a thing or two about, Brokeback Mountain, was pulled from the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, Utah, for being...well, for being that lil' gay cowboy picture...
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01/06/2006
GLAAD loses bit of glee over Shalit's 'Brokeback' attack
Regarding his labeling of Jake Gyllenhaal's Jack as a "sexual predator" and overall tone of his Brokeback Mountain review, our more respectable, less profanity-laced, well-financed cousins at GLAAD have issued a "Take Action" alert, in which they ask those concerned...
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01/05/2006
Do these four nominations make me look too SAGGY?
Another day, another set of award nominations for Brokeback Mountain, this time courtesy of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). The thespian union has honored the flick with four nods, including ones for Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams, as...
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01/04/2006
'Brokeback' grabs pair of nods, won't let go until Oscar says uncle
Folks with Brokeback Mountain snagged a pair of award nominations today, when the Producers Guild of America cited the flick as an option for its "Darryl F. Zanuck producer of the year award," and the Writers Guild of America gave...
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01/03/2006
Kupelian & Bennett to jointly preach to choir
'Mo foe David Kupelian (l.) and "ex-gay" radio host Stephen Bennett (r.), both staunch critics of Brokeback Mountain, will join gay cowboy flick-decrying forces this afternoon when Kupelian serves as a guest on Bennett's "Straight Talk Radio" program. Not to...
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12/30/2005
'Brokeback' critic heads to 'Fair & Balanced' land
Dave Kupelian (pic.), vice president of World Net Daily and staunch critic of "Brokeback Mountain," will appear on the Fox News program "Dayside" today to discuss his harsh, homophobia-induced condemnations of the flick. No word on who the net will...
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12/22/2005
Though we bet it'll 'bottom' for the Christian Film Association...
And here we always thought that Oscar Bets was the top in the relationship. A versatile film, that one. Gay romance 'Brokeback Mountain' tops Oscar bets [Reuters]
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12/19/2005
HRC to honor Ang Lee for directing certain film (hint: it's not 'Hulk')
The Human Rights Campaign has announced that they will be honoring Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee with an HRC Equality Award, when the queer rights fighters gather for their Greater New York Gala Dinner on February 11. Relatedly, three of...
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12/15/2005
Another day, another 'pro-fam' 'Brokeback' attack
The Traditional Values Coalition's Andrea Lafferty (pic.) is the latest "pro-fam" advocate to speak out against the cinematic society-wrecker known as Brokeback Mountain, saying on the group's website: “Hollywood screen writers and producers apparently think that it’s their duty to...
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12/14/2005
'Ex-homo' Stephen Bennett brings overcompensating spirit to 'Brokeback' attack
The "ex-gay" doth protest too much, methinks: RELATED: 'One-time homo' criticizes 'Brokeback'; unicorn also said to have a few thoughts [G-A-Y]
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'Concerned Woman' directs feminine interests towards 'Brokeback'
"Concerned Woman" Robert Knight (pic.) is an all sots of a tizzy regarding the critical success and early awards being bestowed upon Brokeback Mountain, calling the film "the ‘Perfect Storm’ of Hollywood’s war on morality." He says on CWA's site:...
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12/13/2005
7 Golden nods for 'Brokeback'; sadly, 'Bewitched' grabbed 0
Announced this morning: Seven major Golden Globe nominations for Brokeback Mountain, including Best Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actress for Michelle Williams, Best Director for Ang Lee, and Best Picture for the whole she-bang. And though the boys will...
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12/12/2005
LA critics names 'Brokeback' best film; LA lying idiot cites 'broke back' as reason for missing work today
As that magical time of artistic merit judgement know as "awards season" rapidly approaches, Brokeback Mountain has emerged as an early prize-taking frontrunner by being named '05's best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Meaning, of course, that...
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12/09/2005
'Pro-fam' critic: 'Brokeback' may lead to 'Vomitmouth'
Regarding the on-screen sex between Ledger and Gylenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (simulated coitus he describes as a "San Quentin-type rape scene"), "pro-family" reviewer Ted Baehr (pic.) predicts of audiences: "If they're not vomiting their way out of the theater when...
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'One-time homo' criticizes 'Brokeback'; unicorn also said to have a few thoughts
"Erstwhile homo" and current host of an "ex-gay" radio show, Stephen Bennett (pic.), is, with his wife and co-host Irene, decrying Brokeback Mountain for sending "a very dangerous message to America's youth - and especially married couples with a struggling...
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'Brokeback' now in theaters; if you're cash-strapped, your 'broke ass' could always sneak in
Welcome, Brokeback. May your gross be large, your reviews 'thumbs up,' and protest to your on-screen man love minimal. Whatever you do boys, don't let that whore Oscar get in the way of your good thing. He wrecks relationships, that...
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