Tag: Brokeback Mountain
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Jake Gyllenhaal on ‘Profound Realization’ with Heath Ledger About ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Legacy
Seventeen years after the release of Academy Award–winning “Brokeback Mountain,” star Jake Gyllenhaal is revisiting its neo-Western legacy.Gyllenhaal played cowboy Jack Twist, who starts a secret, decades-long affair with ranchhand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), despite them both having wives at home, portrayed by Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams.In a new video interview with Vanity…
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The 15 Best Jake Gyllenhaal Movies Ranked
One of the rare child stars who became just as successful as an adult, Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the best actors working today. Gyllenhaal had a leg up getting his career started thanks to his Hollywood parents, director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, but established himself as a talented performer in his own…
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Jake Gyllenhaal & Vanessa Kirby To Star In Survival Thriller From Jacques Audiard’s Screenwriter Thomas Bidegain
The lead-up to Cannes always means hot projects are coming out of the Cannes virtual market. One of the biggest of all the announcements thus far is “Suddenly,” a survival thriller starring two heavyweight Oscar nominees, Jake Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”) and Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces Of A Woman”).Read More: Summer 2021 Preview: Over 50 Movies ToWatchThe…
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Are the Oscars Finally Giving Asian Talent the Recognition They Deserve?
For the first time, there are two Asian Americans in Oscar’s director race: Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) and Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”). That’s notable, but it’s even more extraordinary considering only four Asians were ever nominated as director before this.The four predecessors were spread over the decades: Hiroshi Teshigahara; Akira Kurosawa; M. Knight Shyamalan; and Ang…
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Ang Lee to Be Awarded BAFTA Fellowship
Ang Lee is to be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, the British Academy’s highest honor.The pioneering auteur — a multiple BAFTA winner and known for films such as The Wedding Banquet, Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi — will be bestowed wit the accolade at the BAFTA film awards…
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How Larry McMurtry’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Writing Partner Diana Ossana Saved Him from Despair
Diana Ossana is flat on her back, wracked with grief. She’s just lost her best friend and writing partner, Larry McMurtry, a man she nursed through open heart surgery in 1991 and a couple of other heart attacks, who after three years of battling congestive heart failure, finally succumbed Thursday in his home in Archer…
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Solstice Rings Up $20M Deal for Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Good Joe Bell’
Solstice Studios has sealed a deal for worldwide rights to filmmaker Reinaldo Green Marcus’ Good Joe Bell, a drama starring Mark Wahlberg and written by the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain duo Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.The pact — valued at $20 million — comes on the heels of the film’s Sept. 14 premiere at the 2020…
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Lee Daniels Reveals He Was the Original ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Director Before Ang Lee
The musical chairs of hot directors once attached to direct the classic pastoral gay romance “Brokeback Mountain,” which ultimately went to Ang Lee, is the stuff of legend. Gus Van Sant was once set to helm the adaptation of Annie Proulx’s story, with Matt Damon and Joaquin Phoenix eyed to star in the roles that…
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Amazon Re-Ups Streaming Deal With ‘The Farewell’ & ‘The Gentlemen’ UK Distributor EFD
Amazon Prime Video has renewed its multi-year streaming deal with UK and Ireland releasing outfit Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd).The indie distributor’s recent credits include Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, and Ari Aster’s Midsommar.Under the refreshed deal, Amazon will have first window streaming rights on all of those titles, as well as upcoming…
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Variety’s Creative Impact Honoree Justin Simien Returns to Sundance With ‘Bad Hair’
Justin Simien understands the value of a compelling story.Before he broke out with his award-winning indie satire “Dear White People” in 2014, the 36-year-old American filmmaker worked in publicity, doing gigs at studios like Paramount and Focus Features. It was this experience, working on massively successful hits such as “Brokeback Mountain” and “Paranormal Activity,” that…