tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post114182636409807255..comments2024-03-15T07:53:12.488+00:00Comments on Rullsenberg Rules: John Morgan Wilson's piece on Brokeback MountainLisa Rullsenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1142383387302393792006-03-15T00:43:00.000+00:002006-03-15T00:43:00.000+00:00At the risk of causing ROb proliferation... I'm wi...At the risk of causing ROb proliferation... I'm with mediumrob on this. When I read Wlson's piece I thought "But straight actors have to overcome giggles all the time when snogging on camera, especially by take 116". And jodytresidder makes a good point about the problem of BBM's being pigeonholed as a "gay" film. Just think of Clare (Boob Pencil): she was hardly going to turn down the offer of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1141900605600131922006-03-09T10:36:00.000+00:002006-03-09T10:36:00.000+00:00Always a touchy subject this (up there with race, ...Always a touchy subject this (up there with race, religion and... ohh I dunno.. the death penalty or something).<BR/><BR/>Is it right that homophobia exists? No.<BR/><BR/>Is it condone-able that homophobic statements are still made by mainstream media? No.<BR/><BR/>Is it slightly understandable that, given that most of the people involved with this movie are straight, they are not entirely sure Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858316092785787898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1141867687196902312006-03-09T01:28:00.000+00:002006-03-09T01:28:00.000+00:00Oh my, such intellectual discussions going on arou...Oh my, such intellectual discussions going on around here. I'm almost afraid to leave a comment now. Well, not almost.JoeinVegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613274657685121948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1141850272314051752006-03-08T20:37:00.000+00:002006-03-08T20:37:00.000+00:00Messalina: I think you'll find you can replace mos...Messalina: I think you'll find you can replace most of my comments with completely random words and they'll still make the same amount of sense as before.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I've been feeling a growing amount of annoyance towards John Morgan Wilson all afternoon. I'm starting to feel he's a symptom of something worse: liberal back-stabbing.<BR/><BR/>Consider this: your neighbour comes round with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1141835831486592032006-03-08T16:37:00.000+00:002006-03-08T16:37:00.000+00:00You might like to know ... I misread the final par...You might like to know ... I misread the final paragraph of Mediumrob's comment as referring to 'Men Are From Mars' rather than 'Life on Mars' - and it still made sense!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1141835719834045462006-03-08T16:35:00.000+00:002006-03-08T16:35:00.000+00:00Having seen the trailer, I decided not to see the ...Having seen the trailer, I decided not to see the film: a chick flick is a chick flick, no matter the gender or sexuality of the protagonists. Well, it was certainly promoted as a chick flick - those of you who have seen it can tell me I am wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308667.post-1141829469299617262006-03-08T14:51:00.000+00:002006-03-08T14:51:00.000+00:00"I’m talking about the likable Gyllenhaal going on..."I’m talking about the likable Gyllenhaal going on the Jay Leno show to promote the movie and saying pointedly that the initial idea of playing a “gay cowboy” was unthinkable"<BR/><BR/>And then he found out it was about gay shepherds and he couldn't have been happier!<BR/><BR/>"Heath Ledger, telling a publication that he and costar Jake Gyllenhaal had to “work hard to keep from laughing” when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com