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NEWS ABOUT: Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain stories: 12 news summaries

(Newser) - Romantic movies are often hard to believe, but every once in a while one makes love—or heartbreak—ring true. The Onion runs down 29 films that won’t leave you groaning.
  • Say Anything: John Cusack's Lloyd Dobler, a "kind, decent kid," meets cute Ione Skye
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film • list • Brokeback Mountain • Valentine's Day • romantic comedy • Say Anything

GLOSSIES

 Hathaway Tries On Her New Life 

Single after much-covered breakup with fraud, star faces new roles in life, on film

Dec 18, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - After a split with her jail-bound boyfriend, Anne Hathaway is trying on new outfits in both her personal and professional lives, she tells Sally Singer in Vogue. A London shopping trip may find the star a bit uncertain, but colleagues don’t mince words in praising her on-screen growth: She’... More »

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fashion • London • Meryl Streep • Brokeback Mountain • Kate Hudson • Anne Hathaway • Raffaello Follieri • films • Bride Wars

 Brokeback 
 Headed to 
 Opera Stage 

Composer working on converting Oscar-winning movie

Jun 9, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brokeback Mountain, the groundbreaking gay love story of two Wyoming ranch hands which went on to claim 3 Oscars, will be transformed into an opera, Reuters reports. The New York City Opera has commissioned a composer to write the work.  More »

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Salman Rushdie • New York City Opera • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • Annie Proulx • Charles Wuorinen • Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Director Rips China Over Actress Ban

Lee blasts media silence, blacklisting
of Lust, Caution star

Mar 10, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Director Ang Lee has blasted Chinese officials for blacklisting a young actress who appeared in his film Lust, Caution. Authorities have ordered TV stations to stop reporting on actress Tang Wei and to pull ads featuring her, even though censors signed off on her portrayal of a student activist who... More »

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China • Ang Lee • Brokeback Mountain • Lust, Caution • Tang Wei • Lost in Beijing • blacklist • Chinese officials • Tony Leung

Heath's Dad: We'll 'Take Care' of His Daughter

Actor's will pre-dated relationship with Michelle Williams, child's birth

Mar 9, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The father of late actor Heath Ledger vowed that his son's daughter—and her mother, actress Michelle Williams—will be "taken care of" even though they aren't in Ledger's will, which dates from before their relationship and the 2005 birth of their daughter, Matilda Rose. Ledger's 2003 will left... More »

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Australia • will • overdose • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • Michelle Williams • Matilda Rose Ledger • Kim Ledger

Top 10 Oscars That Weren't

Film classics and actors the Academy overlooked

Feb 24, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - In the Academy Awards' 80-year history, many classic films, performers, and directors have been robbed of their statues. CNN's Screening Room names the 10 most crushing Oscars that weren't, many of which lost out to—gulp—musicals:
  • 1941: Seminal Citizen Kane loses to sappy How
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Morgan Freeman • Academy Awards • Al Pacino • list • Citizen Kane • Brokeback Mountain • Martin Scorsese • Pulp Fiction • James Dean • classic cinema • Stanley Kubrick • Alfred Hitchcock • Robert Duvall • LA Confidential • movies • Oscars

Accidental OD Killed Ledger

Autopsy results cite combo of sleeping pills, painkillers, and anti-anxiety meds

Feb 6, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills, painkillers, and anti-anxiety medication, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office ruled today. OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Restoril, Unisom, and ibuprofen combined to result in a lethal "acute intoxication," an ME spokeswoman told the AP.  More »

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OxyContin • autopsy • overdose • prescription drugs • Xanax • Valium • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • Restoril • Unisom • ibuprofen • Kim Ledger


Ledger's Kin Bid Farewell in LA

Memorial service held in Los Angeles

Jan 28, 08 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger's family and friends held a private memorial in Los Angeles Saturday before his body was flown to his native Australia for funeral services. Mourners included his parents, sister Kate, ex-girlfriend actress Michelle Williams—mother of his toddler daughter, Matilda—and another former lover, Naomi Watts, reports the... More »

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prescription drugs • Cate Blanchett • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • funeral • Michelle Williams • Soho • memorial service • Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary • Beverly Hills Hotel • Shrine Auditorium. • Naomi Watts

Hate Church Plans to Picket Ledger Funeral

Baptist extremists will bash late actor for 'Brokeback' role

Jan 24, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A homophobic Kansas church known for protesting at the funerals of dead soldiers has announced plans to picket Heath Ledger's funeral because he played a gay character in Brokeback Mountain, MSNBC reports. "He got on that big screen with a big, fat message: God is a liar and it's... More »

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homophobia • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • funeral • Westboro Baptist Church • Fred Phelps • hate groups • Southern Poverty Law Center • picketing funerals

OPINION

Hunky Heath Savored Challenges

'Craggy, sexy' actor carved out niche with tough roles

Jan 23, 08 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The late Heath Ledger, found dead yesterday in his Manhattan apartment, was a "craggy, sexy" actor who went about his craft with almost painful seriousness, says the Washington Post. He left an undeniable mark in film history, from his role in teen flick 10 Things I Hate About You... More »

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Australia • obituary • Batman • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • actor • Oscars

UPDATED

Heath Ledger Found Dead

Pills discovered near body of Brokeback Mountain star: NY cops

Jan 22, 08 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger was found dead today in his home in downtown Manhattan, the AP reports. The Australian native, an Academy Award nominee for his performance in Brokeback Mountain, was 28. Police said pills were "scattered around the room," WCBS-TV in New York reported, and the death may... More »

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obituary • Batman • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • I'm Not There • Michelle Williams

Ang Lee's 'Lust' Too Hot for Hollywood

Ratings group slaps 'Brokeback' director's new flick with NC-17

Aug 25, 07 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Focus Features says it will stand by Ang Lee and his racy new war flick “Lust, Caution,” even though a movie trade group branded the film NC-17. The film industry's Scarlet Letter could cost the pic audiences, ad dollars, and theater distribution, but Focus CEO James Schamus said... More »

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Hollywood • film • MPAA • movie review • World War II • Universal Pictures • adult films • Ang Lee • Focus Features • Chinese • Brokeback Mountain • Lust, Caution • movie industry • movies

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