Pgh Lesbian Correspondents

There is nothing to add.  The movie opens Friday at Loews and The Manor theaters.  From the City Paper Brokeback Mountain Speaking Its Name Writer: HARRY KLOMAN Brokeback Mountain is based on Annie Proulx’s 1997 short story about two cowboys in love, and it’s not an easy work to translate. Literature never is, especially a […]

Today's Gene Shalit has apologized for his inflammatory review of Brokeback Mountain.  Shalit's statement: In reviewing the fictional movie “Brokeback Mountain”, I expressed my opinion of “Jack”, one of the fictional characters. It is my responsibility to my audience to present my views of the film and the actions of the film's fictional characters. My […]

More from 365gay.com …. the Utah Gays calling for boycott over Brokeback Mountain.  I'm not exactly what this means other than not going to the theatre that isn't showing the movie you want to see anyway.  More later. Sue

From Pam's House Blend and GLAAD Gene Shalit of the Today show offered a strange review of Brokeback Mountain, characterizing Jake Gyllenhaal's character as a sexual predator because he's gay.  He dredges up a classic predator/victim gay stereotype that indicates, IMHO, that Shalit was uncomfortable with the movie.  Homophobic?  Yes.  Should GLAAD have called him […]