BTW, note that I included that line in the excerpt. I thought it was important for the same reason.
Posted on 03/06/2006 1:48:07 PM PST by presidio9
The single-word title of the film that won best picture at the Academy Awards Sunday night, beating "Brokeback Mountain," could perhaps best describe the mood at the end of San Francisco's premier Oscar night party.
Moments before, when "Brokeback's" Ang Lee won for best director, the packed house at the Academy of Friends AIDS fundraising gala at the Concourse Exhibition Center erupted in wild cheering.
But as Jack Nicholson announced the best picture award for "Crash," a film that received nowhere near the media attention of the cowboy love story, the crowd went quiet. Some booed, and others cried. This was supposed to have been the big "gay" year at the Oscars, with "Brokeback," "Capote" and "Transamerica" all vying for major awards. Many saw "Brokeback" as a kind of great gay hope for best picture.
"I felt like 'Brokeback Mountain' was a film that brought Americans together over issues of homophobia," said Grant Colfax, who hugged and wept with his partner, Rod Rogers, as the final award of the night went to a movie that instead explored issues of race.
"I think that's an absolute horror," said Brad Bruner, who is a leader in the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association. "It's an outright sign of homophobia in our country. ('Crash') won no awards before this. It makes me sick."
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Gala attendees, who paid at least $200 a ticket, could get their picture taken with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall look-alikes in front of a mountain backdrop. -
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Although the crowd was disappointed, people were soon dancing to Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," and spirits seemed to have lifted.
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BTW, note that I included that line in the excerpt. I thought it was important for the same reason.
Bah... all these movies sucked. 2005 was a poor year for movies anyway. Even batman was barely worth watching.
And the less said about hitchikers guide...
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One of the things people forget is that, with an exception here and there (American Beauty), Best Picture winners tend to be on the conservative side.
I don't doubt it.
But my point is that the AMPAS does the voting, and hardly represents the American public. Though its good to know that theire are good union tradesman also voting :-P
Some people take movies much too seriously.
Poor Mark Morford. Hettht gonna hafffff a hitttthhhyyy fit.
LOL. Yep, that's the exact image that particular line evoked.
They want acceptance into society as NORMAL.
They are not normal people and most do not like them.
Out of fairness to them in the workplace though, people tolerate them and as long as they do their job nobody cares who or what they screw at home.
But, in general, nobody but them want to hear them talk about their lusts, odd views and they will NEVER be accepted as normal in society because they are NOT!
We love the sinners, and reject the sin,
We don't parade sins or promote them as normal in most of the main stream culture.
IMO, that was the peak of gay cinema's attempt for acceptance and I think now you are going to see it decline in main stream movies.
Nobody likes them, and nobody cares about their lifestyle.
They can cry all they want, but all they do by forcing their lifestyle on mainstream America IMO is foster more resentment.
We don't care or want to know about their feelings, choices or who or what they are bedding these days. EOM
Just wait until the military set up shop on campus. Poor rangers....
I liked King King and TLTW&TW
Kelly Clarkson? If they had any loyalties, why not Clay Aiken? Oh.....I forgot. They probably think he's sooooooo ooooover. Puhleeeeze!
These people are seriously mentally ill!
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