[andyandval]

This ought to be fun!

[notbuyingit2]

I hope the LA Times isn't holding it's breath. Or maybe on second thought...

[Semper Paratus]

the film has the attention of suburban moviegoers

When the trailers were shown there was derisive laughter everywhere.

[cincinnati65]

"After setting a record for the per-theater average for a dramatic movie in limited openings in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco,..."

Not to mention setting a record for per-theater average for an independent film about two gay shepherds eating chocolate pudding in the woods......

or maybe,

setting a record for the per-theater average for movies in which the two lead characters ride horses and hump each other in the rump.....

The records are endless!!!!!

[LanPB01]

It'll probably make about $100 bucks here in Kentucky, and most of that will come from people who crossed the river from Cincinnati to watch it in Covington.

[woofie]

This film will do well wherever gay cowboys are found

[infidel dog]

Do the gerbils pay half-price for tickets?

[roylene]

It is NOT a cowboy movie. These men(?) tend sheep.

[mewzilla]

I thought cattle folks didn't like sheep folks?

[ElkGroveDan]

As my brother said today, "I think given the choice, I'd rather watch a movie about a cowboy having sex with a sheep than with another man."

[cowtowney]

As David Letterman said - it's a good movie for anybody who likes to see men kissing

[RedWhiteBlue]

Brokeback Mountain" faced its next obstacle as Focus Features expanded the so-called gay cowboy movie to strategically selected smaller cities.

The venue was chosen to be "strategic" only in that they thought they could spin this as some sort of indication that the movie is doing well with the average American, which we all know is not the case. They're reporting this as if the movie got a huge draw in small-town America. Plano has a quarter million people and it is inside the major metropolitan area of Dallas. Show it in a true small town away from a metropolitan area and see what happens. Pack the theater in some place like Brenham, TX and I'll admit that would be significant, but getting some people to go to the movie in Plano proves nothing.

[ElkGroveDan]

There was a similar story about it opening in Jackson Wyoming, which is of course the only town in Wyoming where they wouldn't burn down the theater.

[Read2Know]

I don't see who will go to this movie? Straight 20-30 y/o males won't be caught dead near a theater showing a guy on guy love story. That's half the demographic they need to claim success. This is plainly an attempt by gay activists to shove the gay agenda down everyone's throat.

[azemt]

A film about gays setting records in SOLID blue country - Imagine that!

This does not mean it will play well in red country. But I guess the hollywierd folk have to try to convince us red staters that its OK to see this dog.

[montag813]

Plano is also where cops arrested Michael Irvin for having a pot pipe--with NO pot in it. That's queer enough.

[AmishDude]

Like so many movies these days, it had 4-star reviews since before the first scene was filmed.

[tongue-tied]

Sorry if someone has already put this up, but our nick name at work for this is "Bareback Mount Him". None I know will be rushing out to see it. (Although the military doesn't generally flock to these daring entries to cinematic excellence anyway.)

[KeyLargo]

Didn't bother to read the article when I saw if was from the LA Slimes.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"...the film has the attention of suburban moviegoers."

Yep. Suburbanites ARE paying attention; they're avoiding it like the plague around here.