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  • Hollywood: 'Brokeback'—No Bump

    03/01/2006 5:24:30 PM PST · by wagglebee · 49 replies · 619+ views
    Newsweek/MSNBC ^ | 3/6/06 | Sean Smith
    March 6, 2006 issue - An Oscar nod for Best Picture often means big box-office increases, but "Brokeback Mountain" hasn't gotten the kind of bump insiders expected. Unlike last year's "Million Dollar Baby," which saw an 88 percent increase between the noms and Oscar night, and "Chicago," which shot up 100 percent, the grosses for "Brokeback" have actually been declining every weekend.
  • 'Brokeback' named Hollywood word of the year

    02/28/2006 3:01:09 PM PST · by Angus MacGregor · 36 replies · 877+ views
    Reuters ^ | Feb 28, 2006
    'Brokeback' named Hollywood word of the year Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:33 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - And the winner for Hollywood's word of the year is "Brokeback," thanks to all the talk around the water cooler and Internet jokes that have turned a film about two gay cowboys into a cultural phenomenon. The nonprofit group Global Language Monitor placed "Brokeback" -- as in the film title "Brokeback Mountain" -- at the top of its list of Hollywood words and phrases that captured attention this year. Paul JJ Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor, said the movie became...