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Before
the movie:
We will meet in front of the Regal Cinemas Atlantic
Stadium 16 before the
FREE Advance Screening of the highly anticipated new movie, Brokeback
Mountain. You need to arrive early as the number of tickets
distributed exceeds the seating capacity of the theatre.
The movie starts at [see eNewsletter] but we will be inside before then. We
will try to be out front until about [see eNewsletter] unless the
theatre is full before that time which it is expected to
completely fill up fast.
"A
big sweeping, and rapturous Hollywood love story! It could
turn out to be the most revolutionary movie of the year.
A film in which love feels almost as if it were being
invented. It is also a rare crowd-pleaser with the
potential to change hearts and minds." — Owen
Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly.
This
film won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005
Venice International Film Festival.
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Jack Twist (Jake
Gyllenhaal) |
Brokeback
is an epic love store from the Academy
Award-Winning Filmmaker, Ang Lee based on the short story
by Pulitzer
Prize-Winning Author Anne Produlx and adapted for the
screen by the team of Pulitzer Prize winning author Larry
McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Set against the sweeping vistas
of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two
young men — a ranch-hand and rodeo cowboy — who met in
the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong
connection, one whose complications, joys, and tragedies
provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.
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Ennis Del Mar (Heather Ledger) |
Early
one morning in Signal, Wyoming, Ennis Del Mar (Heather
Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) meet while lining
up for employment with local rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy
Quaid). The world which Ennis and Jack have been born into
is at once changing rapidly and yet scarcely evolving.
Both young men seem certain of their set places in the
heartland — obtaining steady work, marrying, and raising
a family — and yet hunger for something beyond what they
can articulate. When Aguirre dispatches them to work as
sheepherders up on the majestic Brokeback Mountain,
they gravitate towards camaraderie and then a deeper
intimacy.
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Lureen Newsome (Anne
Hathaway) |
At
summer's end, the two must dome down from Brokeback and
part ways. Remaining in Wyoming, Ennis weds his sweetheart
Alma (Michelle Williams), with whom he will have two
daughters as he ekes out a living. Jack, in Texas, catches
the eye of rodeo queen Lureen Newsome (Anne Hathaway).
Their courtship and marriage result in a son, as well as
jobs in her father's business.
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Alma (Michelle Williams) |
Four
years pass. One day, Alma brings Ennis a postcard from
Jack, who is en route to visit Wyoming. Ennis waits
expectantly for his friend, and when Jack at last arrives,
in just one moment it is clear that the passage of time
has only strengthened the men's attachment. In the years
that follow, Ennis and Jack struggle to keep their secret
bond alive. They meet up several times annually. Even when
they are apart, they face the eternal questions of
fidelity, commitment, and trust. Ultimately, the one
constant in their lives is a forces of nature — love.
Visit the
film's website to learn more about the
movie and view the trailer.
After the
screening: We will host the official After
Party for some good eats, drinks
and socializing at Joe's on Juniper. See event listing
below
Location:
The Regal Cinemas Atlantic Stadium 16 is located at Atlanta
Station, 261 19th St NW, Ste 1250, Atlanta 30363-1132.
(Regal/directions: 404-347-9889).
Cost:
FREE movie ticket; You food/drinks
Reservations:
RSVP Required! Deadline Saturday night. [see eNewsletter
for RSVP details]
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