Larry McMurtry Movies and Shows: A Guide to the Western Icon's Cinematic Universe, 'Lonesome Dove' to 'Brokeback Mountain'

Over the course of a prolific career that lasted more than 50 years, author Larry McMurtry earned much acclaim for his nuanced depictions of the American West. Many of the author’s most popular novels ...
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A 20-Year-Old Neo-Western That Faced Political Backlash Is Coming to Peacock Next Month

Next month, the story of Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar can be revisited by Peacock subscribers. On March 1, the 20-year-old ...
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I Rewatched Brokeback Mountain, And All These Years Later, I'm Still Upset That It Didn't Win Best Picture. Here's Why.

Okay, so hear me out. I do not hate the movie Crash. And I mean the 2004 Paul Haggis film. Not the identically titled movie by David Cronenberg. I know it’s popular to dogpile on Crash, especially ...
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'Brokeback Mountain' turns 20: See rare behind-the-scenes photos and film stills to celebrate

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain. Starring Heath Ledger (as Ennis Del Mar), Jake Gyllenhaal (as Jack Twist), ...
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'Brokeback Mountain' turns 20: A different love story that didn’t pander, snicker, or moralize

There is an ache that never quite leaves you after “Brokeback Mountain.” Twenty years on, it remains — stubborn as a bruise you poke to see if it still hurts. Which it does. There is no closure, no ...
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Twenty years later, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain remains a gently painful drama of queer love that endures for a reason

It's impossible to watch Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain without thinking about, at least in part, death. There is the story itself about two men carrying on a deeply felt though painful relationship ...
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Ang Lee Says Stage Manager Told Him ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Would Likely Win Best Picture Before Oscars Loss

The filmmaker explains he was asked to wait backstage after his best director win to be ready to accept the best picture Oscar, which ended up going to 'Crash' in a memorable upset. By Tatiana ...
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Michelle Williams Throws Shade Over Brokeback Mountain’s Best Picture Loss at the Oscars: ‘What Was Crash?’

'Brokeback Mountain' lost Best Picture at the 2006 Oscars to 'Crash,' and Michelle Williams still seems to think the loss was undeserved Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since ...
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Why 'Brokeback Mountain' still stuns 20 years later

I remember the first time I heard about "Brokeback Mountain," the love story between two cowboys. My mom told me that my grandfather enjoyed the movie. A simple sentence, one that other prepubescent ...
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How Brokeback Mountain Holds Up—And Doesn’t—20 Years Later

Ol’ Brokeback got us good, didn’t it? Ang Lee’s 2005 drama about cowboys in love was a genuine cinematic phenomenon. Brokeback Mountain helped boost stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal onto the ...
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ Writer Reveals Moment When They Realized Movie Wouldn’t Win at the Oscars 20 Years Later

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...