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via defamer a towleroad interview w brokeback mountain producer/focus features president james schamus. it’s a good interview and says that the oprah episode will be in the next 10 days. PLEASE somebody let me know when this will air. i know some of you follow oprah.

in my quest to shed light on all things brokeback mountain (i just came up with that quest some time between yesterday and today) here is a thread from datalounge with a believable list of actors who turned down either role in the film. since datalounge has the annoying propensity to be “too busy” a lot of the time, here is that post

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Below is a list of actors who turned down the roles, for various reasons, pressure from manager and publicists, etc., while the project was assigned to Gus Van Sant or Joel Schumacher and Ang Lee.

Russell Crowe, Leo DiCaprio, Vin Diesel, Collin Farrell, Ryan Gosling, Josh Harnett, Jude Law, Mathew McConnoughey Joaquim Phoenix Keanu Reeves Matt & Ben

As you can imagine, there are a few closet cases on that list.

JG felt he had nothing to lose or hide. Toothy Tile anyone! He is actually contemplating another career along with his sexuality.

Heath, on the other hand, I really applaud for reasons I cannot divulge.

by: BBM insider

you may or may not know that one of my favorite games is “recasting the movie.” i even recast ads on the subway. but there are a few interesting possibilities on that list, the most interesting pair probably would have been joaquin phoenix as ennis and ryan gosling as jack. we all know now how great joaquin is, and i dont know what kind of reputation ryan gosling has, but i think he is a really powerful actor. thanks to michelle, i saw him in “breaker high” and “young hercules” (fine, i was the one who really watched young hercules) and was more surprised than anyone when later on he became so good. if you doubt him, watch “the believer.” quite honestly, he gave me chills in that movie. also great in “murder by numbers” not the best movie in the world, but better than a lot in its genre.

all i can say is thank god ang lee was the director who ended up with this movie. gus van sant…i doubt it, and we certainly didnt need another one of these from shumacher:

like joaquin phoenix, g w prefers not to view his own work.

i was just wondering yesterday why no had spoken to annie proulx given the phenomenal success of brokeback mountain. well, i was poking around on kottke.org today and noticed–hey, someone has! if you havent read any of annie proulx’s books, i highly recommend them. michelle gave me a copy of postcards when it first came out, maybe when i went to italy for the year? whatever, from there, i have gone on to read all of her books, in fact i would probably say she is the only contemporary writer i get excited about. except i dont think i liked the shipping news very much. she is such a terrific writer, her style is so rich but clean. my sister made the comment that proulx writes like a man, but i would add with the insight of a woman.

e annie proulx books on amazon

oh, and please note that the interview was done by the dad from the OC, sandy cohen.

the cast of brokeback mountain, including my (not so) secret boyfriend jake gyllenhaal, is coming to share some couch time with oprah. they dont say when though. i share this so someone will please find out when they are coming and remind me to watch it. also, this reminds me that i saw a little bit of a dawson’s creek episode this morning before work. i’m sorry, my horoscope said i should give up my grudges, but michelle williams kind of sucks. still.

i dont know who the kid is at the beginning of the clip, but i do want to know. also, it looks like jake is wearing the same ensemble he wore on the tonight show. is this his tv interview outfit?

i think i need a hobby.