In honor of the ten-year anniversary of the release of the inic gay Wtern, we spoke to B. Ruby Rich, the film scholar who ed the term 'new queer cema,' to discs the evolutn of gayns on the silver screen.
Contents:
- JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAID THERE WAS A 'STIGMA' ATTACHED TO PLAYG A GAY MAN 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'
- 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'
- 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' USHERED A NEW ERA OF GAY CEMA
- NOT A GAY MOVIE
JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAID THERE WAS A 'STIGMA' ATTACHED TO PLAYG A GAY MAN 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'
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In a new terview, Gyllenhaal said there was a "stigma" to playg the gay role. Gyllenhaal also spoke about straight actors playg gay rol. However, Gyllenhaal, who was nomated for bt supportg actor at the 2006 Osrs, has recently spoken about the "stigma" that was attached to takg on and playg a gay role a film about two wboys who embark on a plex and emotnal relatnship across several an terview wh The Sunday Tim, Gyllenhaal was asked if people would have "a different reactn" to two straight men takg on the rol "Brokeback Mounta" today than they had back 2005.
'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'
"Brokeback Mounta" was one of only a few stanc where straight actors had taken on mastream gay rol, and beme arguably the most succsful movie of s kd wh eight Osr nomatns and three ws, cludg bt director for Ang movie was a landmark event for queer cema and still has a cultural impact to this day and fluenc many LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Many straight actors have actually been praised for their performanc as queer characters and have gone on to w several awards for dog recently, Ewan McGregor won an Emmy for playg gay fashn signer Roy Halston Netflix's "Halston. "McGregor, who is straight, spoke about takg on the role an terview wh The Hollywood Reporter: "If had been a story about Halston's sexualy more, then maybe 's right that gay actors should play that role.
'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' USHERED A NEW ERA OF GAY CEMA
Though was often far oversimplified as “the gay wboy movie, ” Brokeback Mounta nohels beme a worldwi phenomenon upon s release 15 years ago today.
Its $178 ln box office hl proved dienc thirsted to see gay stori reprented on the big screen.
”Brokeback Mounta is currently streamg on more on Yahoo Entertament:'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2' at 35: Robert Englund addrs homoerotic subtext of 'the gayt horror movie ever ma'MVP of Horror: Jon Abrahams looks back at notor 'Sry Movie' sex scene, reveals extra-rnchy moment that was snipped'Mallrats' at 25: Kev Smh on trashg his own movie, why he passed on Ree Wherspoon and the extra-rnchy scene he was forced to cut. The dialogue around gay marriage tensified, rultg a historic Supreme Court cisn forcg all 50 stat to legally regnize same sex marriag.
NOT A GAY MOVIE
And Apple's Tim Cook beme the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 pany, provg that the tech giant is livg up to s "Thk Different" 2005, LGBT rights have equently been at the foreont of some larger nversatns about visibily, equaly, and jtice, often wh pop culture guidg the discsns.