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January 10, 2006

Let Brokeback Mountain Play!

When Larry Miller pulled Brokeback Mountain from his movie theater, most of us probably just thought something like “that’s par for the course” and saw it at the Broadway theater instead. But it has upset a brand new progressive and independent film distributor out of San Francisco, IronWeed Films. They have an online petition to Larry Miller (that you can sign here) asking him to let Brokeback Mountain play in his megaplex. The petition letter reads as follows:

Dear Larry,

The film Brokeback Mountain is one of the best films released in recent years, and deserves the chance to be seen in Utah. Your decision to cancel it at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons sends a message of intolerance. The message posted at the ticket window, which read, ‘We apologize for any inconvenience,’ belittles the important cultural ramifications of shutting out a film that portrays the complex lives of two gay men. For too long people who are different from the narrow construction of the American mainstream have been told to stay out of view. You are now playing a role in suggesting that being gay is something that should be hidden, and in doing so, you give comfort to homophobic people all around the world. Let Brokeback Play.

UPDATE: The Guardian out of the UK has picked up on this as well, and has a blog entry here.

by @ 6:23 pm. Filed under Local Issues

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