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Ang Lee Talks Homophobia Might Cost the Oscar for ‘Brokeback Mountain’

©Brokeback Mountain/Focus Features Director Ang Lee suggests that homophobia was a prime reason why his 2006 film Brokeback Mountain did not win a Best Picture Oscar. It lost out to the crime drama Crash, which has been called one of the worst films to win the award. Lee’s groundbreaking film about a love relationship between two…

‘Brokeback Mountain’ To Open as Stage Production in London’s West End, Starring Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges

It was set in the American West, and now Brokeback Mountain will be playing in London’s West End. Based on the New Yorker short story by Annie Proulx, and described as a “play with music,” the production will have a 12-week run at the Sohoplace Theatre beginning on May 10. Directed by Jonathan Butterell, Brokeback…

Focus Features Marks 20th Anniversary with Commemorative Reel

Los Angeles, CA – Friday, March 11, 2022 – For twenty years, Focus Features has united cinema’s most fearless filmmakers and gifted actors to create unforgettable experiences in theaters around the world. To kick-off our two decades of powerful storytelling and remarkable filmmaking, the studio is commemorating the incredible milestone with a new reel, looking back…