Ernest Borgnine and Tony Curtis Homophic Slurs on Brokeback Mountain

[romantico]

I am just now hearing about it but can find an actual story. I did a google search and found alot of talk but no actual story. What would Mr.Ethel Merman's late wife have to say about this? Whats also weird is, Tony Curtis's daughter ( Jamie Lee Curtis) is Jake Gyllenhaal's godmother



Actor Ernest Borgnine has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the made for
TV best actor category. Borgnine, along with pal Tony Curtis, led the
Motion Picture Academy's infamous attack on the Gay cowboy movie,
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN in 2006. Borgnine made disparaging comments on the
critically acclaimed film, saying it defamed the late legendary cowboy
icon John Wayne. He also refused even to see BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, he told
Entertainment Weekly magazine.

Such orchestrated attacks, said BBM's producer James Schamus, were
pivotal in its losing the Best Picture Oscar that year. Borgnine
is nominated for a cable TV movie called A GRANDPA FOR CHRISTMAS.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN received four Golden Globe awards, including
Best Dramatic film. Borgnine will be 91 next month

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/board/thread/92134045

[KamaAina]

1. What's also weird is, that's the Tony Curtis who was in "Some Like It Hot"

so I guess it's okay to play a crossdresser, as long as it's understood you're really doing it to pick up chicks, just not an actual gay person. :sarcasm:

[terrya]

2. In what possible universe did "Brokeback Mountain" defame John Wayne?

I guess I'm not a senile old fart, because while I was watching "Brokeback", I didn't think once about John Wayne.

[nykym]

3. Speaking of Marion

Check out this link pardner

http://paxety.com/Archive/20050625DukeDutchess.html

[pingzing58]

4. Some a**holes never mellow in their old age or become compassionate.

I'll bet Borgnine like Curtis, like Charleston Heston and the NRA, were JERKS, have been JERKS, and will always be JERKS! That generation (Rumsfeld, etc.) must pass away before our world can move forward!

[romantico]

5. I always assumed Tony Curtis was either gay or bi

I thought Tony Curtis was either gay or bi.My gaydar always went off a little around Tony (I'm thinking of the scene with him and Laurence Olivier in Spartacus)not to mention he was interviewed in 'The Celuloid CLoset' and seemd very close to the gay community. This is why I want to make sure this is not a rumor. If its real thats one thing, but I don;t want to put these guys down if its all a lie.

[Jella]

8. Wow...

I found myself saying just that the other day.

[Ian David]

6. Tony Curtis, The Singer of Songs from Spartacus?

I guess he only eats oysters and not snails?

[pingzing58]

7. Hah, good one Ian!

[LeftinOH]

9. 'John Wayne' (both the man & his legacy) does not own the Western genre....

nor the War Movie genre, either. What bullshit.

[HighNoon]

11. John Wayne

Agreed.

[HighNoon]

10. John Wayne was only a cowboy in films

John Wayne tried to get everyone in this film blacklisted.

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