Diana Ossana Articles

Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain As I sit here writing, I am finding it hard to gather my thoughts together. Most of this essay has already been outlined, and yet I’m still not sure if it fully expresses my feelings toward Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. I realize that although there is a certain amount of objectivity that goes into judging the merits of a [...]

Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Review: Part II Ironically, Ledger has great chemistry in his scenes with (his then real-life partner) Michelle Williams, who, as Ennis' frustrated wife, Alma, provides Brokeback Mountain with its most touching performance. Williams' reaction when she sees her husband kissing Jack in front of their apartment building is a classic moment of great screen [...]

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) Direction: Ang Lee Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Kate Mara Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana; from E. Annie Proulx's short story Oscar Movies, European Film Award movies Recommended with Reservations Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain is without a doubt a culturally significant motion picture. The same-sex romantic drama [...]

2006 Academy Awards 2006 Academy Award nominations: January 31, 2006 2006 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on March 5, 2006 2006 Oscar Ceremony 2006 Oscar Nominations ("*" denotes the winner in each category) Photos: © AMPAS   Best Film Brokeback Mountain, Diana Ossana and James Schamus Capote, Caroline Baron, William Vince, and Michael Ohoven * Crash, Paul Haggis [...]