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Brokeback Mountain (2005)
An instant classic
Ang Lee has taken Annie Proulx's short story and brought it to life as one of the most emotionally wrenching movies I've ever seen. The cast is brilliant, most especially Heath Ledger, who is breathtaking as rancher Ennis del Mar. If he isn't nominated for an Oscar, the academy should disband. Almost equal to him is Jake Gyllenhaal as his lover, Jack Twist. The script is perfect, opening out the short story without losing any of it's emotional whallop, while the cinematography perfectly captures the otherworldly beauty of the area.
Straight or gay, this one will stay with you long after the lights come back up.
Rice Girl (2014)
Loved it!
Wonderful movie well worth owning. I was surprised at the Christian message- but in a good way (and I am not at all religious). Cheryl Ling is a hoot as Windy, the Rice Girl determined to land a part in a new movie- so determined that she takes the advice of a down-at-heel acting coach and decides to "live" her role" This leads Windy and her pet fish to Hollywood where in her research for the role, she (hilariously) runs afoul of undercover cops Ian Lithgow and Martin Kove.
There are a bunch of really fun performances in this one, both from people you've never heard of and from some old favorites, all of whom deliver some great laughs (Kove's scene with a powdered donut had me reeling).
Buy this one right now.