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Brokeback's film journey
Advocate, The, Feb 28, 2006 by Michael Giltz
October 13, 1997: Annie Preulx's short story "Brokeback Mountain" appears in The New Yorker to immediate acclaim.
October--December 1997: Writers Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana option the story with their own money and write a first draft.
October 13, 1998: One day after Matthew Shepard dies, The Advocate reports that one of Gus Van Sant's projects is Brokeback Mountain for Columbia, with out producer Scott Rudin.
November 21, 2003: The Hollywood Reporter says that Ang Lee will direct Brokeback for Focus Features.
January 13, 2004: Variety reports Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal may play the leads.
May 25, 2004: Principal photography begins in Alberta, Canada.
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September 2005: Turned down by Cannes, Brokeback Mountain wins the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and is cheered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
December 9, 2005: Brokeback opens in three cities, earning 2005's highest per-screen average.
January 16, 2006: Following wins from critics' groups nationwide, Brokeback wins four Golden Globes.
March 5, 2006: The 78th Academy Awards, which promises to be Oscars gayest night.
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