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Ennis del Mar! Il storpi montano splende come un santo altar

by | 12:27 pm | Jan 29, 2014

“The cast, to a member, embraces every chance…” Anthony Tommasini goes to Brokeback Mountain. [New York Times]

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  • Camille says:

    I must applaud TT, for once, for not including among his ‘members’ his old fallback standup guys, “husky, dusky, earthy, & strapping”. Mebbe I’d better proofread to see if I missed them for I find it fairly incomprehensible he hasn’t employed them guys.

    Quite the most enjoyable review I’ve read of his, in a coon’s age.

    on January 30, 2014 at 5:57 PM
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