'Brokeback' named Hollywood word of the year

Reuters ^ | Feb 28, 2006

[Angus MacGregor]

'Brokeback' named Hollywood word of the year

Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:33 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - And the winner for Hollywood's word of the year is "Brokeback," thanks to all the talk around the water cooler and Internet jokes that have turned a film about two gay cowboys into a cultural phenomenon.

The nonprofit group Global Language Monitor placed "Brokeback" -- as in the film title "Brokeback Mountain" -- at the top of its list of Hollywood words and phrases that captured attention this year.

Paul JJ Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor, said the movie became a cultural phenomenon that generated a million jokes, according to Google. Overall, a Google search shows more than 38 million references to the film, although only about 10 million people saw the movie.

In second place was "Brangelina," the hybrid name given to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as Hollywood's hottest new couple. They beat out "TomKat," bestowed on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and "Vincifer," a hardly used term referring to Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.

Placing third on the list was "petronoia," a phrase inspired by the film "Syriana" and meaning an irrational fear of the collapse of the oil industry followed by global economic crisis.

In fourth place was "tuxedo," a reference to the nature film "March of the Penguins." Payack said, that "while the dialogue, not to mention the stars, were a bit stiff, the chronicle about Emperor penguins in their breeding trek across Antarctica flew to remarkable heights."

Payack said the term "pimping" was fifth on his list, thanks to the film "Hustle & Flow," which is about a pimp's dream of becoming a rap star.

[Angus MacGregor]

Feel free to post your own hollywood word of the year...

[Slicksadick]

Fudgepack Mount'in?

[Para-Ord.45]

Hemorrhoid Ridge ?

[SF Republican]

Stinky dinky trail

[Hildy]

Hollywood word of the year? BOXOFFICE BOMB. By the way, how many people actually saw SYRIANNA?

[bigfootbob]

My personal fav...boycott.

[sure_fine]

'Brokeback' named Hollywood word of the year


thats appropriate for Hollywierd

[Recovering_Democrat]

"Tanked" will be the word of the year for the Academy Awards.

[Stellar Dendrite]

Gerbil Mountain

or

Brokeback Gerbil

[Para-Ord.45]

My Willy Wonky is Full of 'Chocolate '

[sure_fine]

Oh Yeah


"Fudgepacking Prairie"

[beansox]

I wonder if Hollywood has made the connection with brokeback and having the worst year in decades? LOL~



naaaah of course not, them having record low sales has nothing to do with the garbage they are pushing. Nope! Not at all!! LOL~

[snowman1]

SAVE A HORSE RIDE A COWBOY DOWN THE HERSHEY HIGHWAY

[Psycho_Bunny]

I always used the think the classic SciFi storyline of hostile aliens happening across Earth and setting out to destroy mankind was trite and made no sense at all in the context of an enlightened, technologically-advanced interstellar-faring race.

But then I read articles like this....

[Bender2]

I remember the good old days... When we only doned our gay apparel on Christmas Day!

The times change, but The New York Slimes just stays the same...

[unspun]

Was that a typo? Was it supposed to be Brokeback, Mounting?

[who knows what evil?]

Google search shows more than 38 million references to the film, although only about 10 million people saw the movie.

Ten million? You wish. Much of the box office was from multiple viewings in the sodomite community...a few million, at best.

[barj]

Backdoor Mountin'

[dc-zoo]

That should make the fudgepackers plenty happy. I'm sure the Duke is turnin' over in his grave.

[who knows what evil?]

Paul JJ Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor, said the movie became a cultural phenomenon that generated a million jokes, according to Google.

I live in 'sodomite central' (New England). 'Sodomite Mountain' was in and out (so to speak) of the local cinema in one week.