FILMFEST BENEFIT FEATURES “BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN:” Director Ang Lee will travel to Jackson for the regional debut of “Brokeback Mountain,” the film based on a short story of the same name by Centennial’s Annie Proulx. According to the Planet Jackson Hole blog, the Jackson Hole Film Institute will host a benefit with the film’s Rocky Mountain premiere at the Teton Theater on Dec.10 at 2 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $25, but you can pay $100 for the show and the big bash to follow at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Ang Lee, Heath Ledger and Annie Proulx are scheduled to attend. Call 307-733-8814 for tickets. The blog also asks for readers’ comments by asking: “Brokeback Mountain: How will Wyo handle the gay cowboy thing?”

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