Conditions were better once we escaped into the lee of the mountain.

WSJ: Amid the Perils of Patagonia

If there's more rain, you might expect to see it in the lee of Green Mountain's central peak and there is indeed a rainier strip, the locals say, stretching across the island from Two Boats to Comfortless Cove, a frequent source of teatime drizzle in the rainier months.

ECONOMIST: Ascension Island

That year saw Crash named best picture, Philip Seymour Hoffman as best actor, Reese Witherspoon as best actress, George Clooney the best supporting actor and Rachel Weisz as best supporting actress - as well as Lee's win for Brokeback Mountain.

BBC: Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis makes Hollywood history

We don't usually think of "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang Lee as an effects filmmaker, but he gave us the romantic swordplay above swaying bamboo forests in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and, less happily, "Hulk" bouncing across the desert like a rubber ball.

CNN: Review: 'Life of Pi' is bold and wondrous