Sean Penn is Harvey Milk
After moving to San Francisco, a middle-aged New Yorker named Harvey Milk opens a camera store on Castro St with his lover Scott Smith (James Franco) and there becomes a potent and effective Gay Rights activist. After three hard fought elections Milk eventually wins a post as City Supervisor in San Francisco in 1977 making him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States.
When the city's mayor, George Moscone (Victor Garber) backs Harvey Milk's power play to terminate a rival, the slightly deranged former city supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin) takes matters into his own hands.
Directed by Gus Van Sant, Milk stars Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Josh Brolin.
When the city's mayor, George Moscone (Victor Garber) backs Harvey Milk's power play to terminate a rival, the slightly deranged former city supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin) takes matters into his own hands.
Directed by Gus Van Sant, Milk stars Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Josh Brolin.
Harvey Milk Was America's First Openly Gay Politician
He was elected to City Supervisor in San Francisco in 1977
Harvey Milk has already been the subject of several books and an Academy Award-winning documentary feature, The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), directed by Rob Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen, this feature film presentation is the first long format narrative to explore private aspects of the man's personal life and career.The story is narrated by Sean Penn as Harvey Milk (first person past tense) leaving his last will and testament on a series of audio cassettes. The foreboding is present right from the beginning, and the ending will echo in the minds of the viewers for days after.
Milk was filmed on location in San Francisco. Many of Mr Milk's real-life surviving friends and former associates participated in the making of this film, several appearing on camera.
During the fight against the attempt by California State Senator John Briggs (Denis O'Hare) to ban gays from teaching in public schools, the film actually shows real TV reports and documentary material. These home movies and vintage news reports are fluidly mixed with fresh footage throughout the film to best depict the life and times of Harvey Milk.
Harvey Milk on Amazon
Book and Videos about Harvey Milk and the History of Gay Rights in America
I think it's odd that the 'Pictorial History of Harvey Milk and the Story Behind the Film', is the only related title on Amazon without a picture? Oh well with a title like that I had to include it in this lens.
The Times of Harvey Milk 1984
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The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
Amazon Price: $12.20 (as of 12/22/2009)
The Harvey Milk Story
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 12/22/2009)
Gayslayer! The Story of How Dan White Killed Harvey Milk and George Moscone & Got Away With Murder
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Milk: A Pictorial History of Harvey Milk
Amazon Price: $15.56 (as of 12/22/2009)
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Production stills and press photos from the EPK
Sean Penn's transformation into Harvey Milk is VERY remarkable. I was also very impressed with the 1970s period recreation present in sets, costumes, cars etc and even the way the actors talk.
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- Willgrip4food Willgrip4food Nov 13, 2008 @ 10:37 pm
- This is a great movie! I saw it at at the premier in San Fran this week! fantastic what Penn has done with his career! I would of stayed for the party but believe it or not I had to get back to my solar powered farm! check it out at http://www.splitzvillefarm.com.
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- What Harvey Milk Would Say to America Today | Gay Rights | Change.org
- Today marks the 31st anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, the San Francisco city supervisor who became an LGBT rights political legend for his work demanding equality. In legacy terms, ... read more of this post, What Harvey ...
- dusty lance keeps hope alive « ATL malcontent
- My old pal Dustin Lance Black wants you to think he's Harvey Milk reincarnated. You probably recall that DLB received an Oscar for his script about the famed gay activist, as he reminds readers in the opening sentence of his blog ...
- Milk Screenwriter Battles a Gay-Bashing College - Page 1 - The ...
- The sign out front read: Hope College. I smiled. I was supposed to be moving on from Milk, the 2008 film in which Sean Penn portrayed early gay-rights pioneer Harvey Milk. But here was Harvey's favorite word, ?Hope,? finding me once ...
- Milk Toast: How Van Sant Cut off Harvey's Balls | MARK SIMPSON .com
- By Mark Simpson (Originally appeard on Guardian Unlimited, 28 Jan 2009) 'If a bullet should enter my brain, let it destroy ever closet door.' So says.
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