MILK: A Sneak Peek and a Few Historical Reflections Filed by:
Nancy Polikoff November 24, 2008 12:00 PM
An anti-gay California ballot initiative. Gay folks marching in the streets. Is it 2008? No. It's 1978. And if you don't know that part of our history, you'll get a good feel for it in "MILK," the biopic that opens Wednesday. (I got to see it last week in a sneak preview). I'm not a film critic, so I'll leave the review of it to others. I'll just say that Sean Penn is phenomenal as openly-gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. Oh, and I found the movie a little long.
But the history....that I know something about. I remember it. So I'm thankful to the team that made this movie for bringing that history to those who will find it new. And for what it's worth, here's my take on the meaning of 1978.
