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Title: Timing is finally right for 'Milk' amid uproar over gay marriage
Post by: Shana A on November 26, 2008, 07:15:21 AM
Post by: Shana A on November 26, 2008, 07:15:21 AM
Timing is finally right for 'Milk' amid uproar over gay marriage
By Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-11-23-milk-main_N.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-11-23-milk-main_N.htm)
SAN FRANCISCO — The mayor's office here is a serene wood-paneled retreat anchored by an imposing desk and fine oil paintings. It also is haunted by the ghosts of what might have been.
"Sitting 6 feet away from the spot, it's impossible not to think of that day," says the office's current occupant, Gavin Newsom.
Thirty years ago this Thursday, city supervisor Dan White marched into this room and assassinated Mayor George Moscone. He then walked down the hall and pumped five bullets into fellow supervisor Harvey Milk, cutting short the life of a pioneering, openly gay politician whose influence has echoed down the decades.
San Francisco felt the jolt of that event in 1978; now it's the nation's turn. With Milk, which opens in New York, Los Angeles and here on Wednesday, director Gus Van Sant weaves archival footage into a tale of a complex man who overcame his inhibitions to become a powerful public advocate. Van Sant's efforts are buttressed by Sean Penn, whose performance as Milk is garnering Oscar attention.
By Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-11-23-milk-main_N.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-11-23-milk-main_N.htm)
SAN FRANCISCO — The mayor's office here is a serene wood-paneled retreat anchored by an imposing desk and fine oil paintings. It also is haunted by the ghosts of what might have been.
"Sitting 6 feet away from the spot, it's impossible not to think of that day," says the office's current occupant, Gavin Newsom.
Thirty years ago this Thursday, city supervisor Dan White marched into this room and assassinated Mayor George Moscone. He then walked down the hall and pumped five bullets into fellow supervisor Harvey Milk, cutting short the life of a pioneering, openly gay politician whose influence has echoed down the decades.
San Francisco felt the jolt of that event in 1978; now it's the nation's turn. With Milk, which opens in New York, Los Angeles and here on Wednesday, director Gus Van Sant weaves archival footage into a tale of a complex man who overcame his inhibitions to become a powerful public advocate. Van Sant's efforts are buttressed by Sean Penn, whose performance as Milk is garnering Oscar attention.
Title: Re: Timing is finally right for 'Milk' amid uproar over gay marriage
Post by: ceecee on November 26, 2008, 10:14:06 AM
Post by: ceecee on November 26, 2008, 10:14:06 AM
Here is an interesting announcement that the Boulder PFLAG is passing around. I'm not a big boycott fan and certainly plan to see the movie, at my local independent theater.
Here is the link to the Boulder Daily Camera article:
http://www.dailycamera.com/new.....d-boulder/ (http://www.dailycamera.com/new.....d-boulder/)
QuoteIf you plan to see the movie, MILK, be aware that the CEO of Cinemark contributed large sums of money toward the passage of California's Proposition 8. For more information, please see the website: http://NoMilkforCinemark.com/. (http://nomilkforcinemark.com/.) Also see Joanne Arnold's letter to the editor in this morning's Daily Camera including information on other theaters near Boulder. In Denver, it can be seen in GLBT-friendly settings at the Mayan on November 26, and you can Google other Landmark Theatres.
You can write or phone the CEO of Cinemark Theaters to let him know you are boycotting his theaters due to his support of Prop 8:
Alan W. Stock 4906 St. Lawrence Court, Plano, Texas 75094; phone: 800-246-3627.
Here is the link to the Boulder Daily Camera article:
http://www.dailycamera.com/new.....d-boulder/ (http://www.dailycamera.com/new.....d-boulder/)