Milk (2008)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch
Summary: Sean Penn (in an Oscar-winning role) stars in this fact-based drama about Harvey Milk, the openly gay activist and San Francisco politician who was murdered along with Mayor George Moscone (Victor Garber) by disgruntled city supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin) in 1978. Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Diego Luna co-star in director Gus Van Sant’s compelling biopic, which also earned Oscar nods for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Brolin).

I should have seen this movie in the theaters.  Almost think because I didn’t, my gay card should be taken away.  Like Longtime Companion, this is a must see for any gay man of whatever age.  The story of Harvey milk is not just a story about him but of the early gay movement and the political struggles we had in the 1970’s.  This piece is incredibly important to our community and absolutely no one should miss out on this.  Sean Penn’s performance was incredible and he deserved his oscar.  This movie also gave me more faith in James Franco compared to his more recent roles.  See this movie streaming on Amazon or just for God’s sake purchase this movie.

5 Stars

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