Milk (2008)
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- Synopsis
- Academy Award winner Sean Penn takes the title role in Gus Van Sant's biopic tracing the last eight years in the life of Harvey Milk, the ill-fated politician and gay activist whose life changed history, and whose courage still inspires people....
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- Starring
- Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco
- Director(s)
- Gus Van Sant
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 127 min.
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Critic Reviews
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
Harvey Milk was an intriguing, inspiring figure. Milk is a marvel.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Sean Penn never tries to show Harvey Milk as a hero, and never needs to. He shows him as an ordinary man, kind, funny, flawed, shrewd, idealistic, yearning for a better world.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
What makes Milk extraordinary isn't just that it's a nuanced, stirring portrait of one of the 20th century's most pivotal figures, but that it's also a nuanced, stirring portrait of the thousands of people he energized.Read the full review
Headlines
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Stockholm fest fetes Van Sant
05/06/10 Gus Van Sant is to receive Stockholm Film Festival's Visionary Award. | Variety -
The Movieman's Oscar Nomination Predictions: Best Picture, Director & All The Rest
02/01/10 Finally, it comes down to this. 10 Best Pictures. | Cinematical.com -
James Franco pulls an Adam Lambert on SNL
12/20/09 Last night wasn't James Franco 's first on-screen kiss with a man, though it may be his most controversial. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Who Makes the Best Career Decisions in Hollywood: ACTOR EDITION
11/18/09 Remember when George Clooney had a poodle-haired mullet? | Popeater Movies -
James Franco will guest star on '30 Rock'
11/04/09 In addition to his upcoming two-month story arc on "General Hospital," the "Spider-Man" hottie is taking a turn on "30 Rock." A "Rock" insider told EW.com's Michael Ausiello on Wednesday that Franco gets involved in a faux-mance with attention-seeking Jenna (Jane Krakowski) after their agents arrange the phony relationship. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Interview: Emile Hirsch
08/28/09 Moviefone After starring in Sean Penn's Into the Wild , Hirsch took on the reins of Speed Racer , a massive, effects-driven action film from The Matrix 's Wachowski brothers, and then collaborated on screen with Penn again, in a supporting but essential role in Gus Van Sant's Milk . | Cinematical.com -
Theater crowd out front in gay activism
05/22/09 In Hollywood, Oscar-winner Sean Penn ("Milk") is called courageous for playing a gay activist. | Variety -
Sean Penn Put In His Place
05/18/09 Sean Penn already knows how difficult he makes it to appreciate him . | E! Online -
MTV host is thinking outside the 'Box'
05/13/09 Even though the MTV Movie Awards are just two weeks away, host Andy Samberg hasn't yet had the chance to work on his opening monologue. | New York Daily News - New York NY
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