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mcnblogs.com - 10/29/2008

Milk Does A Critic Good

— mcnblogs.com — This is a quickie between films, but... For the first time in my memory, we have a... major Oscar movie that actually is a gay agenda movie. But on the making, it is so much more. It is a brilliant, powerfully humane piece of work that reaches well ... (more) Milk Does A Critic Good

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incontention.com - 11/5/2008

Could an earlier ‘Milk’ release have killed Prop 8?

— incontention.com — I find myself just now making sense of the passing of Proposition 8 here in California, an... appalling measure that, however naive it may be to admit, I really thought had no chance of passing. Well, it has. Homosexual couples are banned from ... (more) Could an earlier ‘Milk’ release have killed Prop 8?

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hollywood-elsewhere.com - 10/29/2008

Two in a Row

— hollywood-elsewhere.com — I don't feel like writing anything now, but I'm now officially thumbs-up on Milk and Frost/Nixon. On... a 1 to 10 scale, I'm giving them both an 8.5 -- and that ain't hay. Others are going to bestow 9 or... (more) Two in a Row

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"Really Sweet Guy"
Hollywood Elsewhere — "Really Sweet Guy" Variety 's Todd McCarthy is calling Gus Van Sant 's Milk "a fluent return to the relative mainstream" and "an adroitly and tenderly observed account of the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man voted into significant U.S. public office. Smartly handled study of the San Francisco politician's powerful effect on individuals and society accurately catches a moment in American political life three decades ago, but is most notable for the surprising and entirely winning performance by Sean Penn in the leading role. "Made ...

Strong Early Word for Milk
Awards Daily — ... San Francisco gay activist and politician of the 1970s, Harvey Milk, played with extraordinary depth and wisdom by Sean Penn. “Milk” resists bumper-sticker identifications: Yes, it’s a biopic, a love story, a civil rights movie and sharp political and social commentary. But it transcends any single genre as a very human document that touches first and foremost on the need to give people hope. And Todd McCarthy of Variety: After five years ...

Oscar Watch: 'The Reader,' 'Milk,' 'Frost/Nixon,' 'The Dark Night'
:: The Playlist :: — ... One things for sure, movies become ten thousand times better with music, and without them they're pretty intolerable (except for '70s films that pulled it off). [Variety] In news that effects the aforementioned film (and the Best Actor category), Ralph Fiennes has been moved from that category to the Best Supporting Actor field for his work in "The Reader." [EW] Despite the supposed "embargo," Variety has written their review of "Milk" ...

Oscar Watch: Milk Scores
Thompson On Hollywood — ... Milk is far better than I was expecting it to be, even after reading Todd McCarthy's positive review. It had been described to me as small, political, an acting vehicle for Sean Penn. It's far more than that. ...

Anne Thompson Calls Milk “Perfect Academy Movie”
Awards Daily — Ms. Thompson praises Milk: Milk is far better than I was expecting ...