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Oscar Watch: Milk Scores
weblogs.variety.com - 11/4/2008
Oscar Watch: Milk Scores
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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. First of all, Dustin Lance Black's script is as lean and disciplined as Gus Van ...
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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Could an earlier ‘Milk’ release have killed Prop 8?
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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Two in a Row
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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iW ROUND UP | Tuesday, November 4th: Election Day
indieWIRE Recent — indieWIRE's snapshot of news and views from around the web on Election Day '08. "Milk" Is an Oscar Contender Anne Thompson watches it and writes: "'Milk' is the perfect Academy movie--moving, and political...and could get to Best Picture. [HR] Oscar Race - Election Night Barack Obama is "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," J"Changeling" and "Gran Torino" are John McCain, according to Steven Zeitchik. [HR] Watching The Election A guide to settling in and watching TV on Election Night. [NYT] ...

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