[NEohioPAL] Got Milk?

Thu Dec 18 20:03:27 PST 2008

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 6:08 PM, <KevinJosephKelly at aol.com> wrote:

>  i saw the movie MILK this past weekend with about 10 gay friends
> at the end of the movie, we wept openly
> we were moved about a story of one man who was strong enough to care about
> his fellow glbt's so much, that he risked his life so that glbt's could
> start to have a more secure future
> you can say what you will about your feelings about the performances, but
> what i can tell you is what all of us felt that night, and that was a sense
> of pride that this story, this also tragic story was told, and told in a way
> that we felt empowered and proud to be out and gay in our society.
> because to this day, it isn't easy for anyone
> and by the way, at the end of the movie, the audience applauded
>

I agree Kevin.  I saw MILK a few days ago and thought it was an excellent
movie and that Sean Penn's performance was worthy of an Oscar nomination.

>
> respectfully
> kjk
>
>
>
>  In a message dated 12/18/2008 4:34:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> kulturekids at yahoo.com writes:
>
> perhaps, but Gus Van Sant (Director) isn't exactly a pushover...it might
> have just been bad for other reasons....making a good movie is hard no
> matter how many talented people are involved.
>    The studio system was draconian, yes...but DAMN if they didn't produce
> great films (much more so than today).
> T.
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Christopher Fortunato <learnedhand at live.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Christopher Fortunato <learnedhand at live.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] Got Milk?
> > To: "Robert Hawkes" <rhhawkes at gmail.com>, neohiopal at listserve.com
> > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:12 PM
> > And that's probably because in Hollywood today, the
> > actors drive the movie.  Instead of letting the director do
> > the stuff that needs to be done, actors like Sean Penn start
> > stirring the pot.  Penn ruined the remake of "All The
> > King's Men" with his one note performance.
> > That's because the actors are the bankable ones, and
> > since money is power, they select the director, the producer
> > et al.
> >
> > Could you imagine telling Victoria Bussert, Tom Fulton,
> > Terri Kent, Fred Sternfeld or Sue Johnson how to direct a
> > play or musical?  That's not to say they won't let
> > you try things in rehearsal, but the director has to helm
> > the project and needs to determine the final direction in
> > order to create wonderful art.  Having worked with all of
> > them, I've felt confident in their direction as well as
> > others.
> >
> > I don't doubt, Robert, that Sean Penn stirred a lot of
> > stuff in creating that movie.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:07 -0500From:
> > rhhawkes at gmail.comTo: neohiopal at listserve.comSubject:
> > [NEohioPAL] Got Milk?Milk - now playing at the Cedar-Lee and
> > possibly elsewhere. See - here's what I mean: a story
> > which would have been "powerful" if merely told,
> > but which here thoroughly betrays wonderful actors by klunky
> > writing, an appallingly manipulative musical score, anxious
> > over-editing, distracting focus on the "up close and
> > personal" People/In Touch elements - in short, by a
> > completely successful attempt to make this film and its
> > story as numbingly ORDINARY as possible. A tale of big
> > issues becomes as trivial as Capote - a "tour de
> > force" for its principal actor, but nothing more. Just
> > more TV. What a disappointment. Argh.
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