the times of harvey milk is a 1984 american documentary film that premiered at the telluride film festival , the new york film festival , and then on november 1 , 1984 at the castro theatre in san francisco .

the film was directed by rob epstein , produced by richard schmiechen , and narrated by harvey fierstein , with an original score by mark isham .

in 2012 , this film was deemed " culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant " by the united states library of congress and selected for preservation in the national film registry .

the times of harvey milk

epstein , rob . “the times of harvey milk . ” hulu , 1984 .
with the headline : film : ' the times of harvey milk , ' a documentary .
gilleran , luke . “who was harvey milk and why is he important ? the times of harvey milk . ” triangle community center .
milk is released on 23 january . the documentary the times of harvey milk is out on dvd on 26 january .
all rights reserved by the harvey milk foundation . harvey milk is a registered trademark for which rights are assigned to the harvey milk foundation by the milk family .
how did “the times of harvey milk” inform “milk” ? quite a few scenes in the latter were direct reenactments of footage used in your documentary .
hope , randy . “remembering harvey milk . ” gay and lesbian times . may 21 , 2009 .
watching “the times of harvey milk” now , it feels a lot like we’re still warring over the same issues and rhetoric .
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shilts , randy . the mayor of castro street : the life and times of harvey milk . new york , ny : st . martin’s press , 1982 .
the times of harvey milk is one of the defining monuments to the life and legacy of my late uncle harvey milk . it has also been a companion in many ways during my own journey as the openly gay nephew of arguably the most famous human rights champi…
then : david goodstein was the publisher of the advocate and a political ally of harvey milk .
on harvey milk day , we recognize the lasting importance of the film and man .
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to commemorate the twenty - fifth anniversary of harvey milk ' s assassination , telling pictures and new yorker films have released this special dvd edition of rob epstein ' s landmark documentary the times of harvey milk , with commentary by rob and editor deborah hoffmann .
this is not necessarily the case , and the weakest element in
the times of harvey milk
is its willingness to let milk ' s friends second - guess the jury , and impugn the jurors motives .
academy award winning director richard schmiechen ( the times of harvey milk ) vividly portrays the life and work of the woman described by the los angeles times as
the rosa parks of gay rights
in changing our minds : the story of dr . evelyn hooker . during the repressive 1950s , dr . evelyn hooker…
martin , michael . “the resurrection of harvey milk . ” the advocate . november , 2008 .
washington — the white house will dedicate a harvey milk stamp on its first day of issue .
harvey’s inspiring life has been the subject and inspiration for academy award wining films ( 1984 the times of harvey milk and 2009 milk ) , operas , books including children’s books , plays , music , awards , proclamations and starting in 2010 , an annual official governmental day of recognition .
' ' the times of harvey milk ' ' was shown as part of the 1984 new york film festival . following are excerpts from janet maslin ' s review , which appeared in the new york times oct . 7 . the film opened yesterday at the carnegie hall cinema , seventh avenue between 56th and 57th streets .
harvey milk ' s life touched and inspired thousands of people ; here are just a few of them .
the harvey milk foundation logo was designed based on an image of harvey milk from a photograph taken by daniel nicoletta . mr . nicoletta graciously donated the rights to use this photograph to the foundation in order for boone platt and lisa sanders to design such a striking logo for the exclusive us of the harvey milk foundation .
then : michael wong , nicknamed
lotus blossom” by harvey milk , worked as a political advisor on milk’s campaigns .
please credit courtesy university at albany archives - - senior class photo of harvey milk in new york state college for teachers ( now ualbany ) yearbook in 1951 , the year he graduated . times union story
in the white house . the same year , stuart milk and his uncle ' s campaign manager , anne kronenberg , co - founded the harvey milk foundation to spread milk ' s message of hope , acceptance and inclusion . and california officially declared may 22 harvey milk recognition day .
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cloud , john . “the pioneer harvey milk . ” time magazine . june 14 , 1999 .
very interesting to see orginal clips of harvey milk the man himself his friends and oponennts . the quality of the film isn ' t great but i prefered it to the excellent film milk .
in discussions held with the milk family and harvey’s friends , the concept of the milk foundation gave rise and with the vision of this group of harvey milk intimates the foundation was born . harvey believed broad public education and dialogue was paramount to his life’s work as a civil rights leader and , as if riding on harvey’s shoulders , the milk foundation seeks to inspire individuals , communities and organizations to carry on his values in a timeless vision for a better world .
reading about the work of harvey milk laid the foundation for my activism and for so many others ,
post said .
arethra , david . no compromise : the story of harvey milk . greensboro , nc : morgan reynolds publishing , 2009 .
the academy award - winning the times of harvey milk , directed by robert epstein and produced by richard schmiechen , was as groundbreaking as its subject . one of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in america , it ' s a work of advocacy itself , bringing milk ' s message of hope and equality to a wider audience .
indeed , the times of harvey milk offers an enduring primer on how social change takes place and can transform an environment , in spite of the violence it may provoke . it shows the cultural life of san francisco , forever changed by the act of hatred that claimed its leaders , a city of neighborhoods and political alliances , a laboratory for ideas . ( movingly , it also captures a newly invigorated community during the brief moment after its creation and before the arrival of aids , which would decimate its ranks . ) new generations study the times of harvey milk to learn not only about milk but also about political activism at its best .
president obama will bestow slain gay rights icon harvey milk with a posthumous presidential medal of freedom , the nation’s highest civilian honor .
in 1984 , director robert epstein carved out a truly great documentary titled : the times of harvey milk . the film shows the lives and untimely deaths of both harvey milk and george moscone . milk was an openly gay san francisco supervisor for the newly created district 5 , while moscone was the mayor . the two served for 11 months together before being fatally being shot in city hall by another supervisor – dan white on november 27 , 1978 .
when describing harvey milk ' s murder , the narrator states that white killed milk in milk ' s own office , but in reality , white asked milk to come into white ' s former office , closed the door , blocked it with his body , and shot milk there .
cohen , bennett and heather smith . “the harvey milk effect . ” san francisco magazine . november , 2008 .
now : wong’s diaries were a major component of piecing together the details of harvey milk’s life for both dustin lance black’s milk screenplay and randy shilt’s book the mayor of castro street . he still lives in san francisco .
a devastatingly skillful and emotionally compelling documentary , the times of harvey milk charts the political rise and brutal slaying of the first openly gay city official in the united state , harvey milk . ironically , the same election that brought milk to the board of city supervisors of san francisco also elected the man who killed him , a former police officer and fireman named dan white . after white shot both mayor george moscone and milk , his defense lawyers convinced the jury that white ' s judgment was impaired by depression and junk food , resulting in a conviction for manslaughter instead of murder , a verdict that prompted riots . with care and conviction , the times of harvey milk captures not only milk himself , but also the political and social landscape in which these events took place . the interviews , with friends , politicians , and journalists are articulate and heartfelt , expressing the impact that milk had upon this historical moment . - - bret fetzer
in november of 1978 , milk and san francisco mayor george moscone were shot and killed by a former colleague of milk’s on the board of supervisors .
“harvey milk is dead and there are plenty of gays suffering around the country today who need to be honored , ” he said .
the times of harvey milk is a visceral , emotional film : it taps the viewer right into its events , from the joy of the gay pride movement ( the footage of the ' 70s - era castro is vibrant and exciting ) to the hope of his time in office to the sadness and then anger that followed his death . those shots of the streets of san francisco filled with candlelight marchers on the night of his death still give the viewer goose bumps ; the fury of the
white night riots
is palpable and more than a little scary . the power of this film lies in those moments , in the bravado with which the filmmakers bring them to life , and make us a part of them . those were the times of harvey milk , and yet , we are still living in his time .
more than three decades later , “ the times of harvey milk ” is still earning accolades . rob ebstein’s 1984 documentary about the life and assassination of california’s first openly gay elected official is set to receive the 2017 legacy award at the 10th annual cinema eye honors , which will take place next month .
harvey and our vision harvey milk’s dream for a better tomorrow filled with the hope for equality and a world without hate guides the foundation . harvey milk’s ground breaking election in 1977 as one of the world’s first openly gay elected officials - and its most visible one - symbolized the freedom to live life with authenticity to millions of lgbt women and men around the world .
when describing harvey milk ' s murder , the narrator states that white killed milk in milk ' s own office , but in reality , white asked milk to come into white ' s former office , closed the door , blocked it with his body , and shot milk there . see more »
the life and career of harvey milk have been the subjects of an opera , books , and films . these include the shilts’s biography , the mayor of castro street ( 1982 ) ; the oscar - winning documentary the times of harvey milk by robert epstein ( 1984 ) ; and the gus van sant directed drama milk ( 2008 ) . the latter film received eight academy award nominations , winning in two categories : sean penn was named best actor for his performance in the title role , and dustin lance black won an oscar for his screenplay .
there is 1978 footage of a stricken feinstein in the opening minutes of the new gus van sant biopic of harvey milk , her colleague on the san francisco board of supervisors and the first openly gay elected official in american history . ( sean penn soars as milk . )
ledbetter , les . “bill on homosexual rights advances in san francisco . ” new york times . march 22 , 1978 .
then : dick pabich , along with his business partner jim rivaldo , was a campaign consultant for harvey milk .
ulaby , neda . “ ' gotta give ' em hope ' : the legacy of harvey milk . ” npr . november 11 , 2008 .
mr . nicoletta took many iconic pictures of harvey milk in the 1970s , and to secure copies or clearances of his work you can visit urltoken for more information .
the harvey milk foundation was established by harvey’s nephew stuart milk and harvey’s campaign manager anne kronenberg . stuart , like harvey has chosen to speak out as an openly gay advocate for not only the lgbt community but the collective communities of people who remain marginalized or diminished by inequality in the law as well as societal inequality . although stuart was just 17 years old when his uncle was assassinated in public office , he has continued to spread around the globe the conversations , stories and messages that harvey shared with him . our co founder , anne kronenberg was harvey’s campaign manager for his successful bid for public office in the late 70’s , was harvey’s senior staff person in san francisco city hall and friend during the five years that harvey lived in san francisco .
the times of harvey milk
describes the lives and deaths of milk and mayor george moscone , who both were shot dead in 1978 by dan white , one of milk ' s fellow supervisors . it also describes the political and social climate in san francisco , which during the 1960s and 1970s began to attract growing numbers of gays because of its traditionally permissive attitude . milk was one of those gays , and in old photographs we see him in his long haired beatnik and hippie days before he eventually shaved off the beard and opened a camera store in the castro district .
annual awards ceremony honors glbt civil rights advocates . ‘the battle is not simply won by equal laws , ’ says harvey milk’s nephew
gilleran , luke . “who was harvey milk and why is he important ? power to the people ! ” triangle community center .
all of that is matched by the considerable legacy of the film ' s subject . the intersection of market and castro in san francisco was renamed harvey milk plaza , and the city ' s gay democratic club changed its name to the harvey milk memorial gay democratic club . a new york city school for lgbt youth at risk was founded in 1985 and named the harvey milk school . in 2009 , his nephew , stuart milk , accepted a presidential medal of freedom on his uncle ' s behalf from president barack obama . he and epstein then screened
efren rameriz graciously donated the use of his photo of harvey and the children of his constituents . you can find more on efren and his incredible photography at urltoken
this documentary is not just a film about a supervisor and a mayor being assassinated in the late 70s , it is also a film about the political and social climate of san francisco in the late 60s and early 70s . the film was based off of the book : the mayor of castro street : the life and times of harvey milk by : randy shilts . this is a film where the viewer gets an intimate view of who harvey milk was and why he was an important figure not only in lgbt history , but also in our nation’s history . this film now serves as a historical archive and political study for future generations . the times of harvey milk has also went on to inspire an opera and gus van sant’s movie : milk . thanks to original film footage , key interviews from people that knew milk , moscone , the castro and the political climate of the times , this film continues to shine anew over 30 years later . this is a film that will continue to ignore expiration dates as it has the ability to reach through the years to today’s new audiences while still connecting to the past with ease and grace that only a truly great documentary can attain .
cast : harvey fierstein ( narrator ) , harvey milk ( himself , archive footage ) , anne kronenberg , tory hartmann , tom ammiano , jim elliot , sally m . gearhart ( themselves )
now : smith was assigned to be the administer milk’s will and estate following his death . he was present to witness the staging of stewart wallace’s biographical opera harvey milk in 1994 . smith died of complications resulting from aids in 1995 .
now : nicoletta is now a freelance photographer whose work has focused mainly on the lgbt community . his pictures have been featured in a number of books––including randy shilt’s book the mayor of castro street : the life and times of harvey milk ––and been displayed at exhibits and museums in san francisco , new york and berlin . an online gallery of his work can be viewed here .
you know this tale by now . you can fill in the names - - harvey milk , dan white , george moscone , dianne feinstein - - without much effort . it ' s a terrific plot , really , and if it were only fictional , we could leave it at that . but when you see the documentary the times of harvey milk , the spellbinding nature of the narrative plays second fiddle to the rage , shock , despair , and , ultimately , hope it evokes .
harvey milk was an early migrant to san francisco’s tolerant castro district , where he moved to live openly with his partner .
the credits the times of harvey milk , directed by robert epstein ; photography by frances reid ; edited by deborah hoffman and mr . epstein ; narrated by harvey fierstein ; music by mark isham ; produced by richard schmiechen ; released by teleculture films inc . at the carnegie hall cinema , seventh avenue between 56th and 57th streets . running time : 87 minutes . this film has no rating .
part 2 christina marie of sflive interviews harvey milk ' s nephew , stuart milk . stuart carries on his uncles work , and is a leader in community activism , and a powerful gay rights advocate
then : scott smith was harvey milk’s lover and the co - owner of his camera shop when it opened . he subsequently served on his early political campaigns .
this undated image released by the united states postal service shows the harvey milk forever stamp . the u . s . postal service will feature milk , the california politician and gay rights icon , on its . . . more
many of the scenes from actual footage in this documentary later appeared dramatized in milk .
if we learn from history ,
harvey milk said ,
the struggles goes on , and eventually , we will win .
harvey milk discusses the 1978 briggs initiative with juana on her san francisco daily , live news & interview show ,
news talk
.
for the 75 students who attend the harvey milk high school , the first day of classes yesterday included not just the usual confusion over new classrooms and new electives , but also a walk past a crowd of chanting demonstrators .
* * * * * that’s not the kind of work usually performed by documentary . the times of harvey milk enacts the emotional labor of melodrama in its documentary structures , forestalling closure , visiting and revisiting key points , locating wisdom in a chorus of voices , even orchestrating its massive street scenes through editing as masterfully as if they’d been staged by some brilliant choreographer up above , wings bowed in recognition .
milk would use his soap - box and bullhorn , rallying the gay community with the slogan “my name is harvey milk and i’m here to recruit you” to march in thousands through the city of san francisco , but he never let his supporters get out of control .
' ' harvey stood for something more than just him , ' ' someone remarks in ' ' the times of harvey milk , ' ' and this warm , well - made documentary makes that eminently clear . the personality of the slain san francisco supervisor , who along with mayor george moscone was shot in 1978 by dan white , a disgruntled former supervisor , comes through strongly , but personality is not the film ' s foremost concern . robert epstein , who co - directed the equally affecting ' ' word is out , ' ' indicates the ways in which harvey milk was emblematic of one segment of society and dan white of another . and he traces the clash that arose between them .
that’s true . “the times of harvey milk” was foundational , i would say . i was certainly a friend of the film and a good friend of gus . we did oral histories with dozens of people , which helped us figure out what the essence of the story was and who we wanted to tell it . from our archive , we had a lot of oral histories with the characters that are in “milk” : scott smith and cleve jones and danny nicoletta and anne kronenberg . it was great to be able to offer those to the actors .
stuart milk and foundation volunteers have worked diligently to bring forward the story of his uncle , successfully collaborating with milk day legislation sponsors senator leno and the california statewide equality organization to have every may 22 permanently celebrated as harvey milk recognition day throughout california . in giving stuart the 2009 equality champion award , eqca said , “no one represents the legacy of harvey milk better then his nephew who worked tirelessly to personally get the support needed from ambassadors , senators , democrats and republicans - resulting in having the annual milk day bill being signed into law” .
historian klaus müller interviews survivors of the nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the german penal code of 1871 , paragraph 175 .
: as president of the board of supervisors , it ' s my duty to make this announcement . both mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed . the suspect is supervisor dan white .
stuart milk along with anne kronenberg , have traveled to nearly every corner of the world spreading harvey’s struggle for justice , equality , and civil rights . the vital work of the foundation harvey inspired , like his life story , is resonating stronger each day around the globe , bringing us that much closer to the dream of full un - qualified equality .
there are several public schools named after milk , the harvey milk high school in new york city and in his old castro neighborhood , the elementary school bears his name . in san francisco , there is a federal building at the us job corps center on treasure island named after milk , as well as a public recreation center , a branch of the public library , and a public plaza . a memorial plaque reads , “his life is an inspiration to all people committed to equal opportunity and an end to bigotry . ” in 2012 , san diego , california named the street that leads to the doors of that city’s lgbt center harvey milk street and the city of long beach , california dedicated the harvey milk oceanside promenade and park . abroad , the gay community center in the city of verona , italy is named after milk as is the lgbt center in anuncion paraguay . harvey was included in time magazine’s list of the “100 most important people of the 20th century . ”
stuart milk , who was 17 when his uncle was assassinated in 1978 and later co - founded the harvey milk foundation , hailed the decision . he said it came after a years - long letter writing campaign by his organization and others urging the military to name a ship after milk .
* * file * * harvey milk poses in front of his camera shop in san francisco in this nov . 9 , 1977 file photo . twenty - five years after the assassination of one of the nation ' s first openly gay elected officials , harvey milk ' s legacy remains very much alive for a community still hungry for heroes . ( ap photo / file ) less
gus van sant ' s biopic of harvey milk recreates 1970s san francisco , a time of liberation for the gay community . local resident b ruby rich reflects on how much has changed - and how little
operating from his camera store in san francisco ' s castro district , charismatic harvey milk is defeated three times before being elected to the city ' s board of supervisors , making him california ' s first openly gay public official . on the job he meets fellow supervisor dan white , a homophobic ex - fireman with whom milk develops a troubled working relationship . white grows increasingly disgruntled , resigns from his position and subsequently assassinates both milk and mayor george moscone .
, a hollywood film of milk’s life , was released , bringing milk’s voice to the present - day gay movement in the united states . the film was nominated for eight oscars , winning two for best actor and best original screenplay . in his oscar acceptance speech , screenwriter dustin lance black recounted his own experience with milk’s story : “i heard the story of harvey milk , and it gave me hope . it gave me the hope to live my life . it gave me the hope that one day i could live my life openly as who i am…” despite his tragic death in 1978 , harvey milk’s legacy lives on through the harvey milk civil rights academy , an alternative school in the castro district of san francisco with a strong emphasis on teaching nonviolence and tolerance .
pill , the actress who plays kronenberg , offers the perspective of someone for whom milk and his era are a piece of history .
the life & times of malcolm fraser is a documentary about john malcolm fraser , prime minister of australia from november 11 1975 to march 11 1983 . fraser is central to the controversial events leading up to the 1975 dismissal by governor - general sir john kerr of the messianic gough whitlam and…
the original 1984 documentary / film about the american gay activist harvey milk who was elected to office in california for a short time in the late seventies is presently only . . .
( 1984 ) director rob epstein ' s oscar - winning documentary , narrated by harvey fierstein with original score by mark isham , presents a condign tribute to harvey bernard milk six years after his assassination . a year before his death , harvey tape - recorded his will , prescient of the possibility of his being murdered , in which he spoke of his political activism and time in office as being
done in the eyes of the gay movement .
sflive ' s christina marie interviews harvey milk ' s nephew , stuart milk . stuart carries on his uncles work , and is a leader in community activism , and a powerful gay rights advocate .
i had not heard of the harvey milk story , i rate this documentary highly . educational and historical . i wish i had found it earlier in my life . watch it !
the u . s . naval institute news reported thursday that navy secretary ray mabus signed a notification on july 14 that he intended to name a military sealift command fleet oiler the usns harvey milk . milk ' s nephew , stuart milk , said mabus told him that the ship would travel worldwide .
then : anne kronenberg worked as an aide to harvey milk after acting as campaign manager on his successful 1977 bid to become a city supervisor .
then : danny nicoletta worked in harvey milk’s photography store and was a campaign worker in his bids for state assemblyman and san francisco city supervisor .
. this offers a 13 - minute , 51 - second compilation of audio and video pieces that feature the real milk . these include “out of the bars and into the streets” ( audio , 13 : 51 ) , “texas gay conference five” ( audio , 47 : 34 ) , “harvey milk speaks out” ( video , 2 : 45 ) , “anti - proposition 6 election night party” ( audio , 10 : 04 ) and “harvey milk’s political will” ( audio , 13 : 18 ) . all of these offer a good snapshot of the real milk , though “will” is the most chilling , as it’s one example of the recordings milk made to be played if he was assassinated .
i had already started the project before harvey was killed . i started to do a film about the briggs initiative — proposition 6 — for the very reasons we were just talking about . that’s what i was interested in , that fight , which was new then , and then it all became embodied in harvey’s story . that was all part of it , which is why i ended up doing a film that was more about the times , and showing harvey as a man of history – that particular history – than a biopic documentary .
celebrate and educate : dear harvey , a play based on interviews with people who knew harvey milk , is available royalty - free for educational use or to raise funds for local lgbtqi support organizations . the script has been screened by middle and high school
a public vigil is scheduled for 7 : 30 p . m . at harvey milk park at 212 e . 3rd st . in long beach .
once elected , milk left the task of street organization to his grassroots team , who would lead marches to city hall , where milk would emerge to calm down the crowd .
all of this adds up to a crisp , compelling documentary . i would like a longer version of times that embraces a broader scope , but i can’t complain about the film we get . it develops a good portrait of an important time in american civil rights .
mr . salzman held up a small brass bell decorated with engraved leaves , the same bell that has been marking class changes for harvey milk students since the school ' s inception .
consider , too , the title : not just a phrase , it’s a clue to the film’s deepest meanings and qualities . the times of harvey milk works its magic upon the viewer by reaching beyond the limits of biography . made acutely aware of their mission by the events to which the film bears witness—the birth of a gay and lesbian community , assassination , a grief - soaked outpouring of monumental remembrance , a miscarriage of justice , reactive rage , and later reflection—the filmmakers offer up a portrait of a time and a place , not just a man . and they enshrine a people who responded to tragedy with a sublime collectivity that continues to resonate across the decades .
the film opens with acting mayor dianne feinstein breaking the news to the assembled press outside city hall that mayor george moscone and harvey milk had both been shot and killed by city supervisor dan white .
the commentary becomes a smidgen dry at times , but it usually provides an interesting examination of the film . while the aspects related to the movie’s creation and assembly are good , the track works the best when it gets into the participants’ views on milk and the era in which he worked . those personal moments give the commentary an emotional tone that allows it to become more compelling than many .
jones pointed to the
wholesale changes
in local government as an aspect of milk ' s legacy -
from the composition of the police department to the presence of gay and lesbian people at all levels of decision making .
* * file * * harvey milk poses in front of his camera shop in san francisco in this nov . 9 , 1977 file photo . twenty - five years after the assassination of one of the nation ' s first openly gay elected officials , . . . more
so while sean penn makes for a fine harvey milk in gus van sant ' s biopic , even that gifted an actor can ' t project the same power and presence of the person he mimics . it ' s quite something to hear this piece of milk rhetoric , cadence and message perfectly pitched to work the crowd :
it was from the castro that milk ran for office and was defeated three times before finally winning in the same election that placed the first chinese - american , the first black woman and the first avowed feminist on the board . milk was a master at self - promotion , and the movie includes vintage tv news footage showing him campaigning on such issues as
doggy - do ,
and stepping , with perfect timing , into a strategically placed pile of same at the climax of the interview .
the times of harvey milk is a fascinating and enormously moving look at a man and a movement , and at an important era in both san francisco and lgbt history . it also serves as a reminder of just how far the cause of lgbt rights has come . for instance , a tv news reporter blithely prefaces a question to milk with ,
some straights are concerned maybe the gays are taking over san francisco .
at a kqed debate over proposition 6 , with milk and gearhart facing off against state senator briggs , briggs claims the banishment of gay teachers would cut down on child molestation . milk informs him the data shows no correlation between that category of crime and sexual orientation . briggs insists :
we should cut out the homosexual group
to lessen the odds . this prompts milk to laugh ; he is genuinely amused at the man ' s tortured math in the service of bigotry .
kronenberg had been working in the women ' s movement when milk hired her .
gus van sant first visited san francisco in the 1970s . he came to visit a friend and never met harvey milk . by the time he returned in 1985 , it was as a triumph : on stage at the castro theatre , he introduced his debut feature , mala noche , to the audience of frameline ' s gay and lesbian film festival .
that was my introduction ,
recalls van sant .
it was when i met everyone .
above all , it was when he met local film - maker rob epstein , who had just won an academy award for his documentary masterpiece , the times of harvey milk . ever since , it seems , van sant has been haunted by the idea of making a dramatic film about milk .
the very first educational partnership of the foundation was with the play , “dear harvey – stories of harvey milk” written by patty loughery and commissioned by the diversionary theatre , the foundation and play write have partnered to provide the play to schools , universities , and community organizations throughout the us . work is in progress to have the play translated into spanish and italian and the play has been performed at the kennedy center in washington , dc as well as new york city’s fringe festival .
harvey milk , the first openly gay elected official in united states history , had been serving on san francisco ' s board of supervisors only 11 months when he , along with mayor george moscone , was assassinated in 1978 by dan white , a fellow supervisor disillusioned with the constant compromise of city politics and an opponent on gay - rights issues . harvey milk interweaves newsreel footage and personal interviews to construct a compelling portrait of these turbulent times : milk ' s rise to prominence in the castro ; moscone ' s emphasis on neighborhoods and the subsequent redistricting that allowed milk to be elected ; his successful fight against senator john briggs ' s inflammatory proposition 6 ; the assassination ; white ' s trial ; and its violent aftermath . the most moving images depict the massive but reverential candlelight march that followed the shootings , a sharp contrast to the riots after white ' s infamous twinkies - defense trial .
* * * * * in san francisco today , there’s a bust of harvey milk in the second - floor rotunda of city hall . in 2008 , when gay marriage became ( briefly ) legal and the demand far outstripped the capacity of the building’s official facilities for civil ceremonies , getting married with harvey became the favorite choice . from may to november , thousands of couples mounted those stairs and posed for photos . when sean penn insisted he’d star in milk only if it were shot in san francisco , and gus van sant happily agreed , the streets of the castro became a simulacrum of the 1970s , and survivors of those days came to pay homage and to march again for the cameras .
while protest rallies and grassroots movements were key tactics in milk’s campaign , at the core of his strategy was improving the lives of his constituents , even if that meant solving the basic problems of urban dwellers . for example , milk openly acknowledged that “whoever can solve the dogshit problem [ in the city ] can be elected mayor of san francisco , even president of the united states . ”
and then there was the grieving , after milk and moscone ' s deaths , and the concurrent tragedy of the jonestown massacre that left hundreds of bay area people dead in the fall of ' 78 , with the aids crisis soon to come .
epstein will be present for a screening of his documentary on tuesday , january 10 at the museum of the moving image ; the honors lunch takes place the following day . milk’s life also served as the basis of gus van sant’s 2008 biopic “milk , ” which starred sean penn in the title role alongside james franco and josh brolin .
in 1977 , san francisco politics was taken by storm when gay rights activist harvey milk was elected to the board of supervisors . as the first openly gay man elected to public office in the united states , milk’s election was a triumph over anti - gay stereotypes . milk’s ability to mobilize gays and straights alike resulted in the defeat of a statewide proposition to severely limit gays’ employment rights . though milk was assassinated 11 months after he was elected to office , his legacy of fighting for gay rights has inspired a new generation of civic activists across the united states , fighting for sexual equality and the expansion of civil liberties for gays and lesbians .
as documentary forms mutate amid the rush of new technologies and social networks of this millennium , the times of harvey milk endures . it has never stopped showing : in movie theaters , festivals , and every consumer format that comes along . for one thing , it holds its status as the gold standard in how to structure documentary narrative to capture the essence of a man , a community , and a moment in time . but it is also a film that continues to reinvent itself , as new publics drill ever deeper into its sedimental layers of history , mystery , and emotional power to find new inspiration .
people are still shocked by the whole trial , the results and the twinkie defense — that’s still stunning people who are unfamiliar with it . people react to the film on different levels , but certainly i think the primary response to the film is that , up until now , it’s where harvey milk has lived . for the past 20 years he’s lived in the documentary , and that’s continued for generations who weren’t familiar with the story . now , with “milk , ” there’s a whole other level of harvey’s story that will get out there , because “milk” is a much more personal film , in a way .
the foundation provided speakers and capacity building program offerings are one of the most effective and popular methods of public education and collaborative practices based on the legacy of harvey milk with its ability to support local , regional and national human rights efforts . stuart milk and anne kronenberg have supplied presidents , governors , ambassadors , schools , universities , businesses , government entities , labor unions , community - based groups , and other organizations with a personal link to harvey the man and the leader , while lending contemporary meaning to his core beliefs and values .
the history of the gay and lesbian community before the stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement .
addition : criterion region ' a ' blu - ray : march 2011 : firstly , this criterion blu - ray is described as a
director - approved digital transfer , from the ucla film and television archive restoration
and although the times of harvey milk is filled with imperfect vintage news clips of inferior quality is a wonderful example of the difference between sd vs . hd quality . the blu - ray image has thick , textured grain and colors are rich and full unlike the flatter , and boosted , dvd appearance . it is a pretty dramatic difference visually .
harvey milk believed that government should represent individuals , not just downtown interests , and should insure equality for all citizens while providing needed services . he spoke for the participation of lgbt people and other minorities in the political process . the more gay people came out of the closet , he believed , the more their families and friends would support protections for their equal rights . in the years since milk’s assassination , public opinion has shifted on gay marriage , gays in the military , and other issues , and there have been hundreds of openly lgbt public officials in america , yet the work continues . the harvey milk foundation , established by his nephew , stuart milk , and anne kronenberg , his campaign manager and aide , is dedicated to realizing his vision of equality and authenticity for everyone , everywhere .
it was in that mood that the crowd migrated to city hall , where harvey milk and mayor george moscone had been murdered in 1978 , but where , in 2008 , nearly 18 , 000 gay and lesbian couples had been married - often choosing to say their vows in the upstairs rotunda where a bust of harvey milk presided over the ceremonies . city hall ' s cavernous chambers were transformed for the evening into a high - fashion , cannes - style premiere party .
cohen , bennett . “the whole milk . ” san francisco magazine . november , 2008 .
after losing his first three campaigns , milk was elected supervisor of the city of san francisco in 1977 , and as the first openly gay man elected to public office in the united states , harvey milk had already reached a milestone in the fight for gay rights . however , for milk , winning the election , while monumental , was just the first step in his plan to promote gay rights and equality . milk sought not only to change the stereotypes that existed about gays , but to also promote a legal framework that supports gays , including the passage of a gay rights bill , and speaking out against a barrage of legislation which would restrict gays’ civil and political liberties .
harvey milk’s groundbreaking political career made him a symbol for a whole community but his success was built slowly and with the help of a network of adept and loyal friends and colleagues . as gus van sant’s new film milk shows , milk’s partner scott smith was a pivotal figure as he established himself as a prominent figure in the castro and later on cleve jones and anne kronenberg were energetically joined his fight to have their voices heard .
there is a lot of footage of milk , moscone and white ( who disapproved of homosexuals but was naive enough to once suggest that the issue be settled by a softball game between his ward and milk ' s ward ) . it is intercut with later interviews with many of milk ' s friends , including a veteran leftist who admits that he was prejudiced against gays for a long time , until he met milk and began to understand the political issues involved .
it features a photo of milk , a jew and member of the san francisco board of supervisors , taken in 1977 , the year he made history when he became the first openly gay elected official from a major city in the united states .
harvey milk ' s political career and the victory it represented for san francisco ' s homosexual community is contrasted with the first stirrings of the moral majority , stirrings to which mr . white was especially responsive . the film examines the controversy surrounding proposition 6 , the proposed california ordinance barring homosexuals from teaching in public schools , an issue on which mr . milk and mr . white were sharply divided .
this undated image released by the united states postal service shows the harvey milk forever stamp . the u . s . postal service will feature milk , the california politician and gay rights icon , on its commemorative stamp . the image is based on a photograph taken around 1977 as milk stood outside his castro street camera store in san francisco . ( ap photo / u . s . postal service ) org xmit : fx101 less
a documentary surveying the various hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of north american film .
harvey got me to put aside the revolutionary radical silliness , honestly , and be more practical ,
jones said .
at that point in my life , i was very heterophobic . i was one of those people who was building the ghetto walls to keep everyone else out . i thank god i met harvey milk and was able to learn from him .
berger recalled that milk was one of several ualbany graduates from his class who received commissions in the navy after they finished college .
anne kronenberg had seen
milk
for the first time the night before , and she was still reeling .
there is a chinese - american who parallels his own radicalization with milk ' s . and there is immensely moving , emotional footage of the two demonstrations inspired by the deaths of milk and moscone : a silent , candlelight parade of 45 , 000 people on the night of their deaths , and an angry night of rioting when white got what was perceived as a lenient sentence .
a true twentieth - century trailblazer , harvey milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay u . s . politicians elected to public office ; even after his assassination in 1978 , he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world .
then , the film started and silence descended , as the audience began to realise what a house of mirrors we had entered . as sean penn brilliantly disappeared into the body , voice and mannerisms of harvey milk , it got harder and harder to separate the world on the screen from the one we lived in . and when the film ended and the credits rolled , there could be no exit : we left the theatre only to enter the same streets we ' d been watching inside , just moments ago . harvey and his beautiful boys were gone , though : milk , to an assassin ' s bullet ; his legions of friends and lovers and followers to the scourge of aids , a disease unknown in his time . that is one of the many wonders of van sant ' s film : the 1970s were a world before aids , a window of time between the wonders of gay liberation and the horrors of the epidemic . that ' s part of the attenuated pleasure of the film : nobody knows that harvey is about to die , though he himself has premonitions ; nobody knows that they themselves will follow , with no assassin to put on trial . it ' s a world that disappeared .


an enemy of the people is a 1978 american drama film directed by george schaefer based on arthur miller 's 1950 adaptation of henrik ibsen 's 1882 play .

the film stars steve mcqueen in the lead role of scientist thomas stockmann , charles durning as his brother peter and bibi andersson as his wife catherine .

an enemy of the people ( film )

christoph gawenda as dr stockmann in the schaubühne production of an enemy of the people at the barbican . photograph : arno declair
the trinidad + tobago film festival is a division of new world film centre .
steve mcqueen in a little know film ' an enemy of the people ' dr thomas stockmann enters into a public meeting to discuss his alarming discoveries .
an enemy of the people . . . ‘i found the characters too one dimensional , ’ says ostermeier . photograph : arno declair
brothers in arms . . . william gaminara , left , and hugh bonneville in an enemy of the people . photograph : tristram kenton for the guardian
dates and a theater for “an enemy of the people , ” as well as casting and a design team , have yet to be announced .
baikie is a sober respectable town , but when anybody starts doing good by digging under this facade , he becomes an enemy of the people .
chuck d is reportedly suing a production company over the story rights to a film about public enemy .
anything that flies that ' s not a bird , we consider it an enemy .
following the success of the opera film rigoletto , opera spanga is dedicating 2006 to the filming of samson et dalila . the film premiered in 2007 in spanga .
…of henrik ibsen’s stage play an enemy of the people ( 1977 ) , a drama about a scientist’s efforts to expose his community’s polluted water system . the film was decidedly a labour of love for the actor , but it was poorly received and barely released theatrically .
the last shot of enemy is terrifying and unexpected . but what does it mean ?
production : a columbia tristar nordisk film distributors release of a nordisk film production . ( international sales : nordisk film , valby , denmark . ) produced by aage aaberge , kaare storemyr . co - producers , kim magnusson , edward a . dreyer . directed by erik skjoldbjaerg . screenplay , nikolaj frobenius , skjoldbjaerg , from the play
an enemy of the people
by henrik ibsen .
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the yale repertory theatre production of henrik ibsen ' s an enemy of the people , newly translated by paul walsh , begins performances october 6 prior to an official opening october 12 . directed by james bundy , the production will continue through october 28 at yale university theatre .
alt house is preventing another production company chuck has teamed up with to make a separate film about public enemy , claiming that it already holds the rights to chuck d and public enemy ' s story .
al - shabab has killed by firing squad people they accuse of being spies .
playwright branden jacobs - jenkins will create a new english adaptation of henrik ibsen’s “ an enemy of the people , ” to be directed by prominent german director thomas ostermeier in a production that will hit broadway in the 2017 - 18 season .
the film is set around the time of captain america : civil war and spider - man homecoming .
the 56 - year - old ' s lawsuit is allegedly attempting to block alt house from securing the film rights to his and public enemy ' s story .
waititi shot a facebook live at the end of shooting , which revealed that miek – an ally of hulk ' s from that same storyline – will appear in the film .
at the time of release , the $ 90 million movie was the most expensive foreign - funded film ever made .
in a certain sense , enemy , a loose adaptation of josé saramago’s the double , is an excellent harbinger of what villeneuve had on deck . like sicario and arrival , enemy is a saturated film , every moment practically dripping with suggestion ; in the case of enemy , that suggestion is of menace , danger , and calamity inching ever closer , frame by frame . villeneuve is a master of mise - en - scène , and in enemy , just as much as the two later movies he’d be lauded for , there’s an incredible consistency and intensity to his vision . from the brutalist architecture of the university of toronto scarsborough campus to the crisscrossing wires of the streetcars to the sepia - heavy color schemes to the camera , which dollies beautifully through the entire film , every element in front of villeneuve’s lens helps build a sense of dread and foreboding .
12 . oh yeah , there’s an alien queen roughly the size of the eiffel tower .
the broadway incarnation will be produced by david binder , the producer behind the tony - winning revival of “hedwig and the angry inch” as well as “of mice and men” with james franco . “ an enemy of the people ” follows a small - town doctor who discovers that the public baths are contaminated , but is then run out of town for potentially harming an amenity that is essential to the town’s tourism business .
a year ago toronto’s tarragon theatre presented an adaptation of henrik ibsen’s 1882 play an enemy of the people . actually it was twice adapted : a canadian version of a german production that had already taken considerable liberties with the norwegian original . it was a deserved success , and is now back for a second run with an additional transformation . the principal role and its performer , both formerly male , are now female .
norwegian helmer erik skjoldbjaerg returns to his native soil with
an enemy of the people ,
a skilful updating of the classic ibsen play about thwarted community activism and corporate sway . skjoldbjaerg gets closer to his characters , although the screenplay ' s exposure of unsavory elements in human nature diminishes overly warm feelings .
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her natural accent is two parts x factor cheryl to one part alan bennett , though in close to the enemy she’s got an aristocratic american drawl .
even just planning a sunday lunch and having some people around , i’m like hyperventilating . i just like an easy life . ”
enemy movie ending explained ? the meaning of the jake gyllenhaal and denis villeneuve movie , spiders and all ( a theory ) .
some veterans of the battle depicted in the movie hated its inaccuracies so much they called on russia to ban the film outright .
enemy of the people is the world premiere adaptation of henrik ibsen’s classic about a scientist who takes on his hometown after discovering an environmental catastrophe . utilizing story theater elements and a revised structure , this adaptation centers on a fundamental question that’s as resonant now as ever : does democracy work ?
in the enemy of the people the walls are blackboards , furniture drawn on to them in chalk , then scrawled over , crossed out , defaced and , brilliantly , just before the protagonist dr stockmann’s big moment , whitewashed . the sparse simplicity of the space throws the emphasis onto the actors and the text .
the tragedy of an honest man destroyed by a town ' s greed . [ video ]
having failed to win over hollywood with the unreleased 2001 feature “prozac nation , ” norwegian helmer erik skjoldbjaerg returns to his native soil with “an enemy of the people , ” a skilful updating of the classic ibsen play about thwarted community activism and corporate sway . shedding some of the sangfroid that marred even his lauded first feature , [ … ]
when the late steve mcqueen appeared in ' ' an enemy of the people ' ' in 1976 , only to find that warner bros . was unwilling to release the film the following year , it sounded as if mr . mcqueen ' s brush with ibsen might have been genuinely disastrous . it wasn ' t , but neither was it exciting enough to warrant an expensive , big - studio publicity campaign or to lure a large audience .
arthur miller ( same guy who wrote the plays death of a salesman and the crucible ) wrote the screenplay for this film version of ibsen ' s play .
don’t get caught in the crosshairs . here are a few things you probably didn’t know about enemy at the gates .
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“i’m happy working with people who don’t cast people because of the size of their f * * * * * * instagram… sorry , i swear way too much . you’re like ‘f * * * , i can’t write that down’ . ”
the film has its new york premiere today at the public theater , which is just about the ideal place for it . here is an atypical , not very successful performance by an actor who was never less than interesting , even when his work was as misguided as it is here . ' ' an enemy of the people , ' ' which was directed by george schaefer , isn ' t dreadful , but there have probably been high - school productions of the play that were just as competent . still , mr . mcqueen ' s presence lends the movie a certain fascination . even his appearance , which is uncharacteristically hirsute and blank , helps make the film more of a curiosity than a failure .
most people in kazakhstan realised rather quickly that the film was aimed more at an audience in america than in borat’s homeland . sacha baron cohen’s main objective seemed to be to get an outsider’s view of the us and reveal the prejudices of the americans who borat interacts with – prejudices that most people in the us would like to pretend don’t exist . he was functioning as a sort of 21st century alexis de tocqueville . and once it became clear that this was baron cohen’s aim , most ordinary kazakhs lost interest in the borat phenomenon altogether .
why , unlike some people , canadians don’t lose their minds over supreme court . . .
chatterji is an ambitious and self - made young man who becomes the director of the company he works for .
the most recent play by macarthur “genius grant” winner jacobs - jenkins , “everybody , ” played at off broadwa’s signature theater earlier this season . his 2015 play “gloria” was a finalist for the pulitzer prize for drama , and additional credits include “appropriate” and “an octoroon . ””enemy of the people” will mark his broadway debut .
the actress also talks to thr about pushing to audition for the film and a24 ' s unconventional release strategy .
your junk is falling out of your trunk . shake a tail light , people — this lane is for you .
a clip from the 1966 arthur miller adaptation . this is the first part of the film , but you can watch all 12 parts on youtube .
playwright branden jacobs - jenkins will create a new english adaptation of henrik ibsen’s “an enemy of the people , ” to be directed by prominent german director thomas ostermeier in a production that will hit broadway in the 2017 - 18 season . the new staging will be based on the production from schaubühne ( the berlin theater of which ostermeier is a . d . ) , with a [ … ]
there is certainly still , in england , a nasty nationalism whenever the germans come and beat us in football , which they always do ! ( laughs . ) and there are horrible jokes about the germans being nazis . they’re not nazis ; they’re a most wonderfully inspiring people with a wonderful culture . they just , after the first world war , fell foul of this horrible nazi idea . so i like the way that [ nolan ] made it more about an essential situation of people trapped and surrounded by an enemy .
the khmer rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s . yet the killing fields of cambodia remain unexplained . until now . enter thet sambath , an unassuming , yet cunning , . . . see full summary »
an enemy of the people never makes this kind of mistake . it makes changes : “ch - ch - ch - changes” to quote the david bowie song that the characters have an irritating habit of singing . it has a darker ending than the one ibsen provided , and in this it follows its own logic . but that turns out to be a variation on ibsen’s , not a contradiction of it . the essential drama is there : the feuding of brothers , or in this case of brother and sister ; the shifting tides of personal and political interest , coming to a thrilling head in the newspaper office .
as we packed up to leave the al - shabab training camp , the fighters ' commander warned his relaxed men that anything in the skies from that moment on was again an enemy aircraft - and not a harmless drone .
short synopsis samson , who has led his people to victory time and time again and seems to be imbued with inexhaustible strength , is seduced by a beautiful woman from the enemy camp , delilah . all attempts to banish this woman from his life are doomed to failure . she conquers him with her irresistible charm and in the heat of passionate lovemaking she wrests his secret from him . his strength vanishes and he becomes the impotent plaything of his enemy . his beloved delilah takes advantage of every opportunity to humiliate him publicly in front of her whole people , to the greater glory of herself . god , however , who has not forgotten samson , restores his strength one final time . mustering his last ounce of strength , samson succeeds in casting himself and the enemy into oblivion .
the spiders , then , feel less like a literal function of the plot and more like an overarching metaphor . in an interview with gyllenhaal and villeneuve that plays after the credits on amazon prime , the director said this about the spiders :
waititi has hinted at the tone of the film , saying
the new logo suits the ' 70s / ' 80s sci - fi fantasy that this film is becoming
. anyone else thinking of the neverending story right now ? he has also said that he is basically ignoring the other two thor films and the rest of the mcu , which is a bold move and no mistake .
in an enemy of the people , a small norwegian town is banking on its medicinal baths to bring prosperity . “but its economic growth and moral health are threatened when dr . thomas stockmann ( rogers ) uncovers a toxic secret that pits him against his brother , mayor peter stockmann ( colantoni ) , ” according to production notes .
likely euron greyjoy , who currently hunts theon and yara , along with trying to take danny as his wife . the ship looks surprisingly dragon - like . also of note , euron could hold the dragonbinder , a magical horn capable of subduing dragons . perhaps cersei and euron will join forces - ' the enemy of my enemy is my friend ' .
the film is named for the norse end of the world myth ragnarok – which is supposed to kill off the gods and bring mankind to the brink of extinction ( quite literally – leaving only two survivors left to repopulate the world ) .
ten years ago , anyone without a job could get a mortgage in the us . tony blair was the uk’s lame duck prime minister . al–qaeda , rather than is , was public enemy number one . and the satire film borat : cultural learnings of america for make benefit glorious nation of kazakhstan was in cinemas .
model outdoorsman : why this supermodel is living off - grid on an island off the coast of b . c .
don ' t think ibsen , think modern european film . . . with great scenery . . .
an enemy of the people , directed by george schaefer ; screenplay by alexander jacobs , as adapted for the american stage by arthur miller ; cinematography by paul loh - mann ; edited by sheldon kahn ; music by leon - ard rosenman ; produced by mr . schaefer ; pre - sented by joseph papp in association with the fdm foundation for the arts ; distributed by warner brothers classics . at the public theater , 425 lafayette street . running time : 103 minutes . this film is rated g .
well , i applaud that and , in fact , we had a conversation when he first approached me about whether the germans should ever be referred to . he took out any reference to the germans and just called them “the enemy , ” which i thought was really good in that it’s not a history lesson . and even when you think about it , the second world war was not a war between the german people and the english people . it was a war against the idea of fascism , the idea that one man , a dictator in this case , or one race of being , the aryan race , is better than another individual or race of people . and the english had taken advantage of that idea just as much as the germans in our treatment of african slaves , which was just as cruel and vicious . so the fact that he calls them just “the enemy” and you never see their faces , i felt this respect towards the german people , who i think are rightly a little tired of being banged on about the second world war .
ibsen ’s thrilling play is a searing examination of the intricate workings of power and influence , and an investigation into who holds real authority in society .
spoiler : tania was originally supposed to die , but the studio demanded the film’s conclusion be changed because it wanted a happy ending .
[ sakaar is ] basically where every wormhole across the universe dumps out its trash , so you get people from all walks of life with all sorts of incredible abilities and powers .
19 . jeff goldblum’s father spends the entire second half of the movie collecting children . he starts with three and ends with an entire busload of kids abandoned by the worst adults in the universe .
it is something that was discussed but it doesn’t mean we talked like that all the time - - absolutely not ,
roessner recalled .
and indeed , they don’t talk like that in the film the entire time , but my journal is filled with little bits of dialogue of things that people would say to me . they weren’t intending to be philosophical at times . but i got the wisdom . it never left me , obviously , because it made it to the film a decade later . you’d be surprised at how intelligent people get when the bullet starts flying .
there ' s not much spark to ' ' an enemy of the people , ' ' but it never sounds a desperately wrong note , either . it wouldn ' t have been surprising to find a movie star of mr . mcqueen ' s stature experimenting quietly with such prestigious but unlikely material in a workshop production on the stage somewhere . on the screen , the effort is just as frail and uncertain , but perhaps more unexpected .
stephen poliakoff saw it when he cast her in his latest prestige tv drama , bbc2’s close to the enemy , which starts next week .
waititi has said his film will be a mere 90 minutes long , making it the shortest mcu instalment yet by far .
although she isn ' t always strictly thor ' s enemy , hela is being billed as the main villain of the movie . there are plenty of other antagonists on the board , including grandmaster , the ever - troublesome skurge and the gigantic fire demon surtur .
3 . the mega ufo has legs , like a spider legs but , you know , the size of a city . one of these legs dig into the east coast of the usa , and stops in the backyard of the recreation of the white house — destroyed in the first film . the city - sized leg of a giant ufo doesn ' t totally destroy the most politically loaded building in the nation ; it just knocks over the american flag on its roof .
it was the first film where i was the eldest member of the cast , to my surprise . i guess , because of the internet , young actors are so much more conscious of a wide range of international filmmakers from korea , spain and all over the place . they have much more taste than i remember having at their age . the ones on this film were much more keen to be involved in good films with very artistic directors than just to be famous or make a lot of money or anything like that . their enthusiasm for quality was very encouraging . i hope [ dunkirk ] is like the deer hunter — so many people were introduced to us , in terms of film , like christopher walken and meryl streep . here , you’ve got a number of actors making their first film ever . i hope it’ll become a collector’s item in that way .
while villeneuve declined to divulge the meaning of the last shot , wanting to let viewers figure it out for themselves , gadon has a theory about the spider .
i think the spider is a sign of his fear of female intimacy ; it ' s a physical manifestation of his fear of female intimacy ,
she tells thr .
i think at this point in the film where he ' s able to achieve closeness with a woman , he freaks out and all of a sudden i turn into the symbol of his greatest fear .
indeed , the concept of female intimacy and the closeness between two people were some of the things villeneuve said he wanted to focus on before he even cast the film , according to a letter he wrote that was attached to the script during the process , gadon explains .
[ the letter ] basically said that he was very curious about exploring the notion of female intimacy and intimacy between two people and what that meant and how that changed us and relationships and what they were about ,
the actress says .
and he said that this script was very open , and he wanted to go on an exploration with people .
the film was shot in the fall of 1976 and completed by february 1977 , but languished on the shelf for years . warners didn ' t know how to promote the film , a piece of classical theater starring an action superstar playing against the image he had carefully crafted over the past couple of decades . they test marketed the film in 1978 to fair attendance and lukewarm reviews . to audiences unfamiliar with the play , the title sounded more like a western than a serious drama , and mcqueen ' s name above the title further confused expectations . on screen , he was unrecognizable under the bushy beard , long hair , and wire - rimmed glasses .
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[ warning : spoilers ahead for the film enemy . ] if you ' re an actress starring in a movie about two identical characters , playing a woman who ' s married to one of them , how do you know what your role is when the relationship between the two look - alikes is never explained and they could be two sides of the same person ? that was the complicated question faced by actress sarah gadon when she joined the cast of the jake gyllenhaal starrer enemy , directed by prisoners ' denis villeneuve . gadon plays the wife of one of gyllenhaal ' s characters , actor anthony st . claire , who ' s contacted by history teacher adam bell after bell notices the two look exactly alike . a series of contentious encounters ultimately lead the two men to switch places .
4 . there’s an entire story about space pilots from across the world . the storyline works because the characters who speak languages that aren’t english are more than a dumb punchline , and because it basically doubles the film as a spiritual sequel to starship troopers .
in satyajit ray’s absorbing contemporary adaptation of a play by henrik ibsen , a good - hearted doctor discovers that the serious illness befalling the citizens of his small bengali town may be due to a contamination of the holy water at the local temple . his findings are met not with public gratitude but with rancor , as well as opposition from local authorities , who are afraid the news will keep visitors away . stately in style but with a fiery debate at its heart , an enemy of the people gets at the tension between religion and science in everyday indian life .
according to editors at tmz , the frontman of the politically conscious hip - hop group allegedly agreed to make a documentary with alt house productions ' about spectrum city , the group he was a member of before forming public enemy in 1982 .
and lastly , let’s speak to the claim that this film is joyless . judging from critical reaction and public interest , few people will actually see this movie , so , allow me to whet the appetite of those who remain curious . here are 23 pieces of evidence for the case that independence day : resurgence deserves a place in the catalogue of great sci - fi b - movies .
a group of 30 volunteers has collected more than 1 , 200 dead bodies from beneath of the rubble of the destroyed city .
having failed to win over hollywood with the unreleased 2001 feature “prozac nation , ” norwegian helmer erik skjoldbjaerg returns to his native soil with “an enemy of the people , ” a skilful updating of the classic ibsen play about thwarted community activism and corporate sway . shedding some of the sangfroid that marred even his lauded first feature , “insomnia , ” skjoldbjaerg gets closer to his characters , although the screenplay’s exposure of unsavory elements in human nature diminishes overly warm feelings . pic received mixed reviews locally , but smart use of the breathtaking norwegian countryside should boost appeal to fests with a nordic bent .
stunt coordinator rowley irlam won an emmy for his work on season 5 , which saw 20 people set on fire across a single day , but with season 7 they reached that figure in one go .
8 . president bill pullman has , for decades , suffered visions of this grand attack , but somehow is allowed to sneak away from the guards in an alien prison to release an alien into a room with him .
perhaps the most creative response to the film came from the famous violin player marat bisengaliev . bisengaliev contacted me to raise funds to commission a piece of original music that would meaningfully represent kazakh culture .
a scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted .
there are rumours of a guardians of the galaxy cameo ahead of their team - up with thor in infinity war .
satyajit ray was ailing when he made them , but these three works from the great filmmaker’s final years show an artist at the height of his powers .
in 2014 she joined the 1920s - set peaky blinders , as wealthy widow may carleton , but it’s only in close to the enemy that she’s had the chance to inhabit her favourite decade , the 1940s .
upon his arrival in afghanistan , mcmahon is briefed by a bunch of washington bureaucrats , who make one thing clear : no more troops . naturally , mcmahon takes a flash appraisal of the situation and decides he needs 40 , 000 more soldiers to secure the most dangerous , taliban - infested region of the country . only then , he reasons , will the local population believe in the occupying forces’ ability to protect them . but if the enemy are insurgents — “regular people in regular people clothes” — how are american soldiers supposed to identify them , one demoralized corporal ( lakeith stanfield ) wants to know .
the film was a hit on its release 10 years ago – but its reception in borat’s homeland was complicated , writes kazakh yerlan askarbekov .
“people do like casting me as posh birds for some reason , ” she muses in between forkfuls of the pret salad she’s brought along for lunch . “i don’t know why . it’s like the complete opposite of what i am . ”
excerpt , more at my location - filmmakers have long been obsessed by the vietnam conflict . from kubrick to coppola and all stops in between , the war has been a cinema staple for years . somehow , the khmer rouge regime in cambodia has failed to ignite western interest to anywhere near the same extent . remaining in the shadow of its neighbour , a genocide which saw the massacre of up to two million people in the aftermath of the vietnam war has rarely been represented on screen . enemies of the people is a deeply personal film which , despite its harrowing content , offers a real sense of redemption to those who are both victims and perpetrators of the khmer rouge . more than just a labour of love for thet sambath , it offers a sense of closure and reconciliation - and serves as a powerful and unique historical document .
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14 . anyway , back to president pullman . he is the lone pilot that flies a suicide payload of fusion bombs into an alien mothership .
in turn - of - the - century mississippi , an 11 - year - old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to memphis and a series of adventures .
we ' ve also heard that the cotati could show up in film . the plant - like alien race have a strong connection to pom klementieff ' s new guardians of the galaxy vol 2 character mantis , which could indicate a link between the two movies . no word on whether she might make an appearance herself yet .
and star trek ' s karl urban will be taking on the role of thor ' s long - time foe skurge , an asgardian also known as the executioner .
22 . and do you know the first thing the alien queen sees on earth ? jeff goldblum’s father’s magical school bus full of abandoned kids , speeding through the desert . minutes before a potential apocalypse , an alien queen the size of the eiffel tower chases a school bus full of kids .
the footage also revealed some figures that apparently looked a lot like the eternals – a race of space gods with a past linked to earth ( marvel has a lot of different space god races knocking around ) . as thanos is technically one of their members , an appearance wouldn ' t be out of the realms of possibility .
an up - and - coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high - stakes match against a long - time master of the game .
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tony oldham obtained his film degree at the university of west london . in 2011 he co - founded blackstone valentine films in london . in 2015 he made his directorial debuts with the documentary “diva” and the fiction feature “the last kill” respectively .
the ' planet hulk ' story is being incorporated into the film , with thor and hulk forced to fight for the entertainment of the masses on sakaar . although it looks like hulk might be happier in his role than his fellow avenger is .
an example of a scene reconstructed from his journal is a conversation in which one of the men in his unit tells ocre that
there ' s a bullet out there for everyone .
i went to see this film as part of the norwegian film festival in london , with the director on stage afterwards for a question & answer session . i really enjoyed the film - the lead character was very interesting , it has a well developed plot , and a few great supporting characters / actors . the director ' s insight afterwards was illuminating - he revealed that the lead character was loosely based on michael moore . he also talked about his other films - he expressed pride in prozac nation , despite the lack of a widespread release , and he even said that he was reasonably happy with the hollywood remake of insomnia . definitely a thought provoking film that is worth seeing for its examination of those who don ' t go along with mainstream opinions , and flawed hero characters . . . without a nicely tied up ending !
21 . when the smaller ship containing the alien queen is destroyed , its passenger — the one roughly the size of the eiffel tower — survives and we discover the alien queen has the exact same alien design as the normal aliens , just now it’s really , really big ! why would an alien need to be this big , you ask ? my best guess is someone who was both involved with the creation of this film , yes doesn’t know how movies work on a metaphysical level , thought the alien queen might leap from the screen , make its way into an adjoining theater , find the bfg and rip off its head .
chris calls it an intimate epic . everything has to happen for real in front of the camera when you’re in a chris nolan film , because he doesn’t like to add anything with [ too much ] computer - generated images . i think the scene where there are a lot of men in the water , a boat is sinking and an airplane crashes — that technically took a long time to set up and was a very , very complicated thing to coordinate in the air and the water as well .
15 . and he does this in front of his fighter pilot daughter , who is not played by mae whitman , as in the original , even though much of the original cast returns and mae whitman is a great actress . safe to say the absence of mae whitman is this film’s most unforgivable mistake .
two towns to the north of king ' s landing . one of three shots as the camera glides to the north above the map kept at dragonstone .
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helen’s transformation into a spider , then , has precedent . but enemy doesn’t contain any weaving contests , unless the dvd’s got some deleted scenes . instead , the spider connection seems to stem from a different system of thought : the freudian madonna - whore complex , in which men see women as either saintly mothers or worthless sex objects . the spiders are implicated early on in the film in some sort of sexual rite , and when helen , a pregnant woman , turns into the spider after having sex with adam — shortly after anthony cheats on his pregnant wife with mary — it could be seen as a literalization of adam’s disturbed psyche , which can’t handle intimate relationships . enemy appears to say that even though adam has done away with anthony — and mary , an innocent bystander who represents some sort of purely sexual relationship , in the process — he still has a ways to go before he can reconcile these two facets of womanhood . and note the names : mary , the mother of christ ; and helen , the catalyst for the trojan war . there’s also a motif around high heels , an obvious feminine symbol : adam and anthony each notice helen and mary’s heels at separate points in the film , and the platform heels used to crush the spider at the beginning are , uh , hard to miss .
our cameraman was also not enthusiastic about taking a drone to an area controlled by al - shabab .
harvey weinstein has arrived at a manhattan courthouse for arraignment on charges alleging he committed a sex crime against a third woman . courthouse guards told people arriving for jury duty to wait or use a different entrance as weinstein arrived . an updated indictment alleges the . . .
tcm celebrates the 100th anniversary of a musical legend with three nights of programming devoted to some of leonard bernstein ' s . . . more
in this adaption of the ibsen stage play , an idealistic physician discovers that the town ' s hot springs are dangerously contaminated . but with the community relying on the spa for tourist dollars , his warnings to the falls for deaf ears .
danny flies above the dothraki as they charge into battle . an awe - striking shot to finish a tantalising new trailer .
a film that handles ambiguity and symbolism so deftly , while still providing the more concrete thrills of watching a great actor and great director do adventurous , striking work , is a rare and special thing , and that’s why enemy ’s so brilliant : it can support these readings while still not giving itself away . although arachnophobes might want to sit this one out .
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it’s only the end of the world if your doomsday kit doesn’t include rosé .
this was my first reaction as well , but one thing critics haven’t done thus far—probably because they’re confined to the spoiler - free zone of the review—is offer a theory that tries to make sense of it all . this is a movie that begins with the epigraph , “chaos is order yet undeciphered” ( a line from josé saramago’s the double , the novel on which the movie is based ) . though the movie may appear inexplicable at first , this epigraph suggests that we can make some sense of it , some order , if we just know how it can be deciphered . and villeneuve has backed this up . in an interview with the huffington post , he said , “ if you look at enemy again , you can see that everything has an answer and a meaning . ” major spoilers ahead , obviously . i’ll offer a theory . while enemy has been billed as an erotic thriller and a doppelganger movie—and it is both those things—i think ultimately it’s a parable about what it’s like to live under a totalitarian state without knowing it . it’s an invasion of the body snatchers movie in which you don’t even realize it’s an invasion of the body snatchers movie until the end—until it’s too late for our hero . in this case , the body snatchers just happen to be giant spiders .
davos talks as a snowstorm crashes on , implying this shot is taken north of the wall . men / wildlings defend themselves from an unseen threat / white walkers .
the ending of denis villeneuve’s new movie enemy has been called perhaps “ the scariest ending of any film ever made . ” and much of its scariness derives from its initial inexplicability . the movie has described as “ head - scratching , ” “ mysterious , ” and “ gloriously enigmatic . ” as one critic put it , “i kinda dug it but i have no idea if it’s any good or what happened or where i am anymore and what aiiiiiiiieeeeeeee that last sound / shot . ”
most movies about war are mission oriented , about taking a hill , or a village , or capturing enemy troops . roessner ' s movie is also mission oriented , but it’s a different kind of mission .
such remarks illustrate the initial strategy for dealing with the film on the part of the kazakh government – attempting to brush it off as no big deal . but later baron cohen was mentioned in a session of kazakhstan’s parliament by the foreign affairs minister of the time , yerzhan kazykhanov : “with the picture’s release , kazakhstan increased the number of visas it issues by 10 times . this is a great victory , and i am grateful to borat for attracting tourists to kazakhstan . ”
whatever happens in this film , hemsworth , thompson and ruffalo have been spotted on location for infinity war , so will probably be back together soon .
and where did the spiders come from ? why do fascist regimes arise again and again throughout history , in “a pattern , ” as adam reminds us ? enemy suggests that this tendency to create totalitarian regimes is part of human nature , that it comes from within us . after all , even adam , the ostensible good twin , is an extremely flawed character—he sells out his girlfriend , cheats on her with another woman , and earlier he tries to rape her . as the movie goes on , he becomes more and more like anthony . villeneuve , who has otherwise been tight - lipped about his film , has said this about enemy : “sometimes you have compulsions that you can’t control coming from the subconscious … they are the dictator inside ourselves . ”
in the marvel cinematic universe canon , the thor movies tend to get overlooked in favour of iron man , captain america and guardians of the galaxy .
kombo yannick is one of the many african asylum seekers braving the longer latin america route to the us .
the beam hit o’grady’s plane , then bounced down to the oncoming missile which honed in for the kill . with a top speed of over 1 , 864 miles an hour , it hit the f - 16 within 10 seconds from launch .
video : jake gyllenhaal reveals ' gross ' hand injury gadon adds that she
knew that the filmmaking process would be very unique and experimental ,
which is exactly what she wanted . she tells thr that she had been a fan of villeneuve ' s more unusual films like maelstrom and polytechnique , and when she found out the french - canadian director was making his first english - language film in enemy , she knew she had to do whatever it took to be a part of that film .
' he ' s making his first film in english , i have to be in this film , '
gadon says of her thought process .
so i tracked the project , and this was before even jake was attached and they were looking at potential leads . … once they had settled on jake , i basically badgered them ( laughs ) to audition me , and i auditioned with jake and i got the role , thankfully .
while filming , gadon and gyllenhaal had a lot of freedom , she tells thr .
and the connection to infinity war could possibly mean that thanos – or at least some of the missing infinity stones – could have a part to play in the film . that link was heavily hinted at in thor ' s avengers : infinity war vision ( the one joss whedon clashed with marvel execs over ) and , incidentally , grandmaster has been in possession of one of the stones in the past . . .
why spiders , specifically ? it’s hard to say . there aren’t any eight - legged creatures in the double . but there is this passage from saramago’s the year of the death of ricardo reis , in which he weaves an elaborate metaphor comparing the fascist police and their allies to spiders :
we live in a dark age , when freedoms are diminishing , when there is no space for criticism , when totalitarianism—the totalitarianism of multinational corporations , of the marketplace—no longer even needs an ideology , and religious intolerance is on the rise . orwell’s ‘1984’ is already here .
al jazeera ' s hamza mohamed wanted to film al - shabab fighters in their training camp using a drone - it was a risky and delicate move .
a thriller set at the beginning of the 1980 ' s norwegian oil boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the norwegian sea leads to tragedy .
ibsen wrote his 1882 play in response to the drubbing he had got for ghosts . it’s easy to think of it as a straightforward story of one truth - teller against convention : for “enemy” read “hero” . this is how arthur miller saw it when in 1951 he stripped “the dull green tones of victorianism” from the play and made of it a magnificent clarion call . yet one of the arresting things about ibsen’s play is the complication of its central figure . christopher hampton ’s subtle 1997 version , used here , shows him as both principled and preposterous .
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“i think it was just coincidence that we’ve worked together to begin with and it was coincidence with the people who hired us as well . not that we had any scenes together . ”
the film will see the return of hela ( we don ' t know where she ' s been yet ) , who promptly destroys thor ' s hammer . the thunder god is banished to the planet sakaar and forced to fight in the grandmaster ' s arena , while hela makes a bid to conquer asgard .
but not all kazakhs felt that way . after the character was introduced on da ali g show , baron cohen’s website was blocked in kazakhstan for a time . just a year ago , i met a kazakh fitness instructor who worked at a gym in new york city when the borat film was released in 2006 . he said that he was in a manhattan crowd just a couple of steps away from baron cohen during the film’s premiere . and our guy very much wanted to beat the actor up , because he was outraged by the portrayal of kazakhstan . we’ve since laughed about the story – he told me how he calmed down and realised that it would be pr disaster for our people if he did .