Complex sentence: Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk and Josh Brolin as Dan White, a city supervisor who assassinated Milk, and was released to much acclaim, earned numerous accolades from film critics and guilds.
Split into simpler sentences: Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk and Josh Brolin as Dan White, a city supervisor who assassinated Milk. The film was released to much acclaim, earned numerous accolades from film critics and guilds.