You Gotta Give Them Hope

Harvey once said about minorities, "Life without hope isn't worth living. You've got to give them hope. You've gotta give them hope."

I have very high hopes for the movie, Milk. The trailer came out this week.

In fact, I have such high hope for it, that it is my secret sleeper film bet in the Hollywood Stock Exchange.

Based on the trailer and what I've read about the reactions from those who knew Harvey Milk, Sean Penn's acting is spot on.

Sean Penn is very believable in the trailer. I couldn't imagine him in the role until I saw him in the trailer, though (as borne out by my prior musings on this movie).

I suspect he will get an Academy Award nomination, if not win. I've not seen any other acting as good this year.

Josh Brolin as assassin Dan Brown does a great job from what can be seen here, too. There has been a lot of buzz about the quality of his acting, too.

In the trailer, there are some touching scenes and some that make you laugh.

Now I wish it would come out in October instead of November, after the election. It might change some minds about the debate over "family values".

It helps to see the arguments in their early days. They were devoid of truth and justice then, as they are now. It is amazing that we keep spinning our wheels politically. Except however fast they spin, we seem to be moving forward, however slowly it seems to us.

Got Milk?

They are still filming the movie, "Milk", around the City. March 9 is the reconstruction of the 1978 Gay Freedom Day for the film. They are recruiting extras.

What is amusing is the release you have to sign. It seems a bit over-reaching or perhaps it is forward thinking. I can't tell which.

By agreeing to participate in this recreation, you hereby grant Milk Productions, LLC the right, but not the obligation, to photograph you and exploit your likeness, voice and other sound effects in and in connection with the production, exhibition, distribution, promotion, exploitation, publicity and advertising of a motion picture without compensation in all media throughout the universe in perpetuity.

Really? All media throughout the entire universe forever? What if I have already granted a print exclusive to Alpha Centauri?

I have enjoyed watching the changes made in the Castro for the filming in late January and early February. My father passed away in another state, so I didn't get to see all the filming.

They repainted the Castro Theatre sign to the 1970's red and bright colors, as well as repaired the broken neon.

They hid the MUNI Harvey Milk Plaza Metro Station behind plywood for obvious reasons.

They even hid the Sprint store behind plywood for not so obvious reasons.

The best of all was the all too brief return of 1970s gas prices.