Times Of Harvey Milk, The: The Criterion Collection
CriterionA true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and the first openly gay U.S. politician elected to public office; even after his assassination, in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
The Oscar-winning The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by Rob Epstein (The Celluloid Closet, Howl), was, like its subject, groundbreaking.
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. This exhilarating trove of archival footage and heartfelt interviews is as much a vivid portrait of a time and place (San Francisco's historic Castro District in the seventies) as a testament to the legacy of a political visionary.
Reasons to Buy
- This film is packed with actual footage of gay hero Harvey Milk.
- Essential viewing for fans of the new Gus Van Sant film, Milk.
- This film is the real deal -- essential.
DVD Features
Audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein, coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel NicolettaInterview clips not used in the film
New interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else
New program about The Times Of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant's Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta
Rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk
Excerpts from Epstein's research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith
Footage from the film's Castor Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards
Panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White's trial
Excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk's and Mayor George Moscone's assassinations
Original theatrical trailer
A booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk's nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film's restoration by UCLA's Ross Lipman
Information
- Director: Rob Epstein
- Producer: Richard Schmiechen
- Writer: Rob Epstein
- Length: 1 hrs. 28 mins.
- Rating: NR
- Released: Mar 22 2011
- Production Year: 1984
- TLA SKU: 1560367
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC Code: 715515068710
- Catalog #: DB1192586
Reviews
2 Reviews for Times Of Harvey Milk, The: The Criterion Collection
Write a ReviewReview by David Bleiler
In-House Review - Dec 16 2010
Review by Amos Lassen
The Criterion Collection
Amos Lassen
Criterion is rereleasing the wonderful documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk" and no doubt is because of the success of the Hollywood production for which Sean Penn won a... Read More