James Franco as real-life gay rights activist Scott Smith, Sean Penn as Harvey Milk. Photo: Phil Bray/Focus Features. Gus Van Sant’s new film Milk tells the story of Harvey Milk, who in 1977 became the first openly gay man to be elected to a major public office in the United States, only to be assassinated within his first year of serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. At turns tragic and exhilarating, the film chronicles the last eight years of Milk’s life (played by Sean Penn), when he worked on campaigns for public office and the protection of gay...
MUSIC: Iron and Wine, Blitzen Trapper Terminal 5 We like Iron and Wine as much as the next guy, sure, but we've got to say, dude's gonna have a hard time following Blitzen Trapper's high-energy, countrified indie rock. We're sure he'll be fine though. $38. THEATER: American Buffalo (opens tonight) Belasco Theater Tue 7pm; Wed-Sat 2pm; Sun 3pm A revival of David Mamet's play about three petty thieves who attempt to steal a valuable coin collection. $26.5-$116.50. TALKS & READINGS: The Life and Legacy of Harvey Milk The LGBT Community Center 6:30pm New York Times editor Marcus Mabry moderates screenwriter...
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to a public office in the U.S. (though some of the Founding Fathers seemed a bit iffy at times). He was then murdered by a fellow city supervisor who hated Harvey Milk being the first openly gay man elected to a public office in the U.S., because that's the American way. Gus Van Sant has made the story into a biopic starring Josh Brolin, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, and Sean Penn as Milk, a role that will surely get him Oscar nominations and other prizes made of gold....
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-FreeHere's who's on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose: Momahed El-Erian The Daily Show: Geo Beach The Colbert Report: Garrett Reisman The Late Show with David Letterman: David Duchovny and Black Kids Jay Leno: Kelsey Grammer, Gavin DeGraw, Hugh Rowland, and Drew Sherwood Jimmy Kimmel Live: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mel B, and Does It Offend You Yeah? Tavis Smiley: Sidney Poitier (repeat) Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Emile Hirsch, Terrell Owens, and Craig Baldo (repeat) The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Amanda Peet and Lance Morrow...
