DVD : The Times of Harvey Milk 1984
List Price: $29.95Amazon.com's Price: $24.99 You Save: $4.96 (17%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 7 to 10 days
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781567303506
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC
ISBN: 1567303501
Label: New Yorker Video
Manufacturer: New Yorker Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: New Yorker Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 08, 2004
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 1715
Studio: New Yorker Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
"Harvey Milk for the ages" sums up this compelling, flawless award-winning documentary. The movie was obviously a labor of love, respect and admiration for the hero of Castro Street who became the gay community's first heroic martyr. For once, a documentary gives you a real sense of the person. It does everything to bring Harvey Milk alive and give the viewer the feel of the times in which he lived. Bravo, bravo, bravissimo.
Rating:  -
As the 1970s progressed gay and lesbian community became increasingly visible and vocal and made numerous civil rights gains throughout the nation. They also became subject to backlash from conservatives who found them threatening. In 1977 Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man to win elected office in the United States of America, receiving a position on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. Less than a year later he, along with Mayor George Moscone, would be dead--assasinated by Dan White, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who had resigned but days earlier, subsequently sought reinstatement, and who faulted Milk for Moscone's refusal to reappoint him.
White possessed a distinctly "All American Boy" background and physical appearance. When he stood trial less than six months later, the court refused to seat jurors who were gay or of any minority background and the case went to a jury that proved sympathetic to his claim of mitigating factors. These factors included the notorious "Twinkie Defense," so named because White claimed than an over-indulgence of sweet junk food had fueled an unstable state of mind. The jury found White guilty of manslaughter instead of murder, a verdict that horrified most residents of the city and which sparked violent protests from local gays and lesbians.
Then and now, Milk is seen as indicative of the successes the gay and lesbian community can have and of the risks they run in the process. ... Read More
Rating: -
The product was received as promised. The content of the CD was excellent. How history does repeat itself. Today we are looking for and elected a new President on the theme of hope. Harvey Milk gave the Gay Community in San Fransico in the 70's a reason to hope.
Rating: -
The documentary itself is excellent: It is a very well structured film and the first-hand accounts, recorded only a few years after Milk's death, are fascinating.
The special features disc is extremely informative and interesting, especially the 10-year anniversary discussion of the Dan White murder trial, featuring the actual lawyers who worked on the case.
Rating: -
I am an activist who is deeply inspired by the life of Harvey Milk. One of my best friends is a gay man who lived in the Castro during the 80s. His life was forever changed because of the decency, bravery, and vision of the amazing Harvey Milk. This film does great justice to Harvey in showing what a rare and beautiful world changer that he was, and the struggle that innocent people must go through at the hands of the closed minded and hateful. Anyone who watches this movie will be extremely moved, and it is only my hope that they will also be moved to action. The world needs more people like Harvey Milk, and only we can create a place where someone like him will be safe from the hatred and ignorance that often robs our world of its best peace makers.
Browse for similar items by category:
|
