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Articles tagged "gus van sant" NewsBackstage at the Oscars: ‘Milk’ screenwriter speaks outby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][23.Feb.09] :. HOLLYWOOD - “Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who gave a politically tinged acceptance speech on stage, continued his political bent backstage, calling on President Obama to repeal...  NewsThis year’s Supporting Actor?by Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. When it comes to the best supporting actor Oscar, the winning hand could be held by The Joker. That, of course, is the late Heath Ledger, whose eye-popping turn as The Joker in “The Dark... Featured Article Short Ends and Leader‘Milk’s Legacy More Timely Now Than Everby Bill Gibron[11.Dec.08] :. Harvey Milk was more than a politician. He was more than a grass roots illustration of San Francisco’s struggling gay rights movement and underrepresented population. He was much more than a...  NewsSean Penn hopes film on America’s first openly gay politician will help modern-day movementby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][4.Dec.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - It has been 30 years since San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold such a high office, was shot to death by a former supervisor, Dan... NewsHarvey Milk’s friend and confidant celebrates the film — finallyby Lauren Viera [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][3.Dec.08] :. If you weren’t familiar with the name Harvey Milk prior to Gus Van Sant’s new film about his life, consider yourself caught up. The gay-rights activist is likely to be mentioned with...  News‘Milk’ exposes paradox for screen’s leading menby Mark Caro [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][26.Nov.08] :. Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” isn’t just a mainstream-minded Oscar candidate; it’s also a rallying cry. With Sean Penn starring as Harvey Milk, the openly gay San Francisco... Milkby Cynthia Fuchs[26.Nov.08] :. Milk urges optimism and action, even as it also recalls the loss of its charismatic subject. Paranoid Parkby Kirby Fields[14.Nov.08] :. Van Sant’s narrative prowess will never be favorably compared to that of Wilder, Ford, or Tarantino. His bailiwick is character, particularly those characters who exist on the fringes: users, hustlers, hitchhikers. Featured Article Film ReviewParanoid Park (TIFF 2007)by Matt Mazur[14.Mar.08] :. Gus Van Sant is concerned with portraying the developing moral compass of a jaded youth with a heartfelt sincerity and a steady hand. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewParanoid Parkby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Mar.08] :. The movie realizes Alex's desperate, poetic subjectivity in layers. His halting voiceover is perfectly unmatched with the uneven editing and skips back and forth in time. PopMatters Pick Film DVD ReviewMala Nocheby Meremu C.[13.Dec.07] :. Mala Noche's original trailer boasts that it is a story of power, sex, money, and death. They weren’t kidding. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)by Todd R. Ramlow[28.Sep.06] :. Fabulous! might have been more accurately titled, "Assimilate! The Mainstream Commercial Success of Gay and Lesbian Cinema." Last Days (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Aug.05] :. A mediation on sadness, desire, lack of direction... and yes, Kurt Cobain, Last Days seems almost to stretch out its minutes. My Own Private Idaho: Criterion Collection (1991)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Mar.05] :. Mike and Scott live a strangely lyrical credence. Simultaneously inviting and resisting interpretation, they move on. Elephant (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Nov.03] :. While the kids make dates and plans, you know, moment by moment, that catastrophe is imminent. Gerry (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Feb.03] :. By turns daunting and absorbing, the film is about movement that seems hopeless, that takes you nowhere, that's increasingly slowed but also increasingly urgent. Finding Forrester (2000)by Cynthia FuchsJust when did Gus Van Sant get religion? The once adventurous and near-miracle-working director (he convinced William S. Burroughs to appear in Drugstore Cowboy and coaxed the best performance... |
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