[Missouri-l] Final Reminder: Accessible World Presents Friday night at the movies, may 28, 2010

[Nancy Lynn]

News Wire:
This month's Friday Night feature is "Milk" directed by Gus Van Sant

Starring: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch and Josh Brolin
Genre: Biography, Year: 2009, Rating: R

Academy Award winner Sean Penn takes the title role in Gus Van Sant's biopic 
tracing the last eight years in the life of Harvey Milk, the ill-fated 
politician and gay activist whose life changed history, and whose courage 
still inspires people. When Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of 
Supervisors in 1977, he made history for being the first openly gay man in 
American history to be voted into public office.

But the rights of homosexuals weren't Milk's primary concern, as tellingly 
evidenced by the wide array of political coalitions he formed over the 
course of his tragically brief career. He fought for everyone from union 
workers to senior citizens, a true hero of human rights who possessed 
nothing but compassion for his fellow man. The story begins in New York 
City, where a 40 year old Milk ponders what steps he can take to make his 
life more meaningful. Eventually, Milk makes the decision to relocate to the 
West Coast, where he and his lover, Scott Smith, found a small business in 
the heart of a working-class neighborhood. Empowered by his love for the 
Castro neighborhood and the success of his business, Castro Camera, Milk 
somewhat unexpectedly begins to emerge as an outspoken agent for change. 
With a growing support system that includes both Scott and a like-minded 
young activist named Cleve Jones, the charismatic Milk decides to take a 
fateful leap
 into politics, eventually developing a reputation as a leader who isn't 
afraid to follow up his words with actions. In short order, he is elected 
supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, though this seeming triumph is in 
fact the catalyst for a tragedy that starts to unfold as Milk does his best 
to forge a political partnership with Dan White, another newly elected 
supervisor. Over time it becomes apparent that Milk and White's political 
agendas are directly at odds, a revelation that puts their personal 
destinies on a catastrophic collision course.

Nancy Lynn, Group Facilitator
Email: Freespirit52 at charter.net

Date: Friday, May 28, 2010

Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT
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