March 10, 2008
Milk Finishes Shooting, '70s Fashions Abound
Well, it's been fun. The trailers, the megawatt celebrity sightings, the lights, the cameras, the not being invited to cast/crew parties -- SFist will miss it all. As most of you know, Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk -- the story of assassinated San Francisco Supervisor and gay rights advocate, Harvey Milk -- started shooting in January. This past Sunday, the production came to an end. Alas.
For those of you who weren't able to make it to Milk's final shooting, Bluegrass Rave Backroom was at Sunday's Gay Freedom Day 1978 reenactment to catch Milk's final moments at City Hall. Above we have Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, showing off his well-sculpted arms, a cute shirt, and hit acclaimed method-acting prowess. To see some locals getting into the '70s groove, as well as some choice Muni and KRON 4 '70s signage, follow the jump.
San Francisco will also miss the famously "sweet" production crew strewn about around town. Anyway, that's it, folks! See you at the Oscars, Gus. (Hopefully.)
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For those of you who weren't able to make it to Milk's final shooting
Dude, I was seven years old!
i'd be curious to hear from anyone who's been to one of these shoots about how sean penn acts and sounds like or not like harvey milk.
i've seen moviesa bout the real harvey and it's a bit hard for me to imagine sean penn as harvey. now, I haven't seen his performance and it may be spot on, but I'd be interested to hear from the assorted xtras that day.
I was at the Monday night event, a few weeks ago, where we protested and he sounded fine through a bull horn. It was hard to hear though, but he definitly looked the part.
I have a photo of Harvey taken after the 1978 Gay day Parade in front of City Hall... and he was speaking from a raised platform... not on the steps as depicted in the recreation... I don't recall the saying on the The T-shirt shot , I created the "ANITA BRYANT'S HUSBAND IS A HOMO SAPIEN!" T-shirt. I outed myself nationally with it in May of 1977, and was able to get Jane Fonda to wear one at an OIL CAN HARRY's Fund Raiser. I'll be releasing my own images at the time the movie is released.
It is kinda sad how the gay community has turned a second-rate politician into a hero. Had he done something to stop Dan White from assassinating a first-rate politician, George Moscone, I'd understand. He didn't. Had Milk campaigned as openly gay from a district that was not predominately gay, I'd also understand it. Nothing against Milk, but he did nothing to deserve the adulation.
I lived in San Francisco well before Harvey Milk ran for office. It was not a difficult time for someone to run as openly gay. It was in fact an enlightened time.
I don't mind that a film is being made that may result in more openness for all people denied their rights by a less than enlightened majority. And we all get to choose our own heros, absolutely. It is just that I don't think Harvey Milk deserves being put on a pedestal. There are many others whose acts were more courageous. But if Milk is today's hero, so be it.
I prefer another MLK
- Arye Michael Bender -
Here's a link to a video of that particular shoot. It was quite amazing to see the flag cover city hall.
Youtube Video of Harvey Milk shoot at City Hall
Arye Michael Bender, is like the most complainy person in the history of the world, the onion in the ointment... the Debbie Downer of the internet... the... well you get the point.
He is that smart guy at a party you loathe to get stuck sitting next to because he is going to tell you that the glass your beer bottle is made with is slowly destroying the Earth, or that Buffalo wings should never be served as appetizers because it is degrading to Native Americans.
Everytime I read his comments on SFist or SfGate, I want to gouge my eyes out.
-End Of Rant