Gus Van Sant

Q & A: Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant Pour Out Their Hearts about Milk

Brad Balfour | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

A diffident, and at times, defiant, hour-long press conference took place with cast members of Milk recently, but it didn't yield much of a sustained discussion on the film's talking points.

Sean Penn's Political Experience Helped With "Milk," Says Director

AP | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment


BERLIN — Director Gus Van Sant says Sean Penn's experience of political activism helped make him a good choice to play Harvey Milk, the politici...

Greening Hollywood: And The Awards Go To Leo (DiCaprio), Clint (Eastwood), Sean (Penn), Amy (Adams), Anne (Hathaway

Paige Donner | Posted 02.09.2009 | Entertainment


Paige Donner

The Palm Springs International Film Festival, now in its 20th year, will see more than 125,000 attendees from all over the globe during its more than 200-screening running.

Happy Holidays Hollywood!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

Just how much is the credit crunch going to affect Hollywood? Film elite like Sir Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Gus Van Sant, Dennis Hopper, Darren Aronofsky and others weigh in.

Remembering the Lessons of Harvey Milk: What It Means to Be GayVisit him on the Web at www.gayandlesbianmanners.com

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living


Steven Petrow

With his death, Harvey Milk taught us what it means to be gay. For my generation those lessons are secure, as is Milk's place in history.

Milk, The Biopic and The Lesson

Josh Bolotsky | Posted 01.01.2009 | Entertainment


Josh Bolotsky

Milk manages to balance the needs of two very different films in its running time. It is, first of all, a superb biopic, as well as a meditation on the responsibility activists have to the people.

Where is Harvey Milk Today?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

Watching the film on the 30th anniversary of Milk's tragic and unnecessary death ... I was reminded that while we've come far, we really haven't gotten anywhere.

A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

Giving Thanks For Harvey Milk

Kerry Trueman | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics


Kerry Trueman

The most poignant aspect of Milk is that the story it tells -- of the fight against ignorance and intolerance -- is, unlike the hairdos and the Haight couture in the film -- all too current.

"Milk" Review: Sean Penn Performance "Glorious"

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 12.26.2008 | Entertainment


Gus Van Sant has spent the past few years making dreamy, amorphous meditations on life and death that seemingly were intended for his hardcore fans, h...

Milk -- We Need Him Now More Than Ever

Matt Budd | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment


Matt Budd

Harvey Milk inspired hundreds of thousands of gay people in his lifetime and now with Gus Van Sant's new film Milk, he has the opportunity to reach millions more in death.

Sean Penn's Milk Has Blast From the Antigay Past

Marc Malkin | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment


Marc Malkin

Bryant became the gay community's public enemy No. 1 for leading a movement to overturn antidiscrimination laws. I called her office to find out what she thinks about the upcoming movie.

The Legacy of Harvey Milk

Kip Williams | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment


Kip Williams

Last night was the world premiere of Milk at the Castro Theatre! For those who don't know, that's the new Gus Van Sant film about Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn in the title role.

Sean Penn Premieres "Milk" In San Francisco

AP | EVELYN NIEVES | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment


SAN FRANCISCO — It was only fitting that "Milk," the film about Harvey Milk's life and death, premiere Tuesday night in the Castro. Milk, San F...

"Milk" Trailer: Sean Penn Plays Gay Official In '70s San Francisco (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.05.2008 | Entertainment


Here is the first video look at Gus Van Sant's "Milk." The film tells the story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk (played...

Artist Angela Dufresne On Recreating History

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 06.01.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

Angela Dufresne, The Bruno S Island Acting School and the S House, Paris, France, 2006, oil on canvas, 66 by 108 inches. Courtesy of the artist and M...

Sean Penn Tipped To Play Openly Gay Politician Harvey Milk

Hollywood Reporter | Gregg Goldstein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Sean Penn as openly gay '70s politician Harvey Milk and Matt Damon as his assassin? Yes, if Gus Van Sant has his way. Penn is attached to play Milk a...