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Yesterday, it was 30 years ago since Harvey Milk, the Mayor of Castro Street was murdered together with San Francisco mayor George Moscone. Same day the movie MILK opened as a commercially available movie to go and see in your local cinema - if it isn't at a Cinemark movie. Cinemark's CEO donated $9,999 to the Yes on Prop 8 campaign.

I have now seen the movie two times, and I really like it. Tuesday, when I saw it for the second time, Milk's nephew was in the audience. He said that he cried more and more for every time he saw the movie - and it is true.

Tonight there is a memorial march scheduled, from City Hall to Milk's store on Castro Street. It's held to commemorate the light vigil that happened after Milk's assassination.  To learn more, go to ManiWOG's site

In reviews in both New York Times and The San Francisco Chronicle, the movie gets excellent reviews. Another review can be found in the Los Angeles Times.

Articles in the two papers describe how people see the movie as an important tool in the fight for LGBT rights today and an interview with Senator Dianne Feinstein about the events that day. The news clip where Feinstein announces the murder is the one of the grim scenes that starts the MILK movie.



    

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Last night I had the chance to go to the people's premiere of the Gus Van Sant movie about "The Mayor of Castro Street" Harvey Milk. I really liked this movie (8/10). The movie depicts Harvey's life from the age of 40 and onwards, till he was assassinated. It pictures the events of the making of what today is the Castro as  a gay neighborhood - something that was far from easy and smooth. Some of that is also found in the book "Gays and grays".

The movie had brutal relevance today. The arguments in the then fight against Proposition 6 - the Anita Bryant supported proposition to forbid homosexual teachers - are just as relevant in today's struggle in the Prop 8.

Milk's speech about: 'You got to give them hope' is just as painfully relevant today as it was then. It was amazing to hear and feel how people were energized last night in the Castro Theatre.



In a special commentary, Keith Olbermann gave a very eloquent and moving comment on the passing of Prop 8: