The times of Harvey Milk /

"One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it's a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk's message of hope and equality to a wider audience."--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Isham, Mark (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Black Sand Productions, Harvey Milk Film Project, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.). Television Laboratory, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Epstein, Robert P., 1955- (Director), Schmiechen, Richard, 1947-1993 (Producer), Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- (Narrator), Milk, Harvey
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English captions.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 557.
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Description
Summary:"One of the first feature documentaries to address gay life in America, it's a work of advocacy itself, bringing Milk's message of hope and equality to a wider audience."--Container.
Item Description:"Director-approved two-DVD special edition"--Container.
Originally released as motion picture in 1984.
"Disc one: director-approved digital transfer, from the UCLA Film and Television Archive restoration; audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein, coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta; interview clips not used in the film; original theatrical trailer. Disc two: new interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else; new program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant's Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta; rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk; excerpts from Epstein's research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith; footage from the film's Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards; panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White's trial; excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk's and Mayor George Moscone's assassinations. Plus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk's nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film's restoration by UCLA's Ross Lipman"--Container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 370 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; NTSC, Dolby digital 2.0 surround sound; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1985: Best documentary feature.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Frances Reid ; edited by Deborah Hoffmann and Robert Epstein ; original music composed and performed by Mark Isham.
ISBN:9781604653953
1604653957