SnoopyStyle The movie opens on November 27, 1978, with Dianne Feinstein as president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors announces the murder of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk by rival politician Dan White who resigned two weeks earlier. In the 70s, he and his lover Scott Smith opened their camera store. He became the unofficial mayor of Castro Street as he helped and organized the disenchanted. With Moscone, he reforms the voting process and becomes a driving force in San Francisco politics. This is a big significant life. The style is very traditional documentary. This is illuminating and it is obvious material for a movie. Harvey Fierstein does the narration in a deep voice. It's informative and compelling.

Michael_Elliott Times of Harvey Milk, The (1984) **** (out of 4) Terrific documentary about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to the San Francisco council. The documentary covers Milk's early days, his move to San Fran and his eventual attempts at running for an elected office. This story was eventually told by Gun Van Sant and Sean Penn in the Oscar-winning MILK and while I saw that feature before this one I must say that this documentary is a masterpiece and packs a lot of the drama that the feature was missing. The main feature's Oscar-winning performance is certainly something special but on the whole I think this documentary is about as flawless as you can get. What works so remarkably well is that director Rob Epstein manages to build up more drama than most feature films can do and what's even more amazing is how well structured the film is. This documentary really does feel as if you're watching an actual film because the director knows how to build up the story using new interviews with those who knew Milk, archival footage of Milk speaking and then we get information about what exactly was going on in San Francisco during this period. The documentary really brings Milk to life and I think even the most bitter and mean-spirited people probably would have to smile at some of the things Milk did. There's a terrific debate sequence about child molesters and the way Milk handles this was just remarkable to watch. The documentary also does a fantastic job building up Dan White, the fireman turned politician who would eventually assassinate Milk and the Mayor. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK won the Best Documentary Oscar and it certainly deserved it. Not many people know the story of Harvey Milk but if they do want to hear it then there's no question this is the place to start. Even those who don't care about the story should check this out just to see how a great documentary should be done.

Kirby Lin Touching movie. A man who bravely expressed his homosexual opinion in the history is Harvey Milk. He is not one of the most mediocre, but an extraordinary man. Although he was assassinated by unknown gang, his deeds have been commemorated by the mass that has always supported him. He launched the way which spoke out the right of homosexual guys itself. What Milk did pushed homosexual right to go step forward, one after another. Because of him, the gay circle has become not only more ubiquitous but less prejudiced. After that, the novels, films and even the daily soft operas on TV, it implied that "homosexual" this term has been more and more acceptable. Also, due to his sacrifice, his deeds have been displayed. So, gay guys come out.

blue200505 After watching this video in one of my classes, I think Harvey Milk was a remarkable man and I'm very admire his enthusiasm. He helped a lot of people who were afraid to speak out their opinions and thoughts, also he didn't care about that he was a gay supervisor and what others criticize him. I was touched by his spirit and courage, also I think no one can do as he did. A successful supervisor must have to catch people's mind and gain their trust, he also did it and donate himself to bring advantages to citizen. I think although finally he he had murdered, but it's no doubt that he is a remarkable man and I wish his spirit and contributions will last forever!