"Milk" trailer splashes across the web

I'm REALLY excited now, and I've been a Gus fan since I gave Mala Noche an award. Penn is perfect. And what's really interestingabout the trailer is the fact that while this is a tale from the Great Gay Past the issues it deals with are with us right now. And I'm not just talking about gay issues. I'm talking about a politics controlled by people -- not corporations.

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"The mountain has wings."

This looks well worth the wait.  I'm already sold on Sean Penn and James Franco in the leads, and everybody else looks promising.  Don't screw this one up, Gus!

Love the unconventional trailer. Sean Penn and Josh Brolin will definitely be Oscar favorites, as I'm sure the whole film will be.

I like that the trailer doesn't give away too much of the plot. I just feel bad for anyone who goes in without knowing how it all ends. It will be even more shocking and devastating for them.

How great! I was initially dubious about Sean Penn playing Harvey, but he is eeriely on cue with the voice. 

This is going to be one heck of a movie.

I understand that it's coming out in November in order to be fresh in the mind for Academy voters, but I wish it was coming out sooner. It could help when it comes to the national election and especially on Prop. 8 in CA.

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Monday morning is when the suits in Hollywood check the grosses for films, even those in limited release only playing at one or two theaters.  That's when folks knew "Brokeback" was something special--it only opened in a handful of theaters initially, but bolstered by word-of-mouth and rhapsodic reviews, almost every show sold out.

The more we turn out en masse for this on opening weekend, bringing friends and big groups, the more likely it is that the numbers will be positive enough for studios to green-light more gay-themed films.  I know some folks are jaded or unmotivated and just say, "Oh, I'll wait for the DVD."  If the reviews are as good as I think they might be, don't wait--vote with your wallet.

i absolutely cannot wait to see this movie. granted, i'll probably be going alone, but whatever. i wish more gay men of my age would leave the club for a second, and take a chance on watching something that is meant to arouse us in a different manner.

plus, i was sold when i saw the hotness in the movie...guess that's the 20 yr old speaking in me.

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It looks great. The ability to get so many actual locations for shooting makes a big difference and it shows. Throw in the talented cast they landed and it sets the film up to be a must-see, and an instant classic.

Nice that the movie is being released the same year that they installed a bust of Harvey Milk in San Francisco City Hall as a tribute to him.

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If the film is as good as the trailer and half as good as the real story, this should really be released in October before the election.  That is still Oscar season for film releases and if it's a good film, it will have Oscar legs.  Great cast, biopic, historical story smacks of Oscar nominations.

I understand why they picked the date they did for release, but this needs to be out pre-election.