09.03.08
Trailer: “Milk,” Gus Van Sant Does It Again
Finally, after having to wait forever and a day, the trailer for Academy Award Nominee Gus Van Sant’s “Milk,” the Harvey Milk biopic, has just been released by Apple. Featuring the likes of James Franco, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and Emile Hirsch, this may just be my most anticipated film of the year, and one of the most mysterious too. Until now. All I have to say is, sound the Oscar bells. The trailer is one of the best I have seen all year, and the same can be said for the “Paranoid Park” trailer. Just amazing. All I can say. Can’t wait.
John Q said,
September 3, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Best trailer I have seen this year, thanks for posting so quickly Nick.
Kerry said,
September 3, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Oh yeah. This is going to be amazing! Cannot freaking wait.
Salmaya said,
September 3, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I think I am going to pass out now…later ;)
Dave said,
September 3, 2008 at 11:27 pm
My oh my…superlatives do not even suffice. Looks like Van Sant scores again. I hope
Craig Kennedy said,
September 3, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Color me excited now.
J.D. said,
September 4, 2008 at 12:54 am
Um… holy Christ. I started to cry a little. It’s beautiful. I… DAMN. I felt happy and sad at the same time. I really hope it’ll be more hopeful than despondent, not just about what Milk did and fought for, but for what’s going on now and in the future. If it is, then I fully expect to love the fuck out of it.
I didn’t anticipate Diego getting billed, though! Love him.
Miranda Wilding said,
September 4, 2008 at 4:16 am
Hey, baby boy…
As I was saying over at LiC and INSIDE THE GOLD, this looks pretty damn spectacular.
All of the elements together just seemed to be building towards expectations that are IMPOSSIBLE to fulfill.
But this appears to be MUCH MORE than promising.
Looks like this is going to be something to look forward to.
Seriously…..
Justin said,
September 4, 2008 at 7:06 am
Controversial, emotional, vital…it’s a shame this is not on the festival circuit, it would have been so great at Out in Africa! Anyway, I love the cast and it looks as though they all do great work. The only odd thing was the display of the writer’s name, who is he?
Salmaya said,
September 4, 2008 at 9:07 am
I don’t know much about the Harvey Milk story, so this would be a film of discovery for me. Being a huge Van Sant fan myself, I like the direction he seems to have taken, one that is more simplistic, but powerful as always.
Sasha Perez said,
September 4, 2008 at 9:14 am
I just did their hair! Especially Brolin and Hirsch, lol
Milky Way said,
September 4, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Just gorgeous. I totally cried after seeing that trailer, beautiful stuff indeed.
Kerry Moss said,
September 4, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Doesn’t impress me that much, its good, but whatever.
GoshWatcher said,
September 4, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I watched this film getting filmed, and I never thought it would be that great, but now the trailer has me thinking the opposite.
Dave said,
September 5, 2008 at 10:38 am
Are you serious Kerry M? I thought everyone was into it.
Eleanor said,
September 5, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I am so into it, best trailer of the year indeed – of the last few years at that. I am in awe of Gus Van Sant (I met him a while back, great, great guy) and I think he is one of the best directors out there.
Kerry Moss said,
September 5, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Yip, it just isn’t hitting me as hard as it has others, but I’ll let the film speak for itself.
Nick Plowman said,
September 7, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I can only hope and pray the film is as good as the trailer, but there is no doubt in my mind that it won’t be amazing. Not one tiny speck of doubt.