I want to see this: Milk

Official website: Milk, IMDB site
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Penn (Harvey Milk), Emile Hirsch (Cleve Jones), Josh Brolin (Dan White), James Franco (Scott Smith), Alison Pill (Anne Kronenberg)
Film info: Academy Award nominee Gus Van Sant directs Academy Award winner Sean Penn as gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Mr. Milk (1930-1978) was an activist and politician, and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in America; in 1977, he was voted to the city supervisors' board of San Francisco. The following year, both he and the city's mayor George Moscone were shot to death by another city supervisor, Dan White. Mr. Milk was previously the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary feature "The Times of Harvey Milk," but "Milk" -- filmed on location in San Francisco -- is the first non-documentary feature to explore the man's life and career.



Technically, it's kinda out already. And I have actually known about this movie for awhile because hello, it's Gus Van Sant. If you haven't seen Elephant, then you're just plain missing out. And this is a movie happens to be about one of the most important figures in LGBT history. Making it an instant must-watch for me as it appeals to the gay rights activist in me.
Who knew I had one seriously? I sure as hell didn't. But then you never know what you have until something gets taken away, right? I look forward to seeing it.

Release date: December 5, 2008 (according to IMDB and Trailer Addict, but there is a review on the world premiere of the movie in San Francisco on the AfterEllen site)