The Coolidge Corner Theatre
Your Not-For-Profit Independent Theatre
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The second Tuesday of each month @ 7:30 (time subject to change based on film schedule) All shows regular price The annual Off The Couch series is a great way to augment your moviegoing experience. At each monthly screening, members of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society join us for invigorating discussions after one of our regularly scheduled feature films. Come and interact with cinema and learn more about the psychological aspects that motivate plot, character, and even the directors of today's films. Off the Couch featured on WBUR radio: MILKTues, Jan 13 @ 7:30 "Directed with a poet's eye by Gus Van Sant, from a richly detailed script by 'Big Love' writer Dustin Lance Black... [MILK is] a total triumph, brimming with humor, heart, sexual heat, political provocation and a crying need to stir things up, just like Milk did." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. The film charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk’s life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk (Sean Penn) and his lover Scott Smith (James Franco) relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk’s actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). But as White and Milk’s political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge. dir. Gus Van Sant, w/ Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin and James Franco, 2h8m |
