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Slate is now supersizing the audio series by ordering two seasons at once. The company is preparing a seasons on the Briggs Initiative—the country’s first statewide referendum on gay rights as well as Fox News.
The idea is the two seasons will appeal to both long-term Slow Burn fans as well as new listeners who are interested in news and politics but are looking for a different way into the discussions as the country heads closer to a Presidential election.
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“Our goal with Slow Burn is...
Slate is now supersizing the audio series by ordering two seasons at once. The company is preparing a seasons on the Briggs Initiative—the country’s first statewide referendum on gay rights as well as Fox News.
The idea is the two seasons will appeal to both long-term Slow Burn fans as well as new listeners who are interested in news and politics but are looking for a different way into the discussions as the country heads closer to a Presidential election.
Derek John, Executive Producer of Narrative Podcasts at Slate, told Deadline that these stories will appeal to both the “most politically-engaged” listeners as well as “those who have become disillusioned with day-to-day coverage”.
“Our goal with Slow Burn is...
- 2/22/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
National Coming Out Day is this Thursday (October 11), and I can think of no better way to commemorate it than by revisiting The Times of Harvey Milk, the 1984 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature that tells the story of that ebullient and righteous San Francisco Board Supervisor who was responsible for passing a stringent gay rights ordinance, earned the fitting nickname "the Mayor of Castro Street," and didn't mind shaking hands with political adversaries while telling them, "You never know where my hand has been." There's no other way to put it: Harvey Milk ruled. His energy was infectious, his message was raw, and it's impossible not to wonder what else he'd have accomplished if jilted, Twinkie-tweaking Dan White hadn't murdered him (and Mayor George Moscone) on November 27, 1978. Sure, we'll always have Sean Penn's deeply accurate portrayal from Milk to remind us of his power, but The Times of Harvey Milk...
- 10/9/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Chicago – Harvey Milk was the sort of grassroots political hero that would’ve never fit into our modern world of corporately controlled politics. He was a man of his word, and he had many of them. His fundamental belief in equal rights for all citizens provided the fuel for his tireless work ethic, intoxicating exuberance and extraordinary bravery.
In the opening moments of Rob Epstein’s profoundly moving 1984 documentary, “The Times of Harvey Milk,” the titular San Francisco supervisor fearlessly rides atop a car waving to supporters, well aware that he’s an open target. The footage is juxtaposed with a taped will Milk recorded a year before his assassination in November 1978, when he was gunned down by a former colleague, Dan White (the city’s Mayor Moscone was also killed in the bloodbath). Considering Milk’s status as one of the first openly gay politicians elected to public office in America,...
In the opening moments of Rob Epstein’s profoundly moving 1984 documentary, “The Times of Harvey Milk,” the titular San Francisco supervisor fearlessly rides atop a car waving to supporters, well aware that he’s an open target. The footage is juxtaposed with a taped will Milk recorded a year before his assassination in November 1978, when he was gunned down by a former colleague, Dan White (the city’s Mayor Moscone was also killed in the bloodbath). Considering Milk’s status as one of the first openly gay politicians elected to public office in America,...
- 3/25/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's rep says a profane message embedded in a recent veto letter is just a "strange coincidence."
Check out photos of Schwarzenegger through the years
A veto message from Schwarzenegger, regarding a bill from Assemblymember Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, raised eyebrows when the first letters of sequential lines in the left-hand margin spelled out the words ...
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Check out photos of Schwarzenegger through the years
A veto message from Schwarzenegger, regarding a bill from Assemblymember Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, raised eyebrows when the first letters of sequential lines in the left-hand margin spelled out the words ...
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- 10/28/2009
- by Gina DiNunno
- TVGuide - Breaking News
At a recent San Francisco Democratic fundraiser, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up unannounced, only to be greeted by a chorus of heckles and boos, plus at least one invitation to "kiss my gay ass" -- that last sentiment coming from State Assemblyman/instant folk hero Tom Ammiano. (Schwarzenegger's veto-happy record, particularly of a bill that would make Harvey Milk's birthday a day of significance, has rendered him something of a pariah in the greater Castro St. area.) Professional thespian that he is, Arnie retained his composure, joking later that the reception was no more hostile than the one he got from the Kennedys upon announcing his engagement to Maria Shriver. But a Governator never forgets.
- 10/28/2009
- Movieline
Arnold Schwarzenegger has reportedly hidden a four-letter insult in a formal letter targeted at one of his political rivals. The Republican governor of California seemingly coded the message in a letter about his rejection of Democrat Tom Ammiano's Assembly Bill 1176. The first letter of each line in the second and third paragraphs of the veto spell out the phrase "F**k You". Schwarzenegger's spokesman Aaron McLear (more)...
- 10/28/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Casting Director: Francine Maisler Director: Gus Van Sant Writer: Dustin Lance Black Starring: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Alison Pill, Josh Brolin The Pitch: This film about the final eight years in the life of politician and gay-rights activist Harvey Milk (Penn) recounts the personal and political evolution of a man who became the first openly gay individual to be voted into office in the United States.Undoubtedly, casting director Francine Maisler had her work cut out for her when she took on Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and in the process galvanized a national movement on behalf of gay rights. More impressive, he was able to forge unlikely coalitions that spanned the political spectrum, including senior citizens and union workers. In addition to Sean Penn in the title role, the film features Emile Hirsch as a street punk turned activist,...
- 12/11/2008
- backstage.com
By Alison Willmore
When "The Times of Harvey Milk," director Rob Epstein's electric, Oscar-winning documentary about the life and tragic death of politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, premiered in 1984, Dan White, the man who assassinated the film's subject, had already been released from prison. Milk, the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Castro Street," became the first openly gay man to be elected to a public office when he was named San Francisco city supervisor in 1977. Less than a year later, he and Mayor George Moscone were shot to death in City Hall by White, a former colleague, a shocking act that would later be topped when White got off with a conviction of manslaughter and a seven-year sentence, an outrage that sparked riots.
This week sees both the 30th anniversary of Milk's passing and the release of a highly anticipated and long-in-the-making biopic of the man, Gus Van Sant's "Milk,...
When "The Times of Harvey Milk," director Rob Epstein's electric, Oscar-winning documentary about the life and tragic death of politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, premiered in 1984, Dan White, the man who assassinated the film's subject, had already been released from prison. Milk, the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Castro Street," became the first openly gay man to be elected to a public office when he was named San Francisco city supervisor in 1977. Less than a year later, he and Mayor George Moscone were shot to death in City Hall by White, a former colleague, a shocking act that would later be topped when White got off with a conviction of manslaughter and a seven-year sentence, an outrage that sparked riots.
This week sees both the 30th anniversary of Milk's passing and the release of a highly anticipated and long-in-the-making biopic of the man, Gus Van Sant's "Milk,...
- 11/24/2008
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
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