Posted on 12/11/2008 1:30:22 PM PST by Zakeet
On Wednesdays CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith interviewed actor James Franco, who stars opposite Sean Penn in a new movie about gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk: "Actor James Franco is here to talk about his role in the much-talked-about new movie, 'Milk.' He is amazing in it." At the end of the show, Smith thanked Franco for being a guest and offer this review of the movie: "James Franco in 'Milk,' amazing performance. Sean Penn, off the charts. It's a must-see for everybody."
On November 30, CBSs Sunday Morning offered a similar glowing description of the film, describing Milk as a "rebel with a cause." In the Wednesday interview, Smith described Francos role in the movie as a career-maker: "...theres this completely other performance here. I mean, there's a part of you that's go to be, this means I have a career, and 'I'm not just -- I'm not the pretty face on the Gucci ads, I get a career now."
The full transcript of the Wednesday segment is contained at the end of the article.
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I haven’t seen it, but don’t I recall that the killer picked Milk because he saw Milk as responsible for his firing? This film seems to be adopting Milk (what were his accomplishments, again?) as a gay martyr.
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