The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Directed by Rob Epstein
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
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Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (the mostly non-fiction filmmakers whose previous credits include "The Times of Harvey Milk" and "The Celluloid Closet") the movie has a curious, and not particularly successful structure, however.
ENLARGE Amanda Seyfried in 'Lovelace' RADIUS-TWC Based on the harrowing memoir of the former Linda Susan Boreman—aka Linda Lovelace, poster girl for "porn chic" back when the term didn't seem quite so ridiculous—the film is the work of two directors who have focused previously on gay subjects: Rob Epstein, of the monumental "The Times of Harvey Milk" (1984); and Jeffrey Friedman, who has co-directed/edited with Mr. Epstein since their "Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt" (1989).
Given their combined track record of documentaries chronicling oppression such as The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads, one might guess that Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman believe their second dramatic feature, Lovelace, to be sufficiently hard-hitting and harrowing to watch.
Lauded for their popular documentary work based around the gay experience in America (notably The Times of Harvey Milk and The Celluloid Closet), Epstein and Friedman bring that much needed authentic touch with a soundtrack of 70s hits and great hair/make-up/costumes (all shot on grainy Super 16 film) taking us back to the bad ol’ days of Nixon, Vietnam and of course Deep Throat.
Lovelace is a feature film, written by Andy Bellin and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, who made The Times of Harvey Milk in 1984.
Dying old Dad is cute, too, hosting a party for his new gay friends where they all watch The Times of Harvey Milk .
In their new drama-doc, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman – the gay-rights-crusading filmmakers who made The Celluloid Closet and The Times of Harvey Milk – plonk their hero in a room, or two alternating rooms, and gift him with the gab.