Top 15 movies of 2008

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Milk

MPAA RATING: R for language, some sexual content and brief violence

Starring Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Victor Garber, and Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major 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. (Focus Features)

GENRE(S):Drama WRITTEN BY:Dustin Lance Black DIRECTED BY: Gus Van Sant RELEASE DATE:Theatrical: November 26, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 128 minutes, Color ORIGIN: USA
 

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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references

Starring Philippe Petit

On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTC’s security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan… James Marsh’s documentary brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as “the artistic crime of the century.” (Magnolia Pictures)

GENRE(S):Documentary DIRECTED BY: James Marsh RELEASE DATE:DVD: December 9, 2008
Theatrical: July 25, 2008 RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes, Color ORIGIN: UK LANGUAGE(S):English | French