The China Syndrome, Wall Street and even Casablanca are examples of movies that happened to be in the right place at the right time — that is to say, life imitated art (or vice versa) as each picture’s release neatly dovetailed with real-life incidents that in one way or another mirrored what was happening on-screen. Milk follows suit: Although it’s set in the 1970s, it couldn’t possibly be more relevant. Read the rest of the story.
This article appears in Dec 9-16, 2008.
