Milk and Quantum of Solace

Two new releases this month were "Quantum of Solace" and "Milk". The former is a Bond movie and the latter is a simple dramatic biography. Quantum of Solace is a sequel of "Casino Royale" and depicts Bond as a person out for vengeance, which is not very typical of the series.

Quantum of Solace :


'Quantum of Solace' continues the high octane adventures of James Bond(Daniel Craig) from 'Casino Royale'. Picking up literally hours after the previous film left off, after being betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Having captured Mr. White(Jester Christensen), and in pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and 'M'(Judi Dench) interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper to steal Bond's casino winnings is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an MI6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille(Olga Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene(Matheiu Amalric), a ruthless businessman and major force within the mysterious criminal organization known only as 'Quantum'.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano(Joaquin Coseo). Using his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in Bolivia, giving General Medrano control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land which is, however, a main source of the South American water supply. In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists, and even 'M' herself, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop Quantum from getting its way.


Milk :

After moving to San Francisco, the middle-aged New Yorker, Harvey Milk(Sean Penn), became a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, making him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the USA. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone(Victor Garber), were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White(Josh Brolin), who blamed his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board.

Mr. Milk had been the subject of several books and the Academy Award-winning documentary feature, The Times of Harvey Milk (1984); but Milk (2008) is the first fictional feature to explore private aspects of the man's personal life and career.

Milk was filmed on location in San Francisco. Many of Mr Milk's real-life surviving friends and former associates participated in the making of this film, several appearing on camera.