A、He was the main star in the movie Milk. B、He was an open gay. C、He was the first elected public official in the US. D、He had a

At the end of the year, many critics list their favorite movies. Several of these movies are based on books or plays. For example, Doubt is based on an intelligent and powerful play by John Patrick Shanley. It tells about two female religious workers who accuse their priest of unacceptable behavior towards a student.(22)The movie stars three very skillful actors, Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
    Their characters face difficult questions as they explore the reasons for trusting—or doubting—one another’s actions. The British actress Kate Winslet stars in two movies opening this month. The Reader is based on a novel by the German writer Bernhard Schlink. Critics have praised Winslet’s performance as Hannah, a woman who worked as a guard at a Nazi German death camp during World War II.(23)In Revolutionary Road, Winslet reunites with the actor Leonardo di Caprio. The two last worked together eleven years ago in the popular movie Titanic.
    In Revolutionary Road they play a husband and wife struggling to find happiness and meaning in their life together.
    The movie, set in the 1950s, is based on a book by Richard Yates. Another highly praised movie is based on real events.(25)Milk is about Harvey Milk, one of first elected public officials in the United States who was an open gay.
    He was murdered soon after being elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors—along with the city’s mayor—but he had a lasting effect as a political leader. Sean Penn gives a powerful performance as Harvey Milk.