A documentary examination of Bitcoin -- its history, future, and rapidly intensifying battle with the monetary status quo. Banking on Bitcoin credits: [Dir: Christopher Cannucciari/ 90 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Regulation, Econ 101] External Reviews of Banking on Bitcoin "The central theme of the film focuses on regulation and mainstream bitcoin adoption.” --Brave New … [Read more...]
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016)
Abacus Federal Savings Bank, a family-owned community bank, suffers the full wrath of regulatory authorities as it (curiously) becomes the only financial institution to face criminal charges related to the subprime mortgage crisis. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail credits: [Dir: Steve James/ 88 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Regulation, Creator-As-Hero] External Reviews of Abacus: … [Read more...]
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
#1 HIGHEST-GROSSING FILM OF 2016 When political pressure mounts for the Avengers to submit themselves to UN control, Captain America refuses, leading to a violent split among the superheroes. Captain America: Civil War credits: [Dir: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo/ Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson/ 147 min/ Action-Adventure, Sci-Fi/ Individualism, … [Read more...]
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE AIDS patient Ron Woodroof defies the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to smuggle unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into the U.S. in order to treat fellow victims of HIV. Based on a true story. [Dir: Jean-Marc Vallee/ Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto/ 117 min/ Drama, Biography/ … [Read more...]
Still Mine (2012)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS When a rural farmer builds a new home as a kindness to his ailing wife, a government bureaucrat threatens to tear it down for building code violations. Based on a true story. [Dir: Michael McGowan/ James Cromwell, Ronan Rees, Geneviève Bujold/ 102 min/ Drama/ Anti-regulation, Individualism] The title Still Mine has a double-meaning. … [Read more...]
Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree (2012)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES Libertarian activist Derrick J. Freeman chronicles his arrest and incarceration for five "crimes" -- videoing police, dancing in a public place, smoking cannabis, wearing a hat in court, and riding a bike -- in a civil disobedience spree that demonstrates just how petty and dangerous is our ever-expanding body of law. [Dir: Derrick J. … [Read more...]
Price Controls: Libertarian Video Shorts
A journalist in Venezuela encounters the real life effects of price controls, and documents in a day's shopping what it's like to buy eight common goods when the State dictates prices. [3 min] Milton Friedman explains why price controls don't work as cure for inflation. [2 min] Journalist John Stossel demonstrates how rent control creates housing … [Read more...]
Atlas Shrugged Movie Trilogy (2011, 2012, 2014)
Atlas Shrugged Part 1 (2011) Creative and hard-working entrepreneurs fight government red tape and interference to build a railroad that will save the country…but are harried by a secret enemy who is somehow convincing the most talented workers to quit. [Dir: Paul Johansson/ Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden/ 97 min/ Drama/ Ayn Rand, Creator-as-hero, … [Read more...]
The Lego Movie (2014)
An ordinary Lego character joins a team of heroes to fight a government-backed crony capitalist, who intends to destroy the creative potential of the Lego world by gluing everything into place. [Dir: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller/ Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks/ 100 min/ Animated, Comedy/ Anti-Regulation] External Reviews of The Lego Movie “There’s one … [Read more...]
The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin (2014)
Overview of entrepreneurs and startups that are forging a potential paradigm shift in humanity's principal means of exchange, from (easily-inflated) government fiat monies to a revolutionary new open-source digital currency. The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin credits: [Dir: Nicholas Mross/ 90-100min (estimated, in post-production)/ Documentary/ Anti-regulation, Creator-as-hero, … [Read more...]