Per National Review, "What do you get when you take Dean Cain, an actor famous for playing Superman on TV, and Kristy Swanson, the actress who was the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and give them the chance to play a couple of adulterous, wildly partisan FBI agents working at the highest levels of the Mueller Russiagate probe? You get FBI Lovebirds, an outrageous play that … [Read more...]
Zack Snyder Fountainhead | Film News
This post tracks developments in the Zack Snyder Fountainhead film adaptation, an upcoming third cinematic version of the controversial novel by Ayn Rand. The novel was previously made into a film by King Vidor in 1949 and by Indian director Agradoot in 1958. 4-4-19 | Zack Snyder On Defensive Over Fountainhead The Playist reports that Zack Snyder commented on his version of … [Read more...]
Father’s Day: Three Films To Celebrate The Day
Three good libertarian films to watch on Father's Day are Tank, a 1984 film starring James Garner; After the Promise, a 1987 film starring Mark Harmon; and the 1982 Disney film Night Crossing. Tank is a chase film about an Army sergeant who uses his own Sherman tank to rescue his son from a corrupt local sheriff and make a run for the state border. This film has heart and … [Read more...]
Babylon Bee: YouTube Pulls Seinfeld Soup Nazi Clips
Per the Babylon Bee...“Hate speech comes in all different forms,” said YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. “What might be a comical character to some, can be interpreted and used as malicious hate mongering by others. Restaurant owners and soup producers, in particular, could be deeply hurt and offended by this Soup Nazi content.” It's a parody...or is it? YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, … [Read more...]
Alistair Williams: Much (Politically Incorrect) Truth Is Said In Jest
Alistair Williams is a British comedian who has been getting noticed lately because he just won't stop saying things he's not supposed to say. In this age of comedic self-censorship and conformity to left-wing opinion, Williams stands out as a uniquely independent voice. He also happens to be extraordinarily funny. I recommend following him on YouTube, Twitter, and … [Read more...]
Happy Magna Carta Day, June 15th! The Birthday of Libertarianism.
What's the big deal about the signing of Magna Carta on June 15th, 1215? Well, from the earliest of recorded times, and for thousands of years, mankind was largely ruled by kings, military leaders, and oligarchies -- all of them with essentially unlimited power. Early societies had laws and legal processes, of course, but at the end of the day those at the apex of power … [Read more...]
Tear Down This Wall: The Day Ronald Reagan Challenged the Berlin Wall
Thirty years ago today, speechwriter Peter Robinson was told by US diplomats to write a speech for Reagan's visit to the Berlin Wall, but was warned against any "commie bashing." He didn't take their advice, and Reagan loved what he wrote. "Tear Down This Wall" became an iconic moment of the Cold War. … [Read more...]
Ten Movie Ideas For Screenwriters
Hollywood is out of movie ideas. Every single one of the top ten films of 2018 was either a remake, a sequel, or a film based on old comic book characters. And the remakes typically aren't even as good as the originals, though they may be much more woke. Does it need to be like this? Are all the great stories already told in film? Hardly. Never mind what movie ideas fiction … [Read more...]
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers Stage Play To Debut June 13th
It has been on again off again for FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers, a stage play based on the texts of FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, texts that were made public in the course of the recent investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Now, it seems the play is on again. Per Deadline, "[The play] is a 100 percent verbatim script constructed out of the secret … [Read more...]
Li Zhi: China Disappears Tiananmen Singer
In advance of the June 4th Tiananmen anniversary, a lot of stuff is happening to erase the memory of that day. The latest is the vanishing of Li Zhi, a folk rock singer who sang a pensive ballad about the Tiananmen massacre, according to The Indian Express. One of the last posts in his social media account was the image of a hand wearing what appeared to be a hospital wrist … [Read more...]