George Bailey, the good-guy banker in Frank Capra's classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life, was inspired by a real-life good-guy: A.P. Giannini, the man who invented banking for the ordinary person. Giannini's life story is one of entrepreneurial legend. In the late 1800s, when banks lent only to the rich, he saw an opportunity to extend banking services to the broader … [Read more...]
A Hidden Life | Film News
This post tracks developments in "A Hidden Life," a new film about Austrian peasant farmer Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the National Socialists in World War II despite every manner of pressure, torture, and abuse. Links: Wikipedia | IMDB | 11-28-19 | Film Release For US Theaters: December 13, 2019 Per the Rotten Tomatoes, the film will have a "limited … [Read more...]
Corbyn Platform Mocked In New “Free Everything!” Ad
Labour Party PM candidate Jeremy Corbyn has been promising the public a lot of socialist freebies if elected: free broadband, free prescriptions, free childcare, and more! Of course, the little matter of how it will be paid for is oblique. What his vote buying really needed was some proper advertising, and happily that has been provided below. A pity Margaret Thatcher … [Read more...]
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words | Film News
This post tracks developments in "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words," a new documentary about the Supreme Court Justice and the toxic confirmation he was forced to endure. Links: Homepage | IMDB | 11-28-19 | Thomas compares ‘modern-day liberal’ to Klansman in new film Per the New York Post, "'I felt as though in my life I had been looking at the wrong … [Read more...]
One Child Nation | Film News
This post tracks developments in "One Child Nation" a new documentary about China's "one child policy" -- and the price paid for it by those whose children were taken away and killed. Links: Homepage | IMDB | Facebook | Twitter 11-29-19 | Film Recalls 1970's Zero Population Growth Sci-Fi The 1972 film Zero Population Growth predicted China's policy and the means by … [Read more...]
12 Libertarian DVD Holiday Gifts Under $10
Need some quick gift ideas for that special libertarian friend? Here are twelve films currently for sale on DVD for less than $10 at Amazon. The Giver When a 16-year-old boy discovers that the “perfect” managed society in which he lives is simply a drugged potemkin village, he must decide whether its superficially happy character is worth the price in terms of foregone … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving: a Celebration of Property Rights?!
Journalist John Stossel explains how Thanksgiving would have been (and nearly was) "Starvation Day," but for a change in policy from communal planting to...private property. [4 min/ Anti-socialism, Econ 101] Reason tells the the true story of how the introduction of property rights by Governor Bradford saved the Pilgrims. [3 min/ Anti-socialism, Econ 101] The … [Read more...]
Mr. Jones | Film News
This post tracks developments in "Mr. Jones," a new film about Gareth Jones, the journalist-hero who first tried to warn the world about communist atrocities -- and died for it.. 11-24-19 | Trailer Released, Film Distribution Expected in 2020 Per BBC America, "The first trailer for Mr. Jones, a biographical movie about intrepid Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, has been … [Read more...]
Holodomor Holocaust Remembered In Four Films
Holodomor ("to kill by starvation) is what Ukrainians call the period from 1932-1933, when Stalin created a forced famine to punish the Ukraine's resistance to socialist collectivization. Estimates vary as to how many Ukrainians died, ranging from three million to twelve million. This tragedy and crime are remembered on the fourth Saturday of November, Holomodor Remembrance … [Read more...]
Balloon | Film News
This post tracks developments in "Balloon" a new film that tells the true story of two East German families who made a daring escape to the West via a homemade hot-air balloon. Links: IMDB | Facebook 6-13-19 | Review: "A Solid Piece of Storytelling" Per The List, "Director Michael Bully Herbig opts for an old-fashioned, slightly sentimental approach but he effectively … [Read more...]