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. [ Still Mine credits: Dir: Michael McGowan/ James Cromwell, Ronan Rees, Geneviève Bujold/ 102 min/ Drama/ Anti-regulation, Individualism] “It would be hard to … [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. [ Derrick J's … [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. [ Atlas Shrugged credits: Dir: Paul Johansson/ Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden/ 97 min/ Drama/ Ayn Rand, … [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. [ The Lego Movie credits: Dir: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller/ Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks/ 100 min/ Animated, Comedy/ Anti-Regulation] External Reviews “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...]
Locked Out: A Mississippi Success Story (2014)
Entrepreneur Melony Armstrong fights the state of Mississippi in a seven-year battle to overcome restrictive licensing laws, and opens the first professional African hair braiding salon in the state. [ Locked Out: A Mississippi Success Story credits: Dir: Sean W. Malone/ 27 min/ Documentary/ Anti-regulation, Creator-as-hero, Pro-capitalism] Full documentary: External … [Read more...]
Dog Days (2013)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES A budding entrepreneur and an immigrant hot dog vendor risk all to create a new business, but must overcome a hostile regulatory environment to do so. [ Dog Days credits: Dir: Laura Waters Hinson & Kasey Kirby/ 75 min/ Documentary/ Creator as Hero, Pro-immigration, Anti-regulation] External Reviews "The documentary Dog Days … [Read more...]
Junk Science (1997)
An exposé of (bogus) popularly reported scientific results reveals that science is often twisted to meet social, commercial, and political agendas. [ Junk Science credits: Executive Producer: Victor Neufeld/ Journalist: John Stossel/ 60 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Anti-Regulation, John Stossel] In the popular lexicon, science and truth are practically synonymous. But … [Read more...]
Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death? (1994)
A rational examination of popular fears—revealing that government and the public have the wrong safety priorities. [ Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death? credits: Executive Producer: Victor Neufeld/ Journalist: John Stossel/ 50 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Anti-Regulation, John Stossel, Junk Science] We live in a dangerous world: rising crime, toxic chemicals in our food, … [Read more...]
Pacific Heights (1990)
A young couple’s dream of owning a rental property becomes a nightmare, as a dangerous con artist takes full advantage of the California rental code at their expense. [ Pacific Heights credits: Dir: John Schlesinger/ Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton/ 103 min/ Thriller/ Anti-Regulation] “A heart-pounding watch that focuses long-overdue attention on the … [Read more...]