One-minute promo on the Magna Carta 800-year anniversary. [1 min] An excellent six-minute animated telling of the history of the Magna Carta. [6 min] A quick explanation of the document's importance as the original legal fountainhead of human liberty. [2 min] Comic telling of events at Runnymede, as told in rap. [3 min] Crude but … [Read more...]
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case (2013)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES A documentary examination of trumped-up charges brought against artist Ai Weiwei by the communist Chinese government, and of his heroic defiance. [ Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case credits: Dir: Andreas Johnsen/ 86 min/ Documentary/ Freedom of speech, Resistance to tyranny, Anti-socialism] External Reviews "In The Fake Case, Danish … [Read more...]
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei defies communist Chinese authorities to promote individualism, freedom of speech and human rights in China. [ Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry credits: Dir: Alison Klayman/ 91 min/ Documentary/ Resistance to tyranny, Freedom of speech, Anti-socialism] How to See It Netflix Amazon (DVD) Amazon (Instant Video) YouTube Video Search Online Video … [Read more...]
Robin Hood (2010)
In 1199 A.D., a veteran of the late King Richard's crusade discovers corruption and treason within the highest levels of English aristocracy and attempts to persuade the newly-crowned King John to adopt a Charter of Rights to protect the people...but the king has his own view on how to rule. [ Robin Hood credits: Dir: Ridley Scott/ Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew … [Read more...]
The Singing Revolution (2006)
In a series of mass demonstrations marked by the singing of forbidden patriotic songs, the people of Estonia gain the courage to overthrow Soviet occupation. [ The Singing Revolution credits: Dir: James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty/ 94 min/ Documentary/ Anti-socialism, Resistance to tyranny] External Reviews "Imagine the scene in Casablanca in which the French patrons sing … [Read more...]
Sophie Scholl the Final Days (2005)
A dramatized account of the capture, trial and last days of Sophie Scholl, who together with her brother Hans and a few friends, operated within Hitler's Germany an anti-Nazi movement called The White Rose. [ Sophie Scholl the Final Days credits: Dir: Marc Rothemund/ 120 min/ Biography, Drama, Foreign/ Resistance to tyranny] External Reviews "Compelling in its depiction … [Read more...]
Moving the Mountain (1994)
The story of the Tianamen Square protest and massacre. [ Moving the Mountain credits: Dir: Michael Apted/ 83 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Anti-Socialism] Click here for trailer. "Moving the Mountain is a cut above average and it includes a great deal of footage of the Tianamen events as well as extensive interviews." Narrated for the most part by a Chinese student leader … [Read more...]
An American Story (1992)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS A small group of World War II veterans challenge their corrupt town government. Story inspired by actual events. [ An American Story credits: Dir: John Gray/ Brad Johnson, Kathleen Quinlan, Tom Sizemore/ 99 min/ Drama/ Corrupt Government, Resistance to Tyranny, Second Amendment] “All seems lost until the mayor attempts to rig the … [Read more...]
The Story of Qiu Ju (1991)
The wife of a man beaten by a local official struggles against the system to get an apology. [ The Story of Qiu Ju credits: Dir: Zhang Yimou/ Gong Li, Lei Lao Sheng, Liu Pei Qi/ 100 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ China/ In Mandarin with English subtitles/ Law & Liberty, Resistance to Tyranny] “A terrific example of the irrelevance and inefficiency of the machinery of … [Read more...]
The White Rose (1982)
A small group of young Germans organize a rebellion against the Nazis. Based on a true story. [ The White Rose credits: Dir: Michael Verhoeven/ Lena Stolze, Martin Benrath, Wulf Kessler/ 108 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ Germany/ In German with English subtitles/ Anti-Socialism, Resistance to Tyranny/ Also listed as Die Weisse Rose] “This touching story of valor in the … [Read more...]