The Intellectual Activist

The Intellectual Activist - An Objectivist Review

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QUEEN CHRISTINA \| January 3, 2004 "Queen Christina is a literate, intelligent film that explores the conflict of duty vs. happiness with poignancy, style, and surprising explicitness." (->)
YES, MINISTER \| January 2, 2004 "Those looking for political satire that is funny, biting, philosophical, and surprisingly fresh…should not miss the exploits of Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby."(->)
YES, PRIME MINISTER \| January 1, 2004 "Those looking for political satire that is funny, biting, philosophical, and surprisingly fresh…should not miss the exploits of Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby."(->)
SOUSA: STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER \| July 4, 2003 "Sousa's marches project vitality, upbeat optimism, and straightforward simplicity." (->)
TROUBLE IN PARADISE \| May 1, 2003 "Through its humor, the glamorous and romantic aspects of life come across as they do in few other films." (->)
TOP HAT \| April 1, 2003 "Top Hat is one of the best of the Astaire and Rogers pairing and reflects the best of the musicals of the 1930s." (->)
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER \| April 1, 2003 "In this film's world, the essence of military heroism is not brute sacrifice but intelligence, rationality, competence." (->)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC \| April 1, 2003 "The film’s dominant sense of life is a kind of innocence and sincerity." (->)
GRÄFIN MARIZA by Emmerich Kálmán \| February 1, 2003 "Kálmán's operetta, Countess Mariza, the most popular of his works in America, is particularly memorable and emotionally powerful."(->)
KÁLMÁN CONDUCTS KÁLMÁN by Emmerich Kálmán \| February 1, 2003 Buy it! "The window that this recording provides on the America of 1940—a more civilized and benevolent time—make the disc well worth listening to."(->)
24: SEASON ONE \| November 1, 2002 "The best new series in years: a fast-paced mystery thriller driven by intense moral conflicts and presented in a creative new format." (->)
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1999) \| February 1, 2002 "The Thomas Crown Affair dramatizes the idea that egoism is the force that makes life worth living." (->)
PROOF OF LIFE \| January 1, 2002 "Something that is too rarely found in today's culture: a solid, intelligent adventure story with admirable heroes."(->)
SAINT-SAËNS: SYMPHONY NO.3 \| January 1, 2002 One of two recordings that provide an introduction to 19th-century composer Camille Saint-Saëns, who wrote "music that says, 'life matters.'" (->)
SAINT-SAËNS: CONCERTOS \| January 1, 2002 One of two recordings that provide an introduction to 19th-century composer Camille Saint-Saëns, who wrote "music that says, 'life matters.'" (->)
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL \| January 1, 2001 A story about the hero's attempt to preserve for his loved ones—despite the horrors of the concentration camps—the sense that "life is beautiful." (->)
STEALING HEAVEN \| January 1, 2001 A film dramatizing the historical love story of medieval philosopher Peter Abelarde and his brilliant student, Eloise. This film centers on the question: Should man sacrifice his life in the service of God, or should he pursue his own happiness here on earth? (->)