The Last Nighters - Free-market Film Analysis

The citizens of Fo Shan were prosperous and practiced kung fu as a hobby. Martial arts clubs opened up turning Fo Shan into a province renowned for martial arts.  In 1937, the Japanese begin occupying China.  The Japanese general challenges Chinese men to duels to prove the superiority of the Japanese, but Ip Man refuses to fight -- at first.  

Our guest is Luke Tatum of the Culture of Peace Podcast.  You can find his work at:  http://www.luketatum.com

Stop reciting theory, and hit your target.

This is an action-packed episode of the show where we determine that Donnie Yen is a stud.

Join us next week for our episode on Dark City with Nicky P of the Sounds Like Liberty Podcast, who is also found on the Launch Pad Media.

Show notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/63

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Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We are joined by a yout from the Liberty Weekly Podcast to discuss a lawyer-themed movie, My Cousin Vinny.  That's right, Patrick MacFarlane is joining us to discuss another movie based on lawyering, and it should be a great time as we explore this Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei flick that still holds up to this day.

Two naive youts traveling from New York City to college in California drive through Alabama and are erroneously arrested, and accused of homicide.  Luckily, one of them has a cousin who's an attorney - Vincent Gambini, a previous auto repairman from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his 6th attempt.  Vinny's never been in court - or in Alabama - and when he lands with his leather-clad fashionista sweetheart, to attempt his first case, hilarity ensues  - for him and the deep South!

Join us next week for our St. Patrick’s Day episode where we analyze a Chinese movie about Japanese occupation with a guy from Texas, the Anarchist Luke Tatum of the Culture of Peace Podcast.

Show notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/62

Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We do an analysis of the Coen Brothers latest effort, the Ballad of Buster Scruggs.  It's a series of 6-western themed vignettes with the requisite Coen-quirkiness.  Each story has a few interesting points for the sake of our discussion...and what do you know, it comes out to enough for a show.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs recounts the narrative of a sharp-shooting vocalist.  In Near Algodones, a would be bank-robber gets his due to say the very least.  Meal Ticket is a dreary story around two fatigued weary traveling entertainers.  All Gold Canyon is an nearly one man show about a miner digging for gold, while a lady finds a startling level of adoration, alongside a portion of life's savage incongruity, on a wagon train over the prairies in The Gal Who Got Rattled.  And lastly, spooky feels frequent The Mortal Remains as a Woman downpours judgment upon a diverse group of fellow carriage companions each with a different philosophy on life.  

We throw about ten minutes at each story and this falls right into Robert’s wheelhouse.  Join us for the lively discussion.

And next week, get ready, we’re doing the goofy classic My Cousin Vinny with our lawyer friend, and fellow podcaster, Patrick MacFarlane of the Liberty Weekly Podcast.

Show notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/61

Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: http://www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We don our super suits one more time and get back into the fray with Incredibles 2.  Brad Bird is posing some questions here that we really enjoyed even though the movie plot has a few holes and never truly resolves.

Helen is called on to help bring Supers back, and Bob must juggle the daily heroics of home life. But when a new villain arises with a sinister plot, the Parrs meet the challenge together!

We'll be back next with the Ballad of Buster Scruggs, catch the newest Coen brothers film on Netflix and then give us a listen.

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Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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A tribute episode to our friend Lewis Liberman to discuss one of his favorite films, Terry Gilliam's noir steampunk, "Brazil".

It’s a movie about bureaucracy and totalitarian control with a populace of lobotomized passivity of consumerism.  Mistaken identity due to a clerical error leads to government kidnapping and coverup intermixed with heroic dream sequences of saving himself from himself?  Perhaps it's all in his head.  And remember, information is prosperity.  Don't suspect a friend. Report him.

There's a “happy” version where he awakes from the nightmare with the woman he thought had died. In the director’s version discussed in this episode, the dream is the happy version in his lobotomized state of sitting in a chair with a grin as he finally escapes the horror of his world.

The GoFundMe link for Lewis’s family can be reached at:  http://www.lastnighters.com/lewis

Here’s our receipt for your receipt:  http://www.lastnighters.com/59

Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

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We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We are joined by special guest, Alex Hay, to sing our way through the 2012 musical version of Victor Hugo's, "Les Misérables".

The film takes place in France during the early 19th century and tells the story of Jean Valjean who, while being hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion.

It's a story of redemption for one character, and a relentless pursuit for another.  There is love at first sight in the midst of a revolution that will never come.

Join us next week as we cover the movie "Brazil" in tribute to our friend, Lewis Liberman.

Show notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/58

Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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A B-movie/war movie that is so over the top that it is actually an anti-war movie. Back when the left was dependably against war.

Mike C. joins us again to do his part as we discuss one of his favorite movies.

We also discuss how they acquired rights to Heinlein novel for the name and some characters, but is pretty much the opposite of the sentiment of the novel and was already written prior to said acquisition. In fact, the director couldn't even get through the novel. 

This may be one of the great troll jobs in film history.

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Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We are joined by Mike C. to discuss the Michael Mann, Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx vehicle, Collateral.

This is a tense thriller centered on a cabby with bigger dreams who is holding himself back while waiting for perfection, meanwhile his opposite who improvises with ruthless efficiency in his job as a hitman brings the cabby to a point of self-actualization under extreme pressure in a bid to save his own life and another.

Join us next week as we tackle Starship Troopers.

Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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The noble lie for the greater good. The all-purpose excuse for tyranny the world over. Is it better to live in a blissful ignorance, protected and coddled your entire lives; or is it better to be aware of the dangers and the opportunities available to you so you can make your own choices? 

We discuss these topics and many more as we are joined by Rocky Ferrenburg for a dissection of the abominable snowman animated feature film flick, Smallfoot. 

Join us next week for some more Tom Cruise-action as we tackle Collateral. 

Show notes at: http://www.lastnighters.com/55

Look for it at the Launch Pad Media, where they are always launching new ideas in your direction: www.thelaunchpadmedia.com 

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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Time is a construct.

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. 

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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