Carrie-Ann Biondi
Surrender in The Fountainhead.
You would expect Ayn Rand not to like the concept of "surrender," but sometimes she does.
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Kurt Keefner
Dec 16, 201711 min read
Heroes and Shipwrecks: Beethoven and Ayn Rand
In which the sense of life in Beethoven's Fifth is compared to that of Atlas Shrugged.
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Kurt Keefner
Oct 24, 20179 min read
The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith
A musical that tells the tale of that force of nature, Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues
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Kurt Keefner
Sep 22, 20176 min read
The Goddess of Love Makes Heroes of Us All
Regarding the classic Bollywood video "Chaiyya, Chaiyya," and its erotic song and dance.
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Kurt Keefner
Aug 14, 20175 min read
Building Reason from Parts: The Flight of the Phoenix
A crash in the desert. A desperate plan. But can men with warring mentalities cooperate?
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Kurt Keefner
Jul 28, 20176 min read
Arguing About Dunkirk
Dunkirk was a great event in WWII. But Christopher Nolan's film has provoked arguments today.
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Kurt Keefner
Jul 19, 20173 min read
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
Science, determination, womanhood--this film has them all.
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Kurt Keefner
Jun 23, 20175 min read
A Tale of a Renaissance Man
Scientist, philosopher, healer, lover--our hero is a true Renaissance man.
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Kurt Keefner
May 25, 20172 min read
Emily Dickinson: A Quiet Passion
This movie proves that the life of someone who lives inwardly can be dramatized.
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Kurt Keefner
May 25, 20173 min read
Behold the Man: Memoirs of Hadrian
Good emperor. Great man. Beautiful novel.
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Kurt Keefner
Dec 19, 20142 min read
The Imitation Game
Alan Turing, a man who penetrated the secrets of others but who couldn't keep his own.
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Kurt Keefner
Nov 14, 20146 min read
Happy Birthday, Coleman Silk
Professor Silk has a secret. Find out what it is in The Human Stain.
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Kurt Keefner
Jul 26, 20144 min read
From Knight to Noose: The Dream of the Celt
Knighted because he exposed the truth. Hanged because he supported his country.
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Kurt Keefner
Jul 25, 20143 min read
Honor in the Concrete
Just a man in a car with a phone. A construction director is determined to address his big mistake.
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Kurt Keefner
May 8, 201425 min read
John Galt, Alternative Christ
My thesis is that John Galt, hero of Ayn Rand's magnum opus Atlas Shrugged, can be regarded as an "alternative Christ." An alternative...
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