LFM: Libertas Film Magazine

LFM Summer Micro-Reviews: Men in Black 3, Chernobyl Diaries

Jason Apuzzo — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:36:56 +0000

By Jason Apuzzo. Here are more of my summer dispatches: Men in Black 3 After a three year absence from the movies, superstar Will Smith returns to save planet Earth from alien invasion again by traveling back to 1969 to help his straight-laced partner, K – here played by Josh Brolin, in a spot-on, dry-comic imitation of [...]

LFM Contributor Steve Greaves’ Tin Can Sailors Will Not Be Forgotten Premieres on The Documentary Channel, Memorial Day (Mon., 5/28)

Libertas — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:13:56 +0000

Aside from Battleship and classic naval war movies, we want to encourage LFM readers to spend Memorial Day watching a touching new documentary about real-life naval heroics from LFM contributor Steve Greaves, called Tin Can Sailors Will Not Be Forgotten. The film premieres this Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th on The Documentary Channel at 9:30pm [...]

LFM’s Govindini Murty on Lars Larson’s National Radio Show

Govindini Murty — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:12:42 +0000

LFM Co-Editor Govindini Murty was on Lars Larson’s national radio show yesterday talking about the 35th anniversary of Star Wars, plus Prometheus, Battleship, Men in Black 3 and Chernobyl Diaries. Special thanks, as always, to Lars and his staff for inviting Govindini on. She always has fun appearing on his show. Lars’ show is broadcast [...]

The 35th Anniversary of Star Wars

Jason Apuzzo — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:55:25 +0000

By Jason Apuzzo. Star Wars was released 35 years ago today. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long! All these years later, the original Star Wars and Errol Flynn’s The Adventures of Robin Hood are still my favorite films of all time. Unlike with Robin Hood, however – which I first saw on TV [...]

LFM Reviews The Giant Mechanical Man @ Tribeca 2012; Available on VOD through June 19th

Govindini Murty — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:57:16 +0000

By Govindini Murty. In the midst of a movie season dominated by special-effects blockbusters, it’s nice to see smaller-scale indie films that celebrate the human within technology. Lee Kirk’s The Giant Mechanical Man, a selection of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival currently available on VOD (video on demand), depicts two sensitive souls looking for meaning [...]

LFM Reviews Wes Anderson’s Cannes Opener Moonrise Kingdom

Joe Bendel — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:08:13 +0000

By Joe Bendel. Two twelve year-old runaways would like to remake the generic sounding Mile 3.25 Tidal Inlet into a New England version of the Blue Lagoon, but they aim to maintain the cultural trappings of 1965 middle class America, as they relate to it, in the process. Unfortunately, the adult world keeps intruding on [...]

The Price of Liberty: LFM Reviews The Last Christeros @ The 2012 Seattle International Film Festival

Joe Bendel — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:07:40 +0000

By Joe Bendel. One of the twentieth century’s bloodiest assaults on religious freedom happened in the western hemisphere. It was perpetrated by “revolutionary” Mexican socialist president Plutarco Calles, whose iron-fisted anti-clerical policies inspired a real grassroots revolution. By the 1930’s an uneasy and imperfect peace had been brokered, but scattered bands of Cristero resistance fighters [...]

LFM Summer Micro-Reviews: The Avengers, Battleship, The Dictator

Jason Apuzzo — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:27:33 +0000

By Jason Apuzzo. I wanted LFM’s regular readers to know that although I’ve been busy of late, I’m still keeping close tabs on what’s happening at your local multiplex. Here are some micro-reviews of important recent releases: The Avengers Sparkling interactions among the characters, an electrifying sequence aboard a floating aircraft carrier, cheeky good humor, and another [...]

LFM’s Jason Apuzzo at The Huffington Post and AOL-Moviefone: Battleship, Memorial Day & The Top 10 Naval Warfare Movies of All Time

Jason Apuzzo — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:26:16 +0000

[Editor's note: the post below appears today on the front page of The Huffington Post and AOL-Moviefone.] By Jason Apuzzo. Memorial Day weekend is approaching, a time when Americans traditionally focus their attention on corn dogs, guacamole burgers and LeBron’s fading playoff hopes – but it’s also a time when we remember the men and women [...]

The New Teaser Trailer for Skyfall

Libertas — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:25:15 +0000

A teaser trailer arrived yesterday for the new James Bond film Skyfall, due in November. Check it out above. Posted on May 22nd, 2012 at 5:25pm.