Movies have the power to make us laugh or cry, to anger or inspire us, to move us, or just to provide escape. And, sometimes, they have a power beyond simple entertainment; they can influence new ways of thinking, feeling and pursuing our lives. 

Movies are also one of the primary arenas in which the so-called “culture war” is fought, where the battle for the hearts and minds of the public, and the conflict between values considered traditional or conservative, and those considered progressive or liberal is played out—reaching people in a profound, instinctive way. Conservatives, while finding success at the ballot box, in talk radio, the blogosphere, and in cable news, have been less successful at the box office, and therefore, are playing catch-up in the culture war. 

It is with this in mind that we have launched Crusader Pictures. Crusade means the vigorous advancement of a cause, and the cause at the heart of Crusader Pictures is to produce entertainment which stands up for individual liberty in a manner that will appeal to a wide audience. 

It’s been 13 years since my producing partner Becky Best and I met over lunch at The Wednesday Morning Club in Los Angeles, a forum for right-thinking entertainment executives that was meant, in the words of David Horowitz, “to give conservatives an opportunity to share ideas, push their agenda, swap political tales and lament their endangered-species status in Hollywood.”  

Attending the luncheons felt like a subversive act, and while the ranks of Hollywood Conservatives (or those who didn’t completely march in lockstep with liberal orthodoxy) may have been relatively small then, still, the message one took away was “I am not alone.” It also stirred one to ask, “How can I help break the liberal grip on Hollywood content?”  (more…)

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belong to one category.” – Adolf Hitler.

“At this point, whatever dividing line there was between mainstream conservatism and the black-helicopter crowd seems to have been virtually erased.” – NY Times columnist Paul Krugman.

Paul Krugman

Really sucks to be a conservative these days. I feel like I’m walking around with a big bulls-eye on my back. I know many of the Left, especially Keith Olbermann, Frank Rich, Paul Krugman, the New York Times editorial staff and all the pundits at HuffPo and KOS would find that statement hilariously ironic, given the recent shooting deaths of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas and security guard Steven T. Johns at the Holocaust Museum. Then again, they’re not the ones being branded en masse as co-conspirators in those murders. Conservatives are. (more…)

(Let’s all dig the new lingo.) 

Murderer = Overpopulation assistant

Criminal = Alternative life economist

Child abandonment =  Remote Parenting (more…)