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A PIONEERING BLOG RETURNS: Libertas, the original conservative film blog pulses back to life; John B?

By Ed Driscoll

A PIONEERING BLOG RETURNS: Libertas, the original conservative film blog pulses back to life; John Boot has details at PJM:

Libertas, which was originally launched in 2005, went dark in 2008 while promising a rethink and a reboot. In the meantime, it lost its most resonant voice ? that of writer John Nolte when Big Hollywood launched and tapped him as its editor. Libertas?s founders and editors, Govindini Murty and Jason Apuzzo, are still running it, but when it relaunched May 19 they promised ?a different emphasis from? the original Libertas. They say the former site ?spent most of its time critiquing the ideological content of Hollywood entertainment ? much of which is still inimical to freedom.?

The new site promises to:

?[Promote] films that celebrate freedom, democracy, and the dignity of the individual [by featuring] short films, webisodes, movie clips and trailers, podcasts, as well as news and reviews of pro-freedom films that are currently in theaters or are available on DVD. ? Libertas? goal is to show our readers movies they can enjoy ? not just to warn them about movies to avoid.

This last sentence seems to imply that competitor sites are joyless and negative ? but if the web has proved one thing in the last ten years, it?s that loathing can be entertainment. How many sites ? cultural, political, economic, whatever ? are devoted partly or mainly to appalling the reader? High dudgeon is a valuable commodity. I enjoy a little outrage with my morning coffee. If you?re on this site, maybe you do too.

Based on that last paragraph by Boot, it sounds like Libertas may be returning to life with something of the same pugilistic tone with which they started. Say what you will, it’s likely not to be dull.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on May 23, 2010 (boomark / email).