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What is it about Abraham Lincoln that has captured the hearts and minds of the American public since his assassination nearly 150 years ago? After all, one could argue -- rather persuasively -- that our 16th president was the least qualified candidate ever elected to high national office; in fact, his public service record included just four terms in the Illinois state legislative, one unremarkable term in the House of Representatives, and two unsuccessful bids for the US Senate. In addition, he had virtually no executive experience and, as his contemporaries invariably pointed out, Lincoln seemed wholly unfit to lead...

The Best Conservative Movies Once in a blue moon, Hollywood releases a conservative movie, or at least a film that resonates with conservatives in a particular way. Because conservatives love movies — and especially debates about movies — we decided to produce a list of the 25 best conservative movies of the last 25 years. Our approach in selecting them doesn’t rise to the level of an actual methodology, but there was a method to it. We asked readers of National Review Online to submit nominations. Hundreds of suggestions came in, along with explanations and arguments. We considered each one,...

This week on NRO, we're going to count down the 25 best conservative movies of the last 25 years, starting with #25 later this morning and finishing with #1 on Friday.

For those in or near Los Angeles, this might be an event worth attending.

MURRIETA-TEMECULA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY CLUB presents: Friday Night Dinner, April 7, 2006, at 6:00 PM Featuring Dr. Harry Kloor, PhD, PhD - Meet the man who started the Swift Boat Ad Campaign as the Writer, Director, and Producer of the first two Swift Boat Veteran Ads, and the Swift Boat Vet Documentary exposing failed democrat presidential candidate John Kerry. - Founder of the first conservative film fund to take back Hollywood! Writer, scientist, educator, researcher, inventor, story editor, director and producer, Dr. Kloor is the only person in the country (according to the Council of Graduate Schools, the National Research Council,...

The German Nazis were never able to subjugate the island of Crete in WWII. This film produced by one of Greece's favorite conservative son of immigrants - Alex Spanos - will thrill and move its audiences in retelling the story of this heroism. Please let all your friends and families know about this rare event.

Another great film for the whole family. It deals with the search for freedom, a child escaping from the Communist bloc. BUT, it's not being released throughout the nation...just 14 states last I checked.

L.A.'s first conservative film festival, the Liberty Film Festival, is already selling out as audiences respond enthusiastically to the festival's groundbreaking slate of new conservative films. The West Coast premiere of Larry Elder's film "Michael & Me" is totally sold out, as are all full passes to the festival. The festival opens this Friday, Oct. 1, with writer/director Stephen Bannon's controversial "In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed" and Oscar-nominated writer Lionel Chetwynd's "Celsius 41.11." The festival will be held Oct. 1-3 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. "In the Face of Evil," having...