Comments on: The New Atlas Shrugged Movie: Parable of the Obama/Tea Party Era? http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/ LFM: The Voice of Freedom in Movies & Pop Culture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:08:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stones Cry Out - If they keep silent… » Things Heard: e123v2 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Stones Cry Out - If they keep silent… » Things Heard: e123v2 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:37:41 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-452 [...] Atlas and the shruggery. Uhm, or about the [...] [...] Atlas and the shruggery. Uhm, or about the [...]

]]> By: Tuesday Highlights | Pseudo-Polymath http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Tuesday Highlights | Pseudo-Polymath Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:34:58 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-451 [...] Atlas and the shruggery. Uhm, or about the [...] [...] Atlas and the shruggery. Uhm, or about the [...]

]]> By: Movie news for now people http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Movie news for now people Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:07:02 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-449 [...] Shrugged” actually began filming recently. The newly revived conservative film site, Libertas, trumpets the good news (for them, that is). I remember getting pretty p.o’d at much of what [...] [...] Shrugged” actually began filming recently. The newly revived conservative film site, Libertas, trumpets the good news (for them, that is). I remember getting pretty p.o’d at much of what [...]

]]> By: johngaltjkt http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-443 johngaltjkt Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:57:19 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-443 This is not like making The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Which I always assumed was impossible until Peter Jackson did it. And by the way am I the only person that cried crocodile tears when Guillermo del Toro pulled out of directing The Hobbit? He's totally wrong for that size of picture. Please Peter direct The Hobbit so no one else screws it up!) Atlas Shrugged is character driven and the effects really are minimal. Again my only worry was the wrong people (99.8% of Hollywood) would try to make it into a movie. This is not like making The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Which I always assumed was impossible until Peter Jackson did it. And by the way am I the only person that cried crocodile tears when Guillermo del Toro pulled out of directing The Hobbit? He’s totally wrong for that size of picture. Please Peter direct The Hobbit so no one else screws it up!) Atlas Shrugged is character driven and the effects really are minimal. Again my only worry was the wrong people (99.8% of Hollywood) would try to make it into a movie.

]]> By: Jason Apuzzo http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Jason Apuzzo Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:30:48 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-442 K, just so you know, I did mention that - I quoted directly from Variety in my post: <blockquote>Variety reports: “Cameras began rolling over the weekend on a five-week shoot for Atlas Shrugged Part One with Paul Johansson directing from Brian Patrick O’Toole’s script. Aglialoro would have lost the feature rights if the film wasn’t in production by Saturday.”</blockquote> I also wouldn't quite call this a 'Blair Witch' level budget. That film was made for $17K. No matter, let the lefties guffaw ... there's still a good chance this thing will be out in hundreds of theaters once it's done. K, just so you know, I did mention that – I quoted directly from Variety in my post:

Variety reports: “Cameras began rolling over the weekend on a five-week shoot for Atlas Shrugged Part One with Paul Johansson directing from Brian Patrick O’Toole’s script. Aglialoro would have lost the feature rights if the film wasn’t in production by Saturday.”

I also wouldn’t quite call this a ‘Blair Witch’ level budget. That film was made for $17K. No matter, let the lefties guffaw … there’s still a good chance this thing will be out in hundreds of theaters once it’s done.

]]> By: K http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-441 K Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:19:21 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-441 According to another site, Aglialoro would have lost the feature rights if the film wasn’t in production by Saturday. Now, suddenly they're rushing into production with a budget ala the Blair Witch Project and a first time director. Which means that it's entirely possible that this will end up more a way of supressing Atlas than promoting it. The left side of the culture blogs are licking their lips and throwing poo. Frankly, this stinks. According to another site, Aglialoro would have lost the feature rights if the film wasn’t in production by Saturday.
Now, suddenly they’re rushing into production with a budget ala the Blair Witch Project and a first time director. Which means that it’s entirely possible that this will end up more a way of supressing Atlas than promoting it. The left side of the culture blogs are licking their lips and throwing poo.

Frankly, this stinks.

]]> By: Jason Apuzzo http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Jason Apuzzo Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:04:09 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-439 I agree - there are a lot of challenges in converting this project into something entertaining and coherent. The early reporting on this project indicated that the producers actually wanted to make <em>4</em> films out of the novel - a kind of mini-franchise. Doubtless that grew expensive, and also a bit unrealistic in terms of peoples' appetite for this stuff. I also agree with you that Jolie would've been perfect, but the fact that this film is getting made at all is really the crucial thing. It's amazing how timely it's going to be, coming so many decades after the novel was originally published. I agree – there are a lot of challenges in converting this project into something entertaining and coherent. The early reporting on this project indicated that the producers actually wanted to make 4 films out of the novel – a kind of mini-franchise. Doubtless that grew expensive, and also a bit unrealistic in terms of peoples’ appetite for this stuff.

I also agree with you that Jolie would’ve been perfect, but the fact that this film is getting made at all is really the crucial thing. It’s amazing how timely it’s going to be, coming so many decades after the novel was originally published.

]]> By: shinsnake http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-437 shinsnake Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:43:30 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-437 The problem with splitting up the book into three movies is not the first movie or the final movie, but the middle movie. A movie that starts at the beginning of the book and makes it to the first train on the John Galt line would be a good movie. A movie that starts when Dagny wakes up in Galt's Gulch and makes it to the end of the book would be a good movie. But a movie that starts with Dagny and Hank's love affair and ends with a cliffhanger of Dagny crashing in the Colorado rockies, I don't think that makes a good movie. It's kind of like The Matrix Reloaded, a movie hurt by the fact that its not a free-standing film that can exist without its predecessor or sequel. Unlike The Two Towers, a story that has a richer existence than only its own, but can still entertain with a viewing that's isolated from the other members of the trilogy. Still, I'm excited it's finally started and I can't wait to see the final product. And of the three characters I saw, none of them reeked of invalid, except maybe Taylor Schilling. For some reason, I just can't see anyone but Angelina Jolie in that role. But I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. The problem with splitting up the book into three movies is not the first movie or the final movie, but the middle movie. A movie that starts at the beginning of the book and makes it to the first train on the John Galt line would be a good movie. A movie that starts when Dagny wakes up in Galt’s Gulch and makes it to the end of the book would be a good movie. But a movie that starts with Dagny and Hank’s love affair and ends with a cliffhanger of Dagny crashing in the Colorado rockies, I don’t think that makes a good movie. It’s kind of like The Matrix Reloaded, a movie hurt by the fact that its not a free-standing film that can exist without its predecessor or sequel. Unlike The Two Towers, a story that has a richer existence than only its own, but can still entertain with a viewing that’s isolated from the other members of the trilogy.

Still, I’m excited it’s finally started and I can’t wait to see the final product. And of the three characters I saw, none of them reeked of invalid, except maybe Taylor Schilling. For some reason, I just can’t see anyone but Angelina Jolie in that role. But I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.

]]> By: Jason Apuzzo http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Jason Apuzzo Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:27:23 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-435 The timeliness of the project suggests to me that it will probably get theatrical distribution. As for the low budget, the whole thing depends on how much of the novel they're trying to bite-off for their $5 mil. The timeliness of the project suggests to me that it will probably get theatrical distribution. As for the low budget, the whole thing depends on how much of the novel they’re trying to bite-off for their $5 mil.

]]> By: Jason Apuzzo http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/the-new-atlas-shrugged-parable-of-the-obamatea-party-era/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Jason Apuzzo Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:25:52 +0000 http://www.libertasfilmmagazine.com/?p=3405#comment-434 Agreed, Prehistoric Woman. I think it's great that they're giving this a go, and not waiting around for the $100 million studio financing that was probably never forthcoming to begin with. Agreed, Prehistoric Woman. I think it’s great that they’re giving this a go, and not waiting around for the $100 million studio financing that was probably never forthcoming to begin with.

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