Today, the producers of Atlas Shrugged Part One will be screening the the movie for “selected commentators, bloggers, critics, and devotees of Rand’s work.” I’ll be in Culver City, California for the screening. I’ll provide my initial reactions as well as a full review and analysis. This event caps a busy couple of weeks for the movie’s production team.
The Strike Productions released a trailer for Atlas Shrugged Part One a couple of weeks ago. Here it is, in case you missed it:
Screenwriter Brian O’Toole was kind enough to answer some questions I had about the trailer for a column, “Q&A: The Atlas Shrugged movie trailer,” posted at Atlasphere. The Strike Productions also released a three and a half minute clip from the film. This scene brilliantly distills the key events of Chapter Two (The Chain) – see for yourself:
I was cautiously optimistic about the film when I first took a look at the Facebook fanpage in November. Everything I’ve seen since then has only reinforced my positive impression of the production. I’ll be going into the screening expecting not to be disappointed, and hoping for a solidly good film. More updates later today…
Previously on ÆtherCzar:
- Atlas Shrugged Movie Updates (12/09/2010)
- Interview with Brian O’Toole, Screenwriter: Atlas Shrugged-Part One
- Atlas Shrugged (Part One) – A Movie Preview
- Atlas Shrugged Movie and Pages
More information about Atlas Shrugged Part One:
Hans
Hans Schantz is CTO of The Q-Track Corporation, and a co-inventor of NFER® technology. His prior work experience includes stints with IBM, the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, The ElectroScience Lab of the Ohio State University, and Time Domain Corporation. Author of The Art and Science of Ultra-wideband Antennas (Artech House, 2005), his thirty-five U.S. patents include antennas, RF systems, RF-based location systems, and related inventions. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and an amateur radio operator [KC5VLD]. Schantz earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds degrees in Industrial Engineering and Physics from Purdue University. Dr. Schantz blogs at ÆtherCzar and is @ÆtherCzar on Twitter. His wife, Barbara, invented The Baby Dipper® Bowl. Hans and Barbara have two sets of twins: girls aged seven, and boys three years old. The views expressed are the author's and are not necessarily the views of his employer, clients, investors, sponsors, or customers.
