By Rick Marazzani, on November 9th, 2011
lululemon asks "Who is John Galt?"
This month, lululemon, the upscale and upbeat ladies athletic wear shops, put “Who is John Galt?” on all their shopping bags.
Until today, when I saw a bag on the BART train in San Francisco, I never thought of visiting a lululemon store. I have never had the need for, nor [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on March 31st, 2011
Who is Hank Rearden? He is the steel industrialist who invents an amazing new alloy in Atlas Shrugged. As one of the main characters, we see the effects of the Strike and the mandates of government thugs through his eyes and actions.
These wallpapers feature the official Rearden Steel logo used in the upcoming movie. Check out [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on March 30th, 2011
Almost two weeks until part one of the Atlas Shrugged movie hits the cinemas. To get you in the spirit, here are computer wallpapers for your PC, Mac, and even your Droid.
These are based on the official movie poster bearing “Who Is John Galt?” in a scratchy scrawl.
Tell a friend about these and check back for [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on March 27th, 2011
Atlas Shrugged Part 1 premieres in movie theaters on April 15th.
Strike with John Galt!
Will you call in in sick?
Will you take a vacation day?
Will you “work from home”?
Or will you simply disappear?
If you really need to, block out the time in Outlook so you don’t get in trouble.
Join the strikers, do not go to work, and [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on February 2nd, 2011
There is a teaser page up at www.atlasshruggedpart1.com promoting the first installment of the upcoming Atlas Shrugged film. Bonus, it launches on [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on January 3rd, 2011
The Bachelor is back on ABC TV this week. I think it is the dumbest idea for a reality show (love and marriage crammed into a can). They repeatedly fail so spectacularly at making matches. The show does not work. Between you and me, I much prefer Millionaire Matchmaker, and watching Patty get down to [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on December 15th, 2010
The silent partner in the magical duo Penn and Teller opened up to the NY Post about his favorite books and what is in his library.
Here is what he had to say about Atlas Shrugged.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The fable that clarifies everything about the importance of the individual, and how a smart person [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on September 22nd, 2009
Amy Wallace writes an insightful interview with Farrah on the relationship between the philospher and the sex symbol. Ayn Rand sought to cast Farrah Fawcett as the lead in the TV movie version of Atlas Shrugged. [...]
By Rick Marazzani, on May 23rd, 2009
With ‘Atlas Shrugged,’ Hollywood may have its first anti-bailout movie
By Steven Zeitchik
Hollywood could soon be going Objectivist.
After decades in development hell, Ayn Rand’s capitalism-minded “Atlas Shrugged” is taking new steps toward the big screen — with one of the film world’s most prominent money men potentially at its center.
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media is circling the [...]