Thank you John Aglialoro.
On September 6th, 2014, I stood up in front of a packed house in Las Vegas, NV, and stated, “This is not the movie that’s been playing in your head since you closed the back cover. This is however, without question, a celebration of Ayn Rand’s ideas.”
That packed house was filled with some of the staunchest Ayn Rand advocates on Earth. It was the “Galt’s Gulch Online Producers Only Premiere” of Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt? and it was the first official showing of the film.
I then proceeded to introduce the other VIP guests on hand at the event, Producer Harmon Kaslow, Consultant David Kelley, Associate Producer Joan Carter and then, as I introduced Producer John Aglialoro, the words came out of my mouth, “the man of the hour.”
It was not a fitting introduction.
In 1991, a Library of Congress poll revealed that Atlas Shrugged is the second most influential book ever written.
Second only to the Bible.
That’s a hard legacy to live up to.
Imagine the courage required to take on the job of adapting such a book to film.
Imagine the passion for the ideas expressed in that book that would compel you to spend millions of dollars of your own money to propagate those ideas to as many people as possible.
Imagine the integrity of the man who would take on such an endeavor - knowing full well that he would be met with, not only resistance, but harsh criticism every step of the way.
Imagine knowing you would never live up to the legacy of the book but that you had to try… you had to give it everything you had... because it just had to be done - the ideas just had to make their way to the masses - come hell or high water.
Imagine.
Most of us will never know a battle like that of Producer John Aglialoro’s 22 year battle to bring Atlas Shrugged to the silver screen - 22 years of “No.”, “It can’t be done.”, “You’ll never make your money back.” 22 years of climbing an unscalable mountain.
I, however, have had the distinct honor of standing by this man for the past 4 years… watching him knock down barrier after barrier through sheer determination… listening to him wax poetic of his love for Ayn Rand and the importance of Atlas Shrugged… walking with him, steadfast as the walls around him collapsed - at times due to sabotage from within. All the while, never once considering stopping.
I am proud. Proud of every step, of every word, and of every moment this man has permitted me to be a part of. It has been an awe inspiring adventure and I would trade it for nothing.
Are the movies perfect? No. Do they live up to the legacy of the book? Of course not. But, what they do accomplish, what they do deliver on, is the ushering of Ayn Rand’s ideas to the forefront of public discourse. The sales of the book will go up this year, more people will be introduced to Ayn Rand’s ideas, and those ideas will be propagated further and wider than they ever have... just like with the release of each of the previous Atlas Shrugged films.
Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?, the final film in the trilogy, is now in theaters. If you’re in an area where the film is playing, grab a friend, head to the theater, and take part in this wonderful moment in the history of Atlas Shrugged. Buy some popcorn, introduce your friends to Ayn Rand, and say thank you to John Aglialoro - the man who made it all possible.
Thank you John Aglialoro. Thank you.
Scott DeSapio, Associate Producer
Atlas Shrugged
That packed house was filled with some of the staunchest Ayn Rand advocates on Earth. It was the “Galt’s Gulch Online Producers Only Premiere” of Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt? and it was the first official showing of the film.
I then proceeded to introduce the other VIP guests on hand at the event, Producer Harmon Kaslow, Consultant David Kelley, Associate Producer Joan Carter and then, as I introduced Producer John Aglialoro, the words came out of my mouth, “the man of the hour.”
It was not a fitting introduction.
In 1991, a Library of Congress poll revealed that Atlas Shrugged is the second most influential book ever written.
Second only to the Bible.
That’s a hard legacy to live up to.
Imagine the courage required to take on the job of adapting such a book to film.
Imagine the passion for the ideas expressed in that book that would compel you to spend millions of dollars of your own money to propagate those ideas to as many people as possible.
Imagine the integrity of the man who would take on such an endeavor - knowing full well that he would be met with, not only resistance, but harsh criticism every step of the way.
Imagine knowing you would never live up to the legacy of the book but that you had to try… you had to give it everything you had... because it just had to be done - the ideas just had to make their way to the masses - come hell or high water.
Imagine.
Most of us will never know a battle like that of Producer John Aglialoro’s 22 year battle to bring Atlas Shrugged to the silver screen - 22 years of “No.”, “It can’t be done.”, “You’ll never make your money back.” 22 years of climbing an unscalable mountain.
I, however, have had the distinct honor of standing by this man for the past 4 years… watching him knock down barrier after barrier through sheer determination… listening to him wax poetic of his love for Ayn Rand and the importance of Atlas Shrugged… walking with him, steadfast as the walls around him collapsed - at times due to sabotage from within. All the while, never once considering stopping.
I am proud. Proud of every step, of every word, and of every moment this man has permitted me to be a part of. It has been an awe inspiring adventure and I would trade it for nothing.
Are the movies perfect? No. Do they live up to the legacy of the book? Of course not. But, what they do accomplish, what they do deliver on, is the ushering of Ayn Rand’s ideas to the forefront of public discourse. The sales of the book will go up this year, more people will be introduced to Ayn Rand’s ideas, and those ideas will be propagated further and wider than they ever have... just like with the release of each of the previous Atlas Shrugged films.
Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?, the final film in the trilogy, is now in theaters. If you’re in an area where the film is playing, grab a friend, head to the theater, and take part in this wonderful moment in the history of Atlas Shrugged. Buy some popcorn, introduce your friends to Ayn Rand, and say thank you to John Aglialoro - the man who made it all possible.
Thank you John Aglialoro. Thank you.
Scott DeSapio, Associate Producer
Atlas Shrugged
I want to heartily thank you and the team for the wonderful visual
realization of this amazing book. . I first read it at age 18 in 1968
and had to wipe some tears tonight, when seeing it come to life.
Thank You, and Harmon, and Scott, and Alex, and everyone;;; Thank You!!! -- john
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As a mechanism within the current framework, the state amendment process advocated especially by Mark Levin is a constitutionally valid approach but has no more chance of leading to individual freedom than anything else in this culture. Levin is right that the Federal government is not going to reform itself, turning to the politicized courts is no solution, and that voting is not enough, but he overlooks the intellectual requirements for any mechanism to work. A convention of the states is not exempt. With the right cultural reforms a convention of the states is a mechanism to try for implementation, but otherwise it is just as hopeless as anything else.
The proposed amendments supported by the state convention movement have already been watered down to the level of no more than another attempt at a balanced budget amendment. If that much passes in this climate it will mean higher taxes to balance the budget, while ignoring all the other structural reforms he identifies.
I have purchased the first two films, and want to purchase the third ASAP. When will it be available?
I greatly admire and appreciate John Aglialoro and his tenacity and courage in taking on this difficult task.
Sincerely, William Shroyer, Conway, Arkansas
Amazon sells Part 2 on DVD for $5.
http://astore.amazon.com/jonathanlippe-2...
Do you happen to know if the deleted scenes appearing on your Blurays are also on the standard dvds?
And I'll offer again a proposal for place to start... a proposal... just like an Article V Convention amendment proposal... not a rule, not a law, but only an idea... certainly nothing to be afraid of:
Why does the John Birch Society argument illogically insist that the Constitution is sacrosanct, that it is perfectly fine as written, and that everything is going to be OK if we simply adhere to the letter of the law... except for that part in Article V that gives the States the exact same power that Congress has today to propose amendments to the Constitution?
There have also been recent reports that hackers have gotten into amazon stealing personal information like credit card numbers, and everything else in the accounts. They have exploited a vulnerability in the software on the Kindle device. The way to avoid the problem is to not use the wireless 'deliver to Kindle' option. Download ebooks directly to your PC and then manually upload them to a Kindle, at least for as long as the vulnerability remains open. This vulnerability reportedly occurred previously and Amazon fixed it, then reintroduced it in a later 'upgrade'.
One thing I would suggest, it would make sense to me - see what you think - to perhaps start this over as a new thread on Galt's Gulch? This may be buried a bit deep in a thread that started otherwise?
Once again, all the JBS arguments are based on denial, misdirection and the insistence on using the "Con-Con" scare-tactic. If you read Article V for yourself, you will see that there is no authorization of any kind for a Constitutional Convention... not for Congress, not for the States. The very notion that a constitution would allow itself to be done away with is preposterous
If you would care to discuss the particulars of this issue in your own words, rather than post links and debate the debaters, I'll be more than happy to engage.
We might start with why it is you profess to defend the Constitution as written... all except those 143 words in Article V, that is.
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