Angelina Jolie - Ayn Rand fan
And to think I liked her before.
The New York Times notes that La Jolie is heavily involved with a project to bring 'Atlas Shrugged' to the screen. Although apparently any number of efforts have been made in the past, and failed dismally. I have not read 'Atlas', but have read most of the rest of Rand, and have a bit of a soft spot for her writing, not so much for its intellectual rigour, but more for its ability to act as a cheerleader for certain big ideas and thus to implant a love of liberty and appreciation of capitalism in the minds of people who are unlikely to curl up with books of heavyweight political philosophy. After all, it is rather fun reading a book called 'The Virtue of Selfishness' in public.
I get the sense that
Sticking with the collision between Tinseltown and politics, the Los Angeles Times editorialises on it being right that the Constitution be amended that Americans born abroad might run for the Oval Office, which would be very much in the interest of one Arnold Schwarzenegger. Amen to that.
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Schwarzenegger is reported to have signed on to do Terminator 4 and a sequel to True Lies following the end of his current gubernatorial term. It seems that he isn't expecting a constitutional amendment...
I suspect not, but I feel it is unAmerican to disbar those not born in the 'Land of the free and the home of the brave'.
'...it is rather fun reading a book called 'The Virtue of Selfishness' in public.'
The Hatfield Prize (awarded annually) for Any Book Title (regardless of book existence) was, unanimously,
My Body as an Envelope and Other Stories.
Personal favourites include:
'How to Avoid Huge Ships', now in its second edition.
Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! (sic)
And Cluck! The True Story of Chickens in the Cinema. I own this one.
Nominations are open for 2008. Choices are made over Christmas gatherings having been listed throughout the year.
2006 was won by Examining Commonsense*
*extant text
With your permission, I will enter the Croydonian three for this year. (How to Avoid Huge Ships currently has my vote.)
HG - Be my guest.
Well, actually, Americans do cook in their car engines. I used to do a delicious grilled cheese sandwich on my way to work in Singapore. But I learned in the US, where people going on long journeys - like eight or 10 hours, would do a whole roast and potatoes.
The book titles above have the touch of greatness surrounding them. 'How To Avoid Huge Ships' has the air of a winner so far ... I hope this thread turns into a Hall of Famer.
Definitely not Mel Gibson for Ayn Rand as he is clinically insane. He also has a rather sickening face. I've always felt there was something unsettling about that man and have never seen a movie with him in it. Also, in Rand, there's no slaughter or gruesome physical suffering, so Mel wouldn't be able to cope. Bruce Willis would be my choice.
Here are some more I've lifted from an AbeBooks press release:
* Bombproof Your Horse by Rick Pelicano & Lauren Tjaden
* How To Toilet Train Your Cat by Paul Kunkel
* Knitting With Dog Hair by Kendall Crolius & Anne Montgomery (I have a vague recollection of a former Tory MP from SW London having a mother who knitted with dog hair. C)
* How To Avoid Huge Ships by John W. Trimmer
* How To Be Happy Though Married by EJ Hardy
* Teach Your Wife How To Be A Widow by Joseph Newman
* The Thermodynamics Of Pizza by Harold J Morowitz
* What Bird Did That? A Driver’s Guide To Some Common Birds Of North America by Peter Hansard & Burton Silver
* How To Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction by Ann Druffel
I'm not convinced by any of the named contenders to play Galt. It would need to be someone who just exudes seriousness, conviction and integrity.
"someone who just exudes seriousness, conviction and integrity."
You're right, Croydonian. Gary Cooper played him in the original. I don't know that any actor today has that kind of screen presence. Maybe Clint Eastwood, but, with great respect to Mr Eastwood, he is too old to play a romantic lead.
Oh, they're supposed to be real books? I was going to submit "Teaching Your Cat to Read", but I made that up.
(I've seen lots of books about using dog or cat hair.)
Angelina jolie eh?
mad as a mongoose but you would wouldnt you?
Yes, it was Cooper in 'The Fountainhead'. While I think that Eastwood fits the profile in many ways, he is of too great a vintage these days. Maybe Ed Harris or Scott Glenn.
They are all real published books.
Oh. Well, in that case, I'd have to vote for How to Bomb Proof Your Horse.
You're right about Coop. It was The Fountainhead. Duh. I'm not familiar with Ed Harris or Scott Glenn (a made-up name if ever I heard one).
Has anyone else complained about access to this site? I cannot post a comment unless I click on refresh. And it doesn't always work even then. Whenever I come to your site, the privacy guard switches itself on and tells me I have blocked it. Obviously, I haven't. I have laboriously enabled cookies for this site specifically and restarted the computer, and it still tells me I've blocked it. This problem is specific and unique to The Croydonian.
Guess what, I decided to clear the cache one last time, and clear the cookies and shut down the computer again, and it worked this time!! The little privacy icon did not come up, and the Comments section came up on the first click! This is after three days. I didn't do anything differently, so who knows why, but hurrah!
Back on topic, Schwarzenegger looks too able to take care of himself physically. The strength in Atlas shrugged is moral strength; the strength of conscience. Schwartzenegger is all wrong for the role.
Surely Arnie disqualifies himself for his mild concern for the milieu (albeit probly bogus)?
How to Bombproof Your Horse* has been listed.
I found Ayn Rand had the unique ability to use words to draw a cartoon both as regards character and plot.
Hanna-Barbera could not have done better
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