Nice Fish Films | Michael Sean Wright

The long strange tale of getting Atlas Shrugged to the screen. Last night I had a chance to catch up on some of my favorite Podcasts. At the top of my "must listen" programs is the The Business from KCRW. Host Claude Brodesser-Akner is a veritable wealth of film knowledge and insight. If you want to know what's really going on with the biz, just tune into his show.

I've often wanted to share this program with my friends but outside of sending a link to the podcast, I didn't have the tools to evangelize- until now. KCRW has recently launched embeddable episodes of their top shows. I can only hope that NPR will adopt this approach on a wider basis.

Claude talks with The Godfather Producer, Al Ruddy about his quest to bring Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged to the big screen. Ruddy gives us a glimpse inside the mind of Rand (not easy to do!) Ruddy also reveals his own struggle with some in the Objectivist Movement.


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I'm not sure we'll ever see this novel adapted (the right way) for film. The story of this journey is almost as intriguing as the book itself. I would buy a ticket to see the movie of Ruddy's Atlas Shrugged saga.

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