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Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 6:32pmSanction this postReply
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I suspect that a deal this new may fall apart, but I thought it was worth a mention.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/

Craig


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Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 6:41pmSanction this postReply
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Worth a mention but it's been covered. It was the big topic pre-CMS/Diana H controversy.

---Landon


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Friday, May 19, 2006 - 7:23amSanction this postReply
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     My biggest prob with the idea is that Achilles and Lara Croft already did a movie together. And Pitt just isn't 'Galt'; Rearden, maybe, but...--- Mr and Mrs Smith is just too close in time.

LLAP
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Friday, May 19, 2006 - 7:47amSanction this postReply
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We will have Howard and Karen Baldwin, the producers, speaking at the TOC/TAS Summer Seminar on July 7th, so if they've made a choice by then, they should let us know. And -- hey! -- they might even try to bring a few of the other principals involved in the film with them for their appearance!

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Friday, May 19, 2006 - 10:44amSanction this postReply
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Has Angelina Jolie changed?  The reason I ask is that previously she was doing a show on MTV all about how terrible the 3rd world was and all the usual enviro leftist tripe. 

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Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:48amSanction this postReply
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(Edited by Ciro D'Agostino on 5/20, 6:00am)


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Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 11:27amSanction this postReply
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WISHFUL THINKING POST:

     Galt = Yul Brynner (if anyone had the 'face' for Galt, he did; ok, add a toupee, but, how 'clean-shaven' can you get beyond bald?)

     Dagny = Katherine Hepburn (if anyone had the 'attitude' for Dagny, she did)

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 6:43amSanction this postReply
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> Has Angelina Jolie changed? The reason I ask is that previously she was doing a show on MTV all about how terrible the 3rd world was and all the usual enviro leftist tripe. [Kurt]

I think when celebrities say they like Rand they mean the novels. Many people in Hollywood or business or the press think epistemology is the name for a bladder malfunction and a metaphysic is what you do for a rectal problem. (Of course it's probably not politic to say that.)

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 9:04amSanction this postReply
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Kurt asked -

"Has Angelina Jolie changed? The reason I ask is that previously she was doing a show on MTV all about how terrible the 3rd world was and all the usual enviro leftist tripe. "

There's a way to be concerned about humanitarian issues as well as being a good person you know... it's about getting the balance right. Jolie believes that the 3rd world needs help and she's decided to lead the way. She adopts children, does environmental work to help out disadvantaged communities and at the same time manages to keep a healthy career going, earning fantastic amounts of money by providing a necessary good. Seems like a fairly morally upstanding person to me.

Andy.

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Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 11:50amSanction this postReply
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Andy, good point.  I would have to take a closer look to tell you the truth.  I am not sure what "doing environmental work" means, but I too care about the third world.  I think that the greatest opportunities and dangers will both come from there in this century.  Opportunity means that doing something about it will help not just them but me as well - tell me that capitalism applied to 100% of the world is not better than just to 30% or 50% of it.  Danger in that not only will massive death take place only in these countries, but also they serve as havens and incubators for terrorists, rogue regimes, diseases, fraud, all sorts of things that it won't be possible to firewall off. 

Anyway, I digress.  I do like Angelina and hope that this happens.


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