Atlas Shrugged, a novel in which society’s most productive citizens choose to disappear, was published in 1957, and filmmakers have spent nearly every year since trying to adapt it.

“Atlas Shrugged” lays out Rand’s passionate defenses of capitalism and individualism, and has been a source of inspiration to figures as varied as Alan Greenspan and Angelina Jolie.

FILM REVIEW: Atlas Shrugged Part II: The Strike. In their mission statement for the Kickstarter campaign, the producers wrote: “Atlas Shrugged was written over 50 years ago as a warning to ...

I recently had the opportunity to view a pre-release version of Atlas Shrugged Part 1, which is appropriately scheduled for release on tax day, April 15. You need not waste your time with the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. EXCLUSIVE: Atlas Shrugged: The Trilogy is still alive. The producers ...

A monument of American literature is shaved down to a spindly toothpick of a movie in "Atlas Shrugged." Rather than lose the rights to Rand’s novel, producer John Aglialoro enlisted co-writer ...

For almost two decades, Hollywood has tried unsuccessfully to turn Ayn Rand’s 1100 page classic Atlas Shrugged into a feature film with actresses ranging from Angelina Jolie to Charlize Theron ...

When Ayn Rand finished writing "Atlas Shrugged" 50 years ago this month, she set off an intellectual shock wave that is still felt today. It's cred ...

April 15, 2011— -- "Atlas Shrugged," the movie adaptation of Ayn Rand's 1957 classic, hits theatres today. The novel, which centers around railroad executive Dagny Taggart as she fights to ...

Say that the longest philosophical speeches were removed from Atlas Shrugged. Francisco D'Anconia would muse on money in a brief, plausibly conversational way. Hank Rearden would explain himself ...

The people behind the “Atlas Shrugged” series of films have things they want to tell you, and just to make sure that you know what they are, the movies tell you, ...