After Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 tanked both critically and commercially, producer John Aglialoro said publicly that he was having second thoughts about making the sequels. Film critics and moviegoers breathed a sigh of relief, and all but the most die-hard Ayn Rand fans moved on with their lives. Now, however, Aglialoro seems to be feeling a…
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On a nightly basis, fans eagerly watch as Comedy Central's The Colbert Report skewers the political machine and news media with hilarious results. Earlier this week, though, host Stephen Colbert decided to move his cross hairs from Washington D.C. to Hollywood with a segment called "Movies That Are Destroying America: Saving America Edition." In it…
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Next time someone talks about how critics don't matter (it's bound to happen with the summer movie wave encroaching) just point to Atlas Shrugged: Part I. The miserable-looking partial adaptation of Ayn Rand's massive novel has taken in a paltry few million in the past two weeks, with a near-50% drop-off between weekends. Now producer…
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