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selected films
2011 to present {just below}
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Selected Films
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"Atlas Shrugged, Part I"
[Strike Prodns/Rocky Mountain Pictures April 2011]
 | John Galt leads an intellectual strike to 'stop the engine of the world', while Dagny Taggart fights bureaucrats and mobs of looters to keep the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad alive. Produced by The Strike Productions & John Aglialoro; directed by Paul Johansson; script by Brian Patrick OToole, based on the classic 1957 novel by Ayn Rand [1905-82]; starring Taylor Schilling {as Dagny Taggart}, Grant Bowler {as Hank Reardon}, Paul Johansson {as John Galt}, Michael Lerner, Matthew Marsdan, Graham Beckel {as Ellis Wyatt} & Jsu Garcia {as Francisco D'Anconia}
Fox widescreen color Blu-ray [11/2011] for $19.99 Fox widescreen color DVD [11/2011] for $12.49 full credits at IMDb official movie site February 2011 official trailer [2:26] on YouTube full-page movie review in Time Magazine, April 2011 |
for more details on the novel and the 3-part movie, see
Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore's "Atlas Shrugged" Page
"Page One: Inside The New York Times"
[Participant Media / Magnolia Pictures June 2011]
Filmmaker Rossi gained unprecedented access to the newsroom at The New York Times, and for a year followed journalists
on the paper's Media Desk, a department created to cover the transformation of the media industry.
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Andrew Rossi; co-produced & co-written by Kate Novack; featuring David Carr
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb
official movie site
"Horrible Bosses" [NewLine / Warner Bros. July 2011]
 | Ensemble comedy about three longtime buddies who decide to kill their bosses. Directed by Seth Gordon; starring Kevin Spacey, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudekis, Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, Donald Sutherland & Julie Bowen
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site |
"Horrible Bosses 2" [NewLine / Warner Bros. Nov 2014] /tt2170439/
"Margin Call" [LionsGate Oct 2011]
 | The film tracks eight people at a prominent investment bank during a tumultuous 24 hours during the 2008 financial collapse "One of the strongest American films of the year and easily the best Wall Street movie ever made." — David Denby, New Yorker Magazine film critic Written & directed by J.C. Chandor; starring Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Penn Badgley, Mary McDonnell, Aasif Mandvi, Ashley Williams, Susan Blackwell & Maria Dizzia
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site |
"Googled: The End of The World As We Know It" [stuck in development hell]
Announced 8/2010: Rights to Ken Auletta's book acquired by producers Michael London & John Morris; still in development (2021)
latest info at IMDb
 | "Googled: The End of The World As We Know It" [2009] by Ken Auletta The tale of Sergey Brin & Larry Page, the geek founders of Google, against the background of a sharp and probing analysis of the parallel apocalyptic upheavals in the media and entertainment industries. Penguin pb [10/2010] for $10.32 Penguin Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [11/2009] for $18.45 |
"Enron" [stuck in development hell]
Announced 12/2010: The stageplay (written by Lucy Prebble & directed by Rupert Goold) took London
by storm, but flopped on Broadway (largely due to the negative review in the New York Times).
George Clooney will produce the movie version
stageplay entry at Wikipedia
latest info at IMDb
more on the The Enron Scandal at Spirit of America Bookstore
The April 2012 movie called "The Rat Race" { IMDb credits } from India is a 52-minute documentary
about the professional rat-killers of Mumbai.
"Atlas Shrugged, Part II: The Strike" [Strike Prodns Oct 2012]
 | The change of actors is bothersome, and the budget restrictions obvious (i.e. makeup & hair); the Taggart Tunnel is destroyed by incompetence, the government suspends all rights, Francisco delivers his money speech at James Taggart's wedding, and Part 2 ends with Dagny crash-landing her airplane in Galt's Gulch Produced by The Strike Prodns & John Aglialoro, with film expert Duncan Scott; starring Samantha Mathis {as Dagny}, Jason Beghe {as Hank Rearden}, Esai Morales {as Francisco d'Anconia}, Patrick Fabian, Kim Rhodes, Richard T. Jones, D.B. Sweeney {as John Galt}, Paul McCrane & John Rubinstein
Fox Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray [2/2013] for $8.17 Fox Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [2/2013] for $12.15 full credits at IMDb official movie site September 2012 official trailer [2:15] on YouTube |
for more details on the novel and the 3-part movie, see
Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore's "Atlas Shrugged" Page
"The Internship" [Fox May 2013] /tt2234155/
Announced 6/2012: A film about two old school salesmen who suddenly find themselves out of a job when they can no longer compete in the fast-moving digital world,
so they decide to get back into the game by becoming interns at a Google-style tech company; directed by Shawn Levy, starring Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn,
with Max Minghella, Josh Brener, Tiya Sircar & Torbit Raphael in talks for roles
"The Profit" TV series [CNBC-TV July 2013-2018]
"Paranoia" [Relativity Media Aug 2013]
Announced 6/2012: A corporate thriller about a blue-collar type who makes a serious mistake trying to move on from
his dull entry-level job; his boss offers a deal: he wont turn the employee in if the employee agrees to infiltrate the
competition for a little corporate espionage; to be directed by Robert Luketic; based on the 2004 novel by Joseph Finder;
starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Liam Hemsworth, Amber Heard & Embeth Davidtz
info at IMDb
"American Hustle" [12/2013]
"The Wolf of Wall Street" [Paramount Dec 2013]
Announced 7/2010: Produced by Martin Scorsese; director Ridley Scott &
actor Leonardo DiCaprio are attached
info at IMDb
"Atlas Shrugged, Part III: Who Is John Galt?"
[Strike Prodns Sept 2014]
Principal photography began in January 2014 and wrapped in February 2014; adapted & directed by James Manera; starring Rob Morrow {as Hank Rearden},
{new} Laura Regan {as Dagny Taggart}, Eric Allan Kramer {as Ragnar Danneskjφld}, Kristoffer Polaha {as John Galt}, Joaquim de Almeida {as Francisco d'Anconia},
Peter Mackenzie, Greg Germann latest info at IMDb
official movie site
for more details on the novel and the 3-part movie, see
Maison d'Κtre Philosophy Bookstore's "Atlas Shrugged" Page
"Unfinished Business" [New Regency Pictures March 2015]
 | A hard-working small business owner and his two employees travel to Berlin to close the most important deal of their lives. Directed by Ken Scott; written by Steve Conrad; starring Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson & Sienna Miller
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site watch official trailer [2:45] at YouTube |
"The Intern" [Warner Bros. Sept 2015]
 | The female head (Hathaway) of a startup online fashion website agrees to work with an intern, who turns out to be a retired senior and former CEO (DeNiro) Co-produced, written & directed by Nancy Meyers; starring Anne Hathaway, Robert DeNiro, Rene Russo, Anders Holm, JoJo Kushner, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, Zack Pearlman, Jason Orley, Christina Scherer, Nat Wolff, Linda Lavin, Celia Weston, Steve Vinovich, C.J. Wilson, Mary Kay Place, Erin Mackey, Christina Brucato, Marian Volk
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia watch 5/2015 official trailer [2:32] at YouTube |
"Office Christmas Party" [DreamWorks/Paramount Dec 2016]
 | Quite the raunchy film: 'Rated R for crude sexual content and language throughout, drug use, and graphic nudity' Aniston has to shut down the branch of the family-owned company run by her brother just as they are finalizing a contract/deal that will save them, and right in the middle of plans for the year-end Xmas party Directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck; written by Justin Malen, Laura Solon, Dan Mazer, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore, Timothy Dowling; starring Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Sam Richardson, Karan Soni, Jamie Chung, Abbey Lee, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew Leeds, Oliver Cooper, Chloe Wepper, Matt Walsh, Ben Falcone, Adrian Martinez, Fortune Feimster, Erick Chavarria, Jimmy Butler, Nick Peine, Michael Tourek, Vince Pisani, Sonny Valicenti, Lynne Ashe, Nick Madrick, Brian Ashton Smith, Walt Jones, Summer Fontana, Daniel Jackson {as Jesus}, Ricky Muse, David Kallaway, Robin Robinson, Richard Cotovsky, Jessica Miesel, Jackie Renee Robinson, Bolton Marsh, Todd Parker, David Kenneth Underwood
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb official movie site movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers at YouTube: trailer #1 [1:37] trailer #2 [2:16] |
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