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Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged is a feature length documentary film that examines the resurging interest in Ayn Rand's epic and controversial 1957 novel and the validity of its dire prediction for America... (full cast revealed at link plus two teaser vids)

<p>Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) this afternoon released the second ad of her presidential campaign featuring the "3 am phone call" motif, this time with the economy as the theme and Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) as the intended target.</p> <p>"John McCain just said the government shouldn't take any real action in the housing crisis," says the ad's narrator. "He'd let the phone keep ringing."</p>

"Brokeback Mountain" and a slew of other arty, less-widely seen Oscar-nominated flicks are expected to take the polish off ABC's ratings for the Academy Awards this year. With no big-budget films like "Titanic," "Gladiator" or "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in this season's crop of nominees, ABC may be staring down the barrel of one of the lowest-rated Oscar telecasts in recent memory when it airs on March 5, say TV-industry analysts.