Matt damon went from hunk to chunk for the informant, which opens next week. Matt damons acting and the others too, were well done. The last time marvin hamlisch had a movie in theaters any movie was in 1996, when he scored the barbra streisand vehicle the mirror has two faces, almost years ago. When raza is arrested, gabe and his partner holly identify him as a potential informant for. Coming to it on its own terms however this is an engaging story. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. By nicolas rapold in the septemberoctober 2009 issue. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey.
Informant will bring a complex story to new people, but with no new revelations, it plays more like a college term paper than a hardhitting documentary. Movies based on real life, movies based on books, comedies, dark comedies, dramas, social issue. One of the many baffling wonders of steven soderberghs lively dark comedy the informant. The actor piled on over 30 pounds to play schlubby mark whitacre, a bipolar. An ambiguous crime drama from a writer and director who both contributed to the recent gangland epic underbelly. The informant blows the whistle on dvd and bluray on february 23rd dec 18, 2009. Even in highstress situations, his mental processes are a nervy, hilarious babble of musings about polar. Find out when and where you can watch the informant. Whatever other movie you thought you were going to see this weekend, forget it and go see the informant.
The best tv shows and movies to bingewatch this weekend. The informant tv movie 2008 the informant tv movie. Buy the informant dvd, bluray online at best prices in. Mark whitacre matt damon, a rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, suddenly turns whistleblower. Stunning as the events are, the movie managed to weave the story into the almost unbelievable romp in many ways that it was. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24. Paris a promising pitch and a catchy setting make for a rather mediocre movie in the informant gibraltar, director julien leclercqs followup to his kinetic 2010 actioner, the assault.
Jul 08, 2014 mark whitacre matt damon, a rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, suddenly turns whistleblower. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a chance of meatballs and. Filmmaker jamie meltzer delves into the life of brandon darby, a radical activist turned fbi informant. National catholic register there are so many twists and turns to steven soderberghs deceptively lighthearted dark comedy the informant. The younger generation of film music fans who grew up listening to scores from the 2000s might be forgiven for not knowing that hamlisch, in the 1970s, was one of the.
With the documentary informant, lets start with what is known. But before all that can happen, the fbi needs evidence, so whitacre. By nicolas rapold in the septemberoctober 2009 issue whistleblower mark whitacre matt damon would not be out of place in a coen brothers capera bumbling manicamerican with an eye on the prize and a silly mustachebut instead hes the perplexing subject of steven soderberghs strange new film. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre matt damon suddenly turns whistleblower.
Although the movie is sometimes played for laughs, the real story was no laughing matter. In the event that you have not kept your software maintenance current, and have the need to download older versions of snmp informant, we have kept a repository available as well. A ogun majek debunk death rumour ghanaian singer, stonebwoy. The thing is, he is the companys vice presidentturned informant. Mar 02, 2010 unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal pricefixing activities of his company, whitacre gradually adopts the idea that hes a true secret agent. The main character states that if youre a stockholder, all you care about isthat corn goes in one end and profit comes out the other. The biggest differences between the snowpiercer movie and tnts tv series at least its still on a train. Its based on a late1990s case against the conglomerate. Take a look at all the details from this new matt damon film in both formats.
In 1992, mark whitacre a highlevel executive at the arthur daniels midland foundation became one of the biggest whistleblowers in u. With matt damon, tony hale, patton oswalt, lucas mchugh carroll. Theatrical trailer what was mark whitacre thinking. Sep 16, 2009 mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. The movie concerns itself with mark whitacre damon, an employee of adm, a food production company. Watch your purchase on movies anywhere supported devices. Steven soderberghs latest is the funniest movie in five years that doesnt. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a chance of meatballs and love happens. We update the current version and do not backpatch previous versions.
While were about it, it is also a film that catches steven. It is based on a true story first described by journalist kurt eichenwald in his 2000 nonfiction book of the same title. Mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u. Mcinnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police informant for a federal investigative. Obviously, we recommend keeping your software current. With william mcinnes, anita hegh, leeanna walsman, don christopher. He ended up with a prison sentence three times longer than any of the criminal executives he exposed. While installing srt of the movie, for example, the informer english subtitles, download and copy to the downloaded file to the exact file location of the the informer movie on your mobile phone or personal computer or television.
When raza is arrested, gabe and his partner holly identify him as a potential. The informant features an excellent cast, led by the always reliable william mcinnes, who gave an a superbly intense performance in last years brilliant miniseries east west 101 without doubt one of the best australian television productions in recent years. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm. The informant nude scenes 3 images and 1 video including appearances from maria lennon simone bendix. Sep 20, 2009 the informant opened in theaters on friday. A n exclamation mark on the end of a title is a worrying sign. It actually offers one of the directors more engaging films in quite a while, as he drops his oftenpresent pretensions to deliver a fun romp. Mcinnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police informant for a federal investigative agency. Lionel bart doubled the pain with two, for his 1965 robin hood stage musical twang.
Based on a bizarrely true story, this is the tale of mark whitacre, a young executive at a food processing corporation who one day tells the fbi that he would like to blow the whistle on illegal activity at his workplace. A mysterious man william mcinnes works as a police informant for a federal agency. Marvin hamlisch the informant original motion picture. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark. Informant movie quiz essay example bla bla writing. Gibraltar, also known as border informant is a 20 french crime thriller film written and directed by julien leclercq. Mark whitacre has worked for lysine developing company adm for many years and has even found his way into upper management. Click here to have a temporary password emailed to you, or contact our client services department. Brandon darby once worked with a collective in postkatrina new orleans to provide basic services for the populace.
Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal pricefixing activities of his company, whitacre gradually adopts the idea that hes a true secret agent. I would have liked this movie to be a documentary for archer daniels midland co. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000 nonfiction. This is an amazing and hilarious true story, with whitacre being one of the most interesting leading men in a comedy in years.
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