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Published on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 12:13am |
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Steven Soderbergh Unleashes THE INFORMANT!
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I'm not sure who decided it was a good idea to sell Steven Soderbergh's THE INFORMANT! like a formula '80s comedy, but, shockingly, it works splendidly. (I mean, has anyone used The Eurythmics' "Would I Lie to You" in a trailer since LIAR, LIAR?)
Based on Kurt Eichenwald's nonfiction bestseller, the film stars Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre, the real-life corporate whistleblower who exposed agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland's price fixing scheme. Though Whitacre did end up being crucial to the FBI's investigation into ADM's misbehavior, he also gave them headaches due to his manic-depressive behavior. In other words, if Soderbergh's succeeded (and one of readers claims he has), this could play a little like the comedic version of MICHAEL CLAYTON.
Judging from the trailer, Damon looks like he might be chasing a Best Actor Oscar later this year (about damn time). This could also be the beginning of a Scott Bakula comeback, which would be incredibly welcome.
THE INFORMANT! is due on on October 9th. I wouldn't be surprised if it debuts at either the Toronto or New York Film Festival.
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Reader Talkback
Go Scott by Aloy | Jul 1st, 2009 12:17:10 AM | HEY SATAN BILLY MAYS
HERE,WANNA KEEP MICHAEL
JACKSON OUT OF... by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOK
EN | Jul 1st, 2009 12:22:07 AM | *crickets chirp* by Mullah Omar | Jul 1st, 2009 12:22:47 AM | Beaks go to bed by Hafsol | Jul 1st, 2009 12:23:56 AM | supercowbell... you're a tool. by Mennen | Jul 1st, 2009 12:25:15 AM | at least this looks better
than Couples Retreat! by Mennen | Jul 1st, 2009 12:26:00 AM | Scott Bakula was great on
ENTERPRISE by ZombieHeathLedger | Jul 1st, 2009 12:30:23 AM | Looks really, really good by Chief Redcock | Jul 1st, 2009 12:31:36 AM | Biff Tannen in a major film! by MetalMickey | Jul 1st, 2009 12:31:37 AM | I just saw my capitol
building! by DookieMercury | Jul 1st, 2009 12:35:12 AM | And Tony Hale... by mrbeaks | Jul 1st, 2009 12:40:30 AM | quantum leap... by itsjust_notcool_anymore_baby | Jul 1st, 2009 01:07:26 AM | errrr, this could quite easily
be a disaster too. by OutlawsDelejos | Jul 1st, 2009 01:09:11 AM | Scott Bakula comeback by MathiasRoyal | Jul 1st, 2009 01:11:20 AM | Soderbergh is Da Mam! by codymr | Jul 1st, 2009 01:17:40 AM | ooops by codymr | Jul 1st, 2009 01:20:01 AM | urgh by celebritydave | Jul 1st, 2009 01:24:56 AM | Holy fuck that looks great by IndustryKiller! | Jul 1st, 2009 01:31:05 AM | I remember them filming this by UndeadRabbitZombieJim | Jul 1st, 2009 01:53:20 AM | Is Beaks serious? by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 01:55:20 AM | DookieMercury, you lived in
Decatur? by UndeadRabbitZombieJim | Jul 1st, 2009 01:57:37 AM | a lickey boom boom down! by ironic_name | Jul 1st, 2009 02:02:37 AM | joel mchale? by BadMrWonka | Jul 1st, 2009 02:14:45 AM | Joel McHale! by Zeegloo | Jul 1st, 2009 02:24:54 AM | ANOTHER Soderbergh film?
Really? by D.Vader | Jul 1st, 2009 02:25:22 AM | That said, this looks
hilarious! by D.Vader | Jul 1st, 2009 02:51:04 AM | Soderbergh shoots like crazy by Ogmios_the_Eloquent | Jul 1st, 2009 03:27:26 AM | That looks damn good by zapano | Jul 1st, 2009 03:44:35 AM | Well... by SunTzu77 | Jul 1st, 2009 03:54:52 AM | and... by SunTzu77 | Jul 1st, 2009 03:58:56 AM | The Girlfriend Experience by Lashlarue | Jul 1st, 2009 04:54:03 AM | Was that a Joel McHale
sighting? by Ribbons | Jul 1st, 2009 05:04:41 AM | Wake me up when The
Expendables arrive by masteryoda007 | Jul 1st, 2009 06:14:11 AM | Flirting with Disaster by MJDeViant | Jul 1st, 2009 06:23:53 AM | With that mustache by Chariowalda_Barbarossa | Jul 1st, 2009 07:12:28 AM | "about damn time" by Nice Marmot | Jul 1st, 2009 07:12:43 AM | BEAKS ARE YOU SERIOUS? by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:28:43 AM | I LOVE WHISTLEBLOWER MOVIES by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:29:38 AM | UndeadRabbitZombieJim by DookieMercury | Jul 1st, 2009 07:35:51 AM | one more thing by DookieMercury | Jul 1st, 2009 07:38:35 AM | GOOD WILL HUNTING = OSCAR
WINNING PERF by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:38:39 AM | TITBAG GAVE HIS DAD THE
GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:40:11 AM | SUPERCOWBELL by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:41:30 AM | MATT DAMON *IS* CAPTAIN
AMERICA by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:42:18 AM | IRONIC NAME by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 07:42:55 AM | Agreed on Scott Backula by jimmy_009 | Jul 1st, 2009 08:29:16 AM | EvilWizardGlick by MorganLeafy | Jul 1st, 2009 08:29:34 AM | Matt Damon in a QT movie by MorganLeafy | Jul 1st, 2009 08:31:09 AM | I'll see anything Soderbergh
does by Jor-El23 | Jul 1st, 2009 08:41:25 AM | That "Lie to Me" song,
Jor-El... by D.Vader | Jul 1st, 2009 08:51:57 AM | "about damn time" by Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer | Jul 1st, 2009 08:52:28 AM | Damon's filmography by greyspecter | Jul 1st, 2009 09:08:55 AM | Trailers truly do indicate
future Oscar nominations by SoylentMean | Jul 1st, 2009 09:16:36 AM | Bakula will travel back in
time to right what was wronged by SoylentMean | Jul 1st, 2009 09:17:11 AM | Joel McHale leaves The Soup... by SoylentMean | Jul 1st, 2009 09:21:07 AM | Count Bakula would be a good
talkback name by SoylentMean | Jul 1st, 2009 09:21:52 AM | Wasn't he supposed to be doing
a Cleopatra Rock Opera? by ricarleite2 | Jul 1st, 2009 09:58:35 AM | Maaaaaaaaaaaat
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamon by Nasty In The Pasty | Jul 1st, 2009 10:21:35 AM | FAILBAG SHUT THE FUCK UP by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 11:07:07 AM | DAMON'S IMPRESSION OF MATTHEW
MACCONAGHEY IS OSCAR-WORTHY by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 11:15:04 AM | Damon sure is a stocky guy.
GreenZone is what I am waiting
for by Stormwatcher | Jul 1st, 2009 11:28:49 AM | "a epic fucking snooze fest" by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOK
EN | Jul 1st, 2009 11:31:07 AM | Pop-Corn by Brewtix | Jul 1st, 2009 11:33:18 AM | MATT DAMON HAS A ROCKING BODY by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 11:39:16 AM | Thanks for the heads up,
CreepyThinMan by D.Vader | Jul 1st, 2009 12:10:42 PM | Well, you've got me there by greyspecter | Jul 1st, 2009 12:22:08 PM | I don't count the DaVinci Code
movies to by greyspecter | Jul 1st, 2009 12:23:09 PM | ... by greyspecter | Jul 1st, 2009 12:24:28 PM | I will enjoy watching this on
Cable in 16 months by YackBacker | Jul 1st, 2009 12:29:06 PM | Bakula peaked with Major
League: Back to the Minors by Kid Idioteque | Jul 1st, 2009 12:37:30 PM | I DON'T LIKE THE NAME "BAKULA" by AyatollahSexyBack | Jul 1st, 2009 12:43:02 PM | damn you by idrinkyourmilkshake | Jul 1st, 2009 12:44:53 PM | Will Bakula Ever Regain the
Heights of Necessary
Roughness? by Autodidact | Jul 1st, 2009 12:48:19 PM | SCOTT FUCKING BAKULA by AzulTool | Jul 1st, 2009 01:02:06 PM | Just rewatched Out Of Sight
over the weekend by skimn | Jul 1st, 2009 01:07:21 PM | Steven Soderbergh owes me
money. by The Reluctant Austinite | Jul 1st, 2009 01:08:49 PM | Over rated. by dirty john | Jul 1st, 2009 01:17:31 PM | CharlesThomasMathews1978 by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 01:34:15 PM | That's funny
TheLastBoyScout— by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 01:59:27 PM | blakindigo by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 02:42:42 PM | Is that Steven Soderbergh by Series7 | Jul 1st, 2009 02:46:11 PM | Schizopolis by Series7 | Jul 1st, 2009 02:51:26 PM | Did Soderbergh do the
cinematography for Kafka? by skimn | Jul 1st, 2009 03:09:23 PM | Karl Malden now dead?? by skimn | Jul 1st, 2009 03:11:58 PM | Do you mean colour correction,
TheLastBoyScout? by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 03:20:57 PM | It's like the Smuckers slogan: by BanditDarville | Jul 1st, 2009 03:36:05 PM | blakindigo by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 03:44:11 PM | skimn by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 03:49:03 PM | I never mentioned anything
about DVD commentaries by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 03:57:48 PM | blakindigo by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 04:07:03 PM | also by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 04:08:46 PM | Damon got doughy for this
role... by GrandMuffTarkin | Jul 1st, 2009 04:09:50 PM | Guess we'd have to look at the
outtakes by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 04:35:58 PM | Oh THANK GOD—TITBAG is
Back!!! by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 04:42:21 PM | "TRAFFIK" was amazing. by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 04:49:14 PM | CharlesThomasMathews1978, I'm
gonna leave it be… by blakindigo | Jul 1st, 2009 05:07:26 PM | Funny Movie by The Helper Monkey | Jul 1st, 2009 06:10:43 PM | CharlesThomasMathews1978 by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 06:23:25 PM | "Music by Marvin Hamlisch" by SnootyBoots | Jul 1st, 2009 06:53:07 PM | Clancy Brown! by Judge Briggs | Jul 1st, 2009 07:00:42 PM | DookieMercury, I don't think
anyone by UndeadRabbitZombieJim | Jul 1st, 2009 07:02:48 PM | The Informant by nickcrowley7 | Jul 1st, 2009 09:16:55 PM | SnootyBoots by SenatorJeffersonSmith | Jul 1st, 2009 09:30:25 PM | Saw part of this being made... by eustisclay | Jul 1st, 2009 10:07:28 PM | CharlesThomasMathews1978 by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 1st, 2009 10:09:12 PM | Missed the making of the film by DookieMercury | Jul 2nd, 2009 12:50:15 AM | The Talented Mr. Ripley by Ribbons | Jul 2nd, 2009 03:48:02 AM | CharlesThomasMathews1978 by codymr | Jul 2nd, 2009 04:31:39 AM | TheLastBoyScout by codymr | Jul 2nd, 2009 05:01:52 AM | That looks great! I think
Damon is a quality actor by Col. Tigh-Fighter | Jul 2nd, 2009 05:11:49 AM | The trailer played before
Public Enemies.... by GibsonUSA Returns | Jul 2nd, 2009 05:32:37 AM | Cause we needed a new liberal
issues movie by gboybama | Jul 2nd, 2009 08:49:35 AM | codymr by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 2nd, 2009 01:12:48 PM | gboybama by DookieMercury | Jul 2nd, 2009 06:01:02 PM | Bakula is tha bomb!!! by The_Ritty | Jul 2nd, 2009 10:21:36 PM | Thx TheLastBoyScout by codymr | Jul 3rd, 2009 06:52:11 AM | Thx TheLastBoyScout by codymr | Jul 3rd, 2009 08:46:38 AM | codymr by TheLastBoyScout | Jul 4th, 2009 02:42:06 PM | Joel McHale from the Soup is
in this by My_IQ_is_135 | Jul 4th, 2009 05:02:24 PM | Comedic version of Michael
Clayton? by #1 Zero | Jul 5th, 2009 02:42:18 PM |
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