Matt Damon helps to examine the political landscape for whistleblowers. Sept. 18, 2009— -- Matt Damon's portrayal of doughy, kvetchy Mark Whitacre in the new dark comedy "The Informant," directed ...

As evidenced by The Informant!, it’s a hell of a tricky thing turning real-life pulp into floss sugar. The story of Archer Daniels Midland biochemist-exec-turned-crooked-federal-snitch Mark Whitacre ...

As evidenced by The Informant!, it’s a hell of a tricky thing turning real-life pulp into floss sugar. The story of Archer Daniels Midland biochemist-exec-turned-crooked-federal-snitch Mark Whitacre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Warner Bros.) Few directors are as versatile and reliable as Steven Soderbergh, who is still going strong, as the ...

Amazon Prime Video is a treasure trove of underrated movies, from cult favorites that critics hated the first time around to successful films that just didn’t get the mainstream recognition they ...

That exclamation point says it all. This movie is not really about the most important corporate whistle-blower in the history of FBI investigations. It’s about how that whistle-blower sees himself as ...

If you’ve never seen The Informant!, which just got a new 4K Blu-Ray, the easiest point of comparison in director Steven Soderbergh’s filmography is Erin Brockovich, another real-life story of ...

VALPARAISO | Mark Whitacre spoke to students at Valparaiso University on Wednesday, admonishing them not to follow a path of greed that landed him in jail for more than eight years. Whitacre, a former ...

Ah, I finally figured out why I'd had it in my head—after seeing trailers and TV ads—that The Informant! was a Coen Brothers movie ... Ah, I finally figured out why I’d had it in my head—after seeing ...

Spring has sprung, and so has Dallas Observer‘s spring campaign! Our goal is to raise $5,500 by April 27, and we’re counting on you, our dedicated readers, to help us get there. The funds we raise ...

In 1992, Mark Whitacre (played here by Matt Damon, beneath 30 pounds of pudge and a toupee) was a golden boy at Archer Daniels Midland with a big problem: His attempts to create an amino acid by ...