InfoAnda - ADM's price fixing movie opens in firm's hometown

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

SAP co-founder sells shares worth 120 million euros | | 30 November 2012
Australian carrier Virgin defends safety record | 21 October 2009
Video shows China ship to blame for collisions: lawmakers | 1 November 2010

Hurricane Earl menaces US East Coast | 3 September 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : ADM's price fixing movie opens in firm's hometown

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America ADM's price fixing movie opens in firm's hometown By DAVID MERCER,Associated Press Writer - Sunday, September 20 Send IM Story Print DECATUR, Ill. – In Decatur, soybeans and corn are big business, and nobody is bigger than Archer Daniels Midland Company. People in the central Illinois city listen to the radio station WSOY, borrow money from Soy Capital Bank and Trust and stay at the Soy City Motel _ all a testament to just how much ADM means to Decatur. When the movie "The Informant!" starring Matt Damon debuted at local theaters Friday, Decatur got the chance to see itself and one of ADM's worst hours played out on film _ and as dark comedy, at that. Almost 15 years after the price-fixing scandal at the heart of the film, some residents don't appear eager to relive it on the silver screen. But others can't wait to see their city of 76,000 on film _ especially after Damon and the rest of the crew spent several weeks filming here. "It's done, it's over with," said pool store manager Don Stolz, 52. "I think the excitement of the movie being done in Decatur overrides all of that." When the scandal broke in 1995, there was fear in Decatur over what it all might eventually mean to ADM and the several thousand jobs it provides. The company was fined $100 million for working with competitors to fix the prices of food additives lysine and citric acid. Three of its executives _ among them Mark Whitacre, the man played in the movie by a mustachioed, pear-shaped Damon _ went to prison. Kurt Eichenwald wrote a best-seller about the scheme that led to the movie. For some here, the scandal was the moment they really got to know what their most prominent neighbor did with the countless bushels of corn and soybeans it buys. "This thing made me understand lysine and glutamate," said Skip Huston, who owns the downtown Avon Theater, the site of the movie's Decatur debut. His 700-seat theater sold about 250 tickets for the 12:01 a.m. Friday premiere and was sold out for Friday night's show. ADM employees are not hard to spot in Decatur. Walk through the park at the center of downtown at lunchtime and it's easy to find them _ identifiable by their security badges _ among those eating, talking and reading. At least one said he'll see the movie, but none would talk further to a reporter. Other residents at the park appeared protective of the company, brusquely turning away questions. One said talking about the movie means having to take sides between Whitacre and the Andreas family, which long ran the company. ADM spokeswoman Victoria Podesta said when the movie production was in Decatur some people who don't work for the company checked with ADM to see if the company minded before renting property to the film crew or working as extras. But there are plenty of people here, like Stolz, who don't mind having Decatur and ADM back in the spotlight. Sitting in the park, Macon County Clerks' Office employee Jacalyn Robinson points out nearby spots where the movie was shot last year. "You could kind of stand around on your lunch hour and watch," said Robinson, 59. During his time in Decatur, Damon spent hours by many accounts signing autographs. The local paper posted reader-submitted photos to its Web site of a mostly smiling Damon with residents. "How often do you see a guy whose last film made a quarter of a billion dollars walking around downtown Decatur, even if he did have a toupee and a bad mustache?" asked Tim Cain, entertainment editor at the Decatur Herald & Review. He plays a reporter at a news conference in the film. The time Damon, director Steven Soderbergh and others spent here, and the assurances they made that ADM and Decatur wouldn't become caricatures, softened up some folks to the idea of a movie about one of the darker hours in local history. "I think they did a good job of kind of assuring people that they had no animus against the town and had no desire to paint any kind of negative picture of the town; that's' what they also told us about the company," said ADM's Podesta, who saw the script early on and the movie before it's release, though she says the company didn't have a say in the content of either. So if the promised laughs of the dark comedy don't come at the expense of Decatur or ADM, that mostly leaves Whitacre, the man at the heart of the film who _ in real life but not the movie _ found himself blowing leaves off his driveway at 3 o'clock on a November morning as his life melted down. The movie, Whitacre said, isn't entirely a comedy, certainly not for him. It deals head on, he said, with the bipolar disorder he now blames for much of what he did. It also makes clear that he and the other ADM executives, and the company, paid a steep price, he said. "I don't think we could have, 10 years ago, lived through this whole story again," said Whitacre, 52, who now lives in Florida and heads a California biotech company. "Time heals, and it's a lot easier to sit back and even laugh at parts of it that I couldn't have a long time ago. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Airman's bracelet lost in World War II returned AP - Sunday, September 20 Racially charged killing ignites Ill. community AP - Sunday, September 20 College band musicians suspended in hazing probe AP - Sunday, September 20 Obama extends greetings on Muslim holiday AP - Sunday, September 20 Police arrest suspect in 4 killings in central Va. AP - 2 hours 46 minutes ago News Search Top Stories Thousands in Spain protest Opel job cuts I.Coast toxic dump 'still claiming lives' Sacked Irish computer workers to get massive EU aid Sweden slashes income tax further to boost jobs Debate heats up over Wall Street rally More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO Jackson mum, children get $86,000 per month IMF to sell 403 tonnes of gold to help poor Debate heats up over Wall Street rally WHO warns of major shortfall in swine flu vaccine More Most Viewed » Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO Poignant final farewell as Jackson laid to rest Remains of Jesus-era synagogue found in Israel More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Search Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

Other News on Sunday, 20 September 2009
Taliban leader Omar says foreign troops face defeat
'Eight dead' in migrant boat sinking off Morocco
U.S. Afghanistan commander's troops request ready | International |
I.Coast toxic dump 'still claiming lives'
Sacked Irish computer workers to get massive EU aid
Sweden slashes income tax further to boost jobs
Road to Mideast peace 'blocked': Abbas
Families bear brunt of prisoners' plight in Iran
Iraq arrests three antiquities traffickers
Russia finds no secret cargo on Arctic Sea: report | International |
Two Afghan children killed by suspected woman bomber
Ahmadinejad Holocaust jibe 'totally unacceptable': Moscow
Serb gay pride parade off on lack of security assurances | International |
Pakistan police raid US-contracted security firm
Airman's bracelet lost in World War II returned
Bear attacks tourists at Japan bus station
Seven Mumbai suspects in custody: Islamabad
Racially charged killing ignites Ill. community
Pakistan jails 6 Germans over 'terror ties': report
Pakistani villagers bury dead as bomb toll hits 40
College band musicians suspended in hazing probe
Multinationals break Vietnam law in formula sales
Thai protesters mark anniversary of 2006 coup
Obama extends greetings on Muslim holiday
AP NewsAlert
Toughest test coming up for health care overhaul
Taliban leader tells US, NATO to study history
NJ police: Dad tells 4-year-old cocaine is candy
Pakistan: Mumbai suspects to be charged soon
Obama rolling into week of high diplomatic stakes
ADM's price fixing movie opens in firm's hometown
A look at members of the Senate Finance Committee
Movie on price fixing opens in ADM's hometown
Germany's beer festival kicks off
Precious wins top Toronto film festival prize | Entertainment |
White Stripes get personal in new film documentary | Entertainment |
CIA expanding presence in Afghanistan: report
France's trial of the decade kicks off
Thousands in Spain protest Opel job cuts
Sticky U.S.-Japan issues loom for Hatoyama in New York | International |
Eight migrants drown off Morocco: officials
Taliban leader Omar says foreign troops face defeat
Uighur film to show in Taiwan, testing China | International |
Obama to hold joint meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas
Captured Pakistani militant dies of wounds | International |
China wants more transparency in anti-graft drive | International |
Colombia softens stance on rebel hostage releases | International |
Japanese conductor wins French competition
Battle for Nina Wang's estate mesmerizes Hong Kong
Taliban leader tells 'invaders' to study history
Thaksin supporters vow new protests in Thailand
Obama to meet Netanyahu, Abbas
U. of Texas gets AP photojournalist's $7M archive
White House scouts possible Obama Copenhagen visit
Ill. scientist dies, possible plague bacteria link
Experts: Defense in Yale killing has tough job
Bombs, vid of exploding turtle found in NY search
Gates lashes out at critics of U.S. missile plan
Woman's stabbed body found at Central Park hotel
NY nuke plant siren mistakenly warns of emergency
Obama, family out in Georgetown
China spending to continue despite fears: experts
Fed expected to hold steady to back fragile recovery
30 Rock and Mad Men out to defend Emmy trophies | Entertainment |
Precious wins top Toronto film festival prize | Entertainment |
Car lovers start to dream again at Frankfurt show
"30 Rock" and "Mad Men" out to defend Emmy trophies
'Little Berlin', tiny German village divided by Wall
Heidi Fleiss loses Las Vegas dog grooming business
Riot of styles as London Fashion Week heats up
Atty: Estate deal possible in Michael Jackson case
"Precious" wins top Toronto film festival prize
Munich beer festival kicks off
Vancouver won't crack down on minor t-shirt dissent in venues
"White Stripes" get personal in new film documentary
Crisis still grips Ukraine amid IMF jitters
Khamenei slams Israel, West in holy Eid sermon
Yemen army 'kills 140 Shiite rebels' in north
SA govt wants athletics chief fired over Semenya
Kremlin says Israel promised not to strike Iran | International |
Yemen president says rebels use human shields | International |
U.N. confident Afghan vote resolved before winter | International |
Al Qaeda threatens Germany in second online video | International |
Foreign media poisoning Iran's atmosphere: Khamenei | International |
Somali rebel leader calls for more suicide attacks | International |
Juanes concert in Cuba readies for big crowd | International |
Anglican Church leader concerned about Iraq's Camp Ashraf | International |
German party says coalition with Merkel only option | International |
Three Afghans arrested in US attack probe
US serviceman killed in helicopter crash
2 Colorado men, 1 NYC man arrested in terror probe
Obama, Netanyahu, Abbas to meet amid tensions
Suspect in 4 Va. killings posted violent rap songs
Thailand's 81-year-old king hospitalized
China slams Taiwan city over Uighur film screening
US defense chief defends shift on missile shield
Stateless boy 3rd in Japan paper airplane contest
Captured Pakistan Taliban leader 'dies of injuries'
Aides: Paterson urged to reconsider NY gov race
Three suspects arrested in U.S. terrorism probe
Uighur film to show in Taiwan, angering China
Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Mexico felt in Calif.
Japan may provide more aid to Afghanistan
Captured Pakistan Taliban commander dies in jail
Thai leader calls for peace after activists' clash
Thaksin supporters vow new protests in Thailand
Philippine troops clash with Abu Sayyaf militants
India's central bank faces tricky balancing act
Taiwan govt to 'take over' high-speed rail: report
China: Profit at state companies down last year
S.Korea's Lee asks G20 for "well-sequenced" exit strategies
TV series shows broken New Jersey city fighting back | Entertainment |
Lebanese critics blast Israeli director's 'Lebanon'
Iranian filmmaker hits out at Tehran regime
Britons find home is where the honey is
New social network with French touch unfurls in Brazil
Child misery behind Pakistan's festive bangles
Real-life 'superheroes' take to the streets in US
Kenya rainmakers called to the rescue
SKorea readies 'Asia's best track' for F1 debut
Where have east Germany's women gone?
Beyonce to perform in Malaysia despite dress code
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01