The Insider

Now playing at the angstplex
A Salon film critic picks her 10 favorite paranoia-inducing movies.
Where you find it
In a culture of detritus, "American Beauty" screenwriter Alan Ball discovers heartbreaking beauty in garbage.
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, March 22, 2000
If these walls could address large crowds
Sharon Stone's just like a lesbian, except not a lesbian; Camryn Manheim's not one either. And Harrison Ford, while not a lesbian, is terrified of public speaking. Go figure. Plus! Renie Zellweger as Bridget Jones? V.v. annoying!
"Beauty" pageant
Oscar nominations for suburban satire and Denzel Washington; "Mr. Ripley" and Jim Carrey snubbed.
Moving pictures
Why have there been more good movies in the past eight weeks than in the past eight years?
"The Insider"
An actionless thriller about a solved mystery somehow emerges as one of the best films of the year.
Not just blowing smoke
"60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman reveals the real story behind "The Insider."
All the corporations' men
"The Insider" director Michael Mann talks about corporate morality, muckraking and the drama of making real-life decisions.
The outsider
Mike Wallace could've been my mentor. Where did I go wrong?

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