A public high school fails to educate its students, due to apathy, corruption, and incompetence. [ Teachers credits: Dir: Arthur Hiller/ Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio/ 106 min/ Drama/ Government Schools, Incompetent Government, Working for Government] “The damn school wasn’t built for us, Roger; it wasn’t built for your unions, your lawyers, and … [Read more...]
The Border (1982)
A U.S. border guard turns against his corrupt management and coworkers to protect an illegal immigrant woman and her baby. [ The Border credits: Dir: Tony Richardson/ Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine/ 107 min/ Action-Adventure/ Pro-Immigration, Working for Government] “Hell, Texas has been running on ‘wet’ labor since before I was born. Does pretty damn … [Read more...]
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
A clever translator working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency inadvertently uncovers an unauthorized plot by his agency to invade the Middle East. [ Three Days of the Condor credits: Dir: Sydney Pollack/ Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson/ 118 min/ Thriller/ Working for Government, Corrupt Government] Although Three Days of the Condor only dramatizes … [Read more...]
Ikiru (1952)
A Japanese municipal bureaucrat diagnosed with cancer tries to put meaning into his heretofore meaningless life. [ Ikiru credits: Dir: Akira Kurosawa/ Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagiri, Nobuo Kaneko/ 143 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ Japanese/ In Japanese with English subtitles/ Creator as Hero, Working for Government] Any story about someone with just a few months left to … [Read more...]
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
The presidential aspirations of a crackpot senator are put in jeopardy by the mysterious disappearance of his tell-all diary. [ The Senator Was Indiscreet credits: Dir: George S. Kaufman/ William Powell, Ella Raines, Peter Lind Hayes/ 75 min/ Comedy/ Working for Government, Incompetent Government] No trailer available. The dedication to this film reads: “To every politician … [Read more...]
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
A scrupulously honest city bookkeeper is jailed for refusing to cover up small-town corruption, and is assisted in his defense by the spirit (and spirits) of American history. [ The Remarkable Andrew credits: Dir: Stuart Heisler/ William Holden, Ellen Drew, Brian Donlevy/ 80 min/ SciFi-Fantasy, Comedy/ Corrupt Government, American Revolution] “One man with courage makes … [Read more...]