Sleaze in the Cinema: HBO’s Bad Education is all good
Julie DiMauro
April 29, 2020
I just watched the new HBO drama Bad Education, and I highly recommend it.… Continue Reading
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Posts Tagged: Sleaze in the Cinema
At Large: Recommended movies for socially-distanced compliance professionals
Richard L. Cassin
March 17, 2020
Staying home and avoiding other people is everyone’s new main “activity.” And big gaps are appearing in most of our regularly scheduled programming (no live sports — ugh). That means there’s lots of time to watch or rewatch some great films that deal with corruption and compliance.… Continue Reading
Sleaze in the cinema: In a world without the FCPA . . . . .
Guest Contributor
August 7, 2017
Dear FCPA Blog,
Just a quick note of congratulations on hitting the 10-year mark — quite a feat of endurance and undoubtedly one of the most influential journalism sites for business during this period.… Continue Reading
Sleaze in the cinema: The Big Short shows us how to teach compliance
Nicole Rose
January 19, 2016
I have made around 200 animated short videos for global compliance programs. Companies use animation because it makes sense to make training that is clear, enjoyable and broken down into bite-sized chunks.… Continue Reading
Sleaze in the cinema: A Most Violent Year
Ilya Zlatkin
July 20, 2015
A Most Violent Year is a film fraught with compliance and corruption issues. Without spoiling the intricate story line, I’d like to talk about some aspects of the movie I found fascinating.… Continue Reading
Sleaze in the cinema: The Serpent meets compliance and doesn’t blink
Michael Scher
September 4, 2014
A review of Margin Call in the New Yorker from October 2011 called it “easily the best Wall Street movie ever made.” I agree. And while the entire cast is outstanding, Jeremy Irons’s character — John Tuld, the chair of an investment bank in distress on the first days of the 2008 financial meltdown — is one of the most memorable movie performances I’ve ever seen.… Continue Reading
Who wears the American Hustle comb-over?
Andy Spalding
April 28, 2014
An international flight finally gave me the opportunity to watch American Hustle. Make no mistake: This film is absolutely brilliant, and for those of us in the anti-corruption space, profoundly challenging.… Continue Reading
Sleaze in the Cinema: The Wolf at the compliance officer’s door
Michael Scher
January 3, 2014
It’s astonishingly good news that after forty years of trial and error to develop the compliance profession, the law finally evolved to require both a new business “culture” and the compliance officer position to make this “culture” happen. … Continue Reading
Kleptocracy On Camera: The Ambassador
Michael Scher
September 12, 2012
The new film, ‘The Ambassador,’ recommended on the FCPA Blog and praised by 80% of the top film critics, is a gripping documentary about a kleptocracy and con artists.
Using hidden cameras, the “documentary” has the feel of a law enforcement sting.… Continue Reading
Sleaze In The Cinema — The Ambassador
Richard L. Cassin
September 3, 2012
We haven’t seen the film yet but we plan to.
It’s a documentary, both funny and deadly serious, about blood diamond smuggling, bribery, and murder.
The distributor’s release says The Ambassador ‘exposes the corrupt business of selling diplomatic titles to exploit the lucrative and limited resources of war torn, third world nations.’… Continue Reading
Sleaze In The Cinema: Bollywood’s Z
Richard L. Cassin
August 26, 2011
One of the hottest young directors in Bollywood is already planning a movie about India’s anti-graft uprising.
Dibakar Banerjee’s film — Shanghai — is scheduled for release in January 2012.… Continue Reading
Two Minute Warning
Guest Contributor
August 26, 2008
Boy, were we wrong. Syriana deserves our top rating of 5 Red Flags — not as a movie, but as a compliance tool. A thoughtful reader set us straight. Our sincere thanks to Daniel, whose imaginative use of Syriana we heartily endorse.… Continue Reading