Silver City (DVD)

Corruption runs deep. American iconoclastic director John Sayles (Lone Star) takes aim at contemporary politics and corporate influence, with more than a vague reference to George W. Bush and Republican politics, in this neo-noir detective story. Grammatically challenged, "user friendly", gubernatorial candidate Dicky Pilager, has just launched a campaign for the citizens of the New West. But things take an unexpected turn when the taping of an environmental political advert ends up with Pilager reeling in a long-dead corpse. Enter his ferocious campaign manager, Chuck Raven who hires an idealistic journalist turned rumpled private detective, Danny O'Brien, to investigate potential links between the corpse and the Pilager family's enemies. In the tradition of Chinatown and the great 'film noirs', Danny's investigation pulls him deeper and deeper into a complex web of influence and corruption, involving high-stakes lobbyists, media conglomerates, environmental plunderers, and undocumented migrant workers.

Audio commentary from director John Sayles
Exclusive interview with leading actor Danny Huston
Exclusive interviews with John Sayles and producer Maggie Renzi
'Making Of' featurette
Theatrical trailer
Film notes
Region 0