At The Cinema at Gloucester Guildhall this week: An adventurous April programme begins with the thrilling 'Rampart'

We begin with the latest offering from director Oren Movermann (The Messenger) in the form of Rampart- a gritty drama centred on what the poster claims to be ‘the most corrupt cop you’ve ever seen on screen.’  Movermann re-unites with his Messenger co-star Woody Harrelson (Kingpin, Natural Born Killers & Zombieland) who plays LAPD officer Dave Brown –a former Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways in light of a department-wide corruption scandal seal his fate.

Co-written by renowned crime writer James Ellroy (The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere & L.A. Confidential) and featuring an all star supporting cast including Ned Beatty (Network) Ben Foster (3:10 To Yuma) Ice Cube (Barbershop) Sigourney Weaver (the Alien series) Cynthia Nixon (Sex And The City) Robin Wright (Forrest Gump) and Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs), the film premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival to huge critical acclaim, with equal success found at subsequent international film festivals. All of which is of course deserved as this is a truly gripping movie, effortlessly assuming a strong position in the Ellroy canon- a definite must see if you are a fan. Performances are uniformly excellent particularly the powerhouse turn from Harellson who is riveting as a man with no hope from redemption, driven to madness by his personal demons.

Check out the trailer below:

Rampart (15) runs from Friday 6th-Thursday 12th April 2012.

**NOTE**

Rampart is just one of many films that will be up for discussion at our monthly film club-Gloucester Cinematics. If you would like to talk about this, or any other films you've seen at the Guildhall or even elsewhere over the past month, then why not come along and share your opinion with other like-minded people in the relaxed environment of the Guildhall's cafe/bar. The next meeting is on Wednesday 25th April at 8pm where BIG CHANGES are going to be announced that we are sure all members will want to be a part of. More details about the Gloucester Cinematics can be found on the 'Cinema' section of the Gloucester Guildhall website.