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Woody Harrelson has had his fair share of interesting roles throughout the years.  Now, though, he has taken on the role of an officer at the LAPD Rampart Station. In the upcoming movie Rampart Harrelson will play the corrupt, lawless police officer who muscles confessions out of bad-guys and in one scene, is caught on camera beating a perpetrator close to death.  That is where his problems begin.

According to The L.A. Times, in the film, the Los Angeles Police Department, which is trying to overcome failing public trust Read more »

This week, officials hurriedly tried to reassemble six anti-gang units, since all of LAPD’s specialized officers declined to sign a compliance that included a financial disclosure rule. According to Chief Officer, Charlie Beck, the Los Angeles Police Department is confident that they would be able to reassemble all six units prior to the crime surge that comes in the summer.

Originally, those who criticized the disclosure rule feared that existing and new officers wouldn’t join in. However, Beck has stated that the department hasn’t experienced any major setbacks and that 21 gang units are stable. The criticisms include Read more »

Oren Moverman is directing his new film, “Rampart” which stars Woody Harrelson. This feature film is due to release in 2011. Both Harrelson and Moverman worked together on Moverman’s film, The Messenger.

Harrelson’s role in Rampart is an LAPD officer who is involved in a division-wide scandal. This film is said to be based on actual events and also co-stars Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver and Robin Wright.

James Ellroy, from L.A. Confidential will be co-writing the screen play along with Moverman.

For Harrelson fans, Rampart will certainly be a movie worth checking out, although it probably won’t feature any humor. Other adaptions of this real-life story were portrayed in the films Colors and Training Day.  All dealt with the corruption, theft, cover-ups, and police officers involved in gang member hostility.

Another show that encompasses this real-life corruption story is The Shield. During the pilot, it was named Rampart but was changed to The Shield so that no implications of corruption case at LAPD Rampart Station would be suggested.

Look out for this movie starring Woody Harrelson coming in 2011.