James Ellroy on Screen - L.A. Confidential

Without question James Ellroy is one of our greatest living crime writers. To coincide with his appearance at the Waterfront Hall we are delighted to screen this Oscar-winning adaptation of his original novel.

Set in 1950’s Tinseltown against a backdrop of showbiz, corruption and debauchery, LA Confidential weaves together a number of different stories to dazzling effect.

Cynical cop Bud White is happy to bend the rules to follow his own personal agenda. District Attorney Ed Exley is determined to get ahead at any cost. Jack Vincennes prefers the Hollywood limelight to his day job as a police officer. A shootout at an all night diner brings the three men together and makes them unwilling bedfellows in a city wide conspiracy…