Bridport Arts Centre

All the President's Men

• 
• 1976
• US
• 2h 18min
• 15

• Directed by: Alan J Pakula
• Cast: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Hal Holbrook, Jane Alexander, Martin Balsam

Released in 1976 during the Carter-Ford presidential campaign, Pakula's political thriller traces the real-life story of journalists Bob Woodward (Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Hoffman) as they uncover an attempted crime in Washington DC's Watergate Complex that led to the Watergate Scandal and Nixon's resignation. A…

Death And The Maiden

Baroque Theatre Company Presents: Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman The award-winning London smash hit play and subsequent feature film DEATH AND THE MAIDEN is revived in this exclusive tour by Baroque Theatre Company. Gripping high drama, with great intensity, this is a unique and first-rate thriller. Set in an…

Diva

• 
• 1981
• France
• 1h 57min
• 15

• Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix
• Written by: Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jean Van Hamme, Based on the novel by Delacorta
• Cast: Frédéric Andréi, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Richard Bohringer

The twisted fate of two tapes, one an illegal recording of an American opera star, the other exposing a crime ring, is the central strand of this daffy Gallic cult favourite. Style oozes from every sprocket hole.

Mr Smith Goes To Washington

• 
• 1939
• US
• 2h 10min
• PG

• Directed by: Frank Capra
• Cast: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Harry Carey, Claude Rains

An ordinary man (Stewart) gets elected to the Senate and is expected to fall to the whims of his backers, until conscience enters the equation. Archetypal Stewart, archetypal Capra. One of western cinema's most optimistic masterpieces.

A Private War

• 
• 2018
• UK / US
• 1h 50min

• Directed by: Matthew Heineman
• Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci

The story of the last years of Marie Colvin (Pike), celebrated war correspondent. Pike’s intrinsic frostiness is perfect for Colvin’s determination, resourcefulness and arrogance, and while Dornan, Hollander and Tucci are all good as (respectively) photographer, editor and lover, it’s Pike’s show, and a mesmerising…

State of the Union

• 1948

Vice

• 
• 2018
• US
• 15

• Directed by: Adam McKay
• Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons, Sam Rockwell
• UK release: 25 January 2019

The rise of Dick Cheney (Bale), from electrical worker in Wisconsin to US vice-president, presented as cheeky, dark, inventive comedy. Bale gives a compelling, shape-shifting performance and Adams as his ambitious wife Lynne is scintillating, as are Carell and Rockwell. A super-smart and disconcerting history lesson.