Wednesday, 10 September. Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day (12A)

Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand), a middle aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. Attempting to get new employment she accidently finds herself catapaulted into the glamorous, Noel-Cowardish world and dizzying social whirl of Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams), an American actress and singer. Bright, fluffy and very funny. (UK/USA 92 mins)

Wednesday, 8 October. The Edge of Love (15)

 Keira Knightly follows up her highly acclaimed role in Atonement with another stand out performance as Dylan Thomas's childhood friend Vera Phillips with Sienna Miller taking the role of Thomas's wife, Caitlin. The difficult love/hate relationship between the two women forms one of the key themes of this beautifully made film. Starring Keira Knightly, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys. (UK, 110 mins)

Wednesday, 12 November. The Children of Huang Shi (12A)

Imspired by true events, this film is a portrayal both sweeping and intimate of people thrown together who, into a desperate and unexpected situation discover their capacity for love and responsibility. Set during Japan's 1937 invasion of China, it tells the story of a young English man who led 60 orphaned boys on an

extraordinary journey of almost 1000 perilous miles across the mountains to safety at the edge of the Mongolian desert. Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyer, Michelle Yeoh (Memoirs of a Geisha) and Chow Yun Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (USA, 114 mins)

Wednesday, 10 December. The Duchess (12A)

The life and times of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, one of the beauties of her age and founder of one of the most famous aristocratic houses in England. Taken from Amanda Foreman's acclaimed biography this is a stunning film starring Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes, and Charlotte Rampling (UK, 118 mins)