Director: Richard Eyre
Cast: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin

Emma Thompson plays the part of an eminent High Court Judge in London presiding over ethically complex cases of family law with wisdom and compassion.  At a moment of personal crisis, when her marriage is falling apart, she is asked to rule on the case of Adam, a brilliant 17-year-old boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion because of his religious beliefs.  She visits the boy in hospital and their meeting has a profound emotional effect on them both.

“Emma Thompson gives a wonderful performance” (Matthew Bond - Daily Mail)

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Cast: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth

This film tells the story of the beautiful and talented Tilly Dunnage (Kate Winslet). After years working as a dressmaker in Parisian fashion houses Tilly returns home to a small dusty town in the Australian outback and to a community that banished her as a child. She comes for revenge and to try and make peace with her eccentric and cantankerous mother.

Armed with nothing but her sewing machine and haute couture style Tilly transforms the women of the town, exacting sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

“Delightful in its nuttiness” (Roger Ebert)

Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee

This is a foot-stomping celebration of the band QUEEN and their extraordinary lead singer, Freddy Mercury who became one of the most beloved entertainers in the world.

The film traces the meteoric rise of the band and their near implosion when Mercury’s life style spirals out of control. It recreates their triumphant reunion for Live Aid when Mercury knew he had AIDS.

Despite lukewarm reviews from the critics the film has been fantastically popular with the public becoming one the highest grossing films ever.

“It delivers moments of shameless air-punching joy” (Alex Needham - Guardian)

Director: Wash Westmoreland
Cast: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West

After marrying a successful Parisian writer, twice her age (Dominic West) the young Colette (Keira Knightly) is persuaded to ghost-write stories that he claims credit for. They are semi-autobiographical novels about a young girl from the country called Claudine and become best sellers. Colette and her controlling husband are the toast of Paris as the books become ever more popular.

Eventually Colette insists that her authorship is recognised and she begins to break away from the cultural and sexual constraints of the time, insisting on self-expression and independence.

“A gritty, glamorous biopic” (Mark Kermode)