circuit, which featured a barn—storming performance by maxine peake and co—starred the ubiquitous paddy considinethe end of august, we have the uk release of the children act — starring emma thompson and directed by richard eyre. juggling the personal and the professional, the story concerns a high court judge called upon to rule in the case of a minor refusing a transfusion on religious grounds. the children act is based on the novel by british author ian mcewan, whose work also provided the basis for the recent british film on chesil beach. it‘s hopeless. is it? august also sees the arrival of beast on dvd, a dark mix of fairytale and psycho chiller set on jersey. rising starsjessie buckley and johnny flynn provide the visceral spark that fires the story, a game of psychological cat and mouse in which desire and danger, innocence and guilt, are intriguingly intertwined. it‘s a very impressive feature debut from writer—director michael pearce, a name to watch in future. if you‘re feeling adventurous in your support of home industries, and we are in the home of the british film industry, the bfi