FILM screenings will be returning to Oswestry next month following a small hiatus over the summer.

Oswestry Film Society will be back on Wednesday, September 4 with Richard Attenborough’s biopic Chaplin, which was Robert Downey Jr’s first starring role and Oscar nomination.

James Bond, from Oswestry Film Society (OFS), set out the group’s September and October programme including a dark comedy with Brendan Gleeson and Ros Gosling on the moon in First Man as well as British TV legend Maxine Peak’s foray into film.

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James said: “We hope you've been enjoying the August sunshine, but are raring to go for a return to big-screen Wednesday nights.

“Keeping cinema alive in Oswestry, the OFS can reveal its schedule for September and October – starting next week with Chaplin.

“Not to be missed, Robert Downey Jr *is* Charlie Chaplin in this warts-and-all life story of the film genius.

“Next up, Brendan Gleeson in the black comedy The Guard and is perfect as the rural Irish policeman caught up in big-time crime, playing on September 18.

“On October 2, Ryan Gosling plays Neil Armstrong wonderfully in First Man – looking at the difficult and often problematic 10-year build-up to the first manned mission to step onto the Moon.

“We all know how the final sequence will go, but the lunar landing is one of the most tense bits of cinema you'll see.

“And Maxine Peake packs a punch in the comedy drama Funny Cow, as a successful northern stand-up comic reflecting on the hard knocks of her childhood and the tough path to the top.

“Plus, plans are now afoot to bring you more world and independent films on the Wednesdays in-between, hopefully starting in October.

“Watch this space.”

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All films start at 7.30pm at the Hermon Chapel Arts Centre in Chapel Street and the venue has a licensed cafe-bar and is fully accessible.

Tickets are £8 on the door, or in advance via the OFS website at www.oswestryfilmsociety.com/buy-tickets

James added: “Please spread the word, to help us keep cinema alive in Oswestry.”