More of the same....
7. Oriental fellow who started a film show (6,7)
8. Thin rat cash - WWTBAM (5,7)
9. Sounds like the cook has lost (3,6)
10. Navigator who went south (5,4)
11. Two of six to eight (4,6)
12. Is he looking for a date in the book? (6,5) I thought this was probably Samuel Pepys, which would fit with the pretty poor standard of clues....