Episode 1

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Episode 1 of 10

Duration: 40 minutes

Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh present the weekly film review show, with news, features and interviews covering the British and international movie industries.

This week, they take a look at David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's much-anticipated film The Social Network, and new animation Despicable Me, starring Russell Brand and Steve Carrell.

Plus Film 2010 is live at the opening night of the London Film Festival.

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  • The Social Network

    The Social Network

    Claudia: "What's fantastic about The Social Network is the script. The star is Aaron Sorkin's words. The dialogue is sharp, clever, it's convoluted, it's compelling, and it's layered."

    Danny: "The star of the film for me is Jesse Eisenberg [plays Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg]. What the Social Network does brilliantly is to invite us to spend over an hour and a half in his company and we want more at the end of it."

  • Despicable Me

    Despicable Me

    Danny: "It's an honest, big-hearted, wonderful children's film. I'm a big fan of Despicable Me. The animation is very loving and what you've got is real craftsmanship; the minions, and there's tens of thousands of them, each single one has a personality and most of them get to do something in the film. It reminded me of The Incredibles a little bit, it's got the retro-feel to it."

    Claudia: "My fear with Despicable Me is that there will be a Despicable Me 2... But I did enjoy it."

  • VAMPIRES SUCK

    VAMPIRES SUCK

    Claudia: "There are no words to describe how offensive I found this film. It's not funny"

    Danny: "The fact is 89 minutes, 12 pounds to go the cinema..? There's so many other things you can do with your life… do them."

  • OVER YOUR CITIES GRASS WILL GROW

    OVER YOUR CITIES GRASS WILL GROW

    Claudia: "My problem with this film is there is no commentary. I wanted words"

    Danny: "I think it's great; it's a dazzling film to look at. I don't want the words, I just want the pictures"

Credits

Series Producer
Jayne Stanger
Presenter
Claudia Winkleman
Presenter
Danny Leigh
Executive Producer
Basil Comely

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