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Episode 9

Film review show. Antonia Quirke and Danny Leigh take a critical look at the week's film releases, including The Imitation Game, The Drop and Life Itself.

Antonia Quirke and Danny Leigh take a critical look at this week's film releases starting with Oscar hopeful The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. Plus James Gandolfini's last film, crime drama The Drop, co-starring Tom Hardy. Film critic Roger Ebert is remembered in the big-screen documentary about his life, Life Itself.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Nov 2014 01:05

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Get ahead of the game...

Get ahead of the game...
This week the team check out Benedict Cumberbatch's hotly-anticipated Alan Turing biopic 'The Imitation Game' and James Gandolfini's last ever feature film performance in 'The Drop.' Also under consideration are Roger Ebert documentary 'Life Itself' and romantic ensemble thriller 'Third Person.'Ìý

Tim Robey

Tim Robey

Joining Antonia and Danny on the sofa this week is Tim Robey. Tim has been reviewing films, interspersed with the occasional interview for the Telegraph since 2000. He read classics at University College, Oxford and was runner up for best arts journalist in both the Guardian and the Independent Student Media Awards in 1999. He has been a UK media correspondent for Variety and co-edited The DVD Stack (Canongate), a guide to the best versions of films available globally.

Also released this week...

Diplomacy (Diplomatie) (12A)

At the end of the Second World War a Nazi General stationed in Paris is given the order by Hitler to destroy Paris, scuppering the Allies’ impending victory. ÌýThe night before the bombs are set to blow a Swedish diplomat sneaks into the General’s office and attempts to dissuade him.

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Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey?! (U)

The Christmas chaos continues, this time with Martin Clunes as the new teacher at St. Bernadette’s Primary School. A kick in the head by a donkey causes Mr Sheppard to forget that he is due to get married on Christmas Eve in New York. Mad teaching assistant Mr Poppy and his class aim to help Sheppard get his memory back, get to New York and get the girl by entering an international Flash Mob competition with their biggest performance yet.

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We Are The Giant (15)

Powerful, grassroots documentary made by people on the ground in post-revolution Syria and Bahrain. Made using footage that mainstream media would not be able to film and telling a story mainstream media is not willing to tell; that of the non-violent activists still fighting for their rights.

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Redirected (18)

Vinnie Jones stars in a criminal action comedy about a first-time heist gone wrong. A group of four friends plan to rob a casino then flee to Malaysia with their ill-gotten cash. All goes to plan until their flight home redirects to Lithuania and the troupe are forced to battle their way back through Eastern Europe’s criminal underworld.Ìý

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Antonia Quirke
Presenter Danny Leigh
Producer Rebecca Palmer
Assistant Producer Michael Muncer
Production Coordinator Grace Brassington
Production Manager Laura Jordan-Rowell
Executive Producer Basil Comely

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