Director: Kevin Asche
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha
Certificate: 15
Release Date: Friday 20th May

Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi. A charming neighbour, Yosef Zimmerman (Justin Bartha), senses Sam’s resistance and propositions him to transport ‘medicine’ for Jackie (Danny A. Abeckaser), an Israeli gangster and drug dealer, and his girlfriend, Rachel (Ari Graynor).

Sam quickly demonstrates his business skills to his boss, Jackie, who instantly takes him under his wing. Now exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of the Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam begins to spiral deeper into their detrimental lifestyle, experimenting with ecstasy and then falling for Rachel. As the business grows, Sam’s double life begins to rip his family apart and the community becomes suspicious of his illegal activities.

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann
Certificate: U
Trailer

If there's one thing we all know about Rio, it's that it isn't the capital of Brazil. It isn't. No, put your hand down, it isn't. It's Brasilia - that's why all those kids got killed in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. The other thing we all know about Rio is that it's an Angry Birds game, created to advertise the animated kids film. Or maybe the kids film is an advert for the new Angry Birds game. Whichever way round it goes (think chicken and egg - with an angry chicken), the important thing is this: Rio is good. But not as good as Angry Birds.

It's the Golden Globes nominations tomorrow lunchtime, but the build up to the Oscars has already begun with Los Angeles, New York and Boston Critics all dishing out their awards over the weekend. Nobody wants to read three full-scale lists of film titles, but here's the main thing to take away from it all: The Social Network has seriously kicked butt.

LA crowned it Best Picture, with Fincher also getting Best Director (although he has to share it with Olivier Assayas for Carlos). Aaron Sorkin also scooped Best Screenplay and Trent Raznor shared Best Score with The Ghost Writer. The same happened in Boston (minus The Ghost Writer and Carlos), with the bonus of Best Actor for Jesse Eisenberg. New York followed suit, but honoured the acting of James Franco in 127 Hours instead.

So what can you surmise? Well, firstly, Natalie Portman is a strong Best Actress candidate for Black Swan - she got two of three critics' awards. So strong, in fact, that Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone didn't even get a look in (she got pipped by Mother's Kim Hye-Ja to Los Angeles' prize). Secondly, Colin Firth's return to the Best Actor field may be hard-fought if James Franco and Jesse Eisenberg impress the Academy this much. Thirdly, Black Swan will be getting every editing/cinematography gong going.

And fourthly, Fincher's Facebook film will win EVERYTHING ELSE.

While Christian Bale bashes away at Best Supporting Actor in the background, the eyes of Hollywood turn to their Foreign Press Association, who announce their Golden Globe nominations in a matter of hours. Judging by the American Film Institute's Top Ten of the year, The Social Network will be right up there with the best of them. The question is: will the best include Inception? Or will David Fincher face down Christopher Nolan with his more conventional Faustian drama?

The Social Network is more awards-friendly in that its not a blockbuster. But Inception is as intelligent and absorbing as Aaron Sorkin's account of real events. Maybe if Nolan had a CGI clone of Leonardo DiCaprio, the matter would already be resolved. For now, I'm torn between my admiration for my academically adept younger child, and my love for my first-born who likes blowing things up with his mind.

In case you weren't already looking forward to David Fincher's generation-defining, era-capturing, Jesse Eisenberg-starring masterpiece (review over here), we've got our hands on some sexy new clips for The Social Network.

A taut courtroom drama about the inception of Facebook, it stars Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the prodigious computer programmer from Harvard who has trouble connecting with anyone. Including his best friend Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) and ex-girlfriend Erica Albright (Rooney Mara). Driven by power and greed, he's drawn to entrepreneur Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) as his stock begins to rise.

Needless to say it doesn't end well.

But while you wait to see the twists and turns of the history books in full, these snappy new videos give you a chance to sample Aaron Sorkin's crackling script. Charged with energy and wit, it's a ping-pong game of Rashomon proportions. And gives Jesse Eisenberg a real chance to shine as the selfish young genius.

Check out the trailers over in our videos section, or read on for a couple of new clips. Now aren't you excited? Yes. And that answers our condescending question.

Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer
Certificate: 15
Trailers

A film about Facebook? No-one was convinced when the script first surfaced. Except for David Fincher. And a group of talented young actors who understood what the film was about: them. And the way one powerful idea can transform a generation as much as it can ruin any relationship.

Given the sheer brilliance of The Social Network, it was imperative that we interviewed someone about the film, or at least the phenomenon that is Facebook. But with Mark Zuckerberg still ignoring my friend requests, we went for the next best thing: the guy pretending to be Mark Zuckerberg on screen. And his co-stars. And the guy who wrote the whole thing.

And so we sat down to witness the combined talent of Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and West Wing creator/Studio 60 legend Aaron Sorkin. Here's what they had to say about Facebook, Faust and summing up an entire generation of young people.

"A million dollars isn't cool. You know what is? A billion dollars."

There's something else that's cool too: the new international trailer for The Social Network. Yes, there's only a week to go until David Fincher's Facebook film, and here's another chance to get a taste of what happened when Mark Zuckerberg invented a website that changed communication itself.

It's a movie about blogging, drinking, friendship and coding. Those who have already seen the earlier trailers realise the potential Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake have when they're speaking the words of Aaron Sorkin. And this new video doesn't really offer anything new, except that the a capella version of Creep has gone.

But as a way to countdown the days until the film hits cinemas (Friday 15th October), this is one more thing to *like*. Other than the movie itself. Read on for the new video. Then go invite all your friends to do the same.

Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara
Certificate: TBC
Release Date: Friday 15th October

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history. But for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications...

For the interactive trailer, head over here. 

Fans of Nine Inch Nails or those who can't wait to see The Social Network, listen up! Or, more specifically, listen to the soundtrack for David Fincher's Facebook movie, which has been posted online by composers Trent Reznor (of NIN) and Atticus Ross.

Yes, 5 tracks are available for digital download as a preview of the score, which is released at the end of September. A kind of cross between Clint Mansell and NIN, it's a modern and different sound - Reznor seems to be following in the footsteps of Jonny Greenwood, who did something similarly idiosyncratic and atmospheric for There Will Be Blood.

"This is what Atticus and I have been working on for the last few months," announced Reznor on the site for his record label The Null Corporation. "We had a great time working with David Fincher on this and the film turned out excellent — something we’re very proud of…. Musically, this all came out of our secret laboratory — electronic in basis, but mostly organic sounding. Lots of experiments and emphasis on sound fraying around the edges while focusing on the proper emotional tone for the various scenes."

Let's just be glad they didn't get Justin Timberlake in on it.

Check out The Social Network's tracks over here. Then continue counting down to Friday 15th October...

If Facebook were granted terra firma, it would be the world's third largest country by population. FACT. Where can one get such incredible knowledge? From The Social Network's interactive trailer.

Yes, following in Scott Pilgrim's footsteps, The Social Network has got itself a brand new trailer. And it's interactive. And stuff. Want to waste your life clicking links, poking Jesse Eisenberg, and looking at photos of people cooler than you? Screw Facebook, this is way better.

Boasting around 40 fried slices of solid info, the interactive factoids span everything from director David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's script to the history of Facebook itself - who the hell is Eduardo Saverin?

To find out that stuff and more besides, read on for the full video (which is on the movie's official site). The Social Network is out in UK cinemas on Friday 15th October. And judging by the reactions at Toronto, it's awesome. But more important than that: it's interactive.