Articles Posted in the " The Italian Job " Category

  • Top 5 thieves in film

    Generally speaking, being funny on the Internet doesn’t pay very well. So we were delighted when the good folks at Music Magpie, a basically invaluable service for anyone whose house is full of DVDs in exactly the same way that their wallet isn’t full of money, offered to sponsor one of our blogs. Since they’re helping keep BFF afloat, why not check them out and see how much you could rake in for your unwanted DVDs, CDs and games?


  • Cheat Sheet: Mark Wahlberg

    How much do you really know about one time Funky Bunch leader and current star of Contraband Mark Wahlberg? Eh? Eh? Well prepare to know a whole lot less with this week’s Cheat Sheet, detailing all the things you never wanted to know about Marky Mark….




  • Friday Face/Off: Remakes

    The world of film is awash with Marmite topics – actors, genres or even cinematic styles which make some movie-goers dampen their plush seats and others tear the stuffing from the punter in front. In our J’accuse series, two of Best For Film’s writers go head-to-head and debate a controversial aspect of cinema. This time round it’s the worst nightmare of every indie Japanese director – the Hollywood remake.


  • Have Remakes Lost the Plot?

    The remake of The Karate Kid is coming out soon and I’m scared. I have visions of myself coming out of the screen a broken woman, feebly humming Joe Esposito’s You’re the Best to myself. The horror of seeing a much loved film pillaged by grasping Hollywood producers is traumatic enough to merit the forming of some sort of support group.