In this town we call home, everybody hail to the pumpkin song! And to the penultimate window of the Best For Film Advent calendar, obviously.

It’s so nearly Christmas. SO NEARLY. Probably what you need to do is watch Billy Bob Thornton bully a child, isn’t it? Thought so!

FOUR DAYS FOUR DAYS FOUR DAYS! What better way to celebrate the PROPERLY NEARLY HERENESS of Christmas than by hiding a film about Santa battling aliens behind your Advent calendar window? None, that’s what.

In a week full of explodingly good trailers, it seems a bit like there’s not much point in these actual full length film things in cinemas, is there? Especially when there’s the ever-present possibility that you might end up mere inches away from someone who’s paying, actually paying to see Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. WELL YOU’RE WRONG ON THAT SCORE! Why? Because this feature is weekly, that’s why. Line up your two-for-one, and let’s talk…

The first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is here, and we’ve gone all super-sleuth on it to find you as many titbits of Middle-earth info as we can. Need some opinions? We’re literally giving them away:

For some reason, the marvellous Jason Lee is currently appearing in the inevitably-crap Alvin and the Chipmunks threequel. We’re not going to talk about that. In fact, in an attempt to actively avoid talking about it we’re going to talk about all the other super stuff he’s done – that way, if someone brings up Alvin and his hellish brood you can just go LA LA LA SKATEBOARDS!

As December enters its twenties and we all start to go a bit mental, the Advent Calendar is upping its game accordingly. Think you feel Christmassy yet? Hold onto your whistle…

Picking up speed now, aren’t we? A week after prologue screenings began, team Nolan has decided that it’s time to unleash the full length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises . Now that we’ve had a chance to change our trousers, all that’s left to do is study it in intense, totally-not-obsessive-probably detail. Brethren: prepare thine eyes. The ending has begun.

On the nineteenth day of Christmas, Best For Film gave to you: our second clip to feature Colin Firth, but the first to star Renée Zellweger. Can you tell what it is yet? Clue: there may be knitted reindeer.

‘Twas the Sunday before Christmas, and at Best For Film we’ve rustled up something special for your Advent calendar treat: a whole blooming film! Check it out, but don’t get ahead of yourself and peel any carrot sticks for tea – you might not want them later…