Deciding on a foreign language film can be daunting – but this light hearted comedy does well to combine both humour and genuine emotion into an enjoyable film experience for all.

What About Me? is a short film directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen (Jellyfish) and features an old man and his donkey – trying to cross a “military” checkpoint in the Israeli desert. What it is though truthfully, is a little more than that.

Billed as a British comedy, FIT is an adaptation of a successful play for schools, but has it moved far enough away from its original format to become successful in its own right?

It seems that stupidity pays off in the long run. Smash a baseball bat into your crotch on camera for long enough – and hey presto – you’ll have your very own 3D movie a couple of years down the line. Jackass 3D is testament to that, but thankfully it’s funny as hell too.

Following Animals, Politics and Fame, Ricky Gervais takes time out from his movie career to fit in another stand-up comedy tour. Science is a chip off the old block…

Forty years after becoming a stand-up, Billy Connolly remains box office gold and the world’s best-known Glaswegian. However, his first live DVD for three years exposes a distressing departure from his usual form. We’re loath to admit it, but it’s high time Billy hung up his banjo…

Todd Phillips’ latest film features Robert Downey Jr and Zack Galifianakis in a comedy road movie. Due Date is that ‘difficult’ second project. People, watch carefully to see if The Hangover was a sign of good things to come or just a flash in the pan…

Finally, a worthy successor to the biting day-glo comedy Mean Girls. Easy A is an effortlessly cool high school comedy, fronted by the delightful up-and-comer Emma Stone. Though laid back parents Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson absolutely steal the show, there’s not a lot to dislike about this witty tale of gossip, reputation and the power of infamy.

Based on the infamous Burke And Hare murders of 1827, Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis provide a darkly silly romp through Edinburgh town aided by every British celebrity you can think of. Go on, think of one. Was it Michael Winner, or Paul Whitehouse? It doesn’t matter, they’re both in there. Though it doesn’t have the cult brilliance of Shaun Of The Dead or the gloriously bizarre sting of The League Of Gentlemen, it’s nevertheless gorily enjoyable stuff and if nothing else, it’s lovely to see Jessica Hynes (neé Stevenson) back on our screens. Not so much good writing as canny use of cameos, Burke and Hare will nevertheless just about satisfy most comedy-loving Brits. After all, who doesn’t love seeing Ronnie Corbett in a funny hat, eh?

As the 54th BFI London Film Festival draws to a close, we had the pleasure of escaping into the Californian sunshine for two hours of a dreary Monday morning – only to discover that there’s just as much heartache sloshing around LA as there is here at Best For Film Towers. We might, in fact, even have less, because none of us were conceived through sperm donation and brought up by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. Relatively unexperienced directrice Lisa Cholodenko presents a well-balanced and decidedly grownup drama which also manages to be deliciously funny.