Articles Posted in the " Highlights " Category

  • Top 20 Comedies to See in 2012

    Wondering what to fill your days with in 2012? We recommend some light viewing, considering the world will probably be over then. Here are our best and worst for next year. Prepare to be angry, then a little happy, then quite confused, and then happy again.


  • Friday Face/Off: Dogs in film

    Everyone’s got an opinion on dogs; either you like nothing more than to fling sticks, collect turds and have your face licked (bringing you just one degree of bacterial separation away from canine penis) or you’d rather all vets started offering complimentary sack’n’brick combos with every collar bought. Hollywood’s certainly not exempt from our collective love affair with hounds; but what do John and Caroline think? It’s time to Face/Off…


  • The Top 10 Bond Girls

    We’ve already reported today that little-known French actress Bérénice Marlohe may be stepping in as our obligatory sexy babe for Bond 23. Which got us to thinking; who are the best Bond Girls of all time? Somebody start up the BFF Top 10 machine…


  • Friday Drinking Game #23 -James Bond

    It’s Friday, the weather is sultry and there’s a possible new Bond girl lounging around in France somewhere, which can only mean one thing.
    Time to party like 007! So grab a Martini, or get Moneypenny to fetch you one, and immerse yourself in a world of violence, alcoholism and sex. Stag nights ain’t got NOTHING on JB!


  • The Top 10 Roles Which Didn’t Require Anne Hathaway

    So it’s official; Anne Hathway will definitely be taking on the role of Fantine in the upcoming film version of Les Misérables. If you felt a breeze just then, it would be the result of collective sighs sweeping across the nation. This seems like the perfect time to lament the top 10 roles which didn’t require Anne Hathaway, doesn’t it?


  • Top 10 Most Depressing Films EVER Made

    Perfect Sense. Melancholia. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close. They’ve all got one thing in common; they’re all hitting the silver screen in the near future and they’re all going to be completely and utterly soul destroying. Keeping this chic bleakness in mind, we’re decided to check out the 10 most depressing films ever made…


  • Orange(Wednesday)s And Lemons #38

    How you’re supposed to fight your way through the spiky cinematic maze of Tinkers, Drivers, Abductors, Soldiers, Warriors and Soul Surfers is anyone’s guess – it’s damn fortunate then that a bit of orangey vitamin C will enhance your eyesight in the dark confusion. What? Oh whatever, all vitamins are the same, probably.


  • Cheat Sheet: Ryan Gosling

    2011 is the year of Gosling – Ryan and his jaw are starring in Crazy, Stupid, Love (“charming” – Caroline), Drive (“pulsing” – Tash) and The Ides of March (‘probably going to be a bit dodge’ – just a guess). If we could have organised a celebratory screening of Fly Away Home we would have done, but until we perfect our microlight a Cheat Sheet will have to do…


  • Top 10 Stars That Never Were

    You know how it goes. You’re watching a film, possibly with friends if you have them, and an actor pops up. “Oooh him! What was he in?” Debates begin, IMDb is consulted. You find out that this actor was in quite a few films a couple of years ago, and was almost in Massive Moviestar territory, until seemingly it all went wrong. “What happened?” you wonder. We at Best for Film wonder also. Here’s our Top 10 Movie Stars that it Never Quite Happened For.


  • Top 10 Treasure Troves… And Their Films!

    Have you guys been watching the news? It seems that shipwreck hunters have discovered the remains of the S.S. Gairsoppa off the coast of Ireland and it’s got about £150,000,000 of silver buried inside. Gulp. Now that’s treasure beyond even our wildest dreams, although these films certainly give Gairsoppa’s haul a run for its money! Time to check out the top 10 treasures ever found (in film)…