Our friends at Grolsch Film Works have a website where you can find out what they’ve been up to and read/watch interesting stuff about films. Every week we'll be plucking the highlights. This is that.THE BEST FILMS OF 2013
Having already grossed a whopping $1,215,439,994 worldwide this year, Iron Man 3 is, in terms of numbers, 2013's most popular film. However, as we all know, Iron Man 3 was far from the greatest movie churned out this year.
Outside the realm of comic book franchises and offensive remakes, truckloads of outstanding indie films were off-loaded onto us spoilt cinemagoers. Buried under these great movies, we discovered a bunch of shiny cinematic jewels that we proceeded to hand-pluck and list here in the digital sphere for your ticking-off ease. Ink and quills at the ready, guys.READ FULL STORYTHE 20 BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2013
OK, this was initially going to be a list of ten documentaries, but, as any frequent cinema-dwellers will know, 2013 has seen the release of a ridiculous amount of superlative docs, some even elbowing their way onto best-films-of-the-year lists – shock horror!
So without further ado, here are the best of the bunch, ranging from radical avant-garde experiments to gripping courtroom drama-style docs.READ FULL STORYIMDB'S TOP TEN MOVIES OF 2013 LIST IS KIND OF DEPRESSING
Having just unleashed our best films of 2013 list, we've been keeping a beady eye on the web to see how much opinion varies. And, well, I guess you can always rely on IMDb to confound expectations. Surprisingly (or perhaps unsurprisingly) their head-scratcher of a list features meatheads and superheroes aplenty.READ FULL STORYMARTIN SCORCESE IS RETIRING? SAY IT AIN'T SO
OK, so Martin Scorsese is 71 years old and has to retire some day. But then think of Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira who's 105 years old, still knocking out films, and shows no signs of relenting. C'mon, Scorsese, sort it out.READ FULL STORYTOP TEN WEIRDOS ON ROAD TRIPS
There's an inescapable intimacy about the road trip. Sure, it might turn to magic if you find yourself bonding with a mysterious and charming stranger over a cross-country escapade, or even (like Alexander Payne's latest movie) slowly reconnecting with your delusional father on a road trip to Nebraska. However, there's also the possibility that you might find yourself trapped in a nightmare metal box zooming down the highway at 80mph with a couple of total weirdos breathing down your neck. So maybe take some heed from these cinematic bizarros before you plan your next cross-country trip, OK?READ FULL STORYKeep your peepers peeled for more Grolsch Film Works updates next week. Go to grolschfilmworks.com to see what’s happening right now.
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