The Best Films of the Year so Far

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.

So, it’s nearly the mid-point of the year. And you know what that means. With our penchant for making lists it’s about time we took on the big one: the greatest films of the year so far. There have been many divisive films already this year (Terrence Malick’s To The Wonder, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond the Pines) and admittedly a lot of us here at Grolsch Film Works haven’t always seen eye to eye. But one thing’s for sure: our selection below proves that 2013 has already been a mammoth year for genuinely interesting movies from both first-time filmmakers and veteran auteurs. And there’s undoubtedly more to come.   So without further ado, here are our picks for the year’s best so far. Let us know yours in the comments section below.

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There really is no need to inform you of who directed this, the new music video for Nine Inch Nails' "Came Back Haunted". David Lynch's signature is written all over it.

It seems Lynch is more preoccupied with music than films these days, having recently released a new album in addition to collaborating with Trent Reznor here. And we're not even sure he will return to the big screen (the small screen seems more likely at the moment). Still, music videos, albums and a potential TV series is at least something, isn't it? WARNING: Do not watch if you have photosensitive epilepsy!

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Let's be honest, the golden era of the movie poster was the 1980s. Over the past couple of decades, we've had far too many drab posters for comic book adaptations, or tacky posters for TV series-turned-movies. What happened to the colour, the playfulness, the wit and the overall sense of fun? And don't get me started on the taglines. Do you really think a tagline like "Hot. Reckless. Totally insane…" would exist today?  We feel today is a better time than ever to share our favourite movie posters from the '80s, possibly in the hope that maybe some creative poster-making types out there will take inspiration. And if not… well, at least we had ourselves a good time along the way, hey.

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WIN TICKETS TO THE PREMIERE OF 'TRAP FOR CINDERELLA'

Iain Softley's Trap For Cinderella hits UK cinemas on Friday 12th July and to celebrate, we’ve got 3 pairs of tickets to give away to the UK premiere and afterparty on 7th July. Micky (Tuppence Middleton) is a fun-loving photographer, living a party lifestyle in London until a chance encounter with a childhood friend changes her world forever. The opposite to life-and-soul Micky, Do (Alexandra Roach) is a quiet bank clerk, with little by way of a social life. Yet much to the annoyance of her DJ boyfriend Jake (Aneurin Barnard), Micky is all too delighted to reacquaint herself with Do, embracing her old friend with typical gusto. But when they return to the tranquil French villa where they spent so many happy summers in their youth, tragedy strikes. A fire engulfs the building, leaving Micky badly burnt and blighted by amnesia. Unable to even recall her own name, Micky is forced on a shocking journey of self-discovery. For nothing -- friends, relatives, lovers and even herself -- is as she remembers it.

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Keep your peepers peeled for more Grolsch Film Works updates next week. Go to grolschfilmworks.com to see what’s happening right now.