Saturday, December 31, 2011

My Top 10 Films of 2011


  1. DRIVE -- Nicolas Winding Refn
  2. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS -- Woody Allen
  3. THE DESCENDANTS -- Alexander Payne
  4. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE -- Paulo Sorrentino
  5. JOANNA - Feliks Falk
  6. THE ARTIST -- Michel Hazanavicius
  7. THE TREE OF LIFE -- Terrence Malick
  8. KILLER JOE -- William Friedkin
  9. MELANCHOLIA -- Lars von Trier
  10. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES -- Rupert Wyatt

I remember all the buzz and confusion at Festival De Cannes  last year when I was there for SALT AND SILICONE.  At the time it seemed odd to have Gosling be in what appeared to be a race car film at first. I could not get into the fesitval screening because the lines piled up hours in advance but when I finally got to LA and watched it at the Arclight I was riveted by DRIVE, my top film of 2011!