Best of 2011

My creative work is largely inspired by the movies and music I love. Here's my favorites from 2011.

For those still interested, I will send my Top 25 songs of 2011 if you get me your email address.

Top 10 Films of 2011
1. Super
2. Everything Must Go
3. Take Shelter
4. Rango
5. Bridesmaids
6. Ides of March
7. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8. Attack the Block
9. The Muppets
10. Rampart

Honorable Mentions: Warrior, X-Men: First Class, Moneyball, Beginners, 50/50

Didn't See: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, The Iron Lady, The Help, Shame, A Separation

Top Albums:
1. Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours
2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
3. The Horrible Crowes - Elsie
4. Dirty Gold - Roar
5. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
6. Social Distortion - Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes
7. Samiam - Trips
8. The Streets - Computers and Blues
9. Danny Elfman - Real Steel (Original Motion Picture Score)
10. Foo Fighters - Wasted Light

Honorable Mentions: blink-182 - Neighborhoods, Hotels & Highways - Lost River, Awolnation - Megalithic Symphony, Noah & the Whale - Last Night on Earth


Top 25 Songs:

1. The Americans - Gospel Roads
2. Cold War Kids - Royal Blue
3. The Horrible Crowes - Behold the Hurricane
4. The Vaccines - Norgaard
5. Bon Iver - Holocene
6. Dirty Gold - California Sunrise
7. The Mountain Goats - Damn These Vampires
8. The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness
9. Foo Fighters - Dear Rosemary (feat. Bob Mould)
10. Face to Face - All for Nothing
11. The Knux - Run (feat. Kid CuDi)
12. Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up in Flames)
13. Viva Brother - Darling Buds of May
14. Blink-182 - Up All Night
15. Social Distortion - Writings on the Wall
16. The Streets - Going Through Hell
17. Brett Dennen - Sydney (I'll Come Running)
18. Against Me! - Russian Spies
19. Gavin DeGraw - Not Over You
20. The Damnwells - Werewolves
21. Florence + the Machine - Shake it Out
22. Noah & the Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
23. Adele - Rolling in the Deep
24. Awolnation - Jump On My Shoulders
25. Hotels & Highways - Train Whistle

Honorable Mentions: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brendan's Death Song, Dark Mean - Happy Banjo, Bob Geldof - Dazzled by You, tUnE-yArDs - Gangsta, The Twilight Singers - Gunshots


Best Cover: Alkaline Trio - Movin' Right Along