Most anticipated films of fall/winter 2011

I did a similar list for the first four months of the year and the second four months (the summer), but really it's all about these last four months. That's when it all comes out. The first eight months were pretty bland, and I had a hard time picking 10 worthwhile movies for those lists, but for this one I had a very hard time keeping it to 25. A lot of very promising movies coming out, and even more movies that are not on this list that could very well breakout and become hits. I know for a fact that I would not have been anticipating "A Prophet" or "The King's Speech" all that much last year, and they both made my top 10 of 2010.

Most of these movies chosen were chosen based on some combination of director (like Martin Scorsese being the sole reason I am anticipating "Hugo"), trailer ("The Lady" and "Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy" both have brilliant trailers), early buzz ("Martha Marcy May Marlene" and "Take Shelter" got some great buzz from Sundance), and other miscellaneous tidbits (like Jonsi is doing the music for "We Bought a Zoo" and "50/50" is based on the life of the screenwriter).

Most anticipated films of Summer 2011

I made a most anticipated list for the first 4 months of 2011, and it was a completely useless list because the movies that come out during that time are never really any good with the exception of some foreign films that I usually don't see until they come on DVD anyway.

Here's a list for the summer (first week of May to last week of August) which will surely be packed with spectacle, but probably few movies that will end up on my year end list. The number one movie on this list was very easy to pick because it is Terrence Malick, one of the top 5 directors working today, and from what I hear the movie promises to be a very unique experience. It's easily my most anticipated film of the entire year. The rest of the movies were chosen by director, trailers, early buzz, and gut feeling.

Six most anticipated films of winter/spring 2011

These are my tentative (and subject to change) most anticipated films of January 1 2011 -April 30 2011