Roger Ebert Reveals His Top 20 Films Of 2011

Roger Ebert has turned in his annual personal list of top 20 films of the year, naming the Iranian drama film A Separation as his favourite (or his favourite in 'approximate preference' as he doesn't like to write lists). The film doesn't open begin its limited run in US cinema's until the every end of the year but it has already unspooled over here and we gave the movie a very positive FIVE STAR review at the Berlin Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. Ebert's favourite American film is Shame, which comes in at two though he does say "Steve McQueen's merciless film about sex addiction" is not one he would want to see twice. Veterans Terrence Malick and Martin Scorsese have the third and fourth spots respectively with The Tree of Life and Hugo. The full list is below and surprisingly includes one big Hollywood blockbuster; 1. A Separation 2. Shame 3. Tree of Life 4. Hugo 5. Take Shelter 6. Kinyarwanda 7. Drive 8. Midnight in Paris 9. Le Havre 10. The Artist 11. Melancholia 12. Terri 13. The Descendants 14. Margaret 15. Martha Marcy May Marlene 16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 17. Trust 18. Life, Above All 19. The Mill and the Cross 20. Another Earth He also gives special mention to; "13 Assassins," "Another Earth," "Beginners," "Boy Wonder," "Certified Copy," "The Future," "The Guard," "Higher Ground," "I Will Follow," "J Edgar," "The Last Rites of Joe May," ":Le Quattro Volte," "Margin Call" "Meek's Cutoff," "Moneyball," "Mysteries of Lisbon," "My Week with Marilyn," "The Princess of Montpensier," "Rango," "A Screaming Man," "Silent Souls," "Tyrannosaur," "Queen to Play," "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," and "The Whistleblower." But doesn't give any mention to George Clooney's The Ides of March which is now sneaking in as an Oscar challenger after it's Golden Globes nomination recognition yesterday.