Roger Ebert's Top Ten of 2011

Agree with him or not, he sets the standard for modern film criticism, and one can never dismiss his taste nor influence within the industry.  A stamp of approval from him always looks nice on FYC ads.

1. A Separation
2. Shame
3. The Tree of Life
4. Hugo
5. Take Shelter
6. Kinyarwanda
7. Drive
8. Midnight in Paris
9. Le Havre
10. The Artist

A Separation is a strong contender for Best Foreign Language Film (Iran's official selection), and is getting a strong push from distributor Sony Pictures Classics, given it's end of the year release date...and Ebert's endorsement.