Most Anticipated Albums and Movies of 2011

We are now seven weeks into 2011 and there hasn't been a single film released that I've had any interest in seeing. Looking at the top films at the box office over the last couple of weeks has been like some sort of a sick joke and the top five films for this weekend had an average score of 32% on RottenTomatoes.com. Before the Mogwai and Radiohead albums that were released this week, things weren't much better on the music front. However, I was pleasantly surprised to see Arcade Fire win Album of the Year at the Grammy's last week for The Suburbs. There is a light at the end of the tunnel and there are several albums and films that I'm eagerly anticipating. Here are the 11 albums and 11 films I'm most looking forward to in 2011:


Albums:


11) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (April 12th)
10) Friendly Fires - Pala (No Release Date)
9) Bon Iver - TBA (No Release Date)
8) Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (May 3rd)
7) This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket (No Release Date)
6) Moving Mountains - TBA (No Release Date)
5) The Strokes - Angles (March 18th)
4) The Antlers - TBA (No Release Date)
3) M83 - TBA (No Release Date)
2) Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (April 26th)
1) Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math (May 10th)


Films:

11) Now (September 30th)

10) The Muppets (December 25th)

9) Your Highness (April 8th)

8) Red State (October 19th)

7) The Hangover Part II (May 26th)
6) Immortals (November 11th)
5) Sucker Punch (March 25th)
4) The Tree of Life (May 27th)
3) Moneyball (September 23rd)

2) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (December 21st)

1) Super 8 (June 10th)