Best Movies and Music of 2011 (Slideshow)
Penny Zhou picks the best movies and tunes from this year’s Hong Kong releases.

By Penny Zhou | Dec 08, 2011

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    Drive (USA)

Top Films

 

 

Five other honorable mentions:


3 Idiots (India)


Animal Kingdom(Australia)


Hanna (USA/UK/Germany)


Rango (USA)


Rise of the Planet of the Apes (USA)

 

Top Albums

 


Five other honorable mentions:

 

 

 

 

 

Submarine OST
Alex Turner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pala
Friendly Fires

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wounded Rhymes
Lykke Li

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collapse into Now
R.E.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Types of Light
TV on the Radio
 

 

 

 

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