Ben Lyons' Picks! The Best Movies Of 2011

The Artist (Directed by Michel Hazanavicius)

I remember watching and enjoying many silent films when I was a kid from the likes of Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin.

The story of a silent movie actor on top of the world, who falls out of favor with the invention of "talkies", 'The Artist' is a tale of redemption and second chances that despite taking place in the first half of the 20th century, has many themes relevant to today.