TOY STORY 3
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Director: Lee Unkrich
Release Date: June 23, 2010
One word: Pixar. Do you need any other reason to be there?
INCEPTION
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard
Director: Christopher Nolan
Release Date: July 15, 2010
Except for a mind-bending teaser trailer, audiences don't really know much about Inception. Supposedly, DiCaprio plays a CEO who is also something of a criminal. Supposedly, the film takes place in the not-too-distant future. Supposedly, the plot involves technology that allows people to jump into other people's dreams and extract information. All we know for sure is that the film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the man who not only rejuvenated the Batman franchise but raised the bar forever for superhero movies with the murky, morally complex The Dark Knight. That's enough of a sell for me.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS, PART 1
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Director: David Yates
Release Date: November 18, 2010
Cynics think that the climactic entry in the Harry Potter saga was split into two because Warner Bros. wanted to milk this cash-cow franchise for all the money it was worth. I prefer to believe that the filmmakers wanted enough elbow room to include as much of the richness and complexity of the final book as they could. Besides, if you're as devoted a fan as I am–i.e.: someone who re-reads each book right before the corresponding movie comes out–you won't start boycotting the series now, will you?
And because we couldn't limit the list to just ten, here are five bonus movies:
