10 Best Movies of 2011. The Year in Pictures: Part I. The year in Pictures: Part II. The second collection of images from 2011 once again brought us nature at its full force with floods, drought, wild fires, tornadoes and spectacular images of volcanic eruptions. The death of Osama bin Laden, the attack on an island in Norway by a lone gunman, continued fighting in Libya, and protests around the globe were a few of the news events dominating the headlines. -- Lloyd Young Please see part 1 from Monday and watch for part 3 Friday. (45 photos total) A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5.
Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images) ) The Year in Pictures: Part III. Who's the biggest badass of the year? You may be feeling warm and fuzzy with the holiday season, but we’ll knock that right out of you with our polls crowning the biggest movie and TV badasses of the year. Let’s take a look at the movie nominees first: Fast Five‘s Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson): If it was a battle of the biceps, sorry Vin Diesel, The Rock won.Rise of the Planet of the Apes‘ Caesar (Andy Serkis): Honestly, he’s smarter than most main characters in action movies.Drive‘s Driver (Ryan Gosling): To quote Lisa Schwarzbaum, “He enjoys the feel of a delicately notched toothpick between his lips while nimbly outmaneuvering cops on his tail.
He never sweats, he’s so unflappable — even when beating a man to a pulp.”X-Men: First Class‘ Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender): As Fassbender once put it, “I introduced jazz hands to a whole new level. It’s like jazz hands, influenced by constipation. GET MORE EW: Subscribe to the magazine for only 33¢ an issue! <a href=" Our Poll</a> 50 Best Albums of 2011. 50 Best Singles of 2011.
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