JR Late Night Blogs: December 2011

26 December 2011

JR Late Night Top 20 Music Videos of the Year 2011

Check out previous JR's Top 20 Music Videos of the Year lists:

2010 Edition

As the year 2011 closes, JR presents his latest list of the Top 20 Music Videos that shook the entire year. Music Videos that earned a lot of YouTube hits, a very high Billboard Charts rank, and positive reviews from 01 January 2011 to 25 December 2011 were the ones chosen by JR in the construction of this list.

Three of Lady Gaga's unique artistic music videos ("Born This Way", "You and I", "Marry The Night") enter this year's list. However, one artist made more entries than she did. This year belongs to Katy Perry who earned four ranks in JR's Top 20 Music Videos of the Year list ("Firework", "Last Friday Night", "E.T.", "The One That Got Away"). While Katy Perry and Lady Gaga dominated the list, Rihanna steps up as her "We Found Love" music video grabs this year's #1 spot. Foster The People also debuts in JR's list, as both their "Call It What You Want" and "Pumped Up Kicks" music video gained votes from last year. Eminem, on the other hand, continues to be in JR's list as his "Lighters" music video reigns in the Top 3. Adele's chart-topping hit "Rolling in the Deep" also made the Top 5. Unfortunately, Taylor Swift (who had one entry last year) and Justin Bieber (who had three entries last year) had no entries in this years list.

Note: All data in the list (such as YouTube Views Count) were as of blog close: 25 December 2011.

JR LATE NIGHT BLOGS:
TOP 20 MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE YEAR 2011

Summary of the Top 20:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Honorable Mentions | Records | Data Sources | Photo Credits

Table of Top 20 Music Videos of 2011:

1 - We Found Love by Rihanna	11 - Paradise by Coldplay
2 - Born This Way by Lady Gaga	12 - Headlines by Drake
3 - Lighters by Bad Meets Evil	13 - Call It What You Want by Foster The People
4 - Rolling In The Deep by Adele	14 - Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People
5 - Firework by Katy Perry	15 - The One That Got Away by Katy Perry
6 - Last Friday Night by Katy Perry	16 - Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO
7 - Yoü and I by Lady Gaga	17 - On The Floor by Jennifer Lopez
8 - Little Bad Girl by David Guetta	18 - Super Bass by Nicki Minaj
9 - Criminal by Britney Spears	19 - E.T. by Katy Perry
10 - S&M by Rihanna	20 - Marry The Night by Lady Gaga

WE FOUND LOVE
(Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris)

We Found Love by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

YouTube Views Count: 97,212,963 Views

Music Release Date: 22 September 2011

Music Video Release Date: 19 October 2011
Genre: Electro House | Dance | Pop
Song Length: 3 minutes 35 seconds
Music Video Length: 4 minutes 36 seconds
Label: Def Jam
Writer: Calvin Harris
Producer: Calvin Harris
US Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position: 1

Music Video YouTubeChannel: RihannaVEVO
Music Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg

BORN THIS WAY
(Lady Gaga)

YouTube Views Count: 86,648,316 Views

Music Release Date: 11 February 2011

Music Video Release Date: 27 February 2011
Genre: Electropop | Dance | Pop
Song Length: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Music Video Length: 7 minutes 20 seconds
Labels: Streamline, Interscope, Kon Live
Writers: Lady Gaga, Jeppe Laursen, Paul Blair, Fernando Garibay
Producers: Lady Gaga ,Jeppe Laursen, Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow
US Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position: 1

Music Video YouTubeChannel: LadyGagaVEVO
Music Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

LIGHTERS
(Eminem and Royce Da 5'9 ft. Bruno Mars)

Lighters by Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars

YouTube Views Count: 33,343,074 Views

Music Release Date: 5 July 2011

Music Video Release Date: 22 August 2011
Genre: Hip-Hop | Soul | Pop | Rap | Electrohop
Song Length: 5 minutes 3 seconds
Music Video Length: 5 minutes 9 seconds
Labels: Shady, Interscope
Writers: Eminem, Royce da 5'9, Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, Roy Battle
Producers: Eminem, The Smeezingtons, Battle Roy
US Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position: 4

Music Video YouTubeChannel: BadMeetsEvilVEVO
Music Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI

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24 December 2011

JR Late Night Top 20 Movies of the Year 2011

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Check out previous JR's Top 20 Movies of the Year lists:

2010 Edition

As the year 2011 closes, JR presents his latest list of the Top 20 Movies that rocked the entire year. Movies which premiered from 01 January 2011 to 23 December 2011 that earned a huge box office and a huge internet fan base were the ones chosen by JR in this year's list.

The list is dominated by sequels of movies with big names. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2), Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) lead this year's list. While comedy dominated last year's list, this year was dominated by Action (with 12 films) and Adventure (with 13 films) films. This year, we also have three animated films in the list (such as Cars 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, and The Adventures of Tintin). A lot of superheroes also entered this year's list; we have Captain America, Magneto, Dr. Charles Xavier, and Thor. Unfortunately, some films like The Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Puss in Boots and Battle Los Angeles did not make this year's cut.

Note: All data in the list (such as Worldwide Box Office) were as of blog close: 23 December 2011.

JR LATE NIGHT BLOGS:

TOP 20 MOVIES OF THE YEAR 2011

Summary of the Top 20:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16

17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Honorable Mentions | Records | Data Sources | Photo Credits

Table of Top 20 Movies of 2011:

1 - H.P. and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)	11 - Thor
2 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon	12 - Immortals
3 - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)	13 - Cars 2
4 - Pirates of Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	14 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5 - Captain America: The First Avenger	15 - Just Go With It
6 - I Am Number Four	16 - Super 8
7 - Mission: Impossible (Ghost Protocol)	17 - Scream 4
8 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes	18 - Kung Fu Panda 2
9 - Fast Five	19 - Beastly
10 - X-Men: First Class	20 - The Adventures of Tintin

View this list in the Internet Movie Database

http://www.imdb.com/list/XXBFWSv_drs/

HARRY POTTER AND THE
DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 2)
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $1,328,119,219

Movie Release Date: 14 July 2011

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Director: David Yates
Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Production Budget: $250 million (shared with Part 1)

Movie Tagline: "It All Ends"

Official Movie Website:
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/mainsite/index.html

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Michael Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore, Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
(Paramount Pictures)

Worldwide Box Office: $1,123,196,189

Movie Release Date: 29 June 2011

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Ehren Kruger

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 2 hours 34 minutes

Production Budget: $195 million

Movie Tagline: "Earth's Last Stand"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.transformersmovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets."

CAST OVERVIEW:

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly Spencer, Josh Duhamel as Lennox, Tyrese Gibson as Epps, Frances McDormand as Mearing, Patrick Dempsey as Dylan, John Malkovich as Bruce Brazos, Alan Tudyk as Dutch, Ken Jeong as Jerry Wang, John Turturro as Simmons

THE TWILIGHT SAGA:
BREAKING DAWN (PART 1)
(Summit Entertainment)

Worldwide Box Office: $653,684,000

Movie Release Date: 18 November 2011

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephanie Meyer (novel)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Movie Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes

Production Budget: $110 million

Movie Tagline: "Forever is only the beginning"

Official Movie Website:
http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com/

PLOT OVERVIEW:

"The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks."

CAST OVERVIEW:
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Peter Facinelli as Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale

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