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John Waters Announces Top 10 Films of 2011

The legendary Baltimore director grew up in Lutherville and has a unique taste in film.

Who knew was a ?

OK, so maybe Justin isn't the iconic Baltimore filmmaker's "Somebody To Love," but Waters was a fan of the documentary, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.

"I’m not kidding. A well-made doc that proves the Bieb was a child prodigy. Wait until you see Justin stick his head into the audience and shake his hair in 3-D. I screamed," Waters told ARTFORUM of his No. 3 selection for his list of best films from 2011. 

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Readers can view the list in its entirety here. 

Other entries on the list include a variety of arthouse flicks, as well as documentaries and foreign films.

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So why do we here at Lutherville-Timonium Patch care about John Waters's best of 2011? It may surprise some to find out that before helming the original Hairspray, Waters was a .   

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