Some actors have greatness from the beginning, while some develop greatness overtime. Whatever the case may be, these six actors featured below delivered star performances in a great many films, and were forever in the public eye in this past year. And in my eyes, that is a great achievement worthy of praise. I wouldn't exactly call this a list of the best actors of the year; more like the most popular, most relevant in the public eye. From veterans to newcomers, these are the six actors who established a foothold on their popularity in the year of 2011.

Every actor dreams of being successful. For actors, the success they seek usually culminates in that one big role that changes an actor’s life forever. It’s the role that really puts them on the map. The role that takes them from the ‘No List’ to the A-List, the Moby Dick of acting better known as ‘The Role That Changed My Life’. It’s the role that makes an actor famous, the one role that they will forever by associated with as they go down in Hollywood history.

Retribution. What does that word mean to you? Mike Lordi, director of Paranormal and Trepidation, gives us his rendition of the meaning of the word in a film of the same name.

Retribution is Lordi’s latest film about a man named Ryan Mitchell who wants to find out who is responsible for the mysterious murder of his friend Max. There are two gangs that Max was a part of that top Mitchell’s list. One gang is lead by Marcos while the other gang is lead by Dmitri, however, both gang leaders work for Tony Gallinari. Agents Harris and Bates, who have other plans for the Gallinari crime family, intercept Mitchell’s crusade for vengeance. Watch as the action unfolds in this crime thriller as Ryan Mitchell attempts to get RETRIBUTION.

Retribution is about to start the festival circuit and I got a chance to chat with Mike Lordi about his film, what it’s like to not only write and direct a film, but also to act in the same film, as well as a little bit about his thoughts on filmmaking.

Sad news comes out of Hollywood today. Elizabeth Taylor a screen legend and icon died early this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where she had been being treated for congestive heart failure for approximately six weeks was the statement issued by publicist Sally Morrison. Elizabeth Taylor was 79.

Corey Hardrict is definitely a rising star. You’ve seen his face for years and I’m guessing that in only a couple more he may just be a household name. I recently interviewed him and it was refreshing to meet someone who is as enthusiastic and appreciative as he is for all of the opportunities he’s been given.

Battle: Los Angeles is loosely based on a true occurrence from February 1942, I’ll leave you to the joy of Google for further details. The movie revolves around a marine platoon’s battle against an Alien invasion taking place in Los Angeles. I’ll throw in a trailer below but I can save you the time: It looks great – watch it.

Charlie Sheen is making headlines and not in a good way these days. Everywhere you look, Charlie Sheen and his bizarre escapades are front page diversion. He is a star that is undoubtedly in some sort of obvious downward spiral if not in real jeopardy. He’s on the brink of irrevocably ruining his career, his image and his credibility with lightning speed. In a trend that seems to be an epidemic in Hollywood where almost every week if not every day we can expect to hear of another errant star in trouble of some sort, Charlie Sheen may be the most out of control and audacious movie star to ever fall from grace.

Right on the heels of the anticipated nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards, Twitter this week has been abuzz with the disappointment of Christopher Nolan not being nominated for a Best Director award for his blockbuster movie Inception; even though Inception was nominated for a Best Film Oscar. Knowing how things usually go down on Awards night, I guess this means Inception won’t win in the Best Film category. The lack of a nomination for Nolan, coined as being an Oscar snub, is disappointing to say the least.

With work on the Expendables sequel already well under way, fans are soon to be hearing some casting news.  While this past week has seen Bruce Willis confirmed, and Jean-Claude Van Damme rumored to be joining, it's got me thinking: what other actors would we like to see?  The first film prided itself on bringing together a large group of action movie stars both old and new, but there are still plenty of older action stars left.  Here's our list of the ones we want to see in Expendables 2.

Here is a complete list of the 68th annual Golden Globe winners from last night's awards event. Some of the winners were expected to win and there were also some surprise winners. The Social Network was the big winner of the night, while Glee was also an obvious favorite, taking home several Globes.

The Golden Globes are right around the corner which means awards season will be in full swing over the weeks to come. During every award season, certain actors are singled out for adulation and accolade, and this year is no different. The actresses which are nominated in the Best Actress in a Drama Golden Globe category are very different from one another; but even so, they all share one attribute — excellence in their craft. Yet only one will walk away a winner. Who shall it be?