Gift Guide: Make 2011 Your Year of Movie Posters

A slick, visually appealing calendar is the easiest, cheapest and most practical way to enliven your workspace. And of all the film- and TV-related calendars on the market, few offer the vintage verve found in this one curated from the archives of the National Film Registry.

The calendar features an eclectic variety of films, eras and genres, from Sunset Boulevard to Unforgiven to Night of the Living Dead to Planet of the Apes -- the latter of whose poster I don't think I'd ever even seen before now. That spirit of discovery and revelation might be the best thing about the calendar: its invitation to rethink how well you know these movies and what makes them essential in the first place.

Side benefits: A portion of the proceeds goes to help fund the National Film Registry and National Film Preservation Board, and it'll make for optimal workplace conversation-starting for the cubicle-dweller in your life. What are you waiting for?

$13.99 @ Calendars.com