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M O N D AY, F E B R U A RY 0 5 , 2 0 0 7Best Movies Of 2006In New York City, 626 films were released in 2006. So far, I've seen 126of them. I rarely say this, but it's been a weak year for movies. I rarelysay that because usually I've been to film festivals and seen so manylittle films at art houses and on DVD that I think there's plenty to getexcited about, even if Hollywood falls short. This year, only three studiofilms of any sort made my list and they were all modestly budgetedaffairs, two of them with no-name casts. I strongly considered listingthe films alphabetically since none of them screamed out to me "bestfilm of the year." But these are all worthwhile and worth your time.First, the list of my favorite films. Then the same list with briefcomments. Then the list of all 126 films I've seen (so far) along with arating. All ratings are on a four star scale.THE BEST FILMS OF 2006BrickVolverPan's LabyrinthBoratHalf NelsonL'EnfantUnited 93Time To LeaveFatelessThe Pursuit Of HappynessHonorable mentions: Neil Young: Heart of Gold, CSA: The ConfederateStates Of America, Duck Season, Solo Con Tu Pareja, Climates, DistrictB13.BRICK -- a clever blending of film noir and high school, I loved "Brick"because it was such an unexpected delight. Joseph Gordon-Levitt playsa high school loner determined to find out the truth behind his missingex-girlfriend. It plays with every noir convention (right down to the viceprincipal being akin to a gruff police captain) and creates hard-boileddialogue with original slang that is the freshest and funniest since"Clueless." Best of all, it came on the heels of Gordon-Levitt's terrificNext Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G . C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Best Movies Of 2006http://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2007/02/best-movies-of-2006.html
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