2006 Films in Review
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Top 10 Films of 2006:
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
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Bottom 5 films of 2006:
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Death of a President
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Film which should have been in last year’s top ten: Brokeback Mountain
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Best Remake/Reworking: Casino Royale
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Most Unnecessary Remake/Reworking: Miami Vice
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Best Director: Martin Scorsese for The Departed
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Best Actress: Laura Dern for INLAND EMPIRE
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Best Actor: Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson
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Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams for Brokeback Mountain
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Best Supporting Actor: Jackie Earle Haley for Little Children (this was an astonishing performance…)
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Best Ensemble: Jackass Number Two
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Best Original Screenplay: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck for Half Nelson
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Best Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan for The Departed
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Best Cinematography: Children of Men
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Best Soundtrack: Clerks II
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Best Concert Film: Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That!
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Most Alarming Cinematic Trend: Documentaries better suited for PBS being stretched to feature length for theatrical release.
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Most Memorable Line: “Even the trees walked in those fucking movies! " – Randal Graves in Clerks II
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Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth
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Best Faux Documentary: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
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Worst Faux Documentary: Death of a President
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Best use of Special Effects in a lame movie: The Science of Sleep
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Best Interviews in a Documentary: Why We Fight
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Film I feel guilty for missing: The Queen and The Good Shepherd (tie)
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Film I don’t feel guilty for missing: The Wicker Man (2006) and Basic Instinct 2 (tie)