Best Films & Music of 2006!
This was a very special movie & concert year for me!
Movies: 416 feature films, 265 tv episodes, 50 shorts, 35 Concerts
So here's a list of the most important films for me from this year.
1. OLD JOY - Kelly Reichardt (3)
2. NEW WORLD - Terrence Malick (3)
3. L'ENFANT - The Dardenne Brothers
4. PiNE FLAT - Sharon Lockhart
5. MUTUAL APPRECIATION - Andrew Bujalski
6. Battlestar Galactica: The TV Series - Michael Rymer
7. A SCANNER DARKLY - Richard Linklater (2)
8. The Wire: TV Series - David Simon
9. CHiLDREN OF MEN - Alfonso Cueron
10. The DEPARTED - Marty Scorsese (2)
11. DiSTRiCT B13 - Pierre Morel (2)
12. HOSTEL - Eli Roth (2)
13. The HOST - Bong Joon-Ho
14. LiNDA, LiNDA, LiNDA - Nobuhiro Namashita (3)
15. BLOODRAYNE - Uwe Bol
16. LiTTLE MAN - Keen Ivory Wayans
17. Poli-Docs (In alphabetical order)
AMERICAN BLACKOUT - Ian Inaba
BLACK GOLD - Marc & Nick Francis
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS - James Longley
JESUS CAMP - Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady
JONESTOWN - Stanley Nelson
MY COUNTRY MY COUNTRY - Laura Poitras
WHEN THE LEVEES BREAK - Spike Lee
WHY WE FIGHT - Eugene Jarecki
Here's a list of my most important albums of 2006 (and where I saw them live).
1. Joanna Newsom - Ys (@ Great American)
2. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (@ Lollapalooza & The Fillmore)
3. Cat Power - The Greatest (@ Great American)
4. Built To Spill - You In Reverse (@ Slim's)
5. Matisyahu - Youth (@ Lollapalooza)
6. The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics (@ The Greek Amphimtheatre & Lollapalooza)
7. Dr. Octagon - The Return of Dr. Octagon
8. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go
9. Peeping Tom - Self Titled (@ Great American & Lollapalooza)
10. Lady Sovereign - Public Warning (@ Lollapalooza)
11. Man Man - Six Demon Bag (@ Pitchfork Music Festival)
12. The Knife - Silent Shout
13. Erase Errata - Nightlife (@ Cafe Du Nord & The Fillmore)
14. Spank Rock - Yo Yo Yo (@ Pitchfork Music Fesival)
15. Deerhoof's live soundtrack to Harry Smith's films @ The Castro