Gary Meyer's 2006 Film Favorites - A Work in Progress

The following are films that were released in the bay area in 2006 that were my favorites of the year.

It does not include movies that I saw at film festivals or elsewhere that are scheduled for 2007 release or do not have distributors. And there are several movies I missed or have yet to see.

I appeared on KQED FM’s Forum to discuss some of my choices on Friday, Dec. 1. (You can listen here.) The discussion follows an excellent 30 minutes interview with director Stephen Frears about his movie THE QUEEN.

= films at the top of my list
= films close to the top
No Star = films that are still memorable.

ARMY OF SHADOWS

BABEL

BE WITH ME (Eric Khoo)

BORAT

BREAKING NEWS

BRICK

CHARLOTTE’S WEB

CHILDREN OF MEN

DAVE CHAPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY

DEPARTED, THE

DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON

DEVIL WEARS PRADA

DISTRICT 13B

DUMA

FACTOTUM

FATELESS

HALF NELSON

HOUSE OF SAND

GOOD SHEPARD

I AM A SEX ADDICT

I LIKE KILLING FLIES

INSIDE MAN

IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS

IRON ISLAND

JONESTOWN

L'ENFANT

LA MOUSTACHE

LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA

LITTLE CHILDREN

MARIE ANTOINETTE

MATCH POINT

MONSTER HOUSE in 3-D

NOTES ON A SCANDAL

PAINTED VEIL

PAN’S LABYRINTH

PARADISE NOW

PRARIE HOME COMPANION

PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

REAL DIRT OF FARMER JOHN

SHERRYBABY

SHORTBUS

SISTERS-IN-LAW

SOPHIE SCHOLL

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE

STRANGER THAN FICTION

THE QUEEN

THREE TIMES

TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI

TRISTAM SHANDY: A COCK AND BULL STORY

TSTOSI

UNITED 93

VOLVER

WATER

Films I liked but just missed being on the top list; These are all very good movies but there are flaws that give me pause. Despite those misgivings, each one is worth your time.

BLOOD DIAMOND

DREAM GIRLS

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

THE ILLUSIONIST

DAYS OF GLORY

LIVES OF OTHERS

LIVE AND BECOME

OUR DAILY BREAD

A TALENT AMONG US

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT

CASINO ROYALE

MAN PUSH CART

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