{"id":171,"date":"2007-01-02T01:04:24","date_gmt":"2007-01-02T08:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/02\/best-of-2006\/"},"modified":"2007-10-25T13:28:32","modified_gmt":"2007-10-25T18:28:32","slug":"best-of-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/best-of-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not quite finished with the December reading\/watching recap, but since publishing &#8220;best of&#8221; lists is the thing to do at the end of the year, I figured I could go ahead and do that.  And by &#8220;best of 2006&#8221; I mean &#8220;best that I saw or read in 2006,&#8221; because, as usual, I was not proactive enough at theatres and new release bookshelves to give any sort of a best movies or books released in 2006 list.<\/p>\n<p><b>Top Ten Films I Watched in 2006<\/b> (none of the lists are in any particular order&#8230;most are chronological of when I saw them, because that&#8217;s the order of the records I started from)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0393109\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Brick<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/16\/may-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0095327\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Grave of the Fireflies<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/28\/february-round-up\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042593\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>In a Lonely Place<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/28\/february-round-up\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0426578\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sophie Scholl: The Final Days<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/04\/11\/sophie-scholl\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0363163\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Downfall<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/16\/may-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0387131\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Constant Gardener<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/28\/april-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0243664\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wit<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/02\/december-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0028950\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Grand Illusion<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/16\/august-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0436697\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Queen<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/02\/december-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0441909\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Volver<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/02\/december-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0416320\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Match Point<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/faithx5.livejournal.com\/203085.html\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0408306\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Munich<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/faithx5.livejournal.com\/203085.html\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053168\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pickpocket<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/28\/february-round-up\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0312004\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/06\/march-2006-retrospective\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0454848\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Inside Man<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/28\/april-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0433383\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Good Night and Good Luck<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/28\/february-round-up\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0407887\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Departed<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/19\/october-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0287467\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Talk to Her<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/02\/december-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0407265\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transamerica<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/09\/july-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0449059\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Little Miss Sunshine<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/16\/august-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ten Films You Probably Haven&#8217;t Seen But Ought To<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0418773\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Junebug<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0390384\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Primer<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/06\/march-2006-retrospective\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0387898\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cache<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/28\/february-round-up\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051378\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Elevator to the Gallows<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/09\/july-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0368089\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>November<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/16\/may-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073707\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sholay<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0318761\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thumbsucker<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048641\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Smiles of a Summer Night<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0427944\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thank You for Smoking<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/28\/april-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0399146\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A History of Violence<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Some Films I Really Had Gotten to St. Louis Before I Had to Go Back to Waco<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<strong><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206634\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children of Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0457430\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0473444\/\" target=\"_blank\">Curse of the Golden Flower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0452624\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Good German<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Top Ten Books I Read This Year<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FInvisible-Cities-Harvest-Hbj-Book%2Fdp%2F0156453800%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167720781%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>Invisible Cities<\/i> by Italo Calvino<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/faithx5.livejournal.com\/203085.html\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTime-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger%2Fdp%2FB000E8LQP6%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167720992%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>The Time Traveler&#8217;s Wife<\/i> by Audrey Niffenegger<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/28\/february-round-up\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FReading-Lolita-Tehran-Memoir-Books%2Fdp%2F081297106X%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167721033%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>Reading Lolita in Tehran<\/i> by Azar Nafisi<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMurder-Ackroyd-Hercule-Mysteries-Paperback%2Fdp%2F0425173895%2Fsr%3D8-3%2Fqid%3D1167721106%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>The Murder of Roger Ackroyd<\/i> by Agatha Christie<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FUnbearable-Lightness-Being-Perennial-Classics%2Fdp%2F0060932139%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167721160%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/i> by Milan Kundera<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/26\/june-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHitchcocks-Films-Revisited-Robin-Wood%2Fdp%2F0231126956%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167721209%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>Hitchcock&#8217;s Films<\/i> by Robin Wood<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/09\/july-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMrs-Dalloway-Virginia-Woolf%2Fdp%2F0156628708%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167721316%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>Mrs. Dalloway<\/i> by Virginia Woolf<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/19\/october-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRosencrantz-Guildenstern-Dead-Evergreen-Book%2Fdp%2F0802132758%2Fsr%3D8-2%2Fqid%3D1167721392%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead<\/i> by Tom Stoppard<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/11\/november-recap\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFicciones-English-Translation-Jorge-Borges%2Fdp%2F0802130305%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167721436%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>Ficciones<\/i> by Jorge Luis Borges<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/02\/december-readingwatching-recap\/\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FOne-Darkness-Deirdre-Madden%2Fdp%2F0571175511%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1167721500%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks&#038;tag=thecuttinroom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><i>One by One in the Darkness<\/i> by Deirdre Madden<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/11\/november-recap\">original reaction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Top Five TV Shows<\/b> (network only; I can&#8217;t keep track of cable)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/veronica-mars\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Veronica Mars<\/strong><\/a> (CW)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/The_Office\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Office<\/strong><\/a> (NBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/primetime\/how_i_met_your_mother\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How I Met Your Mother<\/strong><\/a> (CBS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox.com\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>House<\/strong><\/a> (FOX)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/Heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Heroes<\/strong><\/a> (NBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Top Five Guilty Pleasure TV Shows<\/b> (by this I mean either that they aren&#8217;t really GOOD, but I like them, or merely that I enjoy them, but not in a substantial, fannish way)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/primetime\/desperate\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Desperate Housewives<\/strong><\/a> (ABC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/primetime\/amazing_race10\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Amazing Race<\/strong><\/a> (CBS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox.com\/bones\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bones<\/strong><\/a> (FOX)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/Studio_60_on_the_Sunset_Strip\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip<\/strong><\/a> (FOX)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox.com\/standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Standoff<\/strong><\/a> (FOX)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the subject of TV shows, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox.com\/24\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>24<\/i><\/a> will probably be joining the first set of TV shows this spring, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanidol.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i>American Idol<\/i><\/a> will certainly be joining the &#8220;guilty pleasure&#8221; set in LIKE TWO WEEKS!  Just so you know, this blog will likely be taken over by <i>American Idol<\/i> fever after the premiere on January 16th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not quite finished with the December reading\/watching recap, but since publishing &#8220;best of&#8221; lists is the thing to do at the end of the year, I figured I could go ahead and do that. And by &#8220;best of 2006&#8221; I mean &#8220;best that I saw or read in 2006,&#8221; because, as usual, I was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,2,8],"tags":[333,307,346,308,326,344,312,327,302,320,314,309,343,338,341,342,310,319,334,324,323,315,296,316,328,340,317,325,336,339,329,331,311,348,347,297,332,345,313,321,337,61,283,335,222,330,322,13,291,318,288],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}