What can I say? I really like doing these things and since it’s likely that I won’t be having much time on my hands in the coming weeks, I decided, what the hell? let’s do another awards show.
Continuing my ascent from 2014, I’ve managed to get to 2006, a year that had some great films but for the most part, I was left disappointed by the pool of talent. Let’s not forget this is the year, the Academy finally awarded Scorsese with Best Picture and Best Director after nearly three decades of snubbing him, and at the same time, mostly snubbed one of the most groundbreaking films of the year, Children of Men. So yet again, it’s up to me to right the wrongs of the Academy, while at the same time come up with my own controversial picks.
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-Khalid
The Blazing Reel 
Nice list. Looking back, I thought 2006 was a mediocre year for film. While I’m a fan of The Departed, I think it isn’t up there with Scorsese’s best like Taxi Driver or GoodFellas. My favorite movie from that year though is Inland Empire; it’s a difficult picture to get into but a really thought provoking piece.
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agree with you re- Scorsese
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Yeah I liked Inland Empire, especially Laura Dern’s bat-shit crazy performance in it, but the movie’s strangeness somewhat wore off me as the run-time progressed and while I think its good I wouldn’t put it among Lynch’s best
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Great list! Nice to see Superman Returns for Best Music, I thought John Ottman did a great job adapting what John Williams did whilst adding a bit of twist that work well for the movie. I LOVE Clive Owen in Children of Men!!
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Thanks! Yes, Superman Returns had some redeeming qualities, and the score being one of them.
Clive Owen is so underrated in Children of Men. Love his performance.
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So conventional after The Simpsons win, lol. Cruz was wonderful in Volver. Great to see her get some love. Same for Rinko Kikuchi in Babel. Great noms for The Lives of Others and Clint Eastwood. I love The Departed, but Children of Men is my #1. Looking forward to the next one of these.
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Thanks Dell! Anything seems conventional after the Simpsons win 😀
Looking forward to doing 2005 soon
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No surprise picks this time eh? Nice list, I didn’t know shit about film in 2006 so I could never do lists like this, I envy you damnit! 😛
The Departed was great but it was a little over-cooked. The original was better.
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Neither did I, man but I’ve gone back to see a lot of the movies from that year, some just for this post, so yeah, it is a little hard. But I love doing it. 😀
Really? I thought The Departed was way better but I like Infernal Affairs as well
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I had issues with the ending. Otherwise they are both on par I’d say
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Yas! More Blazing Reels. This year had a few great releases. I love that you spotlight Lives of Others. What a great year for foreign directors… Children of Men, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Babel included. This was the year of 3 Amigos, as the Mexican directors called themselves… man, Innaritu, Cuaron, and Del Toro are still going strong!
I love the indie noms of Half Nelson and Volver (from Almodovar) too. Then there’s Departed! 2006 was such an impressive year. Thanks for reminding me, Khalid. Great nerdy stuff, brother.
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Thanks a bunch, Dan.
I was thinking the same thing, 2006 was a great year for the 3 Amigos and all three of those films really helped in defining that year. It’s a shame Children of Men was too bleak for the Academy
And Lives of Others is just masterful, an incredible film that stayed with me for some time.
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I’m surprised Hollywood hasn’t remade Lives of Others yet. So captivating!
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Indeed. I think maybe because the story is so German that they didn’t even bother reimagining it
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Love these posts man, and I love how you jump around in the years. So unpredictable! Nice choice with The Depaaaaated for Best Pic, too. Such a great one.
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Haha thanks man. It was a little predictable this time but it will continue getting unpredictable in the future..Haha
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LOVE the Talladega Nights nomination for Original Screenplay! That would definitely make my personal ballot!
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Haha yes. It’s such a great and underrated movie. And I think the writing goes a long way in making it this fun.
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