Thanksgiving lists.

At the main site, Craig Phillips: "Giving Thanks: Top 10 Formerly MIA DVDs." On a similar note, Salon's Andrew O'Hehir presents a "completely subjective list of the best, and least appreciated, independent films of 2006 that are already available on video (or will be released by Christmas)."

Having voiced his criticisms of Paul Schrader's canon here and here, Zach Campbell offers a list: "These are companions to Schrader's sixty canonical films. Complements; supplements. These don't operate as a canon; they are a counter-canon; they are intended to be watchtowers pointing out towards the parameters."

Updated, 11/26.

"Ah, Thanksgiving... In honor of the holiday, the IFC News team presents a look back at some of their favorite dysfunctional family moments in film."

Grady Hendrix has quick takes on "a big ol' batch of new titles" due from Tartan next year.

David Poland's got his "Tenth Annual Things I'm Thankful For" list up.

The Oregonian's Shawn Levy's "Reasons to be Thankful."

Kevin Kelly has a holiday list at Cinematical: "Films for Foodies."

The NYT Book Review's "100 Notable Books of the Year" is up and out.

Update, 11/24: Justin Juul at SF360: "I asked Mike Rotkin, lecturer and field studies coordinator for the Community Studies department at UC Santa Cruz, to offer a list of his favorite political films." He obliges, with ten.

Update, 11/25: Writers and critics pick their books of the year for the Guardian's Review.

Updates, 11/26: More writers and more critics pick the best books of 2006 for the Observer.

Harry Tuttle offers another "anti-canon, an alternative breech into offbeat cinema territories, the favorite milestones from my subjective journey through cinephilia."

Posted by dwhudson at November 23, 2006 3:27 PM