Well 2006 was the first time I did an unintentional double feature, and more than once no less. The first time was back in May when the films playing were The Proposition and A Prarie Home Companion. I bought a ticket to The Proposition as this seemed the more interesting film of the bunch. While leaving the theater I looked over and realized that A Prarie Home Companion was playing one theater down, and was starting in about 20 minutes. Being one of those huge multi-plexes that you can easily get lost in, no one was the wiser. As it turned out A Prarie Home Companion wound up being far more enjoyable, and is somewhat bittersweet, because it now has the stigma of the only Altman film I was able to see on the big screen.

The next came not too long ago when I went to see The Fountain. Having had enormous expectations I was severely let down. Leaving the theater, I noticed that there wasn't much playing at this theater, let alone much to see. I went to the bathroom which was located on the other end, and while walking out I noticed that Bobby was playing, and I timed it so well that it was already half way through the previews. I sat down and this film that I may have completely bypassed otherwise has become the front runner as my favorite film of the year. Ironically enough The Prestige was playing right after this, but there are only so many hours you can sit in a theater.

Now the best of these incidents happened a few days after seeing Bobby and The Fountain. I timed a trip to Landmark's to see The Queen and Fast Food Nation, I literally planned to sneak in this time. Anyways The Queen ends and I'm completely unaffected. I leave and Fast Food Nation hasn't finished the previous showing. I call a friend and we kill the appropriate amount of time, then I go into the now empty theater. A few people go in with me, and then an usher follows us. I think like a guilty man that the jig is up, and I've been found out. Not quite, apparently there is a Co2 problem and the theater is being evacuated. Show your ticket stubs in the lobby and we'll give you a free pass for any show. Well I wander down there, and stand in line like veryone else. I show the man handing out the passes my ticket for a film that shows 3 hours ago, and sure enough I get a free pass anyways. So in reward for trying to sneak in a movie, I was given a free pass. And for what its worth yet again Fast Food Nation wound up being the better film.

I'll hold off a little on making my top ten list, as I just now got a membership to Facets again, and have a lot of catching up to do.