With “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” it seems there’s just too much to balance.
Adam Lubitow
Film critic for CITY Newspaper, writer, iced coffee addict, and dinosaur enthusiast.
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This festival is dangerous
If you’re not a cinema history buff, it’s entirely possible that you’re unfamiliar with nitrate film. If you’ve heard of it at all, you’re probably most aware of the format’s notorious tendency to catch fire and burn down movie theaters. And over the years, nitrate’s volatile reputation has only grown, thanks to memorable scenes of […]
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Film Review: “Clouds of Sils Maria”
Are we witnessing a reinvention of Kristen Stewart? “Clouds of Sils Maria,” for which she won a Cรฉsar, seems to suggest so.
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Building a machine
City spoke with “Ex Machina” director Alex Garland about moving into the director’s chair.
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Short stuff
For 57 years now, the Rochester International Film Festival has been must-see viewing for local film buffs. Better known as “Movies on a Shoestring,” the annual event holds the remarkable title of being the oldest continuously running short film festival in the world. Presenting four unique programs of short films over the course of three […]
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Film Review: “Merchants of Doubt”
With his new documentary, “Merchants of Doubt,” activist filmmaker Robert Kenner (“Food, Inc.”), sets his sights on the professional pundits-for-hire who present themselves as experts in their field, but in actuality are just shills for corporations who use them to stall any political action that might improve public health, but hurt their bottom lines. Starting […]
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FILM | Fast Forward Film Festival
On Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, get into the spirit of Earth Week with the first Fast Forward Film Festival. This event challenged local filmmakers to create a short film (under five minutes in length) to raise awareness for an environmental cause of their choosing. On Friday, the Little Theatre will host a […]
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Film Review: “True Story”
Seeing James Franco and Jonah Hill’s names attached to a film typically means you’re sitting down for a viewing of the latest stoner bromance from the Apatow troupe of comedy, so it’s probably a bit surprising that their latest, “True Story,” is actually an earnest drama exploring the murky, elastic nature of journalistic truthiness. Knowing […]
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FILM | RCTV’s Output Film and Media Festival
On Monday, April 13, and Tuesday, April 14, the Cinema Theater (957 South Clinton Avenue) will once again host the annual Output Film and Media Festival. With a lineup curated by the board of directors at RCTV (Rochester’s public access television station), the festival provides two solid evenings worth of entertaining and informative films that […]
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Film Review: “While We’re Young”
It’s always been the prerogative of older generations to look upon the younger with a mix of disdain, apprehension, and occasional horror. As impossible as it is to pinpoint the exact moment when one transitions into the other, the growing sense of a younger generation nipping at your heels is an inevitable part of getting […]
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FILM | Rochester International Children’s Film Festival
Now in its 10th year, the Rochester International Children’s Film Festival is a free annual program of award-winning shorts that highlight the best of family-friendly filmmaking from around the world, with an emphasis on non-violent and socially conscious messages. From potato-shaped aliens to escaped toys and street-sweeping elephants, this year’s films are sure to capture […]
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Film Preview: The Little Underground Film Series
If you’ve found that even the independent film scene has gotten a little too mainstream for you, the Little Theatre has your back. In the first edition of what will hopefully become an annual event, The Little Underground Film Series will present a two-day program of eclectic and under-the-radar films “celebrating visionaries, agitators, and revolutionaries […]
