Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s tale about male friendship, aging, and alcoholism is by turns funny, sad, and ultimately cathartic.
Academy Awards
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92nd Academy Awards nominations
The Academy Awards nominations are out. Adam analyzes the nods: this year only narrowly escaped being another #OscarsSoWhite situation, and women filmmakers were entirely snubbed for the directorial award.
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The 6th Annual Lubies
The Academy Awards happen this Sunday, but let’s be honest: the ceremony audiences are really excited for are the Lubies, CITY’s annual Oscar-alternative honoring films, performances, and trends that have been unjustly overlooked by the Academy.
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Live blog: 2018 Oscars
Join CITY’s film critic, Adam Lubitow, for a live blog during the 2018 Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday, March 4. The red carpet pre-show starts at 7 p.m., and the ceremony begins at approximately 8:30 p.m. A bit earlier in the day, Adam will lead a pre-Oscars discussion at 3 p.m. at the Little Theatre […]
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Live blog: Oscars 2017
Join CITY’s film critic, Adam Lubitow, for a live blog during the 2017 Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday, February 26. The red carpet pre-show starts at 7 p.m., and the ceremony begins at approximately 8:30 p.m. Join our live blog commentary below! Starting at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Live Blog The Oscars 2017
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The 4th Annual Lubies
CITY presents its alternative take on the Oscars. These films might not up for golden statues, but they definitely deserve the Golden Everything Burrito
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The 3rd Annual “Lubies”
Forget the Oscars; City Film Critic Adam Lubitow weighs in on the films and performances of 2015 that deserve recognition.
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Film preview: 2016 Oscar Nominated Shorts Programs
Magnolia Pictures and Shorts HD continue their fantastic annual tradition of bringing the year’s collection of Academy Award-nominated short films to theaters around the country with the “2016 Oscar Nominated Shorts Programs.” The Academy’s short film selections usually end up being a bit more adventurous than the feature film nominations, and it’s often a place […]
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The night of the gilded statuettes
So the annual Award Ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (it always seems so impressive written out in full like that), better known as Oscar Night, looms before us, haunted by the ghosts of stars and movies past. After weeks of the usual hype, assisted by the usual learned speculation […]
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Oscars on the fly
Editor’s note: Every year, in the weeks leading up to Oscar Night, film critics and Academy members are flooded by screeners of the films up for big awards. The thinking here is that these films need to be seen again while the viewer stays mindful of the various awards they’re nominated for. This way, everyone […]
