Measuring Cities By Their Taste in Film

Susan Gerhard March 3, 2006

If cities are chosen for their landscapes, their food, their schools, and industries, it seems only reasonable to assume they should also be measured by their tastes in films. Based on the following assessments by various cities’ critics’ organizations, which city should you live in?

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Best picture: “Brokeback Mountain”
Best foreign language film: “Cache”
Best documentary: “Grizzly Man”

Southeastern Film Critics Association
Best picture: “Brokeback Mountain”
Best foreign language film: “Cache”
Best documentary: “March of the Penguins”

Toronto Film Critics Association
Best picture: “A History of Violence”
Best foreign language film: “The World”
Best documentary: “Grizzly Man”

New York Film Critics Circle
Best picture: “Brokeback Mountain”
Best foreign language film: “2046”
Best documentary: “Grizzly Man” and “White Diamond,” a tie

Chicago Film Critics Association
Best picture: “Crash”
Best foreign language film: “Cache”
Best documentary: “Grizzly Man”

Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Best picture: “Brokeback Mountain”
Best foreign language film: “Cache”
Best documentary: “Grizzly Man”

Boston Society of Film Critics
Best picture: “Brokeback Mountain”
Best foreign language film: “Kung Fu Hustle”
Best documentary: “Murderball”

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