Radiant city (DVD)

Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it buiness. The Moss family calls it home. As suburban communities are examined and criticized by a chorus of experts, filmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown peer into the windows and lives of those who call suburbia home. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in the Late Suburban Age -- Container.

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"Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it buiness. The Moss family calls it home. As suburban communities are examined and criticized by a chorus of experts, filmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown peer into the windows and lives of those who call suburbia home. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in the Late Suburban Age -- Container."@en
"A Canadian family struggles with existential despair, exacerbated by the drabness of their suburban locale."
"A Canadian family struggles with existential despair, exacerbated by the drabness of their suburban locale."@en
"Gary Burns, Canada's king of surreal comedy, joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the 'burbs. Venturing through a toybox of cultural references, from Jane Jacobs to The Sopranos, the two create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do."@en
""Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home ... [F]ilmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown peer into the windows and lives of those who call suburbia home"--Container."@en
"Go on an outing to the 'burbs. Amidst the fresh foundations of monster homes, surrealist filmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown explore the dark side of suburbia and create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do. Shows a Canadian family as they struggle with existential despair and are exasperated by the drabness of their suburban locale."@en
""Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home ..." Go on an outing to the 'burbs. Peer into the windows and lives of those who call suburbia home. Amidst the fresh foundations of monster homes, surrealist filmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown explore the dark side of suburbia and create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do. Shows a Canadian family as they struggle with existential despair and are exasperated by the drabness of their suburban locale."@en
"Filmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown examine the lives of those who call suburbia home, crafting a vivid account of life in the Late Suburban Age."
""Sprawl is eating the planet. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home. While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann boils over in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amid the fresh foundations of monster houses"--Container."
"Si les beautés sont désespérées, les banlieues quʹelles habitent le sont encore davantage. Les réalisateurs Gary Burns et Jim Brown lèvent le voile sur les cités-dortoirs contemporaines du Canada dans ce portrait caustique de la vie moderne."
"Surrealist filmmaker Gary Burns (Waydowntown, A problem with fear) joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the burbs. Amidst the fresh foundations of monster homes, the two explore the dark side of suburbia and create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do. Playing off sitcoms and reality TV, Burns and Brown turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The late suburban age."@en
"Public performance viewing."
"Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home."@en
"Gary Burns, Canada's king of surreal comedy, joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the suburbs. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age. Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Across the continent the landscape is being levelled - blasted clean of distinctive features and overlaid with zombie monoculture. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home. While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann boils over in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster houses. A chorus of cultural prophets provide insight on the spectacle. James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, rails against the brutalizing aesthetic of strip malls. Philosopher Joseph Heath fears the soul-eating suburbs but admits they offer good value for money. And urban planner Beverly Sandalack dares to ask, Why can't we walk anywhere anymore? Burns and Brown rummage through a toybox of cultural references, from Jane Jacobs to The Sopranos, to create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do. Riffing off sitcoms and reality TV, they play fast and loose with a range of cinematic devices to consider what happens when cities get sick and mutate."
"Documentaire. "L'étalement urbain ronge la planète. Pour les politiciens, la banlieue est synonyme de croissance; pour les promoteurs immobiliers, elle représente de gros sous. Pour la famille Moss, la banlieue, c'est le foyer. Tandis qu'Evan Moss effectue l'aller-retour entre la maison et le boulot dans un état d'hypnose, Ann disjoncte dans sa cuisine de rêve et les enfants s'adonnent à des jeux sinistres au milieu des fondations fraîchement coulées des gigantesques maisons en construction. Alors qu'un groupe d'experts examinent et critiquent les banlieues, le cinéaste Gary Burns et le journaliste Jim Brown observent. S'aventurant dans un territoire qui leur est à la fois familier et inconnu, ils détournent les codes du documentaire pour brosser un tableau coloré de la vie des banlieusards en cette "fin de l'ère de la banlieue"."--[Conteneur]."
"Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it business. The Moss family calls it home. While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann boils over in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster houses. As suburban communities are examined and criticized by a chorus of experts, filmmaker Gary Burns and journalist Jim Brown peer into the windows and lives of those who call suburbia home. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in the Late Suburban Age."
"Examines the nature of modern suburbia. Follows the lives of various inhabitants as they give their thoughts about living in suburbia. Contains insight from James Howard, author of The geography of nowhere, philosopher Joseph Heath, and urban planner Beverly Sandalack."@en
"Gary Burns, Canada's king of surreal comedy, joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the suburbs. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age.Urban sprawl is eating the planet. Across the continent the landscape is being levelled - blasted clean of distinctive features and overlaid with zombie monoculture. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home.While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann boils over in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster houses.A chorus of cultural prophets provide insight on the spectacle. James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, rails against the brutalizing aesthetic of strip malls. Philosopher Joseph Heath fears the soul-eating suburbs but admits they offer good value for money. And urban planner Beverly Sandalack dares to ask, Why can't we walk anywhere anymore? Burns and Brown rummage through a toybox of cultural references, from Jane Jacobs to The Sopranos, to create a provocative reflection on why we live the way we do. Riffing off sitcoms and reality TV, they play fast and loose with a range of cinematic devices to consider what happens when cities get sick and mutate."@en