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DESCRIPTION:August 24.  7 PM.  \n\nMovies on a Big Screen, in conjunction with LJ Urban 
 present "Radiant City."\n\nLocation: LJ Urban.  1931 H St, Sacramento.  
 That's right on the corner of 20th & H.  Entrance will be on the side door 
 (not the front door) on 20th St.  You know, if we used an actual front 
 door, it just wouldn't be Movies on a Big Screen, now would it  :) 
 \n\nAdmission: Free!!!!  Seating is somewhat limited (we think we can 
 squeeze around 100 in), though, so arriving a bit early is not such a bad 
 idea.\n\nThis had been planned for months, and was to originally take place 
 at a different venue which we have been doing weekly Friday film screenings 
 at.  Due to the recent closure of that venue, LJ Urban stepped up and 
 graciously also offered to open up the spacious back area of their office 
 to accommodate the screening, for which we could not be more grateful, as 
 we are currently looking for a replacement venue! Don't expect too fancy of 
 a set-up, though, as this location is a patch.  We might even be projecting 
 off of a table top onto a 10 foot portable tripod screen.  \n\nWhy LJ 
 Urban?  They're a Sacramento developer dedicated to eco-urban community 
 building.  Does that sound completely contradictory?  Yeah, to you and me 
 both...  but it's true.   What's their mission statement?  "We make cities 
 better." That's about the best mission statement we at MOBS have ever seen. 
  Oh, don't take my word for it - just take a look: http://www.ljurban.com  
 \n\nFolks from LJ Urban will be in attendance (or maybe in this case I 
 should phrase it as "we'll be in attendance" since it is *their* office and 
 all) and speaking a bit following the film.  Along with them, Graham 
 Brownstein from ECOS (Environmental Council of Sacramento) will also speak 
 for a bit.  Of course, they'll all be around if you have any questions.  
 And make sure to marvel at the infamous LJ Urban mini-car while you're 
 there!!\n\nAbout Radiant City:\nGary 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.\n\nUrban 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.\n\nWhile 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.\n\nA 
 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?\n\nBurns 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.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/17/18441363.php
SUMMARY:Free Screening: Radiant City - film on urban sprawl
LOCATION:LJ Urban - 1931 H St, Sacramento, CA 95814.  20th & H St (enter through 
 side door on 20th St)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/17/18441363.php
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