https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/imaginary-city--5743698enTV & FilmCopyright Imaginary Cityhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c97addfbb113d0678ff6ac0820751b44.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/imaginary-city--5743698Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:59:18 +0000Imaginary CityImaginary Citybakota@telus.netImaginary City is a podcast that explores urban spaces through the magic of the movies. The city is a cultural symbol but also a real place where more people than ever before live, love, work and dream. What can the imaginary cities of our favourite...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cleo-from-5-to-7--62823605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62823605Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:58:04 +0000Imaginary CityChance encounters, cat ladies, and a car-infested Paris. On this episode we discuss the 1962 French New Wave classic Cleo from 5 to 7, directed by Agnes Varda and starring Corrine Marchand. Come tour the streets of the City of Love with a beautiful,...3707agnesvarda,armchairurbanist,cinephile,citiesonfilm,classicmovies,cleofrom5to7,feministcity,feministfilms,foreignfilms,frenchnewwave,ilovecities,ilovefilms,ilovemovies,imaginarycity,paris,urbanismclean31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blade-runner--58991153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58991153Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:11:59 +0000Imaginary CityRogue replicants, flying cars, and a gritty vision of LA that’s a little bit Mayan and a lot Beijing by way of New York. On this episode we discuss the 1982 sci-fi cult classic Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger...3397armchairurbanist,bladerunner,cinephile,citiesofthefuture,citiesonfilm,doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep,dystopia,harrisonford,ilovecities,ilovemovies,imaginarycity,laonfilm,losangelos,losangelosonscreen,postapocalypse,ridleyscott,scifi,scififilms,urbanismclean25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chinatown--58394812https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58394812Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:18:53 +0000Imaginary CityLA! Murder! Conspiracy! Incest! And you thought civic infrastructure was boring. On this episode we discuss the classic 1974 neo-noir classic Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. We separate fact from...3329armchairurbanist,californiawaterwars,chinatown,chinatownfilm,cinephile,cities,ilovecities,ilovemovies,imaginarycity,infrastructure,la,laonfilm,losangelos,losangelosonscreen,urbanism,waterwarsclean24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-in-translation-adrift-in-tokyo--57887410https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57887410Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:00:02 +0000Imaginary CityUnlikely friendships, wandering the streets of Tokyo, and growing emotional intimacy over bowls of noodles. On this episode we discuss the 2003 comedy-drama Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Scarlett Johansson and Bill...4510adriftintokyo,armchairurbanist,billmurray,carfreestreets,cinephile,citiesonfilm,housingaffordability,ilovecities,ilovetokyo,imaginarycity,liveablecities,lostintranslation,moviepodcast,scarlettjohansson,sofiacoppola,tenten,tokyo,urbanismclean23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/high-rise--57605193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57605193Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:41:51 +0000Imaginary CityBrutalism, class warfare, and men behaving badly. On this episode we discuss the 2015 dystopian thriller High Rise, directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, and Sienna Miller. Does Brutalism make people brutal, or is the...4009architecture,armchairurbanist,brutalism,cinephile,citiesonfilm,highrise,housingestates,ilovecities,ilovemovies,imaginarycities,jgballard,pruittigoe,skyscrapers,theprojects,urbanismclean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truman-show--57343376https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57343376Sun, 22 Oct 2023 16:33:28 +0000Imaginary CityNew Urbanism, master-planned communities, and the surveillance society. On this episode we discuss the 1998 satirical drama The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir and starring Jim Carrey. We dig in to the origins of the suburbs, the rise of TNDs...4005armchairurbanist,citiesonfilm,ilovecities,imaginarycity,jimcarrey,newurbanism,newurbanists,seahaven,seaside,seasideflorida,suburbia,surveillancesociety,thesuburbssuck,thetrumanshow,tnds,urbanismclean21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-reading-and-viewing-and-listening-recommendations--54886025
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/86058/

Home From Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Home-from-Nowhere/James-Howard-Kunstler/9780684837376

The Walkable City by Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250857989/walkablecitytenthanniversaryedition

Building the Cycling City by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett http://www.modacitylife.com/cycling-city

Curbing Traffic by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett http://www.modacitylife.com/curbing-traffic

About Here https://www.youtube.com/@AboutHere/videos

Never Too Small https://www.youtube.com/@nevertoosmall

Not Just Bikes https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes

The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org/

The Urbanist https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist/

Pedestrian Dignity https://www.instagram.com/pedestriandignity/?hl=en

Ugly Belgian Houses https://www.instagram.com/uglybelgianhouses/

Segregation by Design https://www.instagram.com/segregation_by_design/

Modacity Life https://www.instagram.com/modacitylife/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54886025Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:00:02 +0000Imaginary CityWe are taking a break for the summer, but before we sign off we wanted share some of the books, YouTube channels, podcasts, and social media accounts that have helped us better understand cities. Links to all of the content we mention in the episode...
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/86058/

Home From Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Home-from-Nowhere/James-Howard-Kunstler/9780684837376

The Walkable City by Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250857989/walkablecitytenthanniversaryedition

Building the Cycling City by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett http://www.modacitylife.com/cycling-city

Curbing Traffic by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett http://www.modacitylife.com/curbing-traffic

About Here https://www.youtube.com/@AboutHere/videos

Never Too Small https://www.youtube.com/@nevertoosmall

Not Just Bikes https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes

The War on Cars https://thewaroncars.org/

The Urbanist https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist/

Pedestrian Dignity https://www.instagram.com/pedestriandignity/?hl=en

Ugly Belgian Houses https://www.instagram.com/uglybelgianhouses/

Segregation by Design https://www.instagram.com/segregation_by_design/

Modacity Life https://www.instagram.com/modacitylife/]]>2072abouthere,curbingtraffic,dutchdesign,homefromnowhere,howardkunstler,ilovecities,imaginarycity,janejacobs,modacitylife,monocle,nevertoosmall,notjustbikes,pedestriandignity,segregationbydesign,summerreads,theurbanistpodcast,thewaroncars,uglybelgianhouses,urbanism,walkablecityclean16bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/high-fidelity--54219390https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54219390Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:00:01 +0000Imaginary CityWicker Park, record stores, and emotionally-stunted men. On this episode we discuss the 2000 romantic comedy High Fidelity directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. Revisit the past when life was analog, people shopped in stores, and the...3702analogworld,chicago,citiesonfilm,filmbuff,gentrification,highfidelity,hipster,ilovecities,imaginarycity,johncusack,musiclover,neighborhoodchange,nickhornby,recordstore,stephenfrears,urbanism,urbanplanning,vinyl,wickerpark,year2000clean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wendy-and-lucy--53944185https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53944185Sun, 28 May 2023 15:00:02 +0000Imaginary CityA lost dog, a Walgreens parking lot, and the Pacific Northwest. On this episode we discuss the 2008 indie drama Wendy and Lucy, directed by Kelly Reichardt and starring Michelle Williams. North American cities are ugly, and there's a reason. Learn...3719armchairurbanist,cinephile,citiesonfilm,filmbuff,ilovecities,ilovemovies,imaginarycity,kellyreichardt,michellewilliams,minimumparkingrequirements,pacificnorthwest,pnw,portland,portlandonfilm,stroads,urbanism,urbanplanning,wendyandlucyclean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trainspotting--53828312https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53828312Sun, 14 May 2023 15:00:01 +0000Imaginary CityEdinburgh, AIDS, a killer soundtrack, and the worst toilet in Scotland. On this episode we discuss the 1996 British dark comedy Trainspotting, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor. We look at the intersection of health and housing...4374addiction,armchairurbanist,cinephile,citiesoffilm,dannyboyle,edinburgh,ewanmcgregor,film,hiv,ilovecities,ilovefilms,imaginarycity,movies,socialhousing,trainspotting,urbanismclean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wings-of-desire--53622118Wings of Desire, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Bruno Ganz and Solveig Dommartin. We ask the question, what are cities for? Repositories of history, refuges from existential angst, laboratories for art and cuture, all of the above? We also wax poetic about public libraries, and go on philosophical digressions about geographic, temporal, and psychological boundaries.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53622118Sun, 30 Apr 2023 15:00:02 +0000Imaginary CityAngels, Acrobats, Nick Cave, and the Berlin Wall. In this episode we discuss the 1987 German film Wings of Desire, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Bruno Ganz and Solveig Dommartin. We ask the question, what are cities for? Repositories of...Wings of Desire, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Bruno Ganz and Solveig Dommartin. We ask the question, what are cities for? Repositories of history, refuges from existential angst, laboratories for art and cuture, all of the above? We also wax poetic about public libraries, and go on philosophical digressions about geographic, temporal, and psychological boundaries.]]>286680smovies,berlin,citiesonfilm,coldwar,coldwarhistory,filmbuff,ilovemovies,imaginarycity,peterfalk,urbanism,westberlin,whatarecitiesfor,wimwenders,wingsofdesireclean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-sunrise--53547498Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. We celebrate the joys of walking and talking, quality third places, and pine for the days of pre-Internet travel. Warning, this episode may arouse nostalgia for the nineties.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53547498Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:00:02 +0000Imaginary CityVienna, trains, and kissing on ferris wheels. On this episode we discuss the 1995 romantic drama Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. We celebrate the joys of walking and talking, quality third places,...Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. We celebrate the joys of walking and talking, quality third places, and pine for the days of pre-Internet travel. Warning, this episode may arouse nostalgia for the nineties.]]>2848beforesunrise,citiesonfilm,ilovecities,liveablecities,moviebuff,socialhousing,trains,urbanism,viennaclean11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer--53545610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53545610Sat, 15 Apr 2023 17:29:58 +0000Imaginary CityWelcome to Imaginary City, a podcast about cities on film. We’re two armchair urbanists who also happen to be movie buffs. We love to nerd out on cities and pop culture, so we decided to bring our two loves together in one podcast. Join us as we...59amateururbanist,armchairurbanist,cities,citiesonfilm,filmbuffs,filmlovers,ilovecities,imaginarycity,liveablecities,movielovers,movies,popculture,urbanism,urbanismpodcastclean1trailer