Fixed gear, single speed, cruiser, recumbent, tandem—regardless of the model, bicycling as transportation, recreation, politics, and culture contributes to urban form, contemporary life, and
The most telling scene of I [Heart] Huckabees is when a burnt-out firefighter, who hates our petroleum-based society, rides to a fire on his bike rather than on a firetruck.
In Jour de fête – a film about technology and change – the bicycle represents traditional, humane values in a world increasingly dominated by powerful machines and driven by the demands of speed and efficiency. The film is a strong indictment of the headlong rush into the modern world immediately after World War II, but its message also applies to today.
The Bicycle Thief demonstrates unforgettably that in certain times and places, bikes were a serious matter. They could mean the difference between a job and no job; bread and no bread.
Bicycles seem to be a better medicine for melancholy than booze and drugs in this film that portrays the day after a one-night stand in the lives of two African Americans living in San Francisco.
Major social issues such as global warming, increasing petrol prices, childhood obesity, concerns about air quality and traffic congestion are all contributing to cycling’s increasing popularity. Greg Borzo on Chicago Humanities Festival biking panel
True Fans is an unusual film, ostensibly about basketball, but bicycles are front and centre throughout. This original documentary tells the true story of three friends who bike from Venice Beach, Calif., to Springfield, Mass., home of the National Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame.
