EPISODE · Apr 16, 2021 · 40 MIN
Stranger Than Paradise with Leigh Singer
from 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest · host 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest
Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 61 Sam is joined by film journalist, programmer, and video essayist Leigh Singer. Leigh has chosen Jim Jarmusch's second feature film Stranger Than Paradise (89 mins). The film won the Camera d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, and stars John Lurie, Eszter Balint and Richard Edson. Sam and Leigh discuss how he got into video essays, how the movie started life as a short film, and the powerful use of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Thank you for downloading. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm We are a proud member of the Stripped Media Network. Website: 90minfilmfest.com Tweet: @90MinFilmFest Instagram: @90MinFilmFest Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @Leigh_Singer. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. We're an independent podcast and every recommendation helps - thank you! Bonus Link: The Levi's advert with Screamin' Jay Hawkins's cover of Heartattack and Vine by Tom Waits.
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Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 61 Sam is joined by film journalist, programmer, and video essayist Leigh Singer. Leigh has chosen Jim Jarmusch's second feature film Stranger Than Paradise (89 mins). The film won the Camera d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, and stars John Lurie, Eszter Balint and Richard Edson. Sam and Leigh discuss how he got into video essays, how the movie started life as a short film, and the powerful use of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Thank you for downloading. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm We are a proud member of the Stripped Media Network. Website: 90minfilmfest.comTweet: @90MinFilmFest Instagram: @90MinFilmFest Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @Leigh_Singer. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. We're an independent podcast and every recommendation helps - thank you! Bonus Link: The Levi's advert with Screamin' Jay Hawkins's cover of Heartattack and Vine by Tom Waits.
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