TC #85 - Jeff Lambert (Stranger Than Paradise)

The Cinephiliacs

In our growing and expanding media moment, cinephiles are recognizing more and more that only watching theatrically released feature films limits one's cinematic worldview. Whether it be amateur home movies, the avant-garde, or even instructional demonstrations, these films can both inspire a new way to look at art and history. One organization has helped spearhead this movement: The National Film Preservation Foundation, now led by its Executive Director Jeff Lambert. Jeff joins the show to discuss his first wave of cinephilia at the video store to his eventual job at the NFPF, explaining the various tasks to distribute funding to archives to keep our national history alive. Plus, the two examine the film-digital divide from the archival perspective, the building of an avant-garde canon, and Jeff's predilection for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Finally, the two dive into Stranger Than Paradise, Jim Jarmusch's 1984 film and discuss how the film that birthed hundreds of hipster indies still remains unique to this day.

0:00-3:23 Opening 4:12-9:13 Establishing Shots — Jet Pilot 9:59-48:39 Deep Focus — Jeff Lambert 49:24-51:51 Sponsorship Section 53:32-1:09:21 Double Exposure — Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch) 1:09:25-1:11:04 Close