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John Pierson introduces SPLIT SCREEN Season Five
Episode 1
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Split Screen: S5-E1 Damon and Norton Play Poker
Episode 2
Matt Damon and Ed Norton head to the World Series of Poker; self-taught stuntman crashing cars from a junkyard; Cronenberg’s CRASH acted by stuffed animals; a screening of RED RIVER for cows at the Fairlee Drive-In and Motel in Vermont. Original airdate 08/24/1998
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Split Screen: S5-E2 Todd Haynes’s Goldmine
Episode 3
Haynes and his longtime producer Christine Vachon cuddle up in Cannes; NEA public funding at the local level; an unusual outdoor screening on a hillside; a film festival sponsored by Dockers®. Original airdate 08/31/1998
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Split Screen: S5-E3 Animal Talent
Episode 4
The Sweet Sunshine animal Talent Agency; RAT WOMEN: an excerpt from filmmaker Minkie Spiro’s short; what happens to the puppies and dogs left too long at the pound; a visit to Wall Street to try to raise some indie cash. Original airdate 09/07/1998
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Split Screen: S5-E4 Lars Von Trier is Dogmatic
Episode 5
Adam and Jo’s stuffed animal take on THE ENGLISH PATIENT; a rare visit with brilliant and phobic director Lars von Trier; Amy Elliott and Lizzy Donius visit volcanologists in Hawaii who film lava; Northwestern Airlines indie movie channel. Original airdate 09/14/1998
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Split Screen: S5-E5 Crispin Glover’s Syndrome
Episode 6
A home tour and talk with Crispin Glover about his film WHAT IS IT?; Adam and Joe’s toy take on SHINE; mob character actor, Frank Vincent; Marina Zenovich checks out the trailer editing for the TOUCH OF EVIL reissue. Original airdate 09/21/1998
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Split Screen: S5-E6 Projections: Christine Vachon
Episode 7
Quintessential NY producer Christine Vachon has been on the cutting edge with her company Killer Films for over 25 years, supporting numerous breakout first timers and her mainstay Todd Haynes. This edition of Projections was shot not long after BOYS DON’T CRY won Hilary Swank an Oscar. Original ...