Split Screen
Season 3
TV-PG
Split Screen is an irreverent, sly magazine format show which looks at the tremendous diversity within the world of independent filmmaking in the United States. Created, written, and hosted by long-time producer/talent scout John Pierson, this half-hour television series breaks through all the highbrow stuff to illustrate why independent moviemaking is so much fun. Pierson travels all over the country with noted actors and filmmakers, many of whom he helped discover. On Split Screen you will see: -Producer/Director/Actor Kevin Smith Uncensored-a rare in-depth interview AND as a guest host of Split Screen -Cooking with actor Christopher Walken -Actors Matt Damon and Edward Norton using their film experience at the "World Series of Poker" -The man behind the original "Godzilla" monster -An archaeological dig to uncover filmmaker Cecil B. Demille's buried movie set in the Los Angeles desert -A young filmmaker crashing his car in order to finance his film with the insurance money. -The Blair Witch Project demystified. Produced by the Independent Film Channel (IFC), Split Screen is where the independent film elite and the offbeat meet. Split Screen has thrilled TV audiences for years and is the true, definitive exposé on the wild world of independent film.
Where to Watch Split Screen • Season 3
18 Episodes
- Run Jesse Ventura, Run
E1Run Jesse Ventura, RunCitizen Jesse: T. J. and Beth Larson show us a local indie film starring Jesse Ventura; 16 mm educational film collector Skip Elsheimer from North Carolina; Doug Stone and P. H. O’Brien chronicle a meeting with Manhattan public-access peeping tom and creep Ugly George and feminist documentarian Maggie Hadleigh-West. - Reverse Speech
E2Reverse SpeechRemember “Paul Is Dead”? David John Oates insists that reverse speech is the key to the truth; Producing Schlock: Tim Steffen talks to producer Sam Sherman who, with Al Adamson, made drive-in classics like SATAN’S SADISTS; From Porn Houses to Art Houses: Mike LaHaie and Howard Gertler explore NYC’s Times Square theaters. - Mr. Kinski Rants, Miranda July Charms
E3Mr. Kinski Rants, Miranda July CharmsBig Miss Moviola: Miranda July, filmmaker, performance artist, and creator of an inspired distribution concept called Big Miss Moviola; Director David Schmoeller lives to tell the tale of working with Klaus Kinski; A Fangoria Weekend of Horror with Keith Bearden, Doug Stone and P. H. O’Brien. - Thanksgiving Is Not for Turkeys
E4Thanksgiving Is Not for TurkeysYoung Turkeys: see what it takes to bring that big bird to a table near you; Hair Today, Film Tomorrow: Mike LaHaie visits the world-renowned Ann Arbor Film Festival; Amy Elliott and Elizabeth Donius bring us the secrets of stunt and film swordsmanship from theatrical combat organization Ring of Steel. - Tommy Lee Meets Bolexbrothers
E5Tommy Lee Meets BolexbrothersBolexbrothers is an animation studio in Bristol, England, who’ve created a series of indescribably amazing films; Bill Judkins meets SYRACUSE NEW TIMES film critic Bill DeLapp; Seth Sells: the man who brought us the Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape; “Hamster,” a wonderful, hilarious romp inspired by a new camera. - The Simpsons in Korea
E6The Simpsons in KoreaMeet Al Kaplon, umpire turned filmmaker on the set of an X-FILES baseball episode; lady fetish wrestler Deena Zarra shows off some moves and discusses wrestling, and beating, Andy Kaufman; did you know THE SIMPSONS was animated in Seoul, Korea? Come along as Doug Stone and PH O’Brien pay the animators a visit. - Godzilla Revealed
E7Godzilla RevealedA visit with Japanese actor Haruo Nakajima, better known as the original Godzilla; T. J. and Beth Larson take a look at the filmmaking juggernaut that is Billy Graham Ministries; Maggie Hadleigh-West’s profile on Karen Riposo and her multiracial children’s performing arts program featuring Jacob D’Eustachio. - Waiting for Star Wars
E9Waiting for Star WarsMeet Robert Cartagena, a.k.a. Red Leader, for a look at the serious business of waiting in line for the new STAR WARS; experts weigh in on the realism of FBI procedures in the movies; bull rider Barry Tubb heads out west to the Taos Talking Pictures Fest where first prize is a $5,000 land grant. - Tinseltown & Vaudeville
E10Tinseltown & VaudevilleBrian Flemming, Keythe Farley, and his wife Ann go for the gold at Tinsletown, an interactive dinner experience in Orange County; visit Palm Springs Follies, a true vaudevillian revue; free form radio station WFMU in Jersey City, NJ, reveals their vault of buried treasure, not only on vinyl but also on celluloid. - Christopher Walken Cooks
E11Christopher Walken CooksJoin Chris, Julian Schnabel, and Cha Cha for shopping and noshing; the strange story of director Richard Stanley—fired from his film of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, he returned disguised as a dog-man extra; PXL 2000, the cheap kids’ camera, is now a collectible; Brian Flemming takes a look at today’s pixel visionaries. - Ross McElwee 101
E12Ross McElwee 101Filmmaker Cop: Eugene Hernandez and Jonny Leahan meet one of the NYPD’s finest, Bill Lappe a cop who makes films; a minicam journey with plumbing-drain surgeon Blaine Teal; Mike LaHaie and John Lee visit filmmaker Ross McElwee: “We were hoping that together we could learn something about making films by yourself.” - Scorsese, Imperioli & Ventimiglia
E13Scorsese, Imperioli & VentimigliaWaiting for Marty: Scorsese accepts an award at the Wexner Center in Ohio; catching up with Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia during a break from THE SOPRANOS; CASABLANCA: New and Improved: Brian Flemming and marketing wizard Keythe Farley market test CASABLANCA. - How's Your News?
E14How's Your News?Inside the Eye of SCORPIO RISING: Jon Ausbrooks and Lee Daniel make a mind-blowing, information-packed homage to the master Kenneth Anger; Hangin’ With HOW’S YOUR NEWS?: P. H. O’Brien and Doug Stone paid a visit to Camp Jabberwocky to meet with the correspondents and the man behind the team, filmmaker Arthur Bradford. - Cinemaniacs
E15CinemaniacsIf you’ve got a building to implode, call Controlled Demolition: Amy Elliott takes us there; Cinemaniac: Stephen Kijak profiles Jack Angstreich, a true film buff, who saw 1,000 films in eight months; Fight School: which comes first, the acting or the action? P. H. O’Brien finds the answer in his own backyard. - Jesus Is in the Mailbox
E16Jesus Is in the Mailbox“Manitoba Tonight” with the brilliant filmmaker Atom Egoyan; “Jesus Video Project”: In 1998, Dr. Bob Cosby sent out 1.8 million copies of a video called “Jesus” to every resident in Alabama; Amy Elliott drives deep into the delta to explore authentic moving images of the Deep South’s historical past. - Field of Feuds
E17Field of FeudsMeet the feuding fields where FIELD OF DREAMS was shot; Janet Pierson profiles the Moth, the lively monthly gathering for storytelling; “Ocularis”: Randi Barros and Kerry Reardon take us to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where the residents understand that independence is also important in showing work, not just making it. - Kevin Smith Uncensored
E18Kevin Smith UncensoredOver the years, Kevin Smith brought the funny to Split Screen on multiple occasions. His final appearance was this extended one-hour interview at the height of the dramatic controversy surrounding his foul-mouthed, faith-based fourth feature DOGMA, after CLERKS, MALLRATS and CHASING AMY.
