Season 3
18 episodes · Apr 5, 1999
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S3E1Run Jesse Ventura, Run
Apr 5, 199929mCitizen 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.
S3E2Reverse Speech
Apr 12, 199929mRemember “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.
S3E3Mr. Kinski Rants, Miranda July Charms
Apr 19, 199928mBig 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.
S3E4Thanksgiving Is Not for Turkeys
Apr 26, 199927mYoung 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.
S3E5Tommy Lee Meets Bolexbrothers
May 3, 199927mBolexbrothers 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.
S3E6The Simpsons in Korea
May 10, 199928mMeet 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.
S3E7Godzilla Revealed
May 17, 199929mA 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.
S3E8Civil War Redux
May 24, 199928mHanging out with a hard-core unit of Civil War reenactors down South; the story behind the cult masterpiece LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS; “How to Read a Movie Poster,” the hidden truth revealed!
S3E9Waiting for Star Wars
May 31, 199927mMeet 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.
S3E10Tinseltown & Vaudeville
Jun 7, 199929mBrian 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.
S3E11Christopher Walken Cooks
Sep 6, 199929mJoin 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.
S3E12Ross McElwee 101
Sep 13, 199929mFilmmaker 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.”
S3E13Scorsese, Imperioli & Ventimiglia
Sep 20, 199926mWaiting 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.
S3E14How's Your News?
Sep 27, 199927mInside 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.
S3E15Cinemaniacs
Oct 11, 199928mIf 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.
S3E16Jesus Is in the Mailbox
Oct 11, 199927m“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.
S3E17Field of Feuds
Oct 25, 199928mMeet 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.
S3E18Kevin Smith Uncensored
Nov 1, 199956mOver 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.