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
Up Next in SPLIT SCREEN: Season Five
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Split Screen: S5-E2 Todd Haynes’s Gol...
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
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...
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
