Split Screen S04E14 · Projections: Buck Henry

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In a two-year span early in his storied career, Buck Henry cocreated GET SMART and wrote THE GRADUATE, instantly showing the range of his genius. In the final PROJECTIONS, Buck’s observations on the independent model (TO DIE FOR) and cultural appropriation are prescient. Fashionistas should avert their eyes.

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1. 1 1. The Fiji Stooges2000-09-04 · 29mDonal Lardner Ward and John Pierson visit the Meridian Theatre in Fiji, the most remote movie theater in the world, with a few movies in tow; in 1923, a set from a desert-bound Cec
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3. 3 3. Woodworking with William Macy2000-09-18 · 28m“Multiplex II—The Manager”: welcome back to the Museum Place Cinemas; woodworking with William H. Macy in New York City; “Bikers R People 2”: Amy Elliott turns the camera on biker-
4. 4 4. Focus Group from Hell2000-09-25 · 29m“Video on Vinyl: Then and Now”: P. H. O’Brien and Doug Stone go from NYC to London in search of the legacy of the mysterious inventor John Logie Baird; “Focus Group From Hell”: mov
5. 5 5. Projections: Wes Anderson2000-10-02 · 27mIn this installment of Projections, John Pierson speaks with director Wes Anderson about his early filmmaking experiences making BOTTLE ROCKET, RUSHMORE and THE ROYAL
6. 6 6. Projections: David Picker2000-10-09 · 29mWoody, Leone, Bertolucci, Schlesinger, Lester and 007. David Picker enabled them all, and many more, as production head in United Artists’ golden era. In this installment of PROJEC
7. 7 7. Projections: Christine Vachon2000-10-16 · 28mQuintessential 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
8. 8 8. Projections: Harmony Korine2000-10-23 · 29mIn this installment of Projections, a series of interviews about filmmaking in New York, John speaks one-on-one with Harmony Korine.
9. 10 10. Projections: Jonas Mekas2000-11-06 · 29mCelebrating Jonas Mekas, a true underground hero who tirelessly championed experimental filmmakers and their “essential cinema” for half a century. A man of many hats, he directed,
10. 11 11. Projections: Walter Bernstein2000-11-13 · 29mOf all Projections interviews, Walter Bernstein’s tales are the stuff of a grand movie adventure. From WW2 hero/correspondent to Hollywood Blacklist in five years, both his script
11. 12 12. Projections: David O. Russell2000-11-20 · 27mIf these Projections interviews focus on New York filmmaking, why is David O. Russell sitting poolside in LA? After a quintessential indie debut, SPANKING THE MONKEY, and a bigger
12. 14 14. Projections: Buck Henry2000-12-04 · 29mIn a two-year span early in his storied career, Buck Henry cocreated GET SMART and wrote THE GRADUATE, instantly showing the range of his genius. In the final PROJECTIONS, Buck’s o
13. 15 15. Projections: Schamus/Hope2000-12-11 · 29mOrigin story of odd-couple producers Ted Hope and James Schamus, who nurtured many key directors, especially Ang Lee, whose blockbuster CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON opened the we