For two years back in the late ’90s and early aughts, producer, filmmaker, author and cinephile John Pierson hammered together the lovingly Diy television series, which introduced movie buffs to all manner of filmmakers and their creations over the course of 60-plus episodes. “Split Screen” was IFCtv’s signature series from 1997-2001, boasting such guests as Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Mary Harron, Katherine Dieckmann and many, many more.
Late last year, the cult classic found a new home over on streaming service FilmStruck, which began releasing episodes of the series on their Criterion Channel in December, with a tiered rollout planned.
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On Wednesday night in New York City, the series’ reintroduction to the cultural consciousness continued apace, as Pierson and a group of some of his most famous...
Late last year, the cult classic found a new home over on streaming service FilmStruck, which began releasing episodes of the series on their Criterion Channel in December, with a tiered rollout planned.
Read More: ‘Split Screen’: 9 Reasons You Should Watch FilmStruck’s Revival of TV’s Best-Ever Series About Indie Film
On Wednesday night in New York City, the series’ reintroduction to the cultural consciousness continued apace, as Pierson and a group of some of his most famous...
- 5/11/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
George Ratliff’s flip adaptation of Larry Beinhart’s mystery-thriller Salvation Boulevard is a misfire of the first order, starting with the way writer-director Ratliff and co-writer Doug Max Stone turn what could’ve been a provocative, gripping story into an over-the-top yukfest. Framed as a “satire” set in the milieu of upper-middle-class suburban mega-churches, Salvation Boulevard doesn’t seem to have any higher aspiration than illustrating how religious people can be hypocrites. (Gosh, who knew?) Greg Kinnear stars as a born-again Christian and former Deadhead whose faith is tested when he witnesses his pastor, Pierce Brosnan, “accidentally” shooting famous ...
- 7/14/2011
- avclub.com
Trailer for Salvation Boulevard, starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connelly and Isabelle Furman. George Ratliff (Joshua) directs from a screenplay he wrote with Douglas Stone, from the novel by Larry Beinhart. The comedy thriller opens July 15th in limited areas via IFC Films. Salvation Boulevard's story tells of a former Deadhead turned born-again Christian who ends up being on the run from fundamentalist members of his massive church who will do anything and everything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
- 5/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer for Salvation Boulevard, starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connelly and Isabelle Furman. George Ratliff (Joshua) directs from a screenplay he wrote with Douglas Stone, from the novel by Larry Beinhart. The comedy thriller opens July 15th in limited areas via IFC Films. Salvation Boulevard's story tells of a former Deadhead turned born-again Christian who ends up being on the run from fundamentalist members of his massive church who will do anything and everything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
- 5/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Trailer for Salvation Boulevard, starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connelly and Isabelle Furman. George Ratliff (Joshua) directs from a screenplay he wrote with Douglas Stone, from the novel by Larry Beinhart. The comedy thriller opens July 15th in limited areas via IFC Films. Salvation Boulevard's story tells of a former Deadhead turned born-again Christian who ends up being on the run from fundamentalist members of his massive church who will do anything and everything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
- 5/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
To step out of one’s comfort zone can be a wonderful thing, or a gesture fraught with peril. For evidence of the dangers, look no further than the desperate Salvation Boulevard. A comedy with a religious fundamentalist bent, from a director accustomed to serious fare and starring actors not generally known for their comic chops, the film tries so hard to reach heights of absurdist mania that it falls flat. To be fair, star Pierce Brosnan killed in The Matador, Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for My Cousin Vinny and Greg Kinnear has been around the comedy block before (with Brosnan in Matador, among others). But, with the exception of Kinnear – who handles the simple everyman shtick with aplomb, as usual – they’re not ideal for a screwball picture that endeavors to blend the slapstick of Sturgess and Sellers’ manic genius with pitch-black, anti-religious satire. Director George Ratliff (Joshua, Hell House...
- 1/29/2011
- by Robert Levin
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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