I enjoy film, but I love television. For some reason I have always been captivated by the stories shared on the small screen, starting with my House obsession in high school and building from there. Unfortunately for television fanatics like me there is not a lot out there in terms of […]
Split Screens Festival 2017: Panelists Discuss How “Hannibal” Inspired Them to Create
Split Screens Festival ended its first year with a screening of Hannibal’s final episode: ‘The Wrath of the Lamb.’ Right after the screening Matt Zoller Seitz was joined on stage by a whole host of panelists either directly or peripherally involved with Hannibal. The theater was packed with flower crowned “fannibals” and […]
Split Screens Festival 2017: Raúl Esparza Joins Fans for a Screening of “The Number of the Beast is 666”
It has been almost two years since the second to last Hannibal episode, ‘The Number of the Beast is 666,’ aired on NBC. Split Screens Festival brought it back, this time to the big screen for a rewind and discussion. The episode was a brutal one for Raúl Esparza’s Frederick Chilton, […]
Split Screens Festival 2017: ‘The Get Down’ Panel Was Just What We Needed to Soothe the Cancellation Heartbreak
I had the pleasure of attending the The Get Down panel at the first annual Split Screens Festival. The Get Down is a series created by multi-talented Baz Luhrmann, and an amazing team of collaborators including Oscar-winner Catherine Martin, the legendary MC Nas, the incomparable Grandmaster Flash, Pulitzer-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, and hip-hop historian Nelson […]
Split Screens Festival 2017: The “New Platforms, New Voices” Panel Celebrates the New Frontier of Television
The inaugural Split Screens Festival in New York City spent nearly an entire week celebrating television. Television has entered a golden age where content is practically limitless and goes far beyond the cable box. Recognizing that, the festival put together a panel of creators who have worked in alternative mediums to […]
Split Screens Festival 2017: Don’t Miss Out On Our Highlighted Panels This Week
The inaugural Split Screens Festival kicked off on Friday at New York City’s IFC Center. The goal? To create a space where consumers and creators can enjoy and discuss television during its current golden age. With a phenomenal lineup specifically cultivated by television critic (and genius) Matt Zoller Seitz, TV […]
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