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Split Screen Season 4, Episode 15: Projections: Schamus/Hope
Origin 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 week this interview aired. Yet their company Good Machine made squat. Undaunted, Schamus went on to run Focus for a decade and Hope heads film at Amazon Studios. Watch Split Screen Season 4, Episode 15 Projections: Schamus/Hope in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Split Screen Season 4, Episode 15 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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