Opposable Thumbs : : how Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
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Introduction: Coming attractions -- Ebert before Siskel -- Siskel before Ebert -- Opening soon at a theater near you -- The first-take show -- Rompin' stompin' film criticism -- Two thumbs up -- Across the aisle -- Hooray for Hollywood -- Get to the crosstalk -- The future of the movies -- The balcony is closed -- Ebert & Roeper & Lyons & Mankiewicz & Phillips & Scott & Lemire & Vishnevetsky -- Epilogue: Until next time, we'll see you at the movies -- Appendix: Buried treasures that Siskel and Ebert loved.
"Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn't check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. You asked whether Siskel & Ebert had given it 'two thumbs up'"-- Provided by publisher.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Siskel & Ebert were interesting. submitted by GJBarnett2 on December 7, 2023, 10:37am This book isn't.
PUBLISHED
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2023]
Year Published: 2023
Description: 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780593540152
SUBJECTS
Ebert, Roger.
Siskel, Gene.
At the movies (Television program : 1986-2010)
Film critics -- United States -- Biography.
Motion pictures -- Reviews.