Opposable thumbs how Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever
"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'"--
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New York, NY :
G. P. Putnam's Sons,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
