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Opposable thumbs : how Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever / Matt Singer.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2023Description: viii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593540152 (hardcover)
  • 0593540158 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Opposable thumbsDDC classification:
  • 791.43092/2
LOC classification:
  • PN 1998.3 S617o 2023
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
Summary: "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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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1998.3 S617o 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000186829

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-329) and index.

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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