Singer, Matt

Opposable thumbs : how Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever / Matt Singer. - viii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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.""--

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Ebert, Roger 1942-2013
Siskel, Gene 1946-1999


Film critics--United States--Biography.
Críticos de cine --Estados Unidos --Biografías
Motion pictures--Reviews.
Cine --Crítica e interpretación

PN 1998.3 / S617o 2023

791.43092/2