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