Opposable thumbs
how Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever
Singer, Matt
creator
text
bibliography
biography
nyu
2023
monographic
eng
viii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
"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.""--
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
Matt Singer.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-329) and index.
Ebert, Roger (Roger Joseph)
1942-2013
Siskel, Gene (Eugene Kal)
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
Opposable thumbs
Singer, Matt.
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2023
(DLC) 2023027429
9780593540152 (hardcover)
0593540158 (hardcover)
2023027428
DLC
230615
20241202103557.0
23188130
eng