Preferences Best films of the year Īs critics, Siskel's first top ten list was in 1969 Ebert's had debuted in 1967. I wouldn’t say that I am childlike, but that is old at heart. I don’t know what he did as a child, but I spent a lot of my Saturday matinees watching science fiction movies and serials and having a great time and being stimulated and having my imagination stimulated and having all sorts of visions take place in my mind that would help me to become an adult and to still stay young at heart. The film Return of the Jedi (1983) had hit theaters that summer and Simon was criticizing the film for "making children dumber than they need to be". In 1983, the critics defended Star Wars films against critic John Simon in an episode of ABC News Nightline. That may be the best sign of intellectual communion. We almost always thought the same things were funny. If something happened that we both thought was funny but weren't supposed to, God help us if one caught the other's eye. Sometimes this took the form of camaraderie, sometimes shared opinions, sometimes hostility. When we were in a group together, we were always intensely aware of one another. Gene Siskel and I were like tuning forks, Strike one, and the other would pick up the same frequency. Ebert reminisced about the experience saying: The pair were also known for their intense debate, often drawing sharp criticisms at each other. The New York Times described Ebert's reviews as a “critic for the common man". Together they are credited with forming modern day film criticism. They were criticized for their ability to sensationalize film criticism in an easygoing, relatable way. Siskel and Ebert's reviewing style has been described as a form of midwestern populist criticism rather than the one formed through essays which other critics including Pauline Kael felt undermined and undervalued the profession of film criticism.
#Roger and ebert series
Ebert continued with the series with rotating guest hosts which included Martin Scorsese, Janet Maslin, Peter Bogdanovich, Todd McCarthy, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Kenneth Turan, Elvis Mitchell, and the eventual replacement for Siskel, Richard Roeper.
Siskel died of a terminal brain cancer in 1999. During its largely successful run with Siskel and Ebert as hosts, the series was nominated for various awards including for Daytime Emmy Awards as well as seven Primetime Emmy Awards including for Outstanding Information Series. The show was later distributed by Tribune Broadcasting and changed to At the Movies (1982-1986), and final iteration of the show was when it was produced by The Walt Disney Company with Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986-1999).
#Roger and ebert professional
Siskel and Ebert started their professional collaboration on the local Chicago PBS station WTTW with a show entitled Opening Soon at a Theatre Near You (1975-1977), before it was renamed two years later when the show was syndicated nationally to Sneak Previews (1977-1982).
#Roger and ebert tv
Main articles: At the Movies (1982 TV program) and At the Movies (1986 TV program) In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Ebert joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1966, and started writing about film for the paper in 1967. Siskel started writing for the Chicago Tribune in 1969, becoming its film critic soon after. Siskel and Ebert remained partners and in the public eye right up until Siskel's death from a brain tumor in 1999. Known for their sharp and biting wit, intense professional rivalry, heated arguments, and their binary "Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down" summations, the duo became a sensation in American popular culture. Following a contract dispute with Tribune Media in 1986, Siskel and Ebert signed with Buena Vista Television, creating Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (later renamed Siskel & Ebert, and renamed again several times after Siskel's death). In 1982, the pair left Sneak Previews to create the syndicated show At the Movies. In 1978, the show - renamed Sneak Previews - was expanded to weekly episodes and aired on PBS affiliates all around the United States. Īt the time two of the most well-known film critics writing for Chicago newspapers (Siskel for the Tribune, Ebert for the rival Sun-Times), the two were first paired up as the hosts of a monthly show called Opening Soon at a Theatre Near You, airing locally on PBS member station WTTW. Gene Siskel (Janu– February 20, 1999) and Roger Ebert (J– April 4, 2013), collectively known as Siskel & Ebert, were American film critics known for their partnership on television lasting from 1975 to Siskel's death in 1999.
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