In September 1975, rival film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert joined forces for a lively PBS program called Opening Soon at a Theater Near You. Filming from WTTW studios in their hometown of ...

With all the Star Wars news coming out now, it’s easy to forget that the movies weren’t always so beloved. Looking back to the late ’70s and early ’80s, it would appear, from a certain point of view, ...

The crude pilot that aired 50 years ago this month on WTTW-Channel 11, starring two ill-at-ease reviewers talking about the movies, gave little hint that it would launch a deep friendship, and for a ...

When Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes over cinemas on Friday, plenty of people will probably start voicing their dismay at the film just because of how popular it is. That’s nothing new though. In ...

“The first”? Really? Um, Firing Line, anybody? (Later in the book, Singer — who pays virtually no attention to Siskel and Ebert’s newspaper reviews — actually suggests that Siskel & Ebert was the ...

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When Siskel and Ebert Defended ‘Star Wars’ After It Was Called Not Cinema When 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi' hit theaters in 1983, it was a hit beloved by fans and even iconic critics Gene Siskel ...

Exactly 50 years after their first joint TV appearance on Chicago's public TV station, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert's legacy received a heartfelt celebration Saturday in their hometown - including a ...

For decades, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert were the kings of film criticism. Their contentious relationship both on and off camera became the stuff of legend, only to be overshadowed by their impact on ...