Film reviews by Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, and Richard Roeper from their syndicated program can now be found on the web at http://www.atthemoviestv.com/. The site contains streaming video of over 5,000 reviews.
The program, which has gone by various names over the years, has been on the air in some form since 1975. Unfortunately many of the reviews from the first ten years were never saved. But what has been saved is a very entertaining and informative archive of reviews and special segments on film. Although I have not always agreed with these critics, I do have a great deal of respect for them. This program was and is one of the only outlets in mainstream media for serious discussion and criticism about film. Siskel and Ebert were the first to introduce to me the idea that film could be talked about as an art form, as popular entertainment, and as an exercise in social discourse.
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