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The Streisand Movies with Siskel & Ebert |
Feature/April 2010 |
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"The reason we're devoting a half an hour to this woman is that she's extraordinary and special. That's her quality." - Gene
Siskel |
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March
16,
2010
When Gene Siskel
and Roger Ebert
gave "two thumbs
up" to a new
film, studios
cheered, box
office registers
overflowed, and
careers were
made. During the
day, Siskel &
Ebert were local movie critics for rivaling Chicago city newspapers. Siskel
wrote
for the
Chicago Tribune
while his
cross-town colleague,
Roger Ebert held the same post at the
Chicago
Sun-Times.
But it was their television collaboration that turned them into the most famous
and powerful film critics in the nation.
In 1975, these
two dynamos of
Chicago media
journalism
co-hosted a
local weekly
program called
"Sneak Previews"
which offered
reviews and
critiques of
recent movie
offerings. Their
program went
national in 1979,
and their
renamed show, "At the Movies" was must-see
television
viewing for both
ardent and
casual movie
fans for nearly 20
years. We all
grew up with
them.
In 1987, Siskel
& Ebert devoted an entire program to one subject: The Career and Films of Barbra
Streisand. For a solid 30 minutes, Siskel & Ebert reviewed Barbra
Streisand's
entire catalogue of films, all fourteen of them up to that point. Their
commentaries were insightful and thought provoking, with a bit of levity thrown
in for good measure.
On the merits of
Barbra's films,
they
didn't always
agree with each
other, and you
certainly won't
always agree
with them
either, but one
thing was
certain. Both
Siskel & Ebert
had an
unparalleled
appreciation for
Barbra
Streisand's film
career and
recognized
her as the
preeminent movie
star of her
generation.
Gene Siskel has
been gone for
over ten years
now, and ill
health prevents
Roger
Ebert from
appearing on
camera these
days. We
thought we'd
pay homage to two of our
favorite film
critics by
looking back at
their
Streisand film
critiques as
presented during
that 1987
episode of
Siskel & Ebert.
To complete the
Streisand
catalogue, we've
also provided
external links
to the three
remaining
Streisand films
reviewed solely
by Roger Ebert.
Select one of
the Streisand
film titles
(sidebar) for
Siskel & Ebert's
review, or page
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