When I was growing up and first falling in love with the movies, I’d tune in every week to watch Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s show. It was must-see TV; not just because they had a deep knowledge and passion for the medium, but because they were fucking entertaining. A lot of the entertainment value had to do with the love-hate relationship that was clearly evident; especially when they disagreed about something. It’s nice to know this carried over behind-the-scenes as the following outtakes demonstrate. Even when the cameras were off, they were the movie critic equivalent of a Hepburn-Tracy movie. No one’s done it better since and I doubt anyone else will:
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The “Darker” Side of Siskel and Ebert
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Excellent! The show was never the same after Gene died.
[...] and stuffing my face with Twinkies, excited and laughing with Uncle Ebert and Auntie Siskel as they yelled at and berated each other on what movies were worth a up thumb or a down one. Little did I know that Uncle Ebert would play [...]