That’s how Matt Singer, author of the upcoming book “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,” describes the two most famous film critics in history. Like countless fans of his ...

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 ...

I do not know Matt Singer, the author of “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,” which was published Oct. 24 and which the Tribune’s Michael Phillips recently praised, calling ...

This weekend Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel are back in the balcony watching recreated film clips from their past and arguing about their meaning in “Siskel and Ebert at 50.” Zack who’s playing Ebert and ...

People who turned to the television listings in the Nov. 26, 1975, edition of the Tribune bore witness to history being made. Among the evening programs, competing with the second half-hour of “Tony ...

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The live performance is part of a month-long celebration of the pair’s influence on the movies. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Exactly 50 years after their first joint TV appearance on ...