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Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
by Matt Singer
Reading 2023
Book 215: Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer
Jumped right on this book for my #nonfictionnovember reading.
Synopsis: In Opposable Thumbs , award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he’d kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day.
Review: Some may know of my love of Roger Ebert (Amy Baker) and my desire to be like him when I grow up. So when this book came across my radar, it was preordered immediately. I listened to this on audio. The behind the scenes of how their show started, and how Siskel and Ebert became friends after a while was so cool to me. Can you tell I am geeking out? Enjoyed this book, RIP Siskel and Ebert. My rating 4⭐️.
Book 215: Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer
Jumped right on this book for my #nonfictionnovember reading.
Synopsis: In Opposable Thumbs , award-winning editor and film critic Matt Singer eavesdrops on their iconic balcony set, detailing their rise from making a few hundred dollars a week on local Chicago PBS to securing multimillion-dollar contracts for a syndicated series (a move that convinced a young local host named Oprah Winfrey to do the same). Their partnership was cut short when Gene Siskel passed away in February of 1999 after a battle with brain cancer that he’d kept secret from everyone outside his immediate family—including Roger Ebert, who never got to say goodbye to his longtime partner. But their influence on in the way we talk about (and think about) movies continues to this day.
Review: Some may know of my love of Roger Ebert (Amy Baker) and my desire to be like him when I grow up. So when this book came across my radar, it was preordered immediately. I listened to this on audio. The behind the scenes of how their show started, and how Siskel and Ebert became friends after a while was so cool to me. Can you tell I am geeking out? Enjoyed this book, RIP Siskel and Ebert. My rating 4⭐️.