With an enormous debt to www.siskelandebert.org (and "gradepoint" specifically), we launch a tribute podcast to the vernable Chicago film critics, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Their first show was titled Opening Soon ... At a Theater Near You, created by Thea Flaum. David B. Anderson and David Lawler critique the critics, review the reviews, and evaluate the evaluators. The two Davids take a look at the flagship series first episode. Gene and Roger discuss One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Mr. Quilp (with Anthony Newley), Mahogany, and other films of 1975.
Sneak Previews was an American film review show, running for over two decades on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It was created by WTTW, a PBS affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. It premiered on September 4, 1975 as a monthly local-only show called Opening Soon at a Theater Near You, and was renamed in 1977 when it became a biweekly show airing nationally on PBS. By 1979, it was a weekly series airing on over 180 stations, and was the highest rated weekly entertainment series in the history of public broadcasting.
Written and Produced by David B. Anderson and David Lawler.
http://siskelandebert.org/video/GWHWHKY3W9R7/Opening-SoonOne-Flew-Over-the-Cuckoos-Nest
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