Editing Siskel and Ebert (section)

{{short description|American film critic duo}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name        = Siskel and Ebert
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 220px
| caption     = ''Siskel and Ebert'' logo 
| medium      = {{flat list|
* Television appearances
* Film 
* [[Sound recording and reproduction|audio recordings]]
}}
| nationality = American
| active = 1975–1999
| genre       = {{flat list|
* [[Film criticism]]
* [[American culture]]
* [[American film]]
* intellectual humor
}}
| notable_work= ''[[Opening Soon at a Theater Near You]]'' (1975–1977)<br />''[[Sneak Previews]]'' (1977–1982)<br />''[[At the Movies (1982 TV program)|At the Movies]]'' (1982–1986)<br />''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel & Ebert]]'' (1986–1999)
| current_members= 
{{Plainlist|
* [[Gene Siskel]]
* [[Roger Ebert]]
}}
| past_members=
| website     =
| footnotes   =
}}

[[Gene Siskel]] (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) and [[Roger Ebert]] (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013), collectively known as '''Siskel & Ebert,''' were an American [[Film criticism|film critic duo]] known for their partnership on television lasting from 1975 to Siskel's death in 1999.<ref name="Go On">{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.com/clip/83724004/ebert-the-show-must-go-on/|title='..?..& Ebert': The show must go on|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 22, 1999|first=Steve|last=Johnson|access-date=June 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref>

At the time two of the most well-known film critics writing for [[Chicago]] newspapers (Siskel for the ''[[Chicago Tribune|Tribune]],'' Ebert for the rival ''[[Chicago Sun-Times|Sun-Times]]''), the two were first paired up as the hosts of a monthly show called ''Opening Soon at a Theatre Near You,'' airing locally on [[PBS]] member station [[WTTW]].<ref name="mbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=siskelandeb|title=Siskel and Ebert|website=[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]]|first=Joel|last=Steinberg|access-date=June 30, 2022|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204224136/http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=siskelandeb|archive-date=December 4, 2010}}</ref> In 1978, the show — renamed ''[[Sneak Previews]]'' — was expanded to weekly episodes and aired on PBS affiliates all around the United States.<ref name="mbc"/> In 1982, the pair left ''Sneak Previews'' to create the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] show ''[[At the Movies (1982 TV program)|At the Movies]].''<ref name="mbc"/> Following a contract dispute with [[Tribune Media]] in 1986, Siskel and Ebert signed with [[Disney–ABC Domestic Television|Buena Vista Television]], creating ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel & Ebert & the Movies]]'' (later renamed ''Siskel & Ebert'', and renamed again several times after Siskel's death).<ref name="mbc"/>

Known for their sharp and biting wit, intense professional rivalry, heated arguments, and their binary "Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down" summations, the duo became a sensation in American popular culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/godzilla-1998|title=Godzilla (1998) Movie Review & Film Summary|date=May 26, 1998|access-date=June 30, 2022|first=Roger|last=Ebert}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129634,00.html|last=Gliatto|first=Tom|title=Despite the Loss of Film-Critic Buddy Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert Gives Life a Thumbs-Up|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=November 1, 1999|access-date=June 30, 2022|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205021101/http://people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129634,00.html|archive-date=February 5, 2009}}</ref> Siskel and Ebert remained partners until Siskel's death from a [[brain tumor]] in 1999.<ref name="Go On"/>