Siskel posts
Salon Charlie Siskel’s documentary is a fascinating portrait of a once-radical author.
“American Anarchist” contends with the deadly impact of a writer’s words
salon.com
Charlie Siskel’s new documentary is a thought-provoking portrait of a once-radical author
VIDEO
107 months ago
NPR "The Anarchist Cookbook" has been linked to the Columbine shooting and the Oklahoma City bombing, as well as other acts of violence. A documentarian who interviewed William Powell, the author of the book, before his death in July 2016 says Powell wre Read more ... stled with various emotions about the work.
Documentarian Says 'Anarchist Cookbook' Author Was Filled With Remorse
npr.org
But remorse and regret are two different things. William Powell's 1970s book contains instructions for making explosives. Charlie Siskel interviewed him for his film American Anarchist.
108 months ago
Salon How does the writer reckon with the damage wrought by his writing?
“American Anarchist” contends with the deadly impact of a writer’s words
salon.com
Charlie Siskel’s new documentary is a thought-provoking portrait of a once-radical author
VIDEO
108 months ago
HuffPost Weird News Move over, Siskel & Ebert.
#TrumpExplainsMoviePlots Is The Best Thing On The Internet Right Now.
huffingtonpost.com
Imagine the GOP nominee reviewing famous movies. Sad!
115 months ago
Daily Mail Celebrity *SIGH*
Scarlett Johansson plumps for a powder blue party dress
dailym.ai
Honoured by the Gene Siskel Film Center, actress Scarlett was invited to collect the 2016 Renaissance Award at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday night.
117 months ago
The Daily Beast “They’re making children dumber than they need to be … These films try to keep children stupid children forever.”
When ‘National Review’ Said ‘Star Wars’ Would Make Kids Dumber
thebea.st
The conservative magazine’s film critic thought America’s most beloved sci-fi franchise would make kids dumber—and Siskel and Ebert were there to call him out.
123 months ago
Fathom Events RiffTrax Live is checking their naughty list twice. Entertainment Weekly gives you the run down on which flicks made the cut before the notorious stinker Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny comes to cinemas nationwide December 3 and 15. Tickets are availab Read more ... le now: bit.ly/Riff_Santa
Rifftrax takes aim at '50 Shades of Grey,' 'Star Wars,' and 'Entourage' on their year-end...
ew.com
One of the greatest television traditions of the ’80s and ’90s was the annual Siskel & Ebert special that focused on the two critics’ picks for the...
124 months ago
Slate.com We miss that ego.
Roger Ebert Expounds on the Importance of Ego in This Animated Interview
www.slate.com
Roger Ebert was a compassionate critic, but a stubborn one. His bullishness served him well on At the Movies, the squabble-filled show he hosted with Gene Siskel, but the quality could also chafe, as in his reductive critique of videogames. Still, th Read more ... ere’s more to Ebert’s self-confidence than mere bluster, and...
129 months ago
Slate.com “I have innate confidence that I am right. Partially out of conviction and partially as a pose.”
Roger Ebert Expounds on the Importance of Ego in This Animated Interview
www.slate.com
Roger Ebert was a compassionate critic, but a stubborn one. His bullishness served him well on At the Movies, the squabble-filled show he hosted with Gene Siskel, but the quality could also chafe, as in his reductive critique of videogames. Still, th Read more ... ere’s more to Ebert’s self-confidence than mere bluster, and...
129 months ago