Here in Portland, Siskel & Ebert were on Channel 2 at 11:35pm every Sunday. Agree with them or not, they brought film conversation to the masses. Here is our weekly tribute to the two legends.
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This is one of the classic S&E getting on their high horse segments! I saw this film a couple of years ago at a revival screening and Siskel is way wrong when he says the film isn’t enjoyable in a campy way. It’s that, but, it’s also more psychologically interesting than you might think.