At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper

1986-2010
24 seasons
Buena Vista Television
Talk & Interview
TV-PG

Film critics Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune and A.O. Scott of the New York Times give their opinions on the latest new releases. The films are reviewed with the classifications 'See It', 'Skip It', or 'Rent It'. They also make suggestions as to excellent films they recommend for renting on video.

1986-2010
24 seasons
Buena Vista Television
Talk & Interview
TV-PG

Season 1 Episode Guide

44 Episodes 1986 - 1987

Episode 1

Touch and Go/'Night, Mother/Blue Velvet/Where the River Runs Black

Sat, Sep 20, 1986

In the premiere syndicated episode, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review "Touch and Go", "'Night, Mother", "Blue Velvet", and "Where the River Runs Black".

At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper Season 1 Touch and Go/'Night, Mother/Blue Velvet/Where the River Runs Black

Episode 2

Peggy Sue Got Married/That's Life/Crocodile Dundee/The Name of the Rose

Sat, Sep 27, 1986

Siskel and Ebert review "Peggy Sue Got Married", "That's Life", "Crocodile Dundee", and "The Name of the Rose".

At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper Season 1 Peggy Sue Got Married/That's Life/Crocodile Dundee/The Name of the Rose

Episode 3

Colorizing: Hollywood's New Vandalism

Sat, Oct 4, 1986 21 mins

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert speak out against the colorization of black-and-white movies. Colorization, Inc. in Toronto and Color Systems Technology in Marina del Rey, California, are the major players. Ted Turner's Atlanta Superstation has a deal with the latter company to colorize the black-and-white Hollywood classics Turner now owns. Ebert shows clips from the color version of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) that was recently shown on Turner's TBS station. Siskel reads off a memo written by Gene Allen, former president of the Motion Picture Academy and an award-winning art director, who accepted a position with Color Systems, saying that he had a unique opportunity to preserve George Cukor's original intentions as the company colorized Camille (1936). They show colorized clips of various movies. The color bleeds in some clips. Others reveal outrageous gaffes: Frank Sinatra's blue eyes become brown in Suddenly (1954). But Siskel says that arguing that the colorization process hasn't been perfected is a trap. Black-and-white photography is one of the great treasures of the motion pictures. He shows clips of color-era movies that were made in black-and-white, such as David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980). Roger Ebert demonstrates the impact of black-and-white by showing two scenes in a boxing ring: one from the color Rocky IV (1985) and the other from the black-and-white Raging Bull (1980). Ebert says that if anything, many movies would be improved by reversing the process. He shows a familiar clip from the color Blazing Saddles (1974), only now it's in black and white.

Episode 4

Jumpin' Jack Flash/Tough Guys/Children of a Lesser God/'Round Midnight

Sat, Oct 11, 1986

Siskel and Ebert review "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Tough Guys", "Children of a Lesser God", and "'Round Midnight".

At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper Season 1 Jumpin' Jack Flash/Tough Guys/Children of a Lesser God/'Round Midnight

Episode 5

The Color of Money/Sid and Nancy/Down by Law/Clockwise

Sat, Oct 18, 1986

Episode 6

Soul Man/Half Moon Street/From Beyond/True Stories

Sat, Oct 25, 1986

Episode 7

Something Wild/The Mission/Hoosiers/Sky Bandits

Sat, Nov 1, 1986

Episode 8

52 Pick-Up/Nobody's Fool/Tai Pan/The Sacrifice

Sat, Nov 8, 1986

Episode 9

The Mosquito Coast/Streets of Gold/Crocodile Dundee/Rate It X

Sat, Nov 15, 1986

Episode 10

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home/An American Tail/Firewalker/Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

Sat, Nov 22, 1986

Episode 11

Heartbreak Ridge/Solarbabies/Little Shop of Horrors/Defense of the Realm

Sat, Dec 6, 1986

Episode 12

The Golden Child/Crimes of the Heart/¡Three Amigos!/Modern Girls

Sat, Dec 13, 1986

Episode 13

Platoon/Lady and the Tramp/No Mercy

Sat, Dec 20, 1986

Episode 14

The Morning After/Native Son/Brighton Beach Memoirs/Mother Teresa

Sat, Dec 27, 1986

Episode 15

The Best Films of 1986

Sat, Jan 3, 1987

Episode 16

The Worst Films of 1986

Sat, Jan 10, 1987

Episode 17

The Stepfather/Duet for One/Wanted: Dead or Alive/Hoosiers

Sat, Jan 17, 1987

Episode 18

Cult Video

Sat, Jan 24, 1987

Episode 19

Radio Days/Critical Condition/Outrageous Fortune/Restless Natives

Sat, Jan 31, 1987

Episode 20

Black Widow/From the Hip/Light of Day/Dead of Winter

Sat, Feb 7, 1987

Episode 21

Over the Top/84 Charing Cross Road/Death Before Dishonor/Working Girls

Sat, Feb 21, 1987

Episode 22

Tin Men/Some Kind of Wonderful/Angel Heart/A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors

Sat, Feb 28, 1987

Episode 23

Hollywood's Outdated Ratings System

Sat, Mar 7, 1987

In this special episode, Siskel and Ebert criticize the current ratings system, arguing that the "X" rating has created an atmosphere of double standards and self-censorship regarding content in films.