At the Movies
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At the Movies was a long-running American film review television program, best known for featuring critics like Roger Ebert who popularized the "thumbs up/thumbs down" style of movie criticism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film review television program
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television program ⓘ |
| audience | general television audience ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Siskel and Ebert review programs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format | half-hour television program ⓘ |
| genre |
film criticism
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review show ⓘ |
| hasCriticalApproach |
consumer-oriented recommendations
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conversational debate ⓘ |
| hasCriticPairFormat | yes ⓘ |
| hasPresenter |
A.O. Scott
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Ben Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ Christy Lemire NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Siskel NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Roeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Ebert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | At the Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later television film review shows
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popularization of binary thumbs-up/thumbs-down criticism ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| mediumOfBroadcast | syndicated television ⓘ |
| network | syndication ⓘ |
| notableCritic |
Gene Siskel
NERFINISHED
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Richard Roeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Ebert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
in-studio film clips and commentary
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thumbs up/thumbs down movie rating system ⓘ two-critic discussion format ⓘ |
| notableFor |
making film criticism accessible to mainstream audiences
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on-air disagreements between critics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primaryDistribution | U.S. broadcast television ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Buena Vista Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewScale |
thumbs down
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thumbs up ⓘ two thumbs up ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
current theatrical film releases
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film industry trends ⓘ |
| typicalSegment |
critics debate segment
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individual film reviews ⓘ picks of the week ⓘ |
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