Sneak Previews

Gene Siskel:
Armstrong told me that of all the space movies he liked "2001" the best, that it did a remarkable job of communicating what living and traveling through outer space is actually like. What a remarkable and impressive compliment for a great movie.

Roger Ebert:
That must be the best review that Stanley Kubrick has ever gotten for "2001".

[first lines]

Gene Siskel:
The name of our show is "Opening Soon at a Theater Near You", two film critics talking about the movies. And this is Roger Ebert, the film critic from the Chicago Sun-Times.

Roger Ebert:
And right over here is Gene Siskel, the film critic from the Chicago Tribune and Channel 2 News.

Gene Siskel:
Part of our show is to sort of be a news magazine about movies, and we want to show you what's playing in town, what's coming to town and also maybe take you behind the scenes and show you a little bit about the movie business.

Gene Siskel:
[on "Conduct Unbecoming"] I think people are expecting us to disagree a lot. Not on this film.

Roger Ebert:
[referring to a clip in "Heartbeeps"] That's about as thrilling as a cold potato pancake.