At the Movies
Independence Day/Special Effects/Phenomenon
TV Flash files “Independence Day/Special Effects/Phenomenon” as hour 459 of 616 in the TV Flash guide — At the Movies (1982–1990) on Syndication, season 10, episode 43, aired 1996-07-06, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E43: listed hour 459 of 616 in the At the Movies guide, hour 43 of 50 in season 10. It aired 1996-07-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Striptease/Cold Fever/The Nutty Professor/A Perfect Candidate/Maybe, Maybe Not” (S10E42). Next is “Courage Under Fire/Walking and Talking/Trainspotting/Harriet the Spy” (S10E44). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Independence Day/Special Effects/Phenomenon sit in the At the Movies guide?
S10E43 is listed hour 459 of 616 — hour 43 of 50 in season 10, season 10 episode 43.
When did At the Movies S10E43 air?
Independence Day/Special Effects/Phenomenon aired 1996-07-06 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this the same as Sneak Previews?
Related Chicago-critics lineage; this syndicated 1982–1990 run (under various official titles) is the thumbs-as-shorthand era people mean by At the Movies. Balcony, barbs, mass criticism.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Two thumbs up: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert turn newspaper rivalry into appointment film talk — balcony seats, clipped verdicts, and fights that were half the entertainment. Syndication made serious criticism mass. The argument as format: two Chicago men teaching America it was allowed to have taste, and to disagree on camera.
The balcony is the silhouette. Syndicated 1982–1990 under various official titles: Chicago critics debate new releases with clips, barbs, and binary thumb verdicts — two thumbs up, newspaper rivals as appointment film talk. At the Movies is Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert as celebrity critics: balcony seats, clipped verdicts, fights that were half the entertainment. The thumbs system became cultural shorthand. Serious criticism made mass. The argument as format. *Balcony as civic furniture, a thumb as the accessory…
Filed against
- Gene Siskel as Host/critic
Gene Siskel turned newspaper rivalry into appointment film talk on At the Movies — balcony seats, clipped verdicts, and fights that were half the entertainment. Two thumbs as a national grammar. TV Flash files him as 1980s syndication…
- Roger Ebert as Host/critic
Roger Ebert turned At the Movies into appointment film talk with Gene Siskel — two thumbs up, balcony seats, clipped verdicts, fights that were half the entertainment. Newspaper rivalry as syndication. TV Flash files him as 1980s…
Also in season 10
- S10E01 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar/Magic in the Water/The Innocent/Last of the Dogmen/Truman
- S10E02 The Stars Fell on Henrietta/Hackers/Clockers/Unstrung Heroes/Angus
- S10E03 Showgirls/Canadian Bacon/Se7en/The Run of the Country/A Month by the Lake
- S10E04 To Die For/Steal Big, Steal Little/Devil in a Blue Dress/Moonlight and Valentino/The Big Green
- S10E05 Assassins/Dead Presidents/How to Make an American Quilt/Strange Days/Persuasion
- S10E06 The Scarlet Letter/The Celluloid Closet/Jade/Blue in the Face/Les Miserables