After 24 seasons of At the Movies, the syndicated movie review show has been cancelled. After Gene Siskel died and Roger Ebert got sick, the show was never the same. A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips took over last year after Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz hosted the show for a short time.
The show's distributor, Disney-ABC Domestic TV, have released the following statement:
After 24 seasons with us in national syndication, the highly regarded movie review show "At the Movies" (formerly known as "Siskel & Ebert" and "Ebert & Roeper") will air its last original broadcast the weekend of August 14, 2010.
This was a very difficult decision, especially considering the program's rich history and iconic status within the entertainment industry, but from a business perspective it became clear this weekly, half-hour, broadcast syndication series was no longer sustainable.
We gratefully acknowledge the outstanding work of the program's current co-hosts A.O. Scott and Michael Phillips and top-notch production staff, and it is with heartfelt appreciation that we extend very special thanks to the two brilliant, visionary and incomparable critics that started it all, Roger Ebert and the late Gene Siskel.
Here is what Ebert had to say via Twitter: "RIP, At the Movies. Memories."
My problem with At The Movies was their snobbery towards films that most liked to see in the theater. It just seemd to me they picked every little flaw apart instead of enjoying certain films for what they were. If a film is shit, then it's shit. it just seemed to me it was more important to review films that would be nominated for an Oscar instead of reviewing all kinds of movies.
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