This is one of the most important film shows ever shown on TV. The reason is that it does a great job of explaining what three of the most important film directors of all time think about the movies. Each - Stephen Spielberg, Martin Scorcese, George Lucas - has their own view of what the future of the movies is. Each has their own view of how it will come to arrive. Each interview is extensive. Each interview is informative. It is interesting now in 2019 to see how much of what they predicted came true. Their continuing success as filmmakers prove that their basic tenant of wanting to keep on working hard to improve their craft to add to the number of quality movies out there adds to that interest. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of it is the fact that there is an accompanying book that while not easy to find because it is almost 30 years old is nevertheless worth getting since it does contain transcripts of the interviews since that is what makes it an adaptation. The point is that however you get a chance to discover the contents of this show - on television, some form of electronic download like DVD or the computer or a Netflix showing or the book if those are possible to do with this - this will be one of the best spent times you will ever have relative to learning about the history of the movies.
Siskel & Ebert: The Future of the Movies
(1990 TV Special)
An Important Movie Document !
22 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers