Been reading up on Ebert and Roeper and it got me thinking, what other famous duos are there in the world of reviews/criticism (of anything, not just film)? Along with all the ensuing tension and status head-butting.
― NI, Sunday, 7 August 2016 02:16 (eight years ago) link
I guess Coogan & Brydon in The Trip could be included too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14njUwJUg1I
― lettered and hapful (symsymsym), Sunday, 7 August 2016 02:22 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJx9afYF3dg
― jmm, Sunday, 7 August 2016 03:16 (eight years ago) link
there's an interesting wsc thread about the Stud Brothers from Melody Maker here:
http://www.onetouchfootball.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=next_topic;f=2;t=005896;go=older
― soref, Sunday, 7 August 2016 10:45 (eight years ago) link
no there isn't
― Shakey δσς (sic), Sunday, 7 August 2016 13:44 (eight years ago) link
The Mad Peck and Robot A. Hull in Creem.
http://www.carolsheridanphoto.com/musicfornimrods/flipside.htm
― clemenza, Sunday, 7 August 2016 13:46 (eight years ago) link
deleuze / guattari
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 7 August 2016 13:48 (eight years ago) link
These are great, thanks all. I guess this counts too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_a_Tour_to_the_Hebrides
Boswell's Journal and Johnson's Journey make an interesting study in contrasts. Johnson considers things philosophically and maintains a high level of generality. Boswell's approach is more anecdotal, even gossipy, and succeeds in large part because of Boswell's keen eye and ear for detail.
― NI, Sunday, 7 August 2016 15:43 (eight years ago) link
Kermode/Mayo (not an endorsement).
― chad valley of the shadow of death (ledge), Sunday, 7 August 2016 15:55 (eight years ago) link
Manny Farber and his wife Patricia Patterson wrote a lot together. They weren't reviewing films, but their piece on Taxi Driver is well known.
― clemenza, Sunday, 7 August 2016 16:35 (eight years ago) link
On a similar note, don't think Andrew Sarris and Molly Haskell over wrote anything together, but it seems they did function as a team in some sense.
― The Rest Is A Cellarful of Noise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 August 2016 16:49 (eight years ago) link
I have a vague recollection that they may have written a piece or two together--but you've reminded me that Christgau and Carola Dibbell have often written together, including, I think, a regular video column.
― clemenza, Sunday, 7 August 2016 16:52 (eight years ago) link
http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=446
How did Christgau contribute to her recent novel?
― The Rest Is A Cellarful of Noise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 August 2016 17:11 (eight years ago) link
thurston moore / byron coley
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 7 August 2016 17:37 (eight years ago) link
The Goncourt brothers
― one way street, Sunday, 7 August 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
i've done point/cointerpoint pieces with other writers and it's a lot of fun to go back and forth with two distinct voices/opinions. but i've never really collaborated on a piece and whenever i see a piece with 2 bylines i wonder how that works. do they take turns? does one write the first draft and then the other does a pass adding/changing things beyond what an editor would? i'm curious about the process but i don't know if i'd ever have a good reason to work that way.
― Best Beloved Trump-Pence (some dude), Sunday, 7 August 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
Ebert and ROEPER! gtfo
― Blowout Coombes (President Keyes), Sunday, 7 August 2016 18:35 (eight years ago) link
Dellio and Woods, how could I forget.
http://www.amazon.com/Wanna-Be-Sedated-Music-Seventies/dp/0920151167/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/Quotable-Pop-Books-Phil-Dellio/dp/0920151507/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
― clemenza, Sunday, 7 August 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
Ah yes. The first is a classic. Not familiar with the second.
― The Rest Is A Cellarful of Noise (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 August 2016 21:10 (eight years ago) link
https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/01/14/Style/Images/Gilbert%20and%20Gubar%20Photo.jpeg?uuid=UVYaeF6mEeKZQG_EiPP-zQSandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar
― Stevie T, Sunday, 7 August 2016 21:13 (eight years ago) link