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A Couple of Squared Circles, Sarris and Kael – Excerpt
This excerpt is quoted in the introduction of Pauline Kael’s article, and after some thought, I have decided it explains Kael’s first few criticisms better if it is accessible. The excerpt… more →
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The Ultimate Fourth of July Movie – Pauline Kael on ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 2 weeks ago: Pauline Kael calls Yankee Doodle Dandy “a big, enjoyable musical biography” starring “the astonishin … more →
Friday finds
stevenhartwriter wrote 4 weeks ago: Today would have been film critic Pauline Kael’s 90th birthday, and to mark the occasion … more →
Where's Waldo (Salt)?...
LW wrote 1 month ago: Empire is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary with a nifty puzzle, The Cryptic Canvas: a paint … more →
Contradictions and cosmic loneliness.
Marco Sparks wrote 4 months ago: “Too shallow to be truly lonely,” Pauline Kael wrote in her review of L’Avventura, … more →
"A Night at the Opera" - Stateroom Scene: Classic or Not?
k2pop wrote 4 months ago: According to movie comedy lore, the “Stateroom Scene” in the Marx Brothers’ … more →
A Couple of Squared Circles, Sarris and Kael – Excerpt
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 4 months ago: This excerpt is quoted in the introduction of Pauline Kael’s article, and after some thought, … more →
A Couple of Squared Circles, Sarris and Kael – Part II
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A.R. Duckworth wrote 4 months ago: Part Two: ‘Circles and Squares’ – Pauline Kael II Pauline Kael’s acerbic rep … more →
Kael Online Database
A.R. Duckworth wrote 4 months ago: http://www.paulrossen.com/paulinekael.html This is a link to an online database of the often adored … more →
After Pauline: Famous Last Words
meonmedia wrote 5 months ago: Review by Mike Gange Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael by Francis Davis Da Capo Pr … more →
PM Quote of the Day -- Pauline Kael
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Paul Ritchie wrote 7 months ago: [T]he critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising. This quote came … more →
David Gilmour on Movies as Homeschool Curriculum
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Milton Gaither wrote 8 months ago: This post reviews David Gilmour’s The Film Club: A Memoir(New York: Twelve, 2008). Gilmour, a … more →
Women Film Critics and the Lack Thereof ...
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S&Co. wrote 10 months ago: The great Pauline Kael A piece in today’s Alternet confirms what we’ve suspected for a l … more →
Looking Back at Stephenie Meyer
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bookchronicle wrote 11 months ago: Before picking up Meyer’s final book in the Twilight series, I wanted to reflect on these recently r … more →
Trashing Cinema
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Ian Woolcott wrote 12 months ago: It was fun watching the applecart being upset… but now where do we go for apples? That’s Paul Schrad … more →
Back Cover Blurbs -- Armond White's "The Resistance: Ten Years Of Pop Culture That Shook The World"
thewowjonesreport wrote 1 year ago: Back Cover Blurbs Of Armond White’s book, “THE RESISTANCE: Ten Years Of Pop Culture That Shook The … more →
In praise of Harry
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sizemore wrote 1 year ago: Although Lloyd explains why we call ourselves The Tuttle Club here, I thought it was worth highlig … more →
Goldenlink
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Sam Unsted wrote 1 year ago: McCain going to war with New York Times. Not good sign if he wins election… Napping is good. … more →
The start of an affair
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vjmorton wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago, I bought a book of film-criticism by a man, a famous literary figure, whom I’ … more →
LIGHTED PATHS IN THE DARK - American Film Criticism
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morlockjeff wrote 1 year ago: Recently republished by the Library of America, American Movie Critics: An Anthology From the Silent … more →
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