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The Age of Movies: Selected Writings (The Film Writings)
"Film criticism is exciting just because there is no formula to apply," Pauline Kael once observed, "just because you must use everything you are and everything you know." Between 1968 and 1991, as regular film reviewer for The New Yorker, Kael used those formidable tools to shape the tastes of a generation, enthralling readers with her gift for capturing, with force and f...more
Hardcover, 750 pages
Published
October 27th 2011
by Library of America
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Having been quite dedicated to cinema and film criticism for all of my adult life I thought it might be prudent to finally bone up on the writings of one of America's most famed and controversial critics. This volume is a perfect overview of Kael's career being a collection of selections from her published work (mostly for the New Yorker).
Kael is ultimately a fascinating critic for me not in what I agree with (her love of specific actors and recognition that filmmaking is a collaborative process...more
Kael is ultimately a fascinating critic for me not in what I agree with (her love of specific actors and recognition that filmmaking is a collaborative process...more
I have always been a Paulette--in fact, I can remember the first review of her I read and noticed, of Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill"--and I've been working my way through this posthumous anthology with pure enjoyment. Why can't all criticism be this exciting, this much fun? And she's so smart about so many things, especially about the role of pleasure and the artistic experience.
In reading some of these pieces, most of which I'd read ages and ages ago, I've realized that she may have given...more
In reading some of these pieces, most of which I'd read ages and ages ago, I've realized that she may have given...more
I didn't read much of this book, but scanned it and since I'm a fan of Pauline Kael's film reviews and even received a letter from her once when I wrote and disagreed with one of her reviews, specifically the one on the film Ghandi. I amy come back to this again and again which is why I placed it on my list.
Oct 18, 2011
Roy Kenagy
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Excellent essay on the life & work of the late New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael http://nyr.kr/ozllzR Probably prompted by the issue of a compilation of her reviews by Library of America http://bit.ly/pOxFUH
Sharp, insightful film reviews and essays. I wish we still had Kael's voice critiquing current releases.
I can only imagine what PK would have said about the star ratings for books, let alone movies...
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Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. She was known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused" movie reviews. She approached movies emotionally, with a strongly colloquial writing style. She is often regarded as the most influential American film critic of her day and made a lasting impression on other major critics...more
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