Pauline Kael
That Scary 70’s New York— Dog Days, But No Cynicism
Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon.
The freak show that was 70’s New York both on- and off-screen can be summed up by the kicker o read more »
Self-Hating James Toback Asks: When Will I Be Loved?
James Toback’s When Will I Be Loved, from his own screenplay, has received an enthusiastically fav read more »
Two Cherished Critics, An Engrossing Odd Couple
Sontag & Kael: Opposites Attract Me , by Craig Seligman. Counterpoint, 192 pages, $23.
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La Politique des Nymphettes? Mean Girls: An Auteurist Critique
About 42 years ago, I published an article in Film Culture entitled "Notes on the Auteur Theory in 1 read more »
Pauline and Me: Farewell, My Lovely
The death of Pauline Kael (1919-2001) was announced on alocal television-news program late on Labor read more »
The Late, Immortal Brodkey: A Hollow Core at the Center
Sea Battles on Dry Land , by Harold Brodkey. read more »
