Category: Movie Critics
They can be as appalling or engaging as rock critics.
On the “inherent contradiction of being a blind movie critic”
“I soon realized that criticism, be it of movies, music, television, literature or any other form of entertainment, allows you to work through your emotional responses to what you experienced, and by doing so you are bringing into focus the reader’s own emotional responses. It was through critical writing that I was able to see the world more clearly. I chose to be a movie … Continue reading On the “inherent contradiction of being a blind movie critic”
“What’s so Great About Pauline Kael?”
Don’t ask me why, but the library around the corner had a mint condition soft-cover copy of Harold Bloom’s The Western Canon on their remainder rack for $1 (I know, I know, how utterly poetic of them), so of course I bought it, but then I got to wondering, “Didn’t Pauline Kael once have something to say about Harold Bloom?,” which led me to Google … Continue reading “What’s so Great About Pauline Kael?”
Calmly Disagreeing: Stanley Kauffmann (1916-2013)
By Phil Dellio When film critic Stanley Kauffmann died a few weeks ago, Scott was in the midst of a series of posts devoted to rock critics who, at some point in their careers, expressed a declining interest in writing about music. Did Kauffmann ever experience something similar, I wondered? He began at The New Republic in 1957, and he was still at it when he … Continue reading Calmly Disagreeing: Stanley Kauffmann (1916-2013)
Cinephiliacs Podcast: Andrew Sarris Roundtable
“Sarris passed away in June of 2012, but with October 31st, 2013 being what would have been his 85th Birthday, Peter Labuza is glad to host a round table featuring Dan Sallitt, Godfrey Cheshire, and David Schwartz to discuss the work of an essential critic and lover of movies.” Haven’t listened, just passing it on. Continue reading Cinephiliacs Podcast: Andrew Sarris Roundtable
Candy Coloured Man
“In a very rare interview [David Lynch] speaks to Matt Everitt about his formative early musical influences (Chopin and the sound of B36 bombers flying over his childhood home apparently) his passion for Elvis and early rock n roll, directing David Bowie, his love of jazz, how he creates his own unique music and how the imagery and plot of his classic film Blue Velvet … Continue reading Candy Coloured Man
Stanley Kauffmann, 1916-2013
Posted on The New Republic this morning: We are saddened to report that Stanley Kauffmann, our film critic of more than five decades, died early this morning at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York at age 97. We will be adding to this tribute throughout the day. The link above contains tributes by James Wolcott, David Denby, and David Thomson (with more to come). I’ve … Continue reading Stanley Kauffmann, 1916-2013
George F. Will & Pauline Kael
“Really, Altman’s Nashville is to America what country music is to music — not a close approximation.” Lewiston Morning Tribune, Aug 3, 1975 Continue reading George F. Will & Pauline Kael
Ebert Tributes x 2
There are too many fine Ebert tributes out there to try and track even a fraction of them, and I won’t try. Here are a couple great ones, though, from a former rockcritics contributor and a former rockcritics subject. Along with Leonard Maltin’s Home Video Guide, [Ebert’s] Movie Home Companion kept me occupied when I should’ve been studying or doing my homework. Being severely visually … Continue reading Ebert Tributes x 2
