Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714509833 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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briefest statement imaginable for the basic appeal of movies Peter Shelley This is Pauline Kael's second book of film reviews, covering 1965- 1967, when she was freelancing and yet to be attached to The New Yorker magazine. It also includes notes on 280 movies capsule reviews which predates her later 5001 Notes at the Movies companion. On the title of the book, Kael says she it on an Italian poster and is perhaps the briefest statement imaginable of the basic appeal of movies. "This appeal is . "Great insight, but watch out!" according to Steven W. Cooper. As one would expect from "The world's most incisive film critic" these reviews express strong opinions and incorporate invaluable insider information. Kael's passion inspires some hilarious jabs, but she comes off mean-spirited at times.All things considered, we benefit from the intellectual rigor she brings to film criticism; but one has to be careful when reading Kael: just because the critique is intelligent doesn't
Winner of the American National Book Award for her film criticism in 1974, Pauline Kael was, until her retirement in 1974, a reviewer and critic of films and filming for over thirty years. . Other titles by Pauline Kael available from Marion Boyars are: I Lost It At the Movies, Going Steady, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Reeling, When The Lights Go Down, Taking It All In, State of
This volume deals with over 300 of them, some essay length, some in short sharp paragraphs. From Bonnie and Clyde to Blow Up, Miss Kael praises, damns and displays her extraordinary grasp of films, film-makers, techniques and film history.. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is virtually an informal history of the movies
Other titles by Pauline Kael available from Marion Boyars are: I Lost It At the Movies, Going Steady, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Reeling, When The Lights Go Down, Taking It All In, State of the Art, Hooked, Movie Love, Raising Kane and Other Essays and 5001 Nights at the Movies. . About the Author Winner of the American National Book Award for her film criticism in 1974, Pauline Kael was, until her retirement in 1974, a reviewer and critic of films and filming for over thirty years