What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (Movie)

Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1968. Praised for her highly opinionated and feisty writing style and criticised for her subjective and sometimes ruthless reviews, Kael’s writing was refreshingly and intensely rooted in her experience of watching a film as a member of the audience. Loved and hated in equal measure – loved by other critics for whom she was immensely influential, and hated by filmmakers whose films she trashed - Kael destroyed films that have since become classics such as The Sound of Music and raved about others such as Bonnie and Clyde. She was also aware of the perennial difficulties for women working in the movies and in film criticism, and fiercely fought sexism, both in her reviews and in her media appearances.

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1. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) (Movie) (3)
   

   Francis Ford Coppola...Self

   

   Paul Schrader...Self

   

   Robert Towne...Self
2. Behind the Scenes (2017) (Movie) (2)
   

   Francis Ford Coppola...Self

   

   Quentin Tarantino...Self
3. Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001) (Movie) (2)
   

   Francis Ford Coppola...Self

   

   Alec Baldwin...Self
4. Friedkin Uncut (2018) (Movie) (2)
   

   Quentin Tarantino...Himself

   

   Francis Ford Coppola...Himself
5. Hollywood Mavericks (1990) (Movie) (2)
   

   Francis Ford Coppola...Himself

   

   Paul Schrader...Himself
6. Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011) (Movie) (2)
   

   Alec Baldwin...Himself

   

   Quentin Tarantino...Himself
7. Milius (2013) (Movie) (2)
   

   Francis Ford Coppola...Himself

   

   Paul Schrader...Himself
8. One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) (Movie) (2)
   

   Quentin Tarantino...Himself

   

   Molly Haskell...Self
9. Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008) (Movie) (2)
   

   Alec Baldwin...Narrator (voice)

   

   Molly Haskell...Herself
10. Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014) (Movie) (2)
    

    Molly Haskell...Self

    

    Marcia Nasatir...Self
11. Salinger (2013) (Movie) (2)
    John Guare...Self - Playwright

    

    Robert Towne...Self - Screenwriter
12. Seduced and Abandoned (2013) (Movie) (2)
    

    Alec Baldwin...Self

    

    Francis Ford Coppola...Self
13. Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (Movie) (2)
    

    Camille Paglia...Herself - Interviewee

    

    Paul Schrader...Himself - Interviewee
14. Sodankylä Forever (2010) (Movie) (2)
    

    Francis Ford Coppola...Self

    

    John Boorman...Self
15. State and Main (2000) (Movie) (2)
    

    Alec Baldwin...Bob Berrenger

    

    Sarah Jessica Parker...Claire Wellesley
16. The King (2018) (Movie) (2)
    

    Alec Baldwin...Himself

    Greil Marcus...Himself
17. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) (Movie) (2)
    

    Paul Schrader...Self

    

    Robert Towne...Self
18. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (Movie) (2)
    

    Camille Paglia...Herself

    

    Molly Haskell...Herself