PAULINE KAEL
BR/> Name: Pauline Kael BR/> Born: 19 June 1919 Petaluma, California BR/> Died: 3 September 2001 Great Barrington, Massachusetts BR/> BR/> Pauline Kael (June 19, 1919 - September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who BR/> wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. She was known for her "witty, BR/> biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused" movie reviews. She BR/> approached movies emotionally, with a strongly colloquial writing style. She was BR/> often regarded as the most influential American film critic of her day and BR/> made a lasting impression on other major critics including Armond White and BR/> Roger Ebert, who has said that Kael "had a more positive influence on the BR/> climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three BR/> decades."
BR/> Name: Pauline Kael BR/> Born: 19 June 1919 Petaluma, California BR/> Died: 3 September 2001 Great Barrington, Massachusetts BR/> BR/> Pauline Kael (June 19, 1919 - September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who BR/> wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. She was known for her "witty, BR/> biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused" movie reviews. She BR/> approached movies emotionally, with a strongly colloquial writing style. She was BR/> often regarded as the most influential American film critic of her day and BR/> made a lasting impression on other major critics including Armond White and BR/> Roger Ebert, who has said that Kael "had a more positive influence on the BR/> climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three BR/> decades."