interesting article on Paulie Kael's infamous Kane article

[smartone]

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael’s Controversial Criticism of Citizen Kane
https://lithub.com/raising-kael-on-pauline-kaels-controversial-criticism-of-citizen-kane/?fbclid=IwAR1TxjQTxwZTbswB-4TadUsiMoXPNZoXQZbuoMIo3WHd7n6Qzekbat-KMQ0

[nickleschichoney]

Eh.

[Wellesnet]

In a sense Hollywood replaced tabloid journalism as a source of entertainment; in another sense Hollywood is the continuation of tabloid journalism by other means.

"Hollywood went Hearst one better. Whereas Hearst could only decide what news was to be for the people, Hollywood could decide what people were to be for the people."
- Gore Vidal, Hollywood

[Wellesnet]

Andrew Sarris's response to Kael's article:
https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/12/02 ... qfHSeNx_FE

[Steve Paradis]

Andrew Sarris's response to Kael's article:
https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/12/02 ... qfHSeNx_FE

A lot of us know that article. But the link scrolls down to its original printed appearance in the Village Voice--the complete pages--and that is a treasure if you were around then.