Person

Pauline Kael

Acting · 1919–2001 · Petaluma, California, USA

Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries.

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  The Mike Douglas Show

  Self

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  PBS News Hour

  Self - Movie Critic, The New Yorker

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  Altman on His Own Terms

  Self (voice)

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  Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

  Self (archive footage)

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  Life Itself

  Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

• The Man with No Name

  Self

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  The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

  1991

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  For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

  Self

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  Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

  Self

• Ed & Pauline

  2014

• 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendSelf (archive footage)
• 2014Life ItselfSelf - Film Critic (archive footage)
• 2014Ed & Pauline
• 2013Big Joy: The Adventures of James BroughtonSelf
• 2009For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film CriticismSelf
• 2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf (voice)
• 1991The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
• 1989The Magical EyeSelf
• 1977The Man with No NameSelf
• 1975PBS News HourSelf - Movie Critic, The New Yorker
• 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf