Pauline Kael, RIP.

the comments re: welles upthread are missing the point. of course welles was responsible (mostly) for not getting to make another film after "f for fake." but kael's "raising kane" is a big old pudding of lazy criticism and outright calumnies. yes, it's got some great insights, but that doesn't excuse the sloppiness of the piece.

We acknowledged as such.

*much. I really can't type tonight.

anybody ever read renata adler's legendary takedown in the ny review of books - "perils of pauline"??

Yup. Adler's flummoxed by Kael's slang.

haha yes! it's a fantastic piece of writing and analysis, listing in excruciating and hilarious detail every last weird thing about kael's writing. even fans (and i'm a bit one, despite my criticism of "raising kane") should check it out.

uh, i'm a BIG one, that is. not "a bit of one."

Is Atkinson using the word "feckless" correctly?

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/courtneykaehler/maracas.jpg

At what, the feckless boxer?

Stumped.