Pauline Kael (1919-2001) was likely the most powerful, and personal, movie critic of the 20th century. Writing for The New Yorker and publishing a dozenbest-selling books, she ruthlessly pursued what made a movieor an actor’s performance work, or not, and why. Her passion made her both...
I was impressed by how well-designed and cozy the branch library was; there was even a working fireplace with two armchairs in front of it. There were some books on sale that the library was getting rid of and I picked up two for just a dollar: a biography of Hoagy Carmichael and a ...