A Critic and a Poet.

Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael, The (Book); Kael, Pauline; Motion picture industry; Film criticism; De Niro, Robert, 1943-; Grant, Cary, 1904-1986

The essay presents a literary criticism of the book "The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael," written by Pauline Kael, with an introduction by Sanford Schwartz. The author discusses Kael's film criticism and her work at "The New Yorker" magazine, Kael's understanding of the U.S. motion picture industry, as well as her writings about several actors such as Robert De Niro, Gary Grant, and Barbara Streisand.