I Lost it at the Movies: Film Writings, 1954-1965I Lost it at the Movies is vintage Kael on such classics of post-War cinema as On the Waterfront, Smiles of a Summer Night, West Side Story, The Seven Samurai, Lolita, Jules et Jim etc. Her comments are so fresh and direct, it's as if the movies had only been released last week. |
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Zeitgeist and Poltergeist Or Are Movies Going | 3 |
Fantasies of the ArtHouse Audience | 31 |
The Glamour of Delinquency | 44 |
Copyright | |
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