Ridley Scott explained why he hasn't read reviews of his films since Pauline Kael 'offended' him with her 1982 'Blade Runner' ...

Ridley Scott reflects on the harsh review of Blade Runner and the valuable lesson it taught him about criticism.

Ridley Scott's 1982 classic Blade Runner was one of the most polarizing films at the time of its release – misunderstood, ...

"Pauline Kael in The New Yorker killed me stone dead with her Blade Runner review," Scott recalled. "It was four pages of ...

Scott's frequent invocation of four-letter words can obscure the fact that he really cares how his movies are received, and he can hold a grudge for decades.

Here’s a terrific essay by the great Clive James, reviewing a collection of the late, great film critic Pauline Kael’s selected reviews. When she was in her heyday, she reigned supreme over ...

West Coast film critic Pauline Kael inveighed against the Beatles to a defensive audience at Kirkland House last night. "One thing is wrong with Richard Lester, a big thing," she said of the four ...

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 dozen best-selling books, she ruthlessly pursued what ...