Posts tagged the owl and the pussycat
Happy Birthday Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby, senior film critic at The New York Times from 1969 to 1993, was born on this day (July 27) in 1924 (d. 2000).
On being a film critic, Canby said: “The basic difference between the critic and the member of the public who attends movies on a more or less casual basis, is that after a certain length of time spent watching movies, the critic can no longer be entertained by simply sitting back and allowing the movie to roll over him like a tank made of feathers. He wants to assume an active role, that’s his entertainment.”
He was funnier than Kael, though she was (usually) sharper. Here’s excerpts from his review of Barbra Streisand in The Owl and the Pussycat:
Simply Streisand #13
Barbra’s test photos for Doris’ “Cycle Sluts” movie in The Owl And The Pussycat never fail to compel the eye.
Simply Streisand #10
There’s Barbra porn like The Prince Of Tides. And then there’s Barbra porn like this:
