Martin Schneider writes:

Pauline Kael was born 90 years ago this Friday, June 19. Jason Bellamy of the Cooler, a website dedicated to "cinema ruminations," has chosen to dedicate the week to the one critic who probably influenced more movie bloggers than any other (and many other writers and critics too).

All week long, he'll be posting some of Kael's more noteworthy reviews and then open the floor to discussion.

The inaugural post features Kael's review of A Clockwork Orange, and focuses on her thoughts on violence in movies.

I think Kael is one of those people who's so influential that her name doesn't even come up that much; it's like it's superfluous. Kudos to Jason for bringing her name into view a bit.

As Jason says, the celebration lives or dies on the participation of others, so please, do go over and comment!