“At the busy height of his unlikely career Elliott Gould was as much an embodiment of the times as a movie star. As the 1960s faded into the ’70s, Mr. Gould appeared in role after role that seemed to crystallize the ideals and anxieties of the era… Mr. Gould, who turns 70 on Aug. 29, is being honored in his native borough, Brooklyn, with a series at BAMcinématek.”