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Kenneth Anger Is Dead
De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est—speak no ill of the dead is the ancient wisdom. That’s my social-media policy. Mostly. Oh all right, I indulged…
May 25
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April 2023
Frank and Hedy
The tale of a movie that didn't take
Apr 11
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Restored Masterpiece From Argentina Screens Online This Weekend
Mario Soffici's Prisioneros de la Tierra (1939) is available free of charge via VOD, April 8–11, thanks to The Film Foundation
Apr 8
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March 2023
Strike Up the Theme Songs, Part Two
The second half of the Siren's tribute to the art of the title tune
Mar 7
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Strike Up the Theme Songs
As the Oscars loom, the Siren pays tribute to the era of lavish title tunes
Mar 1
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January 2023
The Siren 2022 Dozen
Part 2: My top six favorite new (yes, new) movies of last year
Jan 12
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The Official Siren Dozen of 2022
Part 1: The bottom half of my list of favorite new (yes, new) movies of last year
Jan 11
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Jeanne Eagels in The Letter (1929)
A fresh restoration will play MoMA's To Save and Project Festival on Jan. 13 and 25
Jan 9
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A Year in the Work
Being a tally of the 2022 work I did that wasn't on Substack
Jan 4
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October 2022
Spirit Roommates
A true Halloween tale of Alabama and Last Night in Soho
Oct 31, 2022
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Farran Smith Nehme
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Too Smart for the Set
Miriam Hopkins and the fine art of annoying your colleagues
Oct 18, 2022
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September 2022
Blonde
All right, fine, I saw it
Sep 30, 2022
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