Archive - Self-Styled Siren

Three new films, each with a great lead performance by a woman

Nov 3 •

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October 2024

Alice and Nora and George

Introducing Alice Adams and The Talk of the Town at New York's Film Forum

Oct 12 •

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September 2024

Hunting for Hazel Brooks

Part one of two on the long life and brief fame of a talented film noir starlet

Sep 19 •

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August 2024

July 2024

The Siren's Summer Books

Recommendations and future reads

Jul 15 •

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June 2024

May 2024

Debbie Reynolds in Her Own Words

25 years of frank and fabulous

May 14 •

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March 2024

"There Is No Formula"

John Huston on remakes

Mar 27 •

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December 2023

A brief birthday tribute to a costume-design great

Dec 8, 2023 •

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November 2023

Anatomy of a Fall and Priscilla

The start of catching up with some prime entries from the New York Film Festival

Nov 12, 2023 •

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