Self-Styled Siren

Share this post

User's avatar
Self-Styled Siren
Oscar Night

Oscar Night

Self-Styled Siren's avatar
Self-Styled Siren
Feb 28, 2011
∙ Paid

Share this post

User's avatar
Self-Styled Siren
Oscar Night
Share



The story goes that when D.W. Griffith released The Struggle in 1931, a number of critics refused to review it out of respect for his former accomplishments.

And so it goes with Kirk Douglas at last night's Oscars. The Siren closed her eyes, and thought of Colonel Dax.

There really aren't many observations that the Siren has to make about the awards. The…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Farran Smith Nehme
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share