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Farran Smith Nehme

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Film critic; NSFC, NYFCC. Bylines at Criterion, Sight & Sound, Noir City, my own Substack, and wherever fine film geeks are found. https://selfstyledsiren.substack.com/

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Farran Smith Nehme·Aug 3

At my substack, no paywall for now: The Man Who Would Be Dorléac. open.substack.com/pub/selfstyl...

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Farran Smith Nehme·Aug 23

Happy 95th birthday to Vera Miles! Splendidly versatile actress who could play insanity for Alfred Hitchcock just as well as she did homespun stability for John Ford. Retired for many years, she is one of our last living connections to them both.

Vera Miles posed standing in a black, ankle-length halter dress and mid-length black gloves.
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Farran Smith Nehme·Aug 16

In honor of her 92nd birthday, my favorite photo of Julie Newmar. Many, many happy returns to her.

Julie Newmar, with a blonde short crop, in a strapless black lace bustier bodysuit, fine-weave black fishnet stockings, and black stiletto pumps, poses in front of a scarecrow in a cornfield, with her left leg magnificently stretched out as she pulls back a baseball bat, ready to hit the ball out of the park. I never looked it up but this is pretty obviously a publicity shot for DAMN YANKEES.
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Farran Smith Nehme·Sep 16

A giant has left us. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

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Farran Smith Nehme·12h

The inability to self-edit—or maybe it's the conviction that your every thought deserves to be published—is an ominous trait. And virtually every tech billionaire seems to have it.

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Farran Smith Nehme·17h

Farewell to the admirable Emily Leider, whose books (also on Mae West and Myrna Loy) were delightful to read and meticulously researched. She was generous with other writers, suppporting and promoting their work. And she offered me kind assistance on more than one occasion. She will be missed.

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With links to watch! ❤️

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Cooper looks up from his catnip chaise longue to wish Bluesky a happy #InternationalCatDay!

Cooper, a blue-eyed seal point Siamese cat, looks up from a cardboard scratch pad shaped like an ornate sofa.
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I see cottage cheese gradually making a comeback on recipe sites and I have one word to say about that and it is NO.

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