My tribute to the witty, erudite, unique, and proudly obstreperous critic David Ehrenstein, who passed away yesterday. There's no paywall, and the comments are open too. Nothing else would be appropriate for a man who was always ready to roll with any opinion he encountered.

This is great work, unearthing a story of Hollywood and the Great Depression that I imagine virtually no one knows (I certainly didn’t). Sophia’s temporarily on the unemployment line herself, and if you are so inclined, subscribing to her delightful Vitaphone Zone would help. And would give all you Jazz Babies hours of reading pleasure to boot.

Over at Reverse Shot, I spoke to Lebanese writer-director Heiny Srour about the restoration of her films LEILA AND THE WOLVES and THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED ahead of their week-long run at BAM Brooklyn.