I call bullshit. No one has that for a Top Five. She's trying way too hard, especially by putting John Carpenter at #1. Snake Plissken 4LIFE, no doubt, but blogga please... best movie ever? Nope.
posted by Uncle Grambo at 2009-05-28 14:44:58 
I dunno. My top five would include Godard, Antonioni, Hitchcock, and Wong Kar-Wai. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> But I try too hard too.<br /><br />
posted by Rex at 2009-05-28 14:47:06
Agreed. The fact she name drops directors in every freaking interview is lame. (Cat Fancy: "Siamese or Tabby?" Sasha: "Oh I love me some Herzog...").<br /><br /> <br /><br /> I understand the dichotomy of porn vs. intelligence she's trying so hard to project, but she ain't no Diablo Cody. At least she was <em>somewhat</em> believable.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Selling yourself for sex is the ultimate selling out, no matter how much hipster cred you think you got.
posted by Chris_ at 2009-05-28 14:51:10
Still don't get the media fascination with this girl. Couldn't care less.
posted by ShellMedia at 2009-05-28 17:05:17
great list, not far from mine. no matter who she is, it's a great list. totally believable for a literate film buff.<br /><br /> so she's into folks knowing that she knows... no different from any precocious and slightly pretentious twenty-something.
posted by filmbuff at 2009-05-28 21:34:57
Right, that's an impressive list for a 21 year old. Non-obvious choices, indicating an actual interest in art rather than a boyfriend guiding her to the cool. Pretty consistant taste in things too (someone who like Current 93, probably really gets Stroszek too). So what makes her frequent (obscure/dark/intellectual) cultural references any different than what your typical indie band lead singer does in interviews? She is curious and introspective in a way that many men find threatening, whether someone fucks for money or not.
posted by joanne at 2009-05-28 23:23:37
@joanne: Yeah. In fact, I think it's the combination of that smart introspection and the 'fuck yes, I fuck for money' attitude that is threatening to a lot of men. Porn is frequently exploitative and misogynistic, but I'm not sure Sasha Grey is one its victims.
posted by Nav at 2009-05-29 00:15:09
<em>Non-obvious choices, indicating an actual interest in art rather than a boyfriend guiding her to the cool.</em><br /><br /> <br /><br /> It's clear no boy would have picked those choices, for reals. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <em>She is curious and introspective in a way that many men find threatening.</em> I just think fucking for money shouldn't be the new resume builder for future actors, I guess. Just seems sorta gross.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> This whole porn + indie thing is played out. Suicide Girls, Diablo Cody, etc, etc ... it just seems pre-packaged. I'm all for spreading good taste, but it just seems the actress is being marketed with the movie, Juno-style. It'd lame and phony. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooker_with_a_heart_of_gold" target="_blank">It's been done a billion times.</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> I'm all for good taste, but I'm not sure why "fucking for money" now equals "gets to share her movie preferences in major media outlets."
posted by Chris_ at 2009-05-29 00:37:29
That's a surprisingly interesting movie selection. I'm actually quite interested to watch her performance in the gf experience now after seeing the video. I know it hasn't been rated as all that good & there's been a ton of hype about her in general but she across like someone who might manage the crossover from the adult to the mainstream movie industry.
posted by Horse at 2009-06-02 06:44:12
