Alejandro Jodorowsky is one of the supreme nut jobs in movie history, and of course I mean that in the nicest way. Steve Erickson alejandrohistoryjob Change image and share on social
Inside every TV star is a movie star screaming to get out, and Donna Frenzel, with whom I'm guessing you're not instantly familiar, made George Clooney a movie star once and for all in the first ten minutes of his fifth feature, 1998's 'Out of Sight.' Steve Erickson clooneydonnafamiliar share on social
Scarlett Johansson has a smile she tries to suppress in every movie she makes. She's been trying to keep a straight face since she appeared with Bill Murray 11 years ago in her breakthrough, 'Lost in Translation.' Steve Erickson agoappearbill share on social
Americans should be ashamed of how aflutter they get about Downton Abbey - it's unpatriotic. I seem to remember we fought a revolution so as not to put up with this nonsense, where notions of station are so unforgiving that upper and lower echelons are practically different species. Steve Erickson abbeyaflutteramerican share on social
To an extent, our relationship with the movies is always subjective. Our capacity to be involved says as much about each of us; I've never fathomed why anyone would want to spend four hours in the company of the exceedingly tiresome Scarlett O'Hara. Steve Erickson capacitycompanyexceedingly share on social
Italian writer-director Paolo Sorrentino makes zombie movies, which probably comes as a surprise to him. At the center of his best and most recent pictures are the walking dead, characters in a race with themselves across mortality's finish line, their spirits arriving before the rest of them. Steve Erickson arrivecentercharacter share on social
I think we can fairly conclude that writer-director Joss Whedon didn't make 'The Avengers' for me. Steve Erickson avengerconcludedirector Change image and share on social
That godfather of the modern action blockbuster, 'The Godfather,' is entirely character driven, propelled by the transformation of a crime lord's youngest son, who breaks bad when he evolves from white-sheep war hero to blood-soaked inheritor of his father's empire. Steve Erickson actionbadblockbuster share on social
Can anything be less cool than defending the motion picture academy? Steve Erickson academycooldefend Change image and share on social
In a way, all Scandinavian movies are descendants of the original Scandinavian Christian-metaphor movie, Danish director Carl Dreyer's 1928 'The Passion of Joan of Arc,' one of the seven or eight best films ever made and impossible to watch more than once. Steve Erickson arccarlchristian share on social