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  • Steve Erickson

    Writer-at-Large/Film

    Erickson is the author of ten books, including 2007’s critically acclaimed novel Zeroville. He teaches at CalArts and is editor of Black Clock, the school’s literary journal. Erickson has written for Esquire, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times Magazine. The film critic for Los Angeles magazine since 2001, he’s received five city and regional magazine awards. His Web site is steveerickson.org.

The Essential Movie Library #33: Chinatown

Posted on 6/18/2013 10:30:00 AM by Steve Erickson
Nicholson’s pursuit of the truth, apparently out of sheer obstinacy more than idealism, hints at a town where there are secret lives inside artificial ones inside secret ones. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #32: Stalker (1979)

Posted on 6/11/2013 10:02:00 AM by Steve Erickson
Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky’s “stalker” longs to be a holy fool if only he can find the faith in this spellbinding film that visually unfolds in steampunk sepias and inky miasmas. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #31: Weekend (1968)

Posted on 6/4/2013 9:50:00 AM by Steve Erickson
A couple who secretly plot each other’s demise head off in their car to claim an inheritance and instead find, out on the highway, the end of civilization. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #30: Some Like It Hot (1959)

Posted on 5/28/2013 3:46:00 PM by Steve Erickson
With her unsung skills as a comedienne tethered to her vulnerability Marilyn Monroe steals every scene she's in. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #29: Red River (1948)

Posted on 5/21/2013 11:30:00 AM by Steve Erickson
Director Howard Hawks was the movies’ great contradiction, a pro and subversive at the same time, and when it came to the film’s troubled production, financing the herd alone made this a Western with which to be reckoned. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #28: The Passenger (1975)

Posted on 5/14/2013 12:45:00 PM by Steve Erickson
Not for those who need their riddles answered but rather for those haunted by the beauty of what can’t be answered Read More

The Essential Movie Library #27: Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Posted on 5/7/2013 11:29:00 AM by Steve Erickson
A stealth masterpiece on first release, within 20 years it would be regarded as the greatest American musical ever made. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #26: Heat (1995)

Posted on 4/30/2013 11:10:00 AM by Steve Erickson
Heat prowls a city that has no respect for either interiors or exteriors, where walls are as transient as everything else. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #25: L'Atalante (1934)

Posted on 4/23/2013 10:10:00 AM by Steve Erickson
This movie would be regarded as an utter failure for more than a decade until subsequent generations of filmmakers including Francois Truffaut and Jim Jarmusch fell under its spell. Read More

The Essential Movie Library #24: Sunrise (1927)

Posted on 4/16/2013 11:42:00 AM by Steve Erickson
The silent era’s pinnacle of what film could be. Read More

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