Porn stars can be smart; some are even PhDs. So it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise that adult film actress Sasha Grey, who currently stars (non-pornographically) in Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience, likes great films. In fact, Karina wrote about Grey’s cineaste tastes more than six months ago. But the movie geeks are nontheless excited this week over Grey’s recent appearance on The Rotten Tomatoes Show, where she counted down her top favorite films. They are, in downward order, Stroszek, Fat Girl, Pierrot le fou, A Woman Under the Influence and Escape from New York.

Okay, so I’m as excited as any other blogger commenting on her choices, even if I’m not as surprised by them. Why shouldn’t I be thrilled that someone has the same favorite Godard as myself? And how can I not be glad that someone else loves Stroszek, which is hardly a beloved movie, even for many Herzog fans. I’m not any bit a fan of her top pick, but that’s fine. We’re still plenty compatible…to produce a brand of pornos that parody classic art films.

Check out some other reactions from the blogosphere after the jump:

• Guy Lodge at In Contention is surprised, but in a good way:
  

  I absolutely love this. It would appear that porn star Sasha Grey and highbrow film critic Glenn Kenny have more in common than just their mutual appearances in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Girlfriend Experience.” As this Rotten Tomatoes interview proves, Grey’s own cinematic taste is discerning, to say the least.

• Scott Weinberg at Cinematical may have fallen in love:
  

  …a porn star who not only adores Cassavetes, Breillat, and Herzog, but she speaks about them well enough to prove she’s not faking it! (I hate porn stars who fake it.) And then, just to add a little tweak to the list, her #1 pick is so cool, it made me want to … give Sasha Grey a nice big kiss. On the cheek. Her face’s cheek. Honest.

• Commenting at JoBlo, “GroundlessNFree” thinks she’s faking it:
  

  The first four seemed planned. Not that she didn’t like the movies, but it’s like if you asked me to write a thought out article versus asked me on the street and got my gut reaction, you’ll get two different lists. Escape From new York seemed like the one she truly thought and asked herself, “what’s my fave film?” She seemed much more genuine discussing it.

• Scott Macaulay at Filmmaker Blog may not mind her faking it, so long as she’s doing it for good:
  

  Sasha Grey continues her march through the jungles of mainstream media with this Current TV piece in which she lists her five favorite movies. Hey, given that she’s using her promo time to promote Werner Herzog and Catherine Breillat, it’s totally cool with us.

• And just to prove Macaulay correct, here’s a comment from admitted Grey fan “HaloedGriot” from Rotten Tomatoes:
  

  Wow, I seen the little icon without even knowing the name of the article and knew it was Sasha Grey with that devious smirk of hers…oh my goodness…I need a napkin…and maybe some Kleenex.

  I will be checking some of these films.

Finally, here’s the clip of Grey counting down the titles, including commentary on why she likes each one: