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Andrew

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About Me

I am bitter and have many a chip on my shoulder. i am very shy, probably the shyest person i know; of course i am the only person i know, because i am shy.

My Interests

films Cake. The way characters in “peanuts” always say “Charlie Brown” People with tact Changing the word “Georgia” to “Hampshire” when singing “Dock of the bay” Coffee Talking about films Imagining conversations Smiling for no reason whilst walking down the street.

I'd like to meet:

tom stoppard and woody allen

Music:

David Bowie, Rufus Wainwright, Fiona Apple, N.E.R.D, Bjork, Jon Brion, R.E.M, Smoosh, Oasis, Nirvana, sigur ros, GSYBE, Jeff Buckley, Kanye West. Van MorrisonNeil YoungThe Beach Boys

Movies:

i think i'll go by directors, but this does not mean i have seen or like all of their films. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------Paul Thomas Anderson - i'm very jealious of this man, but he is giving everyone one time to catch up.My pick- Boogie Nights------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- -- John Cassavetes - the godfather of independent films. My pick- A Woman Under the Influence ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Lars von trier - knows how to leave you winded.my pick- breaking the waves ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- Quentin - need i say more? My pick- Pulp Fiction ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------Woody Allen - the man i would want to be, if he wasn't 70. i have seen almost all of his films. Just the best allround film maker around. Love and will defend all of his work. My picks- early- take the money and run------ middle- Manhatten-------second middle- sweet and lowdown----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- Martin Scorsese - a master, should stop trying so hard to please.my pick- The king of comedy------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------Chaplin - Have all his features in a great little box, i think he was best when he kept his mouth shut.my pick- modern times------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------Paddy Chayefsky - Screenwriter, IMO just second to Woody in all time great screenwriters. The academy don't share this view, he being the only winner of three original screenplay oscars on his own.my pick- Network----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------Billy Wilder - man this guy was good. The Apartment is one of my favorates my pick- the apartment--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------Lukas Moodysson - who knows where he is going.my pick- fucking amal-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- François Truffaut - All about moments.My pick- jules et jim. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----- John Hughes -the best at what he did.my pick- Ferris Bueller's Day Off--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- Harmony Korine - very exciting film maker, maybe came to fame too young.my pick- gummo------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------Micha el Winterbottom - great british directormy pick- 24 Hour Party People ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------Mike Figgis - experimental not always with success.my pick- Timecode---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- Robert Altman - unique and great director, of sometimes wonderful films. my pick- Nashville ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Orson Welles - very good but not willing to play the game. Made a film everyone who thinks they like films should see. my pick- Citizen Kane ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------Richard Linklater - made films he wanted to make, and easily slips into commerical films. my pick- dazed and confused---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Alfred Hitchcock - British master. My pick- psycho ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- Bruce Robinson - Created the best British screenplay ever.my pick- Withnail and I ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ recently have loved "If" (not the stephen king one)i love "Beautiful girls" still ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- Also "Flirting"- "Fucking Amal" and "Dazed and confused"

Television:

I pretend not to like television.

Books:

Franny and Zooey- J.D. Salinger chuck palahniuk

Heroes:

all the firemen and police and shit from new york, right?