I’m from the city of Birmingham in the UK.
I’ve always liked film, but only since 2007 have I really taken a profound interest in the medium as an art. Since 2007 because this is when I decided to take Film as a 4th subject at my 6th form college intending to drop it in the second year. But soon I found out that this was a subject i cloud really relate to and one that grabbed my attention. I’m off to The University of Nottingham at the end of 2009 to take a degree in Film and television studies.
My taste in terms of film is very diverse and i wouldn’t say i attached myself to any particular movement. I like the absurb nature and hilarity of Werner Herzog, the emotional poetry of Ang Lee, the haunting realism of Bela Tarr, the profundity yet playfulness of Akira Kurosawa, the aesthetic grandeur of Zhang Yimou and the Dark humour and ultra-realism/surrealism of Park Chan-wook.
I’m also a fan of films which wouldn’t really feature on this sight;( team America, the note book, the last samurai) all of which people have dismissed or not taken seriously as films, yet i get something out of them which is of course the most important thing.

I’m also very big into photography and I have my collection at this link – http://mattick.deviantart.com/gallery/

Top films

1. =Rashomon
1. =American Beauty
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
4. Old Boy
5. Singing in the Rain