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My name is Peter Strauss, I am a second year student at Ryerson University's School of Image Arts in the New Media program. Being in such a program has taught me many things about web design, so this website was designed as a project to further my knowledge and act as a testing ground for new things I learn. It was also created out of my boredom.

Seeing as I'm pretty big on film, I thought it would be a good place to just rant about the movies that I like, I figure if it's just a test site might as well make it as self indulgent as possible. My interests in film constantly change so I hope to be able to make this site into a more dynamic space in the future to suite my constantly changing list.

In terms of the movies on the list, there are a lot in the lower sections that I consider guilty pleasures and there are a lot of less typical, more classical films that find their spot on the list. While doing this has allowed me to open my eyes to different types of movies, I hardly consider myself an elitist and still enjoy the guilty pleasures of blockbusters and the shallow, but politically-laced gore-fest of (usually Romero) cheesy horror films. Controversial comedies and geek satisfying comic adaptations are a few other types of movies that are typical to see on a list like this from me. My write ups are a combination of my own observation and commonly noted themes and qualities of certain films that I have read up on here and there as I discover more about these movies.

Inspirational artists
Like anyone, there are specific filmmakers whom I constantly look to for inspiration and ideas, these are people who are truly dedicated to their craft and consistently impress me as a viewer.

James Cameron
Michel Gondry
Spize Jonze
Steven Spielberg
Paul Thomas Anderson
Quentin Tarantino
David Cronenberg
Stanley Kubrick
Charlie Kaufman
David Fincher
Christopher Nolan
Richard Linklater
Fernando Meirelles
Ron Howard

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