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I graduated from a Finnish university of applied sciences in June 2009 and I'm now officially a Bachelor of Culture and Arts. I've been designing websites for ten years and it's a very dear hobby of mine. I'd like to work in the field of media, hopefully combining my interest in movies, writing, pop culture and/or web design. At the moment, I write for a Finnish film magazine.
I have a subtle, self-deprecating and sarcastic sense of humour with a hint of irony and satire. I love silly and wacky things like the Moomins, Tim Burton's original drawings and the Uglydolls. I laugh a lot at stupid jokes (Conan's Walker Texas Ranger lever gets me every time), I think Eddie Izzard is a genius, I know too many Disney animations by heart and I'm totally hooked on House. I can spend dangerously many hours watching British comedy tv series such as Blackadder, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, The Fast Show, Extras and Jeeves & Wooster.
If you ever make the mistake of starting a conversation about films with me, you will find it very difficult to shut me up. Unless you use vanilla ice cream or a picture of Ami James (the sexy tattoo artist) as a distraction. Some people might say I have developed a slight obsession for movies (and everything to do with them) over the years. I'm not admitting anything, of course.
I hold great respect for Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Robert Downey Jr., Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Sam Rockwell, Hugh Laurie, Charlie Chaplin and Conan O'Brien.
Favourite films
21 Grams, A Beautiful Mind, Aladdin (Disney), American History X, Arizona Dream, Back to the Future trilogy, Big Fish, Burn After Reading, Casino Royale (2006), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Chaplin's films, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Corpse Bride, Donnie Brasco, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Efter Brylluppet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dead Man, Gladiator, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Finding Nemo, Finding Neverland, Forrest Gump, Frost/Nixon, Ice Age, Jerry Lewis' films, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Laurel & Hardy films, Layer Cake, Love Actually, Mary Poppins, Memento, Moon, My Neighbour Totoro, Mystic River, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Road to Perdition, Robin Hood (Disney), Secret Window, Sleepy Hollow, Snatch, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Emperor's New Groove, The Green Mile, The Libertine, The Lion King, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Secret of N.I.M.H., The Shawshank Redemption, The Station Agent, The Wizard of Oz, The Woodsman, Traffic, Walk the Line, WALL-E, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Wonder Boys, Zodiac (2007) (…and more!)
Favourite actors and actresses
Alex O'Loughlin, Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Charles Chaplin, Charlize Theron, Christopher Walken, Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Hugh Laurie, James Nesbitt, Jamie Foxx, Jason Isaacs, Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Jerry Lewis, Jim Carrey, Joaquin Phoenix, John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Bello, Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Sheen, Naomi Watts, Oliver Hardy, Owen Wilson, Patricia Arquette, Paul Bettany, Peter Stormare, Richard Dean Anderson, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Knepper, Rowan Atkinson, Sam Rockwell, Stan Laurel, Stephen Fry, Tom Hanks
Favourite directors and producers
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Charles Chaplin, David Fincher, Guy Ritchie, Jim Jarmusch, Marc Forster, Ridley Scott, Sam Mendes, Steven Soderbergh, The Coen brothers, Tim Burton
Favourite TV shows
21 Jump Street, 3rd Rock from the Sun, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, America's Next Top Model, Animal Hospital (British), As If (British), Batman, Blackadder, Breaking Bad, Creature Comforts, Doctor Snuggles, Extras, Fringe, Garfield & Friends, House, Inside the Actors Studio, Isänmaan toivot, Jeeves & Wooster, Keeping Up Appearances, Ketonen & Myllyrinne, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Life on Mars (British), MacGyver, Miami Ink, Moonlight, Murphy's Law, nature documentaries, Nikke Knatterton, No Reservations and A Cook's Tour (with Anthony Bourdain), NYPD Blue, Prison Break, The Apprentice (American), The Fast Show, The Invisible Man (2000), The Joulukalenteri, The Moomins, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Favourite music
Chris Daughtry, Danny Elfman, Disturbed, Jamiroquai, John Mayer, Josh Groban, Killswitch Engage, Kings of Leon, Lifehouse, Matchbox 20, Michael Jackson, Poets of the Fall, Rickie Lee Jones, Robert Downey Jr., Skunk Anansie, Snow Patrol, Staind, Tori Amos
Favourite books
Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram, Harlan Coben: Gone For Good, Just One Look, No Second Chance, Tell No One, Hugh Laurie: The Gun Seller, Ilkka Remes: Itäveri, Karjalan lunnaat, Nimessä ja veressä, Pääkallokehrääjä, Ruttokellot, Uhrilento, J.R.R. Tolkien:The Hobbit, Mark Salisbury: Burton on Burton, Michael Jackson:Dancing the Dream — Poems and Reflections