Personal statement:
My name is Jonathan, I was born in the very last week of the sixties in a small town called Penrith, known as the gateway to the English Lake District.
My friends call me Tommo, none of them call me Kowalski but it's been my online moniker for a while now. The name is inspired by two films I love. They are very different from each other but each great in their own way. Stanley Kowalski (Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire) and Kowalski (Barry Newman in Vanishing Point, 1971).
As a kid I was a dreamer, always writing stories, acting out roleplays. I guess it was a natural progression from there to catching the cinema bug. My earliest memories of film were watching Elvis Presley movies with my mother. I was fanatical about those. I think Ann Margret was actually my first cinematic crush :)
The rest of the time i spent kicking a ball about desperately trying to emulate my footballing heroes George Best, Johan Cruyff and later Michel Platini and Diego Maradona. I'm still mad on football and support the mighty red devils 'Manchester United'.
I have had no formal film education. Film is an education in itself. I have no experience of the film industry either, although I am a "practising" screenwriter. More of a hobby than a career aim.
My real work day is spent as a crime researcher which i guess ties in with my passion for crime fiction, pulp and film noir.
I'm an obsessive habitual film watcher and like to work my way through lists. Currently i'm working my way through the BFI 100. I'm single so have a lot of time on my hands. If you're a single female on Spout I am looking for an equally obsessive film fan partner ;)
If you see me around, say hi, I'd love to chat with you all. I don't know anyone else on Spout. My friends don't really hangout online much.
Oh and I have a blog. Rebellious Celluloid. Join me there and discuss...
http://rebelliousc.com