About Me

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I recently found out that I was one of only 347 people in the world without a MySpace page, so I figured that I should create one. I'm the film critic for The Aisle Seat (www.aisleseat.com) as well as four Central Pennsylvania radio stations (WQKX, WKOK, WEGH, WVLY). I hope to use this page to discuss all kinds of film-related issues with other cinema lovers.

My Interests

Seeing movies, writing about movies, talking about movies, thinking about movies, dreaming about movies. When not doing any of the above: reading, video games, music. Most important interest of all: My family.

I'd like to meet:

Other people who love movies and everything having to do with them.

Music:

Barenaked Ladies, Fountains of Wayne, Yellowcard, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Bee Gees, All-American Rejects, Kelly Clarkson, Incubus, Vampire Weekend, Fall Out Boy

Movies:

Star Wars series, JFK, Do the Right Thing, Fletch, The Brothers McMullen, Garden State, Dog Day Afternoon, Sin City, Juno, No Country For Old Men, King Kong (1933 and 2005), Clerks (1 and 2), Grindhouse

Television:

The Office, Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Extras, The Simpsons, Gilmore Girls

Books:

"The Secret History" by Donna Tartt; "The Adventures of Kavalier & Klay" by Michael Chabon; "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" by Peter Biskind; "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby; anything by Michael Crichton and Jeffrey Deaver

Heroes:

Kevin Smith answered this question with "Jesus and Batman." Who am I to argue?

My Blog

I’m a bad blogger!

Holy cow - I have not blogged here since October. Mostly that is because I write an "official" blog for PennLive.com and, since I'm under contract with them, save all my best stuff for that site. Any...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Thu, 15 May 2008 06:33:00 PST

A Week in the Life of Movie Mike Part 7

Thursday October 11, 2007 Up at 6:00. I get dressed and head out around 7:30. On my way to the day job, I stop at Wal-Mart to pick up a card and one last birthday gift (a board game) for Steph...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

A Week in the Life of Movie Mike Part 6

Wednesday October 10, 2007 I get up at 5:30 and head out the door two hours later. I have a day job-related meeting in Harrisburg all morning. As a little bonus for hard work, the boss says to...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

A Week in the Life Part 5

Tuesday October 10, 2007 Haul my lazy rear out of bed at 6:00 AM and get ready for the day job. I am there for nearly 10 hours. No wonder I'm tired all the time! After making the 45-mi...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

A Week in the Life Part 4

Monday October 8, 2007 Up at 5:30 AM, and out the door at 6:30. I make the half-hour drive to WQKX. When I arrive, I go over the entertainment news with Drew and Ali, letting them know that I h...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

A Week in the Life Part 3

Sunday October 7, 2007 Wake up at 7:30 to discover about 20 turkeys in the front yard. They wander through occasionally and are always cool to watch, although seeing them generally makes me feel guil...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

A Week in the Life of Movie Mike Part 2

Saturday, October 6, 2007 Wake up around 7:30, grab some breakfast, and head downstairs to the home theater. I pop in the latest arrival from Netflix a flick called "The Lookout" that never ...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

A Week in the Life of Movie Mike

I'm often asked about the specifics of what I do. How many movies do I see in a week? What do I do when I'm not at the movies? What goes into being a film critic? Inspired by those questions, I decide...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

Long Time No Blog

Whassup, gangstas? (Sorry, had to rock a little McLovin there...) Has it really been months since I blogged on MySpace? I guess it has. That's mostly due to the fact that I contracted to write a movie...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST

Get Smart!

Usually, I cringe a little bit when I hear that Hollywood is planning to turn an old TV show into a movie. While a few of them have been good, the vast majority have...not. But here's one I'm actually...
Posted by The Aisle Seat on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST