Berry was a transitional and, to my mind, revolutionary black figure who had to find a place for the rage that the… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've been cheered by the reaction to what I've done with Film Independent at LACMA and the organizational support I've received in… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
'Va Savoir' is a lovable comedy about love that looks upon life as drama and uses the world of the theater as… — Elvis Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
There are storytelling traditions that come from Africa that are unique from anywhere else. — Elvis Mitchell Africa Copy Share Image
'Pootie Tang' may be raw and slovenly - hey, it often is raw and slovenly - but it succeeds as a laugh… — Elvis Mitchell Comedy Copy Share Image
Before he became 'a working actor,' as he now proudly calls himself, Jamie Dornan initially caught the public's attention as a model… — Elvis Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
The idea of Seth Rogen as the Green Hornet so inflaming the fanboy community is amusing, since that group's 20/50 vision also… — Elvis Mitchell Comic Copy Share Image
The title 'Spirited Away' could refer to what Disney has done on a corporate level to the revered Japanese animation director Hayao… — Elvis Mitchell Anime Copy Share Image
One of a handful of films made in Detroit, '8 Mile' doesn't feature the Motown renaissance that Mayor Coleman A. Young dreamed… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Theron says that she was intrigued by the psychological demands of the material in playing the complicated 'Queen Ravenna', and Stewart's performance… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Ice Cube went straight outta Compton to hearing, 'Are we there yet?' Eddie Murphy blew up striding across the stage in a… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
'Plan Nine From Outer Space' for a new generation, 'Battlefield Earth' is set in the year 3000, after the beings from the… — Elvis Mitchell Battlefield Copy Share Image
Adapted from the novel by L. Ron Hubbard, who cranked out sci-fi pulp by the cubic ton, 'Battlefield Earth' has the musty… — Elvis Mitchell Battlefield Copy Share Image
A lot of the time, you see all this ambition from these black actors, and it's just pouring off the screen. Because… — Elvis Mitchell Actors Copy Share Image
I thought that, as a black audience member, I would like to see something that reflected an experience that's not normally exhibited… — Elvis Mitchell Black people Copy Share Image
There's so many great films coming out. It's still kind of astonishing to me how certain films get ignored, and that film… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
'Ali' offers stunning re-creations of bouts Ali fought. In the second Liston fight, the auditorium is underlighted and clouded with fetid cigar… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
We want to see ourselves - but differently. We want to see these dream versions of ourselves. We want to be surprised;… — Elvis Mitchell Country Copy Share Image
Like his countryman, Kiefer Sutherland, Seth Rogen has a voice that's 10 years older than he is - a combination of world-weariness… — Elvis Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
Music is a big part of the director's life; Ms. Coppola's previous feature, a screen adaptation of 'The Virgin Suicides,' was informed… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
In 'Requiem for a Dream,' the director Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s lower-depths novel, Jared Leto has lost so much… — Elvis Mitchell Director Copy Share Image
Whom do you feel sorrier for: the cast of 'Boat Trip' or their children? Remember, kids can be very cruel - and… — Elvis Mitchell Beginning Copy Share Image
You know what? As a black person, you see so much racism. Films are no different than the government, politics - it's… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
The world may not be ready yet for the film equivalent of books on tape, but this peculiar phenomenon has arrived in… — Elvis Mitchell Adaptation Copy Share Image
The mission of '8 Mile' is essentially to garner sympathy for a white rapper involved in an old-school shootout - a rap… — Elvis Mitchell Frontier Copy Share Image
The Comedy of Emasculation that Judd Apatow and his disciples have made into a separate economy was invented by the Farrelly brothers,… — Elvis Mitchell Being Copy Share Image
The stoic drama 'A Somewhat Gentle Man' is photographed in a palate of steel gray tones that match Stellan Skarsgard's complexion. It's… — Elvis Mitchell Ambition Copy Share Image
Establishing mood through pictorial means is the director Ridley Scott's most notable talent. There may be no working director more accomplished at… — Elvis Mitchell Blue Copy Share Image
Muhammad Ali inside the ring and Muhammad Ali outside the ring were totally different men; his abrasive, magnetic daring and infectious self-love… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Tina Fey, a performer and head writer for 'Saturday Night Live,' has deftly adapted Rosalind Wiseman's nonfiction dissection of teenage girl societal… — Elvis Mitchell Children Copy Share Image
No actor has made a career of exerting determination to the extent that Matt Damon has. In the 'Bourne' movies, he burned… — Elvis Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
'Ali' is a breakthrough for its director, Michael Mann. The film, based on the life of Muhammad Ali, is Mr. Mann's first… — Elvis Mitchell Cinema Copy Share Image
The action comedy 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl' raises one of the most overlooked and important cinematic questions… — Elvis Mitchell Action Copy Share Image
I always tell people go see something you don't know about. Something you didn't read a ton about on the internet. Something… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-boy braggadocio of hip-hop is impossible… — Elvis Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
Some people bring their work home with them. You might suppose that Sid Mashburn is one of those guys - the man… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
The story of a proud Roman soldier who is sold into slavery and must fight his way back to freedom, 'Gladiator' suggests… — Elvis Mitchell Fight Copy Share Image
When Bruce Lee gets his cameo in 'The Green Hornet' - as one of the drawings in Kato's notebook - it clarifies… — Elvis Mitchell Film Copy Share Image
In 'Training Day,' Mr. Washington's dry-ice grandeur - the predator's reflexes contrasting with a pensive mouth - deserves regard, and his powerhouse… — Elvis Mitchell Day Copy Share Image
In 'Windtalkers,' the director John Woo is meticulous in melding his own intimate style into the cliches of a large-scale war movie,… — Elvis Mitchell Director Copy Share Image
