| Elvis Mitchell | |
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| Born | 1958 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Public intellectual, former film critic |
Elvis Mitchell (born 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former film critic for The New York Times."
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Education and early career
Mitchell graduated in 1980 from Wayne State University, where he majored in English. Before arriving at The Times, he served as a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and The Detroit Free Press.
Style
In his reviews, Mitchell takes on a freewheeling—some might say stream of consciousness—approach, and threads a good deal of intertextuality into his work by referencing other films.
Television, film and NPR
In the late 1980s, Mitchell was part of a short-lived PBS show called The Edge. On the series, he provided film commentary and general criticism. In one segment, Mitchell offered a quick run-down of all of director Oliver Stone's tropes, including "always keep that camera moving," which he said while moving a camcorder over a small model of a Vietnamese jungle and prison camp set up on a table.
In 2007, Mitchell appeared in an episode of the HBO series Entourage, playing himself. Mitchell produced "The Black List" with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, a film about race, culture and the seeds of success. The film includes Toni Morrison, Chris Rock and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar among others.
Mitchell has completed a follow-up to the original documentary. The second film called "The Black List Part 2" was filmed in the same style with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. The second film features Angela Davis, Tyler Perry and the RZA.
Mitchell is currently the host of KCRW's pop culture and film interview program "The Treatment". He is also an occasional film critic/commentator for Weekend Edition on NPR. In 2008, Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence began airing on Turner Classic Movies. On the program Mitchell interviews actors and directors about their favorite classic films.
Academic career
He has recently been asked to serve as a visiting lecturer in film and African American Studies at Harvard University.
Controversy
On April 27, 2008, Mitchell was returning from Toronto to Detroit when border guards found Cuban cigars and $12,000 in cash on him.[1]
References
External links
- KCRW's The Treatment
- Movies reviewed for the New York Times
- New York Magazine article on Mitchell's departure from the New York Times
- TCM's Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
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