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Oh, Mr. Lee.
Thu, Aug 21 2008 10:47 AM

When asked about the omission of a seemingly obvious interview choice for "The Black List: Volume One" by Steven Zeitchik at the Hollywood Reporter, Elvis Mitchell said "Spike Lee is kind of the go-to guy. And Spike Lee is very good at promoting Spike Lee. We wanted to show people you might not see as often." Which seems more than fair enough... Read More...

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Filed under: Spike Lee, Elvis Mitchell, Clint Eastwood, The Black List: Volume One, Bamboozled

Elvis Mitchell's life is more interesting than yours.
Tue, Aug 5 2008 1:52 PM

From the Detroit Free Press: Nationally known film critic Elvis Mitchell is trying to get back nearly $12,000 he carried in a cigar box through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Mitchell was entering Detroit in a cab from Windsor on April 26 when a luggage search turned up $11,817 in U.S. currency and 15 Cuban cigars, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic watch, Elvis Mitchell, David Elliott

Elvis Mitchell, Pauline Kael and Kenneth Turan.
Tue, Jul 8 2008 10:47 AM

Elvis Mitchell, former New York Times film critic, Harvard lecturer, documentary writer/producer and consistently excellent dresser, has a new show on TCM called "Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence," in which actors and directors come in to, you know, chat. The show had its premiere last night -- at Slate, Troy Patterson writes that it's "warm... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Meryl Streep, Kenneth Turan, Pauline Kael, Critic watch, Elvis Mitchell