Charlie Rose with Laurence Fishburne & Elvis Mitchell; David Orr, Alice Quinn & Sam Tanenhaus (April 28, 2006)
James Wolcott's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
With the impeccable timing that has made him America's favorite band leader, Elvis Mitchell interviews Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner on the portentous eve of the gathering darkness of the post-traumatic season-three finale this Sunday on AMC. It's a fascinating...
Undercover Black Man (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Been writing for the past few weeks, so I haven’t gone to the movies... or even felt like going to the movies. Which means I haven’t seen “Good Hair,” which opened nationwide last week. But I intend to. My man Elvis Mitchell interviewed Chris Rock on his radio show, “The Treatment,” last week. I love listening to these cats shoot the shit. Click here to hear a 3½-minute...
Nah Right (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The Black List Project was conceived of by photographer/filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders with Elvis Mitchell, public radio host and former New York Times film critic. It consists of a number of components including a film, a book, a traveling portrait exhibition and an educational initiative. The project was produced by the media collective Freemind Ventures. The [...]
Notes from a Different Kitchen (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Also: Watch another The Blacklist: Volume Two video preview HERE . [YouTube] What is The Blacklist , you ask?? "The Blacklist Project reveals the diverse experiences of being black in America through interviews and portrait sessions with leading African-American figures. The project was conceived by photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders in collaboration with Elvis Mitchell, film critic and NPR...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell is in hot water with the IRS, which claims he owes more than $500,000 in back taxes. We sincerely hope that Mitchell, whose current gig is as a television host on the Turner Classic Movies channel, gets everything sussed out without landing himself in the pokey. But even though Mitchell is facing some money woes, we have to admit there's a part of us...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Kanye West has been acting humble lately. CNN is hoping to replace Larry King with someone really big when his contract expires in eighteen months. Jude Law has banned interviewers from talking about his illegitimate newborn. Jaime Pressly married entertainment lawyer Simran Singh on Saturday. Flava Flav complimented the "killer light eyes" of a brunette woman from a very short distance...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Attention, wannabe writers: Josh Olson won't read your f***ing script. Last week in the Village Voice, the History of Violence screenwriter posted an open diatribe against amateur writers who seek the counsel of professional scribes with script/outline/treatment in hand, an expletive-filled rant that caught on like wildfire on the interwebs. This week Olson's manifesto got an added boost from his...
Time to Write (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
“I’m always drawn to movies that make me laugh but lead to some sort of emotional punch,” says Judd Apatow in his interview with Elvis Mitchell on KCRW, citing the example of “Harold and Maude” as a perfect movie experience....
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Say what you want about Quentin Tarantino; the man thinks like a writer. You can hear him doing so out loud on the current episode of KCRW’s The Treatment, with Elvis Mitchell.
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. Hey, it's a parable about the need for socialized medicine...
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
The news that obliterated the week that was: MJ. Our remembrance here , plus the complete Michael Jackson Voice archives , as written by the dream team of Robert Christgau, Chuck Eddy, Greg Tate, Vince Aletti, Stanley Crouch, Guy Trebay, Nelson George, Elvis Mitchell, Simon Frith, and Scott Poulson-Bryant. And, in the same sad vein, departed NME critic Steven Wells's first and last column for this...
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives . Below, Elvis Mitchell's review of Jackson's straight-to-DVD Moonwalker , published in May of 1989. Psycho Shopper By Elvis Mitchell May 23, 1989 I recently had a truly astonishing viewing experience, catching "Moonwalker," the Michael Jackson Fan Club photo album with moving pictures, on Showtime. (Or is it "Michael Jackson's...
Where the Hell Am I? (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
I'm writing pieces for the bpmw agency's fashion site WeAreTheMarket.com now. It's a website focused on men's fashion, which is really tons of fun to follow and write about. While most of what I write probably won't touch on what's going on in Seoul, this one does, so I'm sharing it here. I got to write about the Prada Transformer's next event, a film festival. It sounds exciting, check it out. If...
The Phil Nugent Experience (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Last Friday marked what would have been the 90th birthday of Pauline Kael, and I would be remiss if I didn't make some passing mention of the event. (Kael died in 2001; for some reason, I always remember that it was a week and a day before 9/11.) Kael was one of the five people to whom I've ever written fan letters, a selection process that meant weighing how much I'd regret it if I never told them...
Music News & Events (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
We have another great KCRW event coming up next month and tickets are on sale this week! KCRW Presents an exclusive evening with Elvis Mitchell, host of KCRW’s The Treatment, in conversation with award-winning stage, screen and TV actor, Laurenc... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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