When a director shifts gears as often as does Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the man behind the emotionally rich debut film ‘Amores Perros,’ you may wonder if he knows what he wants. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
In his very first film, Mr. Gonzalez Inarritu makes the kind of journey some directors don’t – or can’t – travel in an entire career. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
If a movie requires the lead actor to spend a good chunk of his onscreen time talking to himself, and Popeye is unavailable because of contractual disputes, it’s hard to do better than Johnny Depp. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
Scene by scene, you can’t help being impressed by ‘Mean Girls;’ it’s like a group of sketches linked by a theme, with some playing much better than others. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
With his compulsively slamming lyrics and king-of-the-world delivery, DMX intuitively echoes the existentialism of the projects of the novelist Donald Goines. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
Never Die Alone’ is primarily a riveting genre film that neatly exhibits the director’s growing assurance – Donald Goines would be proud. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
You can’t ignore the Asian and Hispanic populations in L.A. We can let audiences know independent film is not just about white men. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
I thought that, as a black audience member, I would like to see something that reflected an experience that’s not normally exhibited in documentaries, or is so much about black people as victims in this country, and black people not taking control of their own lives and their own destinies. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
We want to see ourselves – but differently. We want to see these dream versions of ourselves. We want to be surprised; we want to be entertained. I think primarily, especially in this country, we ask that movies entertain us, which seems to be something they’re less and less likely to do on a continual basis. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
It’s so funny: whenever there’s a new technology introduced, there’s always this fear it’s going to end entertainment as we know it. When records came around, they were going to be the end of live music. Nobody would ever want to go see live music again. Elvis Mitchell Read Quote
