Elvis Mitchell

Elvis Mitchell (June 2007)

Elvis Mitchell (* 1958 in Highland Park , Michigan ) is an American film critic , journalist and presenter .

Life

Elvis Mitchell was born in Highland Park, near Detroit . After graduating in English from Wayne State University in 1980 , he quickly became a film critic and wrote for magazines such as Fort Worth Star-Telegram , LA Weekly , Detroit Free Press and the New York Times .

At the end of the 1980s, he was on the television station PBS with his short-lived show The Edge , in which he presented general and special film reviews, also as a presenter. Since 1996 he has had his own radio show The Treatment on KCRW-FM , which is broadcast nationwide and via podcast . In addition to this, he also appeared frequently on the NPR radio station's Weekend Edition as a commentator and critic on cultural matters.

After Janet Maslin resigned as chief film critic for the New York Times in late 1999 , he was her successor. He himself was replaced in 2004 by the new dual leadership around AO Scott and Manohla Dargis . At the same time, he was a frequent lecturer at the renowned Harvard University .

In the summer of 2011, it was announced that Mitchell had been hired as the curator of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to present a series of films on independent film .

Web links

Elvis Mitchell in the nndb (English)
Elvis Mitchell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Elvis Mitchell at Rotten Tomatoes

Individual evidence

↑ Elvis Mitchell , kcrw.com, accessed April 13, 2012

↑ Conversation with Elvis Mitchell and Ray McKinnon ( Memento of the original from July 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , oxford.bside.com, accessed April 13, 2012 @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Mitchell, Elvis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film critic and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Highland Park , Michigan

[1] Elvis Mitchell , kcrw.com, accessed April 13, 2012


Chief Film Critics	Mordaunt Hall (1924–1934) • Andre Sennwald (1935–1936) • Frank S. Nugent (1936– 1940) • Bosley Crowther (1940–1967) • Renata Adler (1968–1969) • Vincent Canby (1969–1993) • Janet Maslin (1993–1999) • Elvis Mitchell (2000–2004) • AO Scott & Manohla Dargis (since 2004)