Elvis Mitchell

Va Savoir' is a lovable comedy about love that looks upon life as drama and uses the world of the theater as a staging device. ”

The action comedy 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl' raises one of the most overlooked and important cinematic questions of our time: Can a movie maintain the dramatic integrity of a theme park ride? ”

The Comedy of Emasculation that Judd Apatow and his disciples have made into a separate economy was invented by the Farrelly brothers, 'Kingpin' being the strongest version of that. ”

Tarantino thinks the Bing is a great room for comedy. ”

It is fun to see a comedy in which every single joke hasn't been packed into the trailer. ”

The pleasantly crude 'Hall Pass' reminds us of what's been missing from movies: Those squirm-inducing moments in comedy that produce enough discomfort that, at points, what we're watching is half a heartbeat away from a horror film. ”

There's a great deal of echoing going on in 'Old School.' Mr. Piven, who played the upstart outsider in the 1994 campus comedy 'PCU,' has crossed over into playing the stiff martinet. ”

Inarritu's films focus on the repercussions of a single act that draws people together and simultaneously throws their lives into chaos. ”

I'm honored to be asked by Stephanie Allain - whom I've long admired - to add to the scope of my programming purview at Film Independent. I salute David Ansen for his work with the festival and look forward to continuing to follow his example. ”

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. ”