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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?

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Action Black Caribbean Cinematic Comedy Curse Dramatic Important Integrity Maintain Most Movie Our Our Time Overlooked Park Pearl Pirates Questions Raises Ride Theme Theme Park Time

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'8 Mile' could do without an unnecessary class swipe. In a final throwdown, Rabbit clowns a competitor by revealing that the guy went to suburban Detroit Cranbrook, one of the finest private schools in the country.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Class Clowns Competitor Could Country Detroit Final Finest Guy Mile Private Rabbit Revealing Schools Suburban Unnecessary Without

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The documentary 'Certifiably Jonathan' has engrossing moments in it. How can it not? It's got a great subject - the extraordinarily voluble comedian Jonathan Winters, whose constant rush of words can be like a blizzard: beautiful, maddening, exhausting, and finally beautiful again. But it's not a great film.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Again Beautiful Blizzard Comedian Constant Documentary Exhausting Extraordinarily Film Finally Got Great Great Film How Jonathan Like Moments Rush Subject Whose Winters Words

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Spending time with Mexican-born writer and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, you'd never guess that he's the filmmaker behind a series of movies known as the 'Death Trilogy.' The way he dotes on his children and talks about his wife makes it clear that he has a crackling passion for life.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: About Behind Children Clear Death Director Filmmaker Guess He His Known Life Makes Movies Never Passion Series Spending Spending Time Talks Time Trilogy Way Wife Writer You

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People can be incredibly proprietary about Superman. They think that the character belongs to them.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: About Belongs Character Incredibly People Proprietary Superman Them Think

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It's more dangerous to be a friend or relative of Jackie Chan in the star's movies than it is to play the third yeoman on a 'Star Trek' episode.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Dangerous Episode Friend Jackie Jackie Chan More Movies Play Relative Star Star Trek Than Third Trek

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It's true that as Mr. Chan makes more American movies - and gets older - we will never again see the kind of fistfight choreography that the star would devote four months to shoot.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Again American American Movies Choreography Devote Four Gets Kind Makes Months More Movies Never Older See Shoot Star True Will Would Mr

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If Mr. Chan ever makes another movie like 'The Tuxedo,' it's American audiences that will see him in court. With 'Shanghai Knights,' he has come through with one of his best. This time, it's personable.

~Elvis Mitchell

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A little of the sketch character Pootie Tang went a long way on HBO's now late, probably soon to be lamented 'Chris Rock Show.' So it's surprising how much fun the character's film debut, 'Pootie Tang,' is.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Character Chris Debut Film Fun How How Much Late Little Long Long Way Much Now Rock Show Sketch Soon Surprising Way Hbo

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One of the best things Gwyneth Paltrow has done in years was her mesmerized, good-sport cameo in a 'Pootie' sketch, when she was melted over him like butter on an English muffin.

~Elvis Mitchell

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: December 6th, 1958

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