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The world may not be ready yet for the film equivalent of books on tape, but this peculiar phenomenon has arrived in the form of the film adaptation of J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.'

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Adaptation Arrived Books Equivalent Film Form Harry Harry Potter May Peculiar Phenomenon Potter Ready Rowling Stone Tape World

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It would be hard to make a movie worse than the first 'Ocean's Eleven,' the 1960 Lewis Milestone film.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Eleven Film First Hard Lewis Make Milestone Movie Ocean Than Worse Would

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'Never Die Alone' is primarily a riveting genre film that neatly exhibits the director's growing assurance - Donald Goines would be proud.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Alone Assurance Die Director Donald Film Genre Growing Neatly Never Primarily Proud Would

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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

Topics: About Asian Audiences Film Hispanic Ignore Independent Independent Film Just Know Men White You

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The picture is being promoted as Disney's 'Spirited Away,' although seeing just 10 minutes of this English version of a hugely popular Japanese film will quickly disabuse any discerning viewer of the notion that it is a Disney creation.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Although Any Away Being Creation Discerning Disney English Film Hugely Japanese Just Minutes Notion Picture Popular Promoted Quickly Seeing Spirited Version Viewer Will

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The film's star, Eminem, doesn't appear to have a great deal of range, but he can play himself. Even though the protagonist is named Jimmy Smith, the thoughtful '8 Mile' is a raw version of the rapper's own story.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Appear Deal Eminem Even Film Great Great Deal He Himself Jimmy Mile Named Own Play Protagonist Range Rapper Raw Smith Star Story Though Thoughtful Version

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When Bruce Lee gets his cameo in 'The Green Hornet' - as one of the drawings in Kato's notebook - it clarifies what the film is: an unrealized sketch. A sketch can afford to allude to a point of view. Moviemakers need to show their point of view, something this shrug of a movie never gets around to doing.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Afford Around Bruce Bruce Lee Doing Drawings Film Gets Green His Lee Movie Need Never Notebook Point Point Of View Show Sketch Something View

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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.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Away Been Comedy Crude Discomfort Enough Film Half Hall Heartbeat Horror Horror Film Missing Moments Movies Pass Pleasantly Points Produce Reminds Those Us Watching

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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

Topics: Behind Debut Director Does Emotionally Film Gears He Knows Man May Often Rich Shifts Wants Wonder You

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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

Topics: Career Directors Entire Entire Career Film First His Journey Kind Makes Some Travel Very Mr

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