Movieline, A Leading Entertainment Site, Announces Three Major Hires: Former New York Times Critic Elvis Mitchell, Jenn Yamato, and Alonso Duralde

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Jan 12, 2011, 02:07 ET

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Movieline, the popular entertainment brand first established in 1989 then revived online in 2009 by Jay Penske's MMC, has hired celebrated writer and critic Elvis Mitchell to serve as Chief Film Critic for the site. Mitchell, the former New York Times film critic and current host of the KCRW radio program "The Treatment," will be reviewing films weekly alongside Movieline's other Chief Critic, Stephanie Zacharek, and Staff Critic, Michelle Orange. Additionally, he will conduct interviews and write unique features for the site about popular entertainment and the film industry.

"Movieline represents the future of film journalism and I love what they have been doing," says Mitchell.

Movieline.com is also happy to welcome Jen Yamato as West Coast Editor of the site. Yamato is the former Film Critic for Movies.com as well as a regular contributor to Cinematical, Film.com and FEAR.net. Further, Movieline.com has brought on author and former MSNBC.com entertainment writer and Arts & Entertainment Editor for The Advocate, Alonso Duralde as DVD Editor of the site.

"I couldn't be more thrilled about Elvis Mitchell joining the team," says Movieline.com General Manager and Editorial Director Charles Runnette. "Elvis is a leading voice not only in film criticism and popular culture but in the business of film, all of the things that Movieline is about. Bringing on Jenn and Alonso further rounds out our already impressive line-up of talented writers and editors, and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to make Movieline.com the Internet's top film review and commentary site, period."

About Elvis Mitchell:

Elvis Mitchell has hosted nationally syndicated "The Treatment," with its inside look at the creators of popular culture, since KCRW first aired the program in April of 1996. Mitchell has also served as the film critic at the New York Times from January 2000 until May of 2005 and as the film critic for NPR's "Weekend Edition." Mitchell had been film critic at the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the LA Weekly and the Detroit Free Press. He has also been editor-at-large at Spin magazine, host for the HBO series The Black List, and remains a special correspondent for Interview magazine.

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