Cannes 2022: Elvis Created By Baz Luhrmann Is Dream Come True
2 years, 6 months ago

Cannes 2022: Elvis Created By Baz Luhrmann Is Dream Come True

News 18  

Could anybody other than the Australian director, Baz Luhrmann, give us something as dazzling as Elvis, the fictionalised story of the legendary pop star whose pelvic-thrusting gyrations made a whole generation fall in love with him? The movie begins with a dying Parker in a Las Vegas hospital bed declaring: “Without me, there would be no Elvis Presley”. “’If my husband was here today, he would look at Austin Butler, who plays Elvis, in the eye and say ‘hot damn, you are me!’” Butler said he worked very hard to be like the icon, to capture his life and spirit. “I thought if I worked hard enough, I could make my face exactly like Elvis’ face,” said Butler. And he was modest.“There would have been no Colonel Tom Parker without Elvis; no Elvis without Colonel Tom Parker”.

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Priscilla: Elvis movies have never been like this before.
1 year, 1 month ago

Priscilla: Elvis movies have never been like this before.

Slate  

Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla is not the first time the story of the woman married to the world’s most famous man has been told, but it’s the first time she’s gotten top billing. Even in the 1988 TV movie Elvis and Me, which, like Coppola’s film, is adapted from Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s 1985 memoir, she comes second, identified only through her …

Baz Luhrmann on ‘Elvis’: ‘Between the sell and soul’
2 years, 5 months ago

Baz Luhrmann on ‘Elvis’: ‘Between the sell and soul’

The Hindu  

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the recent biopic on the King of Rock and Roll, has received love and hate in equal measure. While admitting that Presley’s life is a great one to explore, Luhrmann says his movie is also about America in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. It seemed like a wonderful way to take a great life and great music …

‘Elvis’ movie review: Baz Luhrmann’s tribute to the King Of Rock And Roll is a deliriously smashing ride
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Elvis’ movie review: Baz Luhrmann’s tribute to the King Of Rock And Roll is a deliriously smashing ride

The Hindu  

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis delivers a deliriously smashing ride. The story of Elvis Presley, the pop culture phenomenon, who married country music with Rhythm & Blues, is told in Luhrmann’s trademark eyeball-searing style. Elvis Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alton Mason Storyline: The rise and fall of The King Run time: 159 minutes …

Elvis movie review: Baz Luhrmann’s sweaty, seductive biopic makes the King cool again
2 years, 6 months ago

Elvis movie review: Baz Luhrmann’s sweaty, seductive biopic makes the King cool again

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I am the man who gave the world Elvis Presley,” utters …

Review: Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’
2 years, 6 months ago

Review: Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’

Associated Press  

The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. With “ Elvis,” which arrives in theaters Friday, Luhrmann and Butler have created something gloriously messy — a maximalist opera of contradictions, styles, truths, myths, memories and headlines. His entire Hollywood career is summed up in a quick montage …

Austin Butler puts on his blue suede shoes
2 years, 6 months ago

Austin Butler puts on his blue suede shoes

Live Mint  

On the day of Austin Butler's final screen test for Elvis, director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. “I look at the phone and go, ‘OK, this is the moment,’” says Butler. “I have to take moments to take a deep breath and say, ‘This is real life.’” What's real and what's fake in the exaggerated land of the much-imitated …

‘Elvis’ and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Elvis’ and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising

Associated Press  

On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,” director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. “I could then go: ‘When I feel afraid and I feel like all the pressure’s on me and I’m terrified of falling on my face, he felt those things,’” says Butler. “With Priscilla, I wanted to make sure she felt grounded and …

Elvis review: Baz Luhrmann brings The King to life in his signature pop style, with star turns from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks
2 years, 6 months ago

Elvis review: Baz Luhrmann brings The King to life in his signature pop style, with star turns from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks

ABC  

On July 31, 1969, Elvis Presley took to the stage of the International Hotel in Vegas for the first time, still riding the high of his electric 1968 TV special, which had revived his flagging career. One Plus One: Baz Luhrmann Photo shows Glamourously dressed drag queen with blonde curly hair stands next to white-haired man with yellow shirt and …

Elvis stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks take over Cannes as they attend world premiere
2 years, 6 months ago

Elvis stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks take over Cannes as they attend world premiere

Daily Mail  

It's the most hotly anticipated film of the year and after wowing the crowds at the world premiere in Cannes, Australia is preparing for the biggest red carpet event of the year. The cast, crew and those close to the film, including Priscilla Presley and Baz Luhrmann, at the screening of Elvis during the 75th annual Cannes film festival Following …

Q&A: Baz Luhrmann on his tragic, razzle-dazzle ‘Elvis’
2 years, 6 months ago

Q&A: Baz Luhrmann on his tragic, razzle-dazzle ‘Elvis’

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — It’s the day before Baz Luhrmann is to unveil “Elvis” at the Cannes Film Festival, and it goes without saying that the director — one of cinema’s most maximalist moviemakers — is ready to put on a show. Told with Luhrmann’s signature freewheeling flare, “Elvis,” which Warner Bros. opens in theaters June 24, approaches a mostly life-spanning …

Elvis reviews: Baz Luhrmann film receives mixed reviews as Austin Butler's performance is hailed
2 years, 6 months ago

Elvis reviews: Baz Luhrmann film receives mixed reviews as Austin Butler's performance is hailed

Daily Mail  

The much-anticipated Elvis Presley biopic premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night where it was met by mixed early reviews from critics. Opinions: The much-anticipated Elvis Presley biopic premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night and was hailed by critics as a 'spectacle' in the first reviews The Daily Mail's film critic Brian Viner gave the biopic four …

‘Elvis’ makes a splash at Cannes Film Festival premiere
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Elvis’ makes a splash at Cannes Film Festival premiere

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” brought hip-shaking swagger to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, debuting a grand and glitzy portrait of the Memphis rock ‘n’ roll legend on the French Riviera. Luhrmann’s film, the largest and flashiest Hollywood film making its world premiere in Cannes, brought Tom Hanks and Austin Butler, who plays Presley, to Cannes’ famed red …

As Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ biopic looms, the Presley family is in love with it
2 years, 7 months ago

As Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ biopic looms, the Presley family is in love with it

LA Times  

Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, can’t help falling in love with Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” And she’s not alone. From the opening scene to the end of the film, Keough said, she couldn’t stop crying and that it was “a very emotional experience.” “In the first five minutes, I could feel how much work Baz and Austin put into …

75th Cannes to feature Cronenberg, Chan-wook and ‘Elvis’
2 years, 8 months ago

75th Cannes to feature Cronenberg, Chan-wook and ‘Elvis’

Associated Press  

PARIS — Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Cannes film festival artist director Thierry Frémaux and president Pierre Lescure announced the lineup to this year’s festival, Cannes’ 75th, in a press conference Thursday in …

Tom Hanks, Austin Butler-starrer Elvis to arrive at Cannes Film Festival
2 years, 8 months ago

Tom Hanks, Austin Butler-starrer Elvis to arrive at Cannes Film Festival

Hindustan Times  

Elvis will be at Cannes Film Festival this May. Austin Butler's Elvis is all set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Luhrmann made history at the Cannes Festival by being the only director to show two feature films at the opening with Moulin Rouge! Whil Australian actor Nicole Kidman, made huge waves as Satine in Moulin Rouge, a hauntingly …

'Elvis' to have its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival
2 years, 9 months ago

'Elvis' to have its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival

India TV News  

Actor Austin Butler's upcoming movie 'Elvis' on the rock-and-roll legend is all set to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, according to 'Variety'. Besides Butler, who stars as the King, and Hanks, who stars as Col. Tom Parker, Presley's all-controlling manager, the cast also boasts Olivia DeJonge and Natasha Bassett. Luhrmann's first movie since 'The Great Gatsby', …

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