Description: A tribute to the king of rock n’ roll, Elvis Presley, in a documentary about the performer’s life on, and off the stage. Includes footage from television appearances (including the Ed Sullivan Show), time spent in the Army, live concerts, his wedding, movies, and more!
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Two indisputable Elvis classics bolster this six-pack of Kingly films, with special emphasis on Elvis as race-car driver (three pictures feature this fave filmic occupation). Everybody loves Jailhouse Rock, the third movie in the Presley filmography. It’s a kicky tale about a jailbird who learns to be a rock & roll singer in prison (a plot not at all crazy by later Elvis standards). The film catches Elvis in the freshness of being the New Thing, and his rave-up to the title tune is an exultant announcement that rock and roll just bashed down the front door of popular culture. It Happened at the World’s Fair jumps ahead five years, the Elvis formula set. Location shooting at the futuristic Seattle World’s Fair of (more…)
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The King of Rock and Roll would have turned 70 in 2005, the same year Elvis by the Presleys was released. An impressive number, but it’s a pea in the ocean compared to the amount of posthumous products bearing his name; and the really amazing part is that some of them actually manage to shed new light on this much-studied icon. Assuming one has the time, stamina, and interest to wade through the enormous amount of material presented on Elvis by the Presleys, this ambitious, well-made documentary-reminiscence certainly falls into that category. The presence and participation of Presley’s ex-wife, Priscilla, and daughter Lisa Marie, as well as Priscilla’s parents and sister, Elvis’ first cousin, and “Memphis Mafia (more…)
Elvis: 68 Comeback Special Edition DVD (audio track list) Opening Production Number: 1. Trouble/Guitar Man 2. Thats All Right 3. Baby, What You Want Me To Do 4. Medley: Heartbreak Hotel Hound Dog All Shook Up 6. Cant Help Falling in Love 7. Jailhouse Rock 8. Dont Be Cruel 9. Blue Suede Shoes 10. Love Me Tender 11. Baby What You Want Me To Do Impromptu jam. Gospel Production Number: 12. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 13. Where Could I Go But To The Lord 14. Up Above My Head 15. Saved 16. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 17. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 18. Trying To Get To You 19. Tiger Man 20. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 21. One Night 22. Memories Guitar Man Production Number: 23. (more…)
