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The rise of incredible Bristol singer who’s sensational in Baz Luhrmann's new Elvis movie

Country soul diva Yola has weathered an amazing journey from home city shows to the big screen, via the Grammys and she's played Glastonbury

Bristol Post

How ‘Elvis’ re-creates Elvis Presley’s haunting 1977 performance of ‘Unchained Melody’

Austin Butler threw his voice, body and soul into playing Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s grandiose musical drama “Elvis,” even recording his own versions of the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s hip-swiveling, live-wire early songs. But to bring the big-budget epic to its showstopping close, Luhrmann and Butler painstakingly re-created one…

Los Angeles Times

Tom Hanks strikes out in ‘Elvis.’ It’s the rare misstep that illuminates a great career

During the opening moments of “Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann’s razzle-dazzle romp through the life and music of Elvis Presley, I couldn’t stop staring at one actor in particular. I’d entered the theater knowing almost nothing about the movie or who was in it, and although I had some idea of whom…

Los Angeles Times

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Morning mail: Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for food insecurity, millennials overtaking boomers, Baz Luhrmann’s films ranked

Tuesday: Former defence leaders warn of risks fuelled by war and the climate crisis. Plus: the best and worst of a director whose movies don’t talk – they shout

The Guardian - AU

Analysis: Why Did 'Elvis' Underperform At The Box Office?

There was good news and bad news from Warner Bros.’ (NASDAQ: WBD) biopic “Elvis” premiere engagement this weekend in U.S. theaters.

Benzinga

From Strictly Ballroom to Elvis: the career of Baz Luhrmann – sorted

The Australian auteur’s films are intoxicating, polarising spectacles – so from the very bad (Australia) to the very good, we rank his works across film and TV

The Guardian - AU

'Elvis' Puts the King Back in Spotlight in N.American Theaters

Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the top of the box office on its opening weekend in North America, taking in an estimated $30.5 million in a rare tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The nearly three-hour-long extravaganza by director Luhrmann, known for glitzy…

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All shook up: how accurate is Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic?

The director faced a colossal task in condensing the King’s two-decade-plus career into a single feature. So how did he fare?

The Guardian - UK

Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and honouring the 'original superhero' while exposing the dark heart of the American dream

The Australian director sat down with ABC Arts to talk about shooting through COVID and balancing iconography with humanity in bringing this quintessentially Luhrmann take on Elvis's 42 years to life.

ABC News

‘Elvis’ tops box office as ‘Lightyear’ slides to fifth place

“Elvis,” a Warner Bros. film about the iconic singer that rose to fame in the 1950s, debuted at the top of the North American box office, fending off competition from bigger-budget blockbusters released in previous weeks.

Tribune News Service

'Elvis,' 'Top Gun' tie for box-office crown with $30.5M each

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but — in a box-office rarity — “Elvis” tied “Top Gun: Maverick,” which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters

The Independent UK

Was there anything real about Elvis?

King of White Trash Culture or King of Rock 'n' Roll? He remains a very public enigma

Salon

Tom Hanks: the all-American good guy who stopped playing it safe

After graduating from America’s best pal to America’s dad, the actor has been taking more risks in his later career, including a transformative role in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis

The Guardian - US

How our infatuation with nostalgia is fuelling Hollywood's love affair with biopics

Elvis might be the latest biopic to hit theatres, but it won't be the last. With films on Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and more in the works, what's fuelling this booming genre of cinema?

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Los Angeles Times

How 'Elvis' star Austin Butler lost — and found — himself in the King of Rock 'n' Roll

It was early 2019 in Los Angeles, and Austin Butler already had Elvis on the brain. A friend, hearing him sing along to "Blue Christmas" in the car, had urged him to portray the icon one day; others brought it up too. Elvis seemed to be everywhere, but it was…

Austin Butler's split from Vanessa Hudgens after nine years due to Elvis Presley role

Austin Butler has taken on the iconic role of Elvis in the movie which is released today - but the amazing job is allegedly what caused his split from Disney star Vanessa Hudgens

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Elvis' gives little sense of the King of Rock 'n' Roll — it's barely about him

Wise men say only fools rush to make biopics.

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The Conversation

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumph

A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again.

The Conversation

Was there anything real about Elvis Presley?

In Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” there’s a scene based on actual conversations that took place between Elvis Presley and Steve Binder, the director of a 1968 NBC television special that signaled the singer’s return to live performing.

Tribune News Service

'Elvis' review: Austin Butler is a great impersonator, but Baz Luhrmann doesn't capture the complicated King

The first shot of Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" isn't Austin Butler in the titular role, or blue suede shoes: It's a chintzy gift shop snowman-shaped snow globe, only seen for a moment, before Luhrmann takes us inside the glass of his tragic tale, Rosebud-style.

France 24

Film show: Baz Luhrmann brings Elvis to life in bold biopic

From new biopic "Elvis" by Australian razzle-dazzle director Baz Luhrmann, to the "Toy Story" spinoff from Disney-Pixar that's been banned in a number of countries in the Middle East because of a same-sex kiss, critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news.

Los Angeles Times

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a costume designer

LOS ANGELES — Whitney Anne Adams remembers bawling on the set of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" during the filming of a lavish party scene in Gatsby's 1920s New York mansion.

ABC News

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

Presley’s unusual origin story and formative phase as a "carnival attraction" are centred in a tale narrated by his svengali manager, played by Tom Hanks.

The Independent UK

'Elvis' and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising

When “Elvis” opens in theaters Friday, it will resurrect one of the most iconic figures in American music in the biggest, most bedazzled film to ever try to capture the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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