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CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Film Review: Baz Luhrman’s 'Elvis' is a Hanka Hunka Burning Drudge
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 24, 2022 - 10:04am
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“Elvis” opens in theaters everywhere on June 25th. Featuring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Screenplay by Baz Luhrman, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner. Directed by Baz Luhrman. Rated “PG-13”
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Elvis”
ELVIS
Photo credit: Warner Bros.
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Elvis”
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CHICAGO – Director Baz Luhrman’s “Elvis” has plenty of suspicious minds, but precious little mystery as his trademark excess fails to breathe new life into the tired legacy of the King. No amount of montages, quick cuts, and odd music choices can obscure the fact that we don’t see anything here that even the casual Elvis fan doesn’t already know.
 Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
The film tells the story of the rise and fall of Elvis (Austin Butler) through the eyes of his personal Svengali, manager, and exploiter-in-chief Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). Hanks plays Parker as a grotesque force of evil who is so slimy and menacing he’s practically a Bond villain. His inscrutable accent comes and goes. He’s cagey about his background. He shouts his unscrupulous ways from the mountaintops, and brags liberally about the “snow jobs” he pulls on everyone in sight.
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Elvis”ELVIS
Photo credit: Warner Bros.
Continue reading for Spike Walter’s full review of “Elvis”
