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Elvis isn’t a particularly funny movie. But it did make me laugh out loud exactly one time, which is the best thing I can say about Baz Lurhmann’s exhaustingly loud, terribly boring new film . Early in the movie, Colonel Tom Parker (a grotesque Tom Hanks ) is working with country singer Hank Snow, booking him for traveling music revues. We know he’s a money-hungry hustler—he’s narrating the movie from the perspective of many years later, after he’s gambled all of now-dead Elvis Presley’s money away. But right now, he’s happy working with the popular Hank. But then he hears someone on the radio that everyone’s freaking out about. Who is this guy, playing and belting this wild rock and roll, uh, music? Colonel Tom can already tell just from listening to this one song that this guy is definitely going to be the star of the show, even if he’s only on the bottom of the lineup. And best of all, it turns out that this guy is white. Of course he’s white, you say! This is a … [Read more...] about We Need to Talk About the Wildest Scene in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of the week Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" took the No. 1 spot at the box office after a close tie with "Top Gun: Maverick," with "Elvis" reporting $31.1 million in weekend sales. "Elvis" began its opening weekend on June 24, with expectations of the film bringing in closer to $25 million in ticket sales, according to the Associated Press. Its debut pushes it ahead of other recent biopics, including "Rocketman," released in 2019. Starring Austin Butler as the lead, "Elvis" takes viewers on the singer's rise to fame through the eyes of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks. The $85 million-budgeted film had a global start of $50.5 million in 51 markets, according to Variety. "There’s something about the movie … [Read more...] about ‘Elvis’ takes No. 1 after tie with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

0 Community Corner The American Red Cross will give a lucky blood donor the chance to live like Elvis Presley for three nights. Emily Rosca , Patch Staff Posted Reply GENEVA, IL — The American Red Cross will give a lucky blood donor the chance to live like Elvis Presley with a three-night trip to Memphis, Tennessee. Anyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma during June will be automatically entered to win a three-night stay at The Guest House at Graceland, an Elvis-themed hotel next door to Presley's Memphis home. "Not only did Elvis Presley leave an everlasting fingerprint on the world as the first global rock and roll icon, but as a blood donor, he also left a legacy of generosity and community service that continues to this day," the American Red Cross said on its website. The American Red Cross will pick only one winner, who can bring a guest along on the trip. The trip will also include a VIP Elvis … [Read more...] about Win An Elvis-Inspired VIP Trip, Guitar By Donating Blood Near Geneva

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines 6/20 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Don McLean wrote his 1971 classic song "American Pie" when he was just 24 years old – and a half-century later, he’s still serving it piping hot on stage. "This is a fertile tree," the singer/songwriter told Fox News Digital about the track’s lasting success. "I mean, it’s been giving and giving for 50 years. I’m just saying this as if I didn’t write it. But if I were to look at it, I would say it’s a monument of some sort." The 76-year-old shared that he initially wanted to write a song about America. However, rather than it being a love letter to our country, it became more of a farewell to the American dream, a lost of innocence in our nation. It refers to the "day the music died," or the 1959 plane crash that killed … [Read more...] about ‘American Pie’ singer Don McLean on the song’s legacy: ‘I didn’t want any simplistic Valentine to the country’