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Elvis Movie Match-Up

Posted on January 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When coming attractions are shown at your local movie theater, they usually start with a montage of short exciting scenes, plus a booming announcer voice-over to hype your interest.  Believe it or not, there is an old VHS tape titled … Continue reading →

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Eric Bana — A Good Choice for Elvis & Nixon Movie

Posted on November 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

On October 24, the Hollywood Reporter broke the news that a movie would be made about Elvis’ 1970 meeting with President Richard Nixon at the Whitehouse. Within 24 hours, the story was on dozens of websites and media sources. Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary Movie Pictorials: G.I. Blues – 1960

Posted on October 10, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Elvis had 31 movies with acting parts, and only four were made in the 50s before he went in the army. That means there are 27 Elvis movies that will reach their 50th anniversaries in the next decade. I thought it would be fitting to celebrate these anniversaries as they come up. Continue reading →

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Elvis Talks about Opera, Rock & Roll, and Payola Fifty Years Ago

Posted on June 20, 2010 by | Leave a comment

In May 1960, while he was in Los Angeles filming G.I. Blues, Elvis consented to an interview with New York Times reporter Murray Schumach. It had been two months since Elvis returned from the army, and a lot had changed in the two years he was gone. Continue reading →

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Robert Patrick — Acting Roles as Elvis' Dad and Old Elvis

Posted on April 11, 2010 by | Leave a comment

“I really wanted to see this movie when I read that there was some Elvis content. At first I thought it was going to be some really lame movie. It exceeded my expectations and I loved it! … we laughed pretty good! Continue reading →

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Star Trek Elvis Connection — Part 2

Posted on November 1, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Laurel Goodwin was the biggest omission in ElvisBlog’s original “Star Trek Elvis Connection”. She played Laurel Dodge, Elvis’ love interest in Girls, Girls, Girls. Continue reading →

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The Elvis / Star Trek Connection

Posted on August 23, 2009 by | Leave a comment

My idea was to come up with a connection between Elvis and Star Trek. Believe it or not, there actually is one. Three actresses have appeared in both Elvis movies and Star Trek TV episodes. Continue reading →

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Colonel Parker's Secret Rules for Elvis Scriptwriters

Posted on June 6, 2009 by | Leave a comment

Everybody knows that Colonel Parker killed Elvis’ chances of becoming a serious actor. All Parker wanted was simple, light-weight plots with lots of songs. To him, the movies were simply a means to sell soundtrack albums. Of course, the films made a nice profit, too, for a long time, as the fans kept coming no matter what was served up to them. Continue reading →

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CLEANING OUT MY FILE OF LISTS

Posted on November 2, 2008 by | Leave a comment

You have probably seen different types of Rock & Roll lists presented in the media. Over the years, I’ve been able to write a full ElvisBlog column about three of them. Continue reading →

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ELVIS COMMENTARY MINI-NUGGETS — # 4

Posted on May 13, 2007 by | Leave a comment

Another Elvis/Celine Dion Connection:  In 1987, Dion’s husband and manager Rene Angelil was in Las Vegas to see a Wayne Newton tribute to Elvis Presley.  Angelil recalls, “For $5 you could visit the suite at the Hilton where Elvis lived.  … Continue reading →

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