Just A Boy From Tupelo Bringing Elvis To The Big Screen
Source: www.elvis.com.au
February 5, 2023
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'Just a Boy from Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen' goes behind the scenes of Baz Luhrmann's cinematic feature 'ELVIS' to explore the making of the Oscar-nominated film and to examine Elvis's enduring legacy as a rebel. The special features an interview with childhood friend Sam Bell.
'The things that happened in such a short lifetime are almost unimaginable. One minute, Elvis is a truck driver, and the next minute he's the most talked about, most provocative, most famous young man in the world… There was no precedent'. - Baz Luhrmann
'ELVIS' was not only the highest-grossing non-franchise feature of 2022 and is currently back in theaters as well as on HBO Max, it also garnered eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Lead Role for star Austin Butler, and Best Cinematography - making director of photography Mandy Walker only the third woman in history to be nominated in the category. It was also nominated for Film Editing, Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling and Sound.
In addition to its eight Oscar nominations, the film's star Austin Butler won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and has been nominated for a SAG Award; 'ELVIS' has received nine BAFTA Award nods, a wide array of Guild nominations including PGA, two Grammy Award nominations, and was included on 22 Top Films of the Year lists, including AFI's Top Ten Films of the Year.
About 'ELVIS'
'ELVIS' is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, starring Oscar nominee Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
Spanning over 30 years, 'ELVIS' explores Presley the artist and the man - through love, loss, his unprecedented rise to fame and the complex dynamic with manager Colonel Tom Parker - set against the backdrop of America's evolving cultural landscape and the timeless music he gave the world.
Starring alongside Butler and Hanks, award-winning theater actress Helen Thomson plays Elvis's mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh portrays Elvis's father, Vernon, and Olivia DeJonge plays Priscilla. Luhrmann directed from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The film's Oscar-nominated producers are Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Toby Emmerich, Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.
The director's behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Mandy Walker, Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin, Oscar-nominated production designer Karen Murphy, Oscar-nominated editors Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood ('Mad Max: Fury Road'), and Grammy-nominated music supervisor Anton Monsted and composer/executive music producer Elliott Wheeler.
A Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation, A Bazmark Production, A Jackal Group Production, A Baz Luhrmann Film, 'ELVIS' is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. + Plus Bonus DVD Audio.
This is an excellent release no fan should be without it.
The 'parade' footage is good to see as it puts you in the right context with color and b&w footage. The interviews of Elvis' Parents are well worth hearing too. The afternoon show footage is wonderful and electrifying : Here is Elvis in his prime rocking and rolling in front of 11.000 people. Highly recommended.
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound.
