3000 Miles to Graceland

"...casino. They arrive in the midst of the annual Elvis Presley impersonator festival, costumed as the King and mutton-chopped..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...any of the 20 other places." Guitarist "Fazz" Eddie Muñoz verifies that the Skunks eventually played Mother Earth's second..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bowie and Elvis tributes, Kelly Willis, Kool & the Gang, Unsane, and more live local shows

"...Happy Birthday Elvis & David Bowie..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink

Elvis Costello by Elvis Costello in 688 pages

"...the wave of rock star memoirs stacks ever taller, Elvis Costello's resides near the top. While the London-born Declan..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Six-String Samurai

"...into a ragtag tribal confederation ruled over by “King” Elvis Presley. When The E passes on, a host of..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Honeymoon in Vegas

"...contrived bit follow another. The day is saved by Elvis Ex Machina, a troupe of skydiving Elvi in the..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Rock-A-doodle

"...big city, crooning to the masses like some knockoff Elvis Presley. And that's one of the problems with Rock-A-Doodle...."

April 3, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Janis

Saying goodbye to Janis Martin.

"...filled with songs like “Will You, Willyum,” “My Boy Elvis,” and “Ooby Dooby,” but I was impressed she had..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Ray Price, 1926-2013

‘Now blue ain’t the word for the way that I feel’

"...In 1956, there were two songs that revolutionized music: Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Crazy Arms” by Ray Price,..."

Dec. 17, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Butter

Jennifer Garner stars in this satire about a woman who'll stop at nothing to win the Iowa state butter-carving competition.

"...Bob Pickler (Modern Family's Burrell) is called the “Elvis of butter” for his way with carving butter sculptures..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Daybreakers

The vampire community goes into crisis when humans have been hunted to near-extinction; Ethan Hawke plays a doctor working to create a blood substitute.

"...silly – as is Dafoe’s Kentucky-fried cowboy mechanic named Elvis – but silly is fun. In fact, one wishes..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

Elvis Costello's spectacle at the Bass Concert Hall

"...Elvis Costello’s affection for American music was in full bloom..."

Sept. 2, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Goodbye Solo

This small marvel of a film by American portraitist Ramin Bahrani is a large-hearted examination of human curiosity and kindness and the limits of both.

"...William (West, a former stunt actor and one of Elvis Presley's longtime bodyguards). The opening unbroken two-shot quietly commands..."

May 8, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E

The Continental's annual Elvis tribute slinks up

"...who loved “The Graceland Revue.” But I understand the Elvis Presley estate’s need to threaten respectful tributes like the..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Black Like Me ... and Me ... and Me

Elvis Mitchell discusses why there's no one African-American experience

"...between filmmaker and photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart) and journalist, radio host, and former New..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Night With the King

Despite a title that makes it sound like a tell-all about a one-night-stand with Elvis Presley, this movie is actually about the Jewish heroine, Queen Esther.

"...sound like a tell-all about a one-night stand with Elvis Presley, this movie is actually about the Jewish heroine,..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell runs comic circles around NASCAR.

"...up plot holes, the successful use of surrealist humor (Elvis Costello shows up for no real reason) compensates. Imagine..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Shaadi No. 1

In a country famous for its exhaustively over-the-top filmmaking, India’s Shaadi No. 1 is an extreme case: a maddeningly manic comedy-romance painted in vibrant shades of neon pink and Day-Glo violet.

"...a car bombing staged by the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Clown Car Cooperative, it’s a blast, huge and..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tupac: Resurrection

More popular dead than alive, the hip-hop Tupac Shakur is remembered in this authorized documentary.

"...in a hail of Las Vegas gunfire, and, like Elvis, he’s become more popular than ever, with posthumous releases..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lilo & Stitch

"...Deblois and Chris Sanders. Unless I'm wildly mistaken, Lilo & Stitch will end up disappointing both its target audience..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Hard Day's Night

This is the kind of timeless artifact that, decades after its making, still hits the senses like a burst of fresh air. Where a pop star like Elvis churned out silly movies with phony plots, props, and pretense, the Beatles launched into movies playing hyperbolic versions of themselves and their lives of newfound celebrity.

"...into a virtual stampede. Where a pop star like Elvis churned out silly movies with phony plots, props, and..."

Dec. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X-Men

"...Wolverine, a burly, hairy-chested fellow with sideburns who'd make Elvis stand back and take notice and an Admantium endo-skeleton..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Genghis Blues

"...leader, Kongar-ol Ondar (described in the film as the Elvis of Tuvan throatsinging), that Peña was invited to compete..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Hundred Cigarettes

"...and bad dye jobs, set to the music of Elvis Costello, Blondie, and Kim Carnes. Beyond that, there's not..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Rugrats Movie

The babies' first theatrical adventure is nonstop, but padded with lots of pop tunes.

"...and de rigueur despite some pretty heavy musical artillery (Elvis Costello, No Doubt, Laurie Anderson, and Iggy Pop to..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Nowhere

The third chapter in Araki's teen-angst-run-riot-in-L.A. triptych is as gorgeously messy as the first two films.

"...Montgomery (Bexton), who lusts after Alyssa (Ladd), who craves Elvis (Thyme Lewis), and so on. Add to the mix..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Fellow Americans

"...a forced alliance and picaresque adventures involving lesbian bikers, Elvis imitators, illegal aliens, and sundry other heartland exotics. The..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Beware of a Holy Whore

"...rights to use them -- songs by Leonard Cohen, Elvis Presley and Ray Charles. A film like this doesn't..."

Nov. 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Star Time

"...(loved the world over for his sensitive-yet-impassioned portrayal of Elvis in the ABC miniseries of the same name) is..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pure Country

"...Hollywood: Strait portrays -- what else -- a well-known C&W star who is weary of the Also Sprach Zarathustra,..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

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