Elvis (2022) [Blu-ray]

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The deluxe set includes a 28-page booklet featuring in-depth liner notes penned by lifelong Elvis fan/respected music critic Randy Lewis, rare photos and memorabilia from the event, and the first-ever visual release of Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite on Blu-ray. Monique Brave, a little Indian Sioux, presents Elvis with "The Medallion of Life" for his Sioux nation. Initially, Elvis’ January 14th concert was telecast live via satellite to viewers in Asia and Oceania and presented with a delay in January in Europe. The track is a hugely musical affair, and its mix beautifully captures the energy and vitality of those many live musical performances.

Baz Luhrmann has crafted a stylistic dream of a cinematic experience, bringing together all his experience of Moulin Rouge’s musical explosion and The Great Gatsby’s peak into the soul of a larger-than-life character and produced a sensorial feast that offers a tantalising look behind the curtain of the battle for one of music’s most legendary souls. Less successful is Hanks’ Parker – underneath a mountain of prosthetics and a wandering and very questionable accent, Parker veers between having an honest love for the boy he found on that Hayride stage back in 1953 and his pantomimic manipulation and exploitation for personal gain, and there’s just something about the role that never quite lands.

If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra features classic Elvis vocal performances with brand-new orchestral accompaniment, along with a duet with Michael Bublé, and appearances by Il Volo and Duane Eddy. Elvis: Back In Nashville is the definitive presentation of Elvis Presley’s May-June 1971 Nashville studio sessions, showcasing Elvis and his core band as they sounded during the actual sessions without orchestral overdubs and vocal accompaniment.

Disc 4 was recorded live on April 18, 1972, at Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, and includes previously released material (from 2003’s Elvis: Close-Up box set), remixed for this release.Due to recording advancements that happened between the production of 'Jailhouse Rock,' and this film, it seems that this one had a bit more range. Luhrmann's direction and the film's editing, there's just too much wrong (or at least off) to ignore. In addition to telling Elvis's life story, the movie also provides background on the singer's relationships with other iconic rock and blues performers — including Little Richard, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, BB King and Sam Phillips. Coming from a 1st Generation digital copy of a actual TV Station broadcast tape, (originally used to broadcast 'The Special' in October 1977) and re-mastered frame by frame, the 1977 CBS TV Special, for the first time ever, is in near perfect quality, and is a very special treat for fans! The main cast and crew talk about the inspirations of Elvis and how the King's style was brought to the big screen.

A 2-CD set combining a remixed version of Elvis’ 1972 album recorded at Madison Square Garden, with the afternoon show recorded that same date. This definitive box-set chronicles the pivotal NBC-TV special that helped Elvis Presley reclaim the title of 'The King Of Rock and Roll'.Elvis seems more consigned to pleasing the masses in this one, where as in 'Jailhouse Rock' he didn't want to do any dance numbers that weren't representative of who he was. The slight softening of the image around the edges of the frame and within it as a result of the anamorphic process employed and those custom lenses seems perfectly apt for the period and isn’t as obtrusive at all as one might suspect. For a slightly warmer take on Elvis and a more detailed synopsis of the story, please refer to Brian Orndorf's theatrical review. The most complete and comprehensive collection of Elvis Presley’s final studio recordings ever assembled in one anthology, Way Down In The Jungle Room brings together, for the first time in one collection, master recordings and rare outtakes laid down during two mythic sessions (February 2-8, 1976 and October 28-30, 1976) in Graceland’s den–known as the “Jungle Room”–which was converted into a professional caliber recording studio for the purpose of capturing these indelible performances.