‘Elvis’ Film Review: Baz Luhrmann Gleefully Distorts Legend’s Life in Extravagant Biopic

Liam Gallagher was joined by The Stone Roses’ John Squire at the first of two nights at Knebworth yesterday (June 3).The former Oasis frontman is returning to the venue where the Manchester band played their iconic gigs in 1996 to celebrate the release of his third solo album ‘C’mon You Know’.Squire – who also appeared at Oasis’ Knebworth gigs 26 years ago – joined Gallagher on stage for the closing song of the set, ‘Champagne Supernova’.“A big fucking round of applause for the coolest man on the planet,” Gallagher told the crowd as he introduced him.

Carrie Underwood paid tribute to someone very special on Friday when she posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, asking for prayers.The pop star was feeling emotional as she revealed that fellow singer, Deborah McCrary, had died. MORE: Carrie Underwood shares rare personal photo as she reveals sentimental anniversaryAlongside a photo with the vocalist, and the other McCrary sisters, Carrie wrote: "I want to take a moment to honor Deborah McCrary. I was blessed to have worked with her on so many occasions.

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are continuing their campaign against gun violence and issued a heartfelt message and photo on National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Following the tragic Texas school shooting, the Hollywood power couple took to Instagram and united for a photo in which they were both wearing orange baseball caps. MORE: Kevin Bacon supported by daughter Sosie following deaths of co-starsThe image was taken at their family home and Kevin added it to Instagram, writing: "This #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay @kyrasedgwickofficial and I wear orange for everyone who has lost a loved one to gun violence. WATCH: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's love story "Show your support this weekend by sharing your photo with #WearOrange and text the word ACT to 644-33 to join the @everytown movement."Their fans supported them as they commented: "My thoughts, prayers and support, are with everyone who has lost a loved one to gun violence, and I'm so heartbroken," and actor, Steve Guttenberg wrote: "You both are such caring and action oriented people. Kyra and Kevin thank you for making our world better every day."MORE: Sosie Bacon 'so sad' in new post following dad Kevin Bacon's tragic newsMORE: Kevin Bacon faces heartache as co-star passes away from cancerThis isn't the first time the pair have spoken out about the issue.

Johnny Depp should be on cloud nine after winning his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard – but it appears he still hasn't accepted his victory.MORE: Sharon Osbourne reveals the 'real' Johnny Depp after his victory in Amber Heard trialThe Pirates of the Caribbean star shared his true feelings about the verdict after he was approached by fans following a performance with musician Jeff Beck, who Johnny is currently touring the UK with.WATCH: Johnny Depp's lawyer Camille Vasquez mouths 'wow' following verdictIn a video shared on Twitter of Johnny signing autographs, a fan could be heard saying to him: "Congratulations on winning the trial," to which Johnny responds: "Oh, thank you. I'm still in shock a little."Following the verdict on Wednesday, Johnny released a statement on Instagram in which he thanked the jury for giving him his life back.MORE: Amber Heard's ex Elon Musk reacts to Johnny Depp trial after closing argumentsMORE: Lily-Rose Depp breaks silence amid Johnny Depp trialHis full statement read: "Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people who for many, many years have supported and believed in me were forever changed.

One of Darwin Nunez's Benfica teammates has already told him which club he should be looking to join this summer amid interest from Manchester United.

Elvis Presley biopic Elvis is taking place in London tonight (May 31) – you’ll be able to watch a livestream from the red carpet at BFI Southbank below.The new film, which will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on June 24, has been co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, whose previous work includes Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby.Elvis documents the life and music of the legendary Elvis Presley (played by Austin Butler) as seen through the prism of his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks).Hanks, Butler and Luhrmann will be among the stars in attendance at tonight’s central London screening at BFI Southbank, with the red carpet proceedings set to kick off at 5:45pm local time this evening. You’ll be able to watch all of the action, which will feature interviews and be hosted by Yinka Bokinni, above.Butler and Hanks’ co-stars Olivia DeJonge (who plays Elvis’ wife Priscilla Presley), Yola (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) and Luke Bracey (Jerry Schilling) will also be walking the red carpet at tonight’s event.Furthermore, Catherine Martin, Elvis producer and production and costume designer, and producers Schuyler Weiss, Gail Berman and Patrick McCormick are set to be in attendance at the screening.

Tom Hanks led the stars at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in France. The Oscar-winning actor takes on the role of the Kings manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in "Elvis." During the film festival, Hanks posed for pictures alongside Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla Presley. The 65-year-old actor was joined by Disney star Austin Butler, who takes on the Elvis role in the unreleased film.

The widow of the late Wanted singer Tom Parker Kelsey has shared intimate footage of herself acting as a birthing partner to her late husband’s close friend. Kelsey, 32, took to Instagram to share with her 334k followers the birthing experience of her and Tom's pal Rosie Blake as she gave birth to her son, Tommy Ronnie Blake.

Tom Parker’s widow, Kelsey Parker, has revealed how his death has affected their two-year-old daughter, Aurelia, who now worries that her mum isn’t coming home from work after The Wanted singer’s death two months ago. Tom died at the end of March at the age of 33, after battling a brain tumour. He was father to Aurelia and son Bodhi, one.

upcoming biopic “Elvis.”The 65-year-old Oscar winner discussed why he decided to portray him — and how director Baz Luhrmann convinced him to do so — at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.“I’m not interested in playing a bad guy just for the sake of, ‘Before I kill you, Mr. Bond, perhaps you’d like a tour of my installations.’ That’s OK, I get it, but that’s for other stuff,” the “Forrest Gump” actor noted via People.Hanks donned prosthetics and hefty cosmetics to become the real-life legend, though he confessed at the French film fest that he “did not know what Colonel Tom Parker looked like.”He added that Luhrmann described the Colonel as a “great carney,” or carnival worker.“The carney’s job is to bring people to the glittering lights on the outside of town, promise them something they’ve never experienced before, and then, almost giving it to them, at a cost,” he said.

Kelsey Parker says her daughter Aurelia talks to her late dad Tom Parker after The Wanted star tragically passed away, aged 33, from brain cancer in March. Tom’s brave widow made an appearance on popular Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch to discuss Tom’s untimely death, and how their two young children, Aurelia, two, and Bodhi, one, are coping with it. Kelsey, 32, looked fantastic in a flower printed dress with puffball sleeves and calf-length cream boots as she candidly opened up about life after Tom.

Tom Hanks is opening up about his role in Elvis.

in a tweet. “The film is dazzling, bold and moving. Austin Butler absolutely nails it- all the shades: voice, moves, emotion.

“fizzy, delirious, impishly energized, compulsively watchable” — reviews have been mixed with one critic all shook up.IndieWire writer David Ehrlich published his review of the Austin Butler and Tom Hanks-led film Wednesday and trash-talked the flick, calling it a “nightmare” as well as “deliriously awful.”The journalist dove right into “Elvis” — out June 24 — writing that the “159-minute eyesore” is more about Hanks’ Colonel Tom Parker, the longtime manager of the “Love Me Tender” star, and less about Butler’s Elvis.He gave “Elvis” a grade of “D.”IndieWire described the Oscar winner’s character as the “Kentucky Fried Goldmember” and is “possibly the most insufferable movie character ever conceived.” The Hollywood Reporter seemed to agree, dubbing the “Forrest Gump” actor’s role as “arguably the least appealing performance of his career.”But for IndieWire’s Ehrlich, the problem seemed to lie in the pudding: the writing.“Luhrmann’s dizzying script (co-written by Sam Bromell, Jeremy Doner and Craig Pearce) frequently returns to the idea that Presley’s life was caught in the crossfire between two different Americas: One gyrating towards freedom, and the other snuffing it out,” he penned in his review.The critic also compares scenes in “Elvis” to Luhrmann’s other “sensory overload” and “swooningly electric moments” such as the fish tank sequence in his 1996 romance “Romeo + Juliet” and the wild party scene in 2013’s “The Great Gatsby.” “The hyper-romantic energy of those films helped braid the present into the past in a way that made them both feel more alive,” he wrote. “’Elvis’ discovers no such purpose.

CANNES – Following its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival the reviews for Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” are in. So far most critics have raved about Austin Butler’s performance as the King of Rock and Roll and complicated Luhrmann’s staging of the movie’s musical performances.

Elvis Presley biopic.Set to be released in cinemas on June 24, Elvis charts the iconic musician’s career through his complicated relationship with manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks).Butler, who plays Elvis, recalled in an interview with GQ UK how his body “started shutting down” after filming concluded in March 2021. He was later diagnosed with a virus that simulates appendicitis and spent a week bedridden.“The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to hospital,” Butler said.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe “Elvis” team was on hand in Cannes for a little more conversation about Baz Luhrmann’s boisterous musical drama — but how Tom Hanks landed on his mysterious European-American accent as Colonel Tom Parker in the movie will remain a mystery for now.The Oscar-winning actor received the first question from journalists at the Thursday press conference, and was asked how he prepared for his role as Parker and whether he researched his Dutch background and accent.Hanks skirted any discussion of his accent work, and instead spoke at length about learning more about Elvis’ notorious manager, who “was a delightful guy” that could light up every room he came into.“Was he a cheap crook that played fast and loose? Yeah, when it comes down to that, but I worked that all out to everyone’s satisfaction,” said Hanks, “He was a man who brought joy to everything he did — along with a bit of larceny.” “Elvis” marks Luhrmann’s first feature directorial effort since 2013’s “The Great Gatsby,” which also world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Butler stars in the title role opposite Hanks as Elvis’ infamous manager.While critics have praised Butler’s tour de force performance, Hanks’ extremely thick and at times indecipherable accent for Parker, who was from the Netherlands, has been singled out as one of the movie’s weaker turns, and some have called Hanks’ prosthetic nose and padding to resemble the heavy-set Parker distracting.“I’m not interested in playing a bad guy just for the sake of, ‘Before I kill you Mr.

“When we made this, we wanted to make it theatrical to bring audiences into theaters,” said Baz Luhrmann at the Cannes press conference for Elvis, the morning after the pic received the longest standing ovation of the fest at ten minutes.

IT’S almost as if Elvis Presley never left the building. Nearly 45 years after his death, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll is back – on the big screen, at least.

Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. The model, 24, looked sensational in the figure hugging shimmering blue, pink and green ensemble which featured thin straps around her neck.  She posed up a storm turning to the side revealing her peachy behind in the backless eye catching number.

Tom Hanks looked as dapper as ever with Priscilla Presley on his arm at the star-studded Cannes premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s highly-anticipated Elvis biopic. The film, which is out in June, stars Austin Butler as the king of rock ‘n’ roll, which follows Presley’s rise to fame. Tom, who plays Presley’s enigmatic manager Colonel Tom Parker, was seen on the red carpet at the 75th Cannes Film Festival with Presley’s ex-wife by his side.

Refresh for latest… Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis strutted its way up the Cannes Film Festival red carpet this evening for the film’s world premiere which was greeted by explosive applause inside the Palais.

Kelsey Parker has taken to her Instagram stories to reminisce about a heartwarming Tweet posted by her late husband, Tom Parker. Tom, who was one fifth of the British boyband, The Wanted, sadly passed away in March, aged 33, after tragically losing his 18-month battle with brain cancer. On Wednesday, his widow, Kelsey, reposted an old Tweet that Tom wrote in 2011.

Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, and Olivia DeJonge headlined the star-studded premiere for the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. The group was also joined by the singer’s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley. On the red carpet, Luhrmann showed off a flashy Elvis belt buckle to an impressed Butler. The group was also peppered with a long list of other stars showing their support, including Shakira, Sharon Stone, Ricky Martin, Kylie Minogue, Maye Musk, Jwan Yosef, Winnie Harlow, Shanina Shaik, Elsa Hosk, Candice Swanepoel, Stella Maxwell, Adriana Lima, and Andre Lemmers. Team #Elvis has entered the building.

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Kelsey Parker has shared her gratitude for a beautiful gesture from her friends, who left a space for her late husband Tom Parker at their wedding.The 32 year old shared her gratefulness and heartbreak at the touching tribute, as she posted a photo showing herself sat outdoors at her pals' nuptials. Mum-of-two Kelsey was next to a reserved chair with a wooden sign that read: "For Tom." The Wanted star died aged 33 on 30 March, two years after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, leaving behind wife Kelsey and their two young children. Kelsey sported a pink bridesmaid’s gown in the snap and raised a glass of bubbly for the cameras.

Eminem, Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks and Jack White are among those who will feature on the soundtrack for Elvis, the upcoming Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann that’s set to arrive in theatres next month.The soundtrack will also include “original songs and recordings” by Presley himself along with the film’s star, Austin Butler. Cee Lo Green will join Eminem on a song, while Swae Lee and Diplo will also unite.

Elvis Presley, has spoken about the “emotional experience” of watching Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis at Cannes Film Festival.“It’s very intense to watch when it’s your family,” the actor/director told Variety. “The first movie I ever watched in the theater and said I wanted to make movies was ( Luhrmann’s) Moulin Rouge when I was 12. It was a real honour to know Baz was doing this movie.

Baz Luhrmann isn’t one for understatement. The Australian director’s appetite for glamour and hallowed material (“Romeo + Juliet,” “The Great Gatsby”) has gained him a reputation as one of the industry’s most audacious auteurs.

Elvis Presley worked very hard in the music industry, but he played hard as well. During his time off he would spend every waking moment wooing and dating various actresses and singers throughout Hollywood. It wasn't until he was drafted into the US Military in 1957 that he found a woman he would risk it all for.