What links Elvis to LA Galaxy, via Mr Oizo?
msn.comElvis was never going to be understated: “It’s not a movie so much as a 159-minute trailer for a film called Elvis,” concluded Peter Bradshaw.
Fast-rising Austin Butler plays Presley, with Tom Hanks as a dastardly Colonel Tom Parker. It’s two decades since Luhrmann made a decent film: the new one is in UK cinemas on 24 June.
Elvis had 21 UK No 1 singles. Baz Luhrmann also achieved the feat with his Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen), an unexpected No 1 in 1999.
It was the era’s equivalent of a Live, Laugh, Love poster. That was a good year for one-hit wonders, with Mambo No 5, Blue (Da Ba De) and Mr Oizo’s Flat Beat, which bounced from Levi’s ad to the top of the charts. Video: Matilda the Musical trailer (The Independent)Amber Heard admits to not honouring her promised $7 million donationNeil Patrick Harris claims Whoopi Goldberg said she wanted to have sex with himCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2001) - TrailerElizabeth Olsen predicted Doctor Strange plot in resurfaced 2015 interviewMarilyn Monroe: A life in filmDoctor Sleep - TrailerJennifer Grey says Patrick Swayze apologised to her in tears before screen testDaniel Radcliffe interviewX-Men: Apocalypse - Trailer 2Dirty Dancing 1987 trailer starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer GreyHunger Games World PremiereMichael Douglas criesAquaman - TrailerOlivia Wilde at Rush premiereVin Diesel on Fast and Furious set with Justin Lin days before director quits film1962: Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got To Give outtakesQuentin Dupieux, the Frenchman behind Mr Oizo, also directs surrealist films.
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