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Tag Archives: Viva Las Vegas
“I don’t cook and I don’t care.” — Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret entertaining US troops in Vietnam, 1966 Today is Ann-Margret’s birthday. Her autobiography, Ann-Margret: My Story is wonderful. What a career. And it’s still unfolding. There are so many classic scenes. Tommy. Carnal Knowledge. Of course, too, there is the … Continue reading
Criterion Channel: Coming in July
7 Elvis movies! More to come.
Posted in Movies
Tagged Elvis Presley, King Creole, Love Me Tender, Viva Las Vegas, Wild in the Country
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April/May 2023 Viewing Diary
River of Grass (1994; d. Kelly Reichardt) Reichardt’s first film. Wendy and Lucy (2008; d. Kelly Reichardt) The start of Reichardt’s collaboration with Michelle Williams. Showing Up (2023; d. Kelly Reichardt) Reichardt’s latest. I reviewed for Ebert. It’s fine. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Ann-Margret, art, baseball, Belgium, crime movies, documentary, drama, Elvis Presley, France, friends, Italy, Japan, Little Richard, musicals, reviews, silent films, South Korea, The Netherlands, Viva Las Vegas, women directors
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Writing roundup
A freebie for all subscribers: Roundup of my writing over the last couple of months, plus some thoughts on Viva Las Vegas, After Hours, Ebertfest, my time in Chicago … everything I’ve been doing. Thanks for reading!
Posted in Movies, Personal, Television
Tagged After Hours, Elvis Presley, Martin Scorsese, newsletter, Viva Las Vegas
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Snapshots
It’s been a while. March and April were a whirlwind. February too. — I worked on this. It was a challenging one, and a little different for me. I loved the challenge. — Michael messaged me (you know. Michael. This … Continue reading
Posted in James Joyce, Movies, Personal
Tagged After Hours, Elvis Presley, friends, Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull, snapshots, Viva Las Vegas
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May 7: Viva Las Vegas at the Paris Theater!
^^ This promo, gigantic on the Paris Theatre website, is now my favorite thing on the planet. My name up there, my outlet, and the MASSIVE faces of Elvis and Ann-Margret. Life is a curious thing. You never know where … Continue reading
Elvis’ Back-ting
This story is developing …
She’s got legs. And she knows how to use them.
The Crowd Roars (1932) Viva Las Vegas (1964) Joan Blondell – whose legs we see in the first grab – lived long enough to appear – very entertainingly – in an Elvis movie (Stay Away Joe, 1968). She and Elvis … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Ann Dvorak, Ann-Margret, Elvis Presley, Howard Hawks, James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Pre-Code, Viva Las Vegas
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Podcast #2: Talkin’ Viva Las Vegas
Film critic Kristen Lopez runs a podcast with Drea Clark where they invite film critics to pick a film, and then come on to discuss. The archive is so impressive and I’ve been listening for a long time. When Kristen … Continue reading
For Film Comment: Elvis, Actor
I am so happy to sing the praises for Film Comment‘s TCM Diary of an acting career that has been ignored, dismissed, scorned, from the jump. I’ve written about Elvis’ acting a lot here on my site, but rarely anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, Music
Tagged Elvis Presley, Errol Flynn, Hal Wallis, King Creole, Live a Little Love a Little, Love Me Tender, Mildred Dunnock, reviews, Viva Las Vegas
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