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\nMy review of Baz Luhrmann\u2018s EPiC (Elvis Presley in Concert)<\/em> is now up at Ebert<\/a> . As someone intimately familiar with the two original concert films – the restoration-resurrection knocked me out. Last summer I introduced Elvis: That\u2019s the Way It Is<\/a> at Jacob Burns Film Center as part of their concert film series – it was sold out – Elvis still packs them in – so the film is really fresh in my mind. If you’re not aware: while making the biopic in 2022, Baz Luhrmann went on a quest to see if he could find the “lost” reels (audio \/ visual) of Elvis That’s the Way It Is<\/i> – rumors of their existence have persisted for decades. And he found them. So there’s shit here I legit have not seen before. Luhrmann used Peter Jackson’s state-of-the-art restoration facilities to restore the films, adding in the new footage, and weaving it all together. It’s major. So it was fun to write about it. <\/p>\n Again: here’s my review of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My review of Baz Luhrmann\u2018s EPiC (Elvis Presley in Concert) is now up at Ebert . As someone intimately familiar with the two original concert films – the restoration-resurrection knocked me out. Last summer I introduced Elvis: That\u2019s the Way … Continue reading