Contra Zoom Pod Episode 249: The Films of Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley passed away on August 16th 1977 and to mark the 46th anniversary of his untimely passing, the Criterion Channel put together a six-movie collection available to stream now. We discuss three of the films: ⁠King Creole⁠ , ⁠Wild in the Country⁠ and ⁠Viva Las Vegas⁠ . We talk about Elvis’ acting abilities, how his music is incorporated and whether or not his movies deserve a reevaluation from the film community.

Read Rachel’s interview with Steve Binder, the director of the famous 1968 comeback special on ⁠Exclaim⁠ !

Read Rachel’s review of Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback on ⁠POV Magazine⁠ .

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