BIOPIC
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A cultural force like no other, Elvis Presley is still the best-selling solo music artist of all time. Duly, the question relating to any big-screen biopic isn’t ‘why make it?’ but ‘why has it taken this long?’ Spanning 30 years of Elvis’ life, from formative early encounters with gospel and rhythm & blues to his death at the age of 42, Baz Luhrmann’s trad but entertaining biopic has swagger to spare, and a star-making performance from Austin Butler as the king of rock’n’roll.
This story is from the February 25, 2023 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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