Surely the most versatile of Hollywood Directors, and although his name
rings no bells, Gordon DOUGLAS - sometimes billed as Gordon M. Douglas,
created a remarkable piece of work, his cinematic career spanning over
five decades.
Indeed, what Hollywood film director could
boast having helmed such a spectrum of personalities ranging in the
30's, from a hoofing Al Jolson, through action westerns with Randolph
Scott in the '40's, rambling on to culminate in rock sensation Elvis
Presley...
The Michael Jackson memorial is on TV today, I am sitting here watching and thinking about the difference between a person's public image and what it means to be an icon. Michael was an icon in life and is even a bigger icon now in death. Gone are the questions of his personal legal problems, gone are his money problems, his music now dominates the sales charts after a 4 year slump. Now he is iconic legend. Berry Gordy of Motown Records called him "the greatest entertainer who ever lived...
The Michael Jackson memorial is on TV today, I am sitting here watching and thinking about the difference between a person's public image and what it means to be an icon. Michael was an icon in life and is even a bigger icon now in death. Gone are the questions of his personal legal problems, gone are his money problems, his music now dominates the sales charts after a 4 year slump. Now he is iconic legend. Berry Gordy of Motown Records called him "the greatest entertainer who ever lived". Sunda...
MALCO HOSTS 6TH ANNUAL ELVIS® FILM FEST
Rock and Roll comes home this summer via the silver screen with Malco Theatres’ annual Elvis Film Festival!
The sixth annual Elvis Film Festival, is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11, 2009 during Elvis Week®, at Studio on the Square in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. This year’s festival salutes Fun in Acapulco, Roustabout and returning fan favorites Jailhouse Rock and King Creole.
Tickets are $5 each and are on sale now at the theatre box office & online at www.malco.com. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Elvis Presley® Charitable Foundation.
Live dailies from AFI FestBy STUART BRAZELL, AFI online Contributing Writer There is no denying that music can have a profound impact on film. Nothing is more emotionally satisfying than watching a great movie scene with the perfect song playing. Music can also inspire a film, and that is clear in this year's lineup of music-related films at AFI FEST 2007. The world premiere PUBLIC ENEMY: WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME examines the powerful 20-year history of the influential hip-hop group, Public En...
