A trio of music films have been released in recent weeks: a biopic of Jeff Buckley, a film about Paul McCartney in the ‘70s, and now we have Elvis EPiC (Elvis Presley in Concert), the most enjoyable, if least probing of the three.
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One of the few silver linings of the COVID pandemic was that it allowed many of us to take pause and think about our priorities. This was the case for Roseburg, USA-based blues rock outfit Widespread Haze. With studios shut and gigs off the menu due to the pandemic restrictions, the trio set about recording their debut album themselves. Move is the result.
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Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman might have been warm ups for a more compelling tale. Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s much-heralded biopic of The King, Elvis Presley, does not disappoint. This takes a remarkable story of rags-to-riches, excess and personal tragedy and makes the most of its cinematic opportunities.
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