Posted July 20, 200817 yr Elvis: Return to Tupelo http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/dvd_elvisreturntotupelo.jpg Soon available is a documentary about Elvis' years in Tupelo and his first years in Memphis entitled "Elvis: Return to Tupelo". Synopsis: Understanding the Elvis phenomenon, and his impact on the world, requires going back to his origins in rural Tupelo, Mississippi where he grew up as one of the poorest boys in town. What happened here set the stage for him to become the star that still shines brightly today. Our story traces the Elvis saga from his birth during the depths of the Depression, to his move to Memphis, to his formative high school years, through his early struggles to launch a music career and wraps up with his triumphant homecoming concert in 1956, on the same stage where he’d lost a talent contest eleven years earlier. It’s a little known story that while inextricably linked to an era and a place still resonates today. Director and producer Michael Rose heads up his own boutique production company that specializes in programming for television. He has directed, written, and or produced over two hundred shows that have aired around the world. Rose’s work has won numerous awards over the years including an Emmy, two Cine Golden Eagles, several educational film awards and he’s had his films screened at international film festivals. He holds a master's degree in motion picture and film production from the UCLA Film School and a bachelor's degree in history, also from UCLA. Source: ElvisMatters / Updated: Jul 19, 2008
July 21, 200817 yr Author New DVD highlights Elvis' jumpsuits.......Elvis - The Jumpsuitology Vol. 1 - 1969 - 1972.....dedicated to Bill Belew: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/dvd_jumpsuitology.jpg "Elvis - The Jumpsuitology" is the anthology of Elvis' stage outfits used during all the 1145 live appearances from 1969 to 1977. It is first ever comprehensive DVD project highlighting this aspect of Elvis’ career. The producers spent several months on research and obtaining materials, and then spent more than 250 hours in a professional studio for restoration and putting the DVD together. The first volume of the DVD focuses on the years 1969 - 1972. There’s brief, but relevant information on each concert tour, as well as the Las Vegas or Lake Tahoe engagements, all followed by specially assorted good quality photos of the jumpsuits used for each tour or engagement. There are more than 250 photos (some rare) of all the 110 versions of the suits, he Jumpsuitology the first "Herringbone" and "Cisco Kid" suits, the August '72 "Two - Piece" suits and all others. The video section contains more than 30 rare clips (mostly 8 mm amateur footage) of Elvis on stage in different suits. Every piece of film was carefully selected, edited and professionally restored in a studio and every effort has been made to achieve the highest possible picture quality, nevertheless in few cases producers decided to use substandard quality material in order to maintain the integrity of the project. Musical background on DVD is by fine U.K. tribute artist Heath Ashton. Special thanks to Todd Slaughter, the president of OEPFC Great Britain. (News, Source: Pavel Cernocky) Sounds good :D Edited July 21, 200817 yr by Tilly
July 24, 200817 yr Author Cover art Elvis: Return To Tupelo http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/dvd_returntotupelo_complete.jpg One of the most surprising DVDs of this year could be ‘Elvis: Return to Tupelo’. Without a big campaign in the media it popped up. It has a duration of 150 minutes. The actual documentary following Elvis from his birth until his first years in Memphis, will take 90 minutes with 60 minutes extras and bonus footage. Content: - Elvis week / Elvis festival - Alamo Girls - Sun Records Line up - Elvis meets Bill Monroe - DJ Fontana: Elvis on TV - Sneeking into the Fair - Memories of the Colonel - George Klein remembers the Coach - June Juanico: first date - Magdalena Morgan's Christmas gift - Mike Freeman: owning Elvis' house - Debunking the myth that Elvis was a Racist - Elvis enters the Army newsreel - Elvis leaves the Army newsreel - Elvis gets married newsreel - Tupelo tornado newsreel - 'Washington Merry-Go-Round' Elvis Controversy newsreel This DVD will be region free, so it can be played worldwide! :cheer: Source: ElvisMatters / Updated: Jul 23, 2008
July 24, 200817 yr Author This isn't such good news :( No plans for 'On Tour' DVD One of the most wanted DVD's is the concert movie 'On Tour'. Unfortunately, we have to give a negative answer if we are offering this DVD. The ultimate tour documentary is still not released officially on DVD. The copyrights are in possession of Warner Bros and although rumors popped up last year that a release was possible in 2008, the reality is something else. Jacqueline Allen, customer relations manager for Warner Bros replied this week to the question for a possible release that ‘We have no plans to release anything further at present’. Published: July 24th 2008 10:18 AM. Source: Brian Quinn / FECC / Published by: ElvisMatters - David Hamal .
July 25, 200817 yr Author Warners Brothers still NOT considering 'Elvis On Tour' DVD release: :( UK Warner Brothers Customer relations manager Jacqueline Allan recently stated "We have no plans to release anything further at present" to super-fan Brian Quinn. There were rumours that EPE's Todd Morgan was involved in the possible 'On Tour' DVD release but sadly he passed away earlier this year. However with DVD sales on the increase, yet CD sales fast-declining, there should be hope that Warners Brothers would be considering a release of this long-anticipated DVD. As far back as 2002 Ernst Jorgensen stated the following. . - "‘On Tour’ is a little bit complicated. Obviously everybody, including Roger and I, thought that this 2002 would be the year. Especially when Turner recreated TTWII it was with hope of critical acclaim and financial rewards for Turner and although I think TTWII has done fairly well it was never a big commercial success. And talking about an investment and recreating TTWII for 1.3 or 1.4 Million dollars financing ‘On Tour’ on the back of something that didn’t sell well … and to a lot of commercial peoples thinking it’s somewhat better than ‘On Tour’ – it’s a younger Elvis, a leaner Elvis in TTWII. They are very nervous about putting out ‘On Tour’ and spending the same kind of money. So they are trying to find a way to make ‘Elvis On Tour’ available in digital format but it’s not going to be a restoration for scratch like TTWII. The reason why we haven’t put out anything on either FTD or RCA at this time is that we would ideally like to do it with them. So we are giving them a little more time but eventually if they don’t come around, we will release the material that we have which is pretty substantial." Six years later FTD/BMG are still holding back on their 'On Tour' CD box-set and waiting for the DVD release. It's enough to make an Elvis fan cranky! Go here for full Ernst Jorgensen, Roger Semon 2002 Interview. http://www.elvisinfonet.com/interview_erns...er_%202002.html (News, Source;Brian Quinn/EIN)
July 28, 200817 yr Author 'Elvis: Return to Tupelo' preview and review The new documentary ‘Elvis: Return To Tupelo’ will be released in the first half of August. Director Michael Rose and producer Carol King gave ElvisMatters an exclusive preview of the DVD and the bonus chapters. In all documentary’s that handles Elvis’ life from ‘beginning to the end’, they don’t get to deep in to detail about Elvis’ childhood and teenager years, although they are very important for the rest of his life. We all know the most important facts for this period: his birth and his still born twin brother Jesse, Vernon who ends up in jail, Elvis discovers Gospel and Blues music, his first guitar, … The docu starts with a newsreel of the triumphed return to his hometown in 1956. The clock turns back to 1935 and we follow the Presley family during the rural years of the depression, World War II and the tornado catastrophe in Tupelo. We travel to Memphis, when the 3 are searching for better times in the big city, where Elvis would become the greatest entertainer of all times. Country legend Kriss Kristofferson is responsible for the professional narration of the DVD. We visit all the important places that had a key role in the life of little Elvis, told by experts and people who are there at the time. Lots of childhood friends are located and tell their memories. Stories that are told before and never went in to detail are now explained with all details. It is well known that Vernon ended up in jail after he forged a check. He got a three year jail sentence – a hard time for Gladys to take care of her son. Elvis’ mother started a petition to try to get Vernon earlier out of the jail. All important people from Tupelo – from the police chef to the bank director – signed the petition. The most important letter came from O. S. Bean, the guy who wrote the original check to Vernon. His opinion was that Vernon punishment lasted long enough. Archive footage shows an interview with Brother Frank Smith, who toughed Elvis the song ‘Old Shep’ and learned to play him his very first guitar chords. Ernest Bowen, WELO Station manager, recalls the times that Elvis was at his radio station to sing live on air. The city of Memphis leads us to the Lauderdale Courts, Humes High and off course the Sun Studio’s where DJ Fontana, Gordon Stoker and George Klein share their memories. The circle is round when de documentary ends back in 1956, Elvis’ hometown concert. The DVD is filled with comments of lots of experts and people who where eye witnesses to the events, added with unique and historic footage from the difficult years in the Deep South. This movie is made by professional filmmaker and Elvis fan Michael Rose. It is obvious that this project is made with a heart for the subject. An extra bonus DVD with 60min of features is added. We already knew the chapter titles, but now that we have seen the disc, we can tell you more about the content. Elvis week / Elvis festival Dedicated to us, the Elvis fans, with an overview of the yearly festivities that are held in Memphis and Tupelo. The Alamo Girls Seven girlfriends from Alamo, TN are out on an adventure when they travel to Tupelo in September 1956 to see Elvis perform during the fair. The seven teenagers can be seen on almost every footage and picture that is made during the concert. They are all standing on the front row and some of the girls are now telling about their special trip. We also see photos from their private album with pictures they made from the front row. Sun Records Line up A brief overview of the other artists that became famous due to Sun Records. Elvis meets Bill Monroe Bill Monroe, composer of ‘Blue Moon Of Kentucky’, met Elvis at the Grand Ol’ Opry in Nashville. The audience was not overwhelmed by the way Elvis performed their favorite country waltz. DJ Fontana: Elvis on TV Elvis’ first drummer recollects some memories about the various TV-appearances at the Milton Bearle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan shows. He goes in to detail about why Elvis did not like Steve Allen Elvis’ eerste drummer halt herinneringen op aan de verschillende TV-opnames bij Milton Berle, Steven Allen en Ed Sullivan. Hij gaat dieper in op de afkeer die Elvis van Steve Allen had. Sneeking into the Fair Elvis’ childhood friend tells the story about how they sneaked in to the fair because they could not afford a ticket. Memories of the Colonel A short portrait of Elvis’ ‘controversial’ manager. George Klein remembers the Coach Elvis was a for a short time a member of the Humes High Football team, but he quit because he did not like the coach. George Klein tells the story when Elvis and the coach met each other again when he was already a star. June Juanico & Dixie Locke: first date Two of Elvis’ first girlfriends share their stories about being Elvis’ date. Magdalena Morgan's Christmas gift During elementary school, Magdalena was Elvis’ little girlfriend. She tells about the Christmas gift she got from him. Mike Freeman: owning Elvis' house Mike Freeman bought the house on Audubon drive that once belonged to Elvis in 1988. He tells about how it was to live in Elvis’ home. Debunking the myth that Elvis was a Racist In the beginning of Elvis’ career, a rumor was spread that Elvis was a racist. This came from an article, published in the SEPIA magazine. The JET magazine wrote that the rumor was a lie. Elvis enters the Army newsreel Original news broadcast about Elvis entering the army. Elvis leaves the Army newsreel Original news broadcast about Elvis leaving the army. Elvis gets married newsreel Original news broadcast about Elvis’ marriage. Tupelo tornado newsreel Very rare footage about the Tupelo tornado disaster in the 40’s. 'Washington Merry-Go-Round' Elvis Controversy newsreel Probably the most interesting chapter on the bonus disc. The program ‘Washington Merry-Go-Round’ was all about important political news. This episode however was about the controverse around Elvis. In this complete 12min show from 1956, Elvis life story untill then is told. The program concludes with a ‘prediction’ about Elvis’ carreer. He is compared with educated and decent artists as Rudolph Valentino and Frank Sinatra. Elvis is advised to get rid of all the vulgarity if he does not want his star to fall as fast as it came up.. To understand the person behind Elvis, his musical preferences and his choices, it is important to discover the roots of this all. For the first time ever, all these facts are portrayed in such a detailed and interesting way! Published: July 28th 2008 03:11 AM. Source: ElvisMatters / Published by: ElvisMatters - David Hamal .
August 4, 200816 yr Author View a video Preview of Elvis: Return to Tupelo DVD View two preview video's of the new Elvis : Return To Tupelo DVD a 90 minute program, plus one hour of bonus features. Understanding the Elvis phenomenon, and his impact on the world, requires going back to his origins in rural Tupelo, Mississippi where he grew up as one of the poorest boys in town. His emergence on the scene represented a seismic shift in the culture - race, sex and class. What happened here set the stage for him to become the star that still shines brightly today. Elvis DVD News August 4, 2008 http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/video/...lo_preview.html http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/video/..._preview_2.html Looking good - I shall have to get this one :yahoo:
August 4, 200816 yr Author On the subject of Tupelo............. Elvis Presley's Church To Open http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/invite_church.jpg The Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation will open the Church Elvis visited while a boy - which was recently moved to Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo and restored - on August 7, 2008 Source: Elvis Presley Scrapbook / Updated: Aug 4, 2008
August 21, 200816 yr Author View two preview video's of the new Elvis : Return To Tupelo DVD a 90 minute program, plus one hour of bonus features. Understanding the Elvis phenomenon, and his impact on the world, requires going back to his origins in rural Tupelo, Mississippi where he grew up as one of the poorest boys in town. His emergence on the scene represented a seismic shift in the culture - race, sex and class. What happened here set the stage for him to become the star that still shines brightly today. Elvis DVD News August 18, 2008 http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/dvd/previe...upelo_dvd.shtml
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