Elvis

posture June 25, 2024

Will Someone Please Check on Austin Butler’s Neck?He always looks like he’s either working through a cramp or about to get one.

By Roxana Hadadi

rankings May 8, 2024

Why Can’t Music Biopics Be Good?The worst of the genre, ranked.

By Rebecca Alter and Jason P. Frank

crossovers Mar. 6, 2024

Timothée Chalamet Wants Austin Butler’s Elvis to Be in his Bob Dylan MovieIt all drives towards a net positive for the world: making Austin Butler Talk Like That Again.

By Bethy Squires

snl Jan. 21, 2024

Jacob Elordi Is Sorry If You Watched Saltburn With Your Parents in SNL MonologueAnd it turns out one of his movies was even too gross for Sarah Sherman.

By Tom Smyth

elizabeth debicki of boys Nov. 14, 2023

The Jacob Elordi Charm Offensive Goes BigWe can’t stop talking about Jacob Elordi, and he can’t stop talking about his dog.

By Fran Hoepfner

the law Nov. 2, 2023

Presley Peace Talks End PositivelyRiley Keough and Priscilla Presley’s settlement following the death of Lisa Marie is official.

By Jason P. Frank

venice 2023 Sept. 5, 2023

Sofia Coppola’s Elvis Movie Brings Priscilla Presley to TearsThe subject of the dark, complex biopic called Priscilla “amazing” and reaffirmed that the rock star was the love of her life.

By Rachel Handler

tributes Aug. 9, 2023

Riley Keough Remembers Lisa Marie Presley As ‘the Best Mom’She said the last time she saw her was at a party for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic.

By Jennifer Zhan

oscars 2023 Mar. 7, 2023

Who Are You Rooting Against at the Oscars This Year?The Whale, Elvis, and To Leslie are case studies in three different ways a film can be an Oscar villain. Will any of them come out on top?

By Nate Jones

the heat is on Feb. 17, 2023

Are Hot Wings Enough to Burn Out Austin Butler’s Elvis Voice?Listen to him wax poetic about PB&J sandwiches and judge for yourself.

By Jennifer Zhan

possessions Feb. 3, 2023

Austin Butler’s Elvis Voice, Awards-Season Sweetheart, Is Out of a JobA moment of silence for the bit.

By Zoe Guy

thx Jan. 25, 2023

Austin Butler Says ‘Thank You, Thank You Very Much’ to Ex Vanessa HudgensFor believing he could play Elvis.

By Bethy Squires

awards szn Jan. 19, 2023

The BAFTAs Loved All Quiet on the Western Front2023 nominations include Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin.

By Jason P. Frank

golden globes 2023 Jan. 10, 2023

Elvis Impersonator Wins Award for ElvisCongrats to this California native.

By Jason P. Frank

golden globes 2023 Jan. 10, 2023

Who’s Going to Win at the Comeback Golden Globes?This newly reformed awards show feels harder to predict than ever — not just who’s going to win but who’s going to show up.

By Nate Jones and Jen Chaney

oscar futures Dec. 16, 2022

Oscar Futures: Can Avatar: The Way of Water Crack the Best Picture Race?The original Avatar came close to winning Best Picture. Way of Water will be a presence in the race, too.

By Nate Jones

exit interview Nov. 9, 2022

Baz Luhrmann Is the Stanley Kubrick of ConfettiThe Elvis director’s opulent movies aren’t for everyone, and he’s okay with that.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

irony Sept. 14, 2022

Baz Luhrmann Is Too Tired to Release the 4-Hour Cut of ElvisMaybe in a year or two.

By Bethy Squires

season of excess Sept. 13, 2022

I Already Miss the Maximalist MovieThe movies are about to settle down, straighten out, and prepare for the seriousness of fall. But do they have to?

By Alison Willmore

fatsuit follies Sept. 2, 2022

How Not to Make a VillainTom Hanks has never gone bad the way he does in Elvis. He’s also never delivered such a broad, silly performance.

By A.A. Dowd

close reads Sept. 2, 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s Tortured ArtistsElvis makes a point about exploited artists that Luhrmann first approached in Moulin Rouge!

By Roxana Hadadi

switched on pop July 28, 2022

Doja Cat’s ‘Vegas’ Is a ‘Hound Dog’ History LessonHer single borrows from Big Mama Thornton, Elvis, and others who have recorded the classic.

By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan

so lonesome i could cry July 27, 2022

To Capture the Spirit of Elvis, One Must Bully Austin ButlerLurhmann enlisted hecklers for Butler’s first recording session as the King.

By Bethy Squires

rip July 22, 2022

Shonka Dukureh, Actress Who Made Big-Screen Debut in Elvis, Dead at 44She played Big Mama Thornton in the new Baz Luhrmann film.

By Zoe Guy

invasion of the role snatchers July 8, 2022

Austin Butler and Miles Teller Were Up for Each Other’s Blockbuster RolesBut was either of them competing with Julia Garner to play Madonna?

By Jason P. Frank

accents July 8, 2022

What Does Tom Hanks’s Elvis Voice Sound Like?It’s like Mike Myers’s Goldmember on a take when Jay Roach told him, “Just let loose on this one.”

By Nate Jones

the baz of it all June 28, 2022

Counting the Baz-isms in Baz Luhrmann’s ElvisBaz Luhrmann can do many things, but he cannot do less — especially not in Elvis.

By Roxana Hadadi

if i can stream June 27, 2022

The New Elvis Channel Will Have Fans All Shook UpSadly, Lilo & Stitch isn’t part of the free Presley programming.

By Savannah Salazar

heartbreak hotel June 27, 2022

What to Watch While Coming Down From ElvisMovies, documentaries, and TV shows to watch after Baz Luhrmann’s megamusical about the King.

By Roxana Hadadi

shake rattle and roll June 24, 2022

Onscreen Elvises, RankedIt’s hard not to get lost inside an impression when playing the King.

By Katie Rife

i spy June 24, 2022

Baz Luhrmann Had 20 Minutes to Memorize Elvis Presley’s BedroomHe’s a visual Luhrner.

By Rebecca Alter

movie review June 24, 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Might Be a Hazard to Your CorneasElvis is bloated, hectic, ridiculous, and utterly shameless in presenting Presley as a talent too beautiful for this earth. I liked it.

By Alison Willmore

profile June 21, 2022

In Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Yola Becomes Her Own HeroWhat would rock and roll — or all of music — be without its architect Sister Rosetta Tharpe? For starters, no Yola.

By Andrea Williams

primers June 21, 2022

Rock and Roll Starts With Sister Rosetta TharpeA new Elvis biopic attempts to show her legacy. Here’s just a fraction of it.

By Craig Jenkins

method acting June 15, 2022

Is This Just How Austin Butler Is Going to Sound Now?The star of Baz Luhrmann’s biopic said he “can’t help” that he’s still talking like Elvis.

By Jennifer Zhan

cannes 2022 June 3, 2022

Which Cannes Films Could Make a Splash With Oscar?Consensus hasn’t settled on the standout film, but this year’s Cannes still boasted a number of possible contenders.

By Nate Jones

suspicious minds June 1, 2022

Want an Elvis-Themed Wedding in Las Vegas? It’s Now or NeverWe can’t go on together with suspicious IP.

By Bethy Squires

summer preview May 27, 2022

What Will Be the Biggest Movie of the Summer?Vulture bets on five films that will break through the hottest months of 2022, in whatever ways they can.

cannes 2022 May 26, 2022