Elvis Presley: The Searcher
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| HBO | Release Date: April 14, 2018 |
Summary:
The two-part three-hour film takes a look at the pop legend's life up until the 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions with new interviews, never-before seen pictures and video.
Genre(s):
Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Documentary, Music
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Apr 20, 2018
RogerEbert.com
Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018
Season 1 Review:
The Searcher is filled with photos, home movies, and audio recordings that haven’t seen the light of day before. To make the most of what sets The Searcher apart, Zimny eschews talking-head interviews. ... It’s more of a down-to-earth appreciation of Elvis Presley’s unique gifts, and a clear-eyed explication of why and how he so often squandered them. The documentary isn’t a simplistic “rise and fall” cautionary tale, either.
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Apr 20, 2018
Uncle Barky
Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018
Season 1 Review:
The voice-over commentary that’s most valuable comes from musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, who deeply understand Presley’s music and motivations, and critics who’ve thought long and hard about Elvis, like Nik Cohn and writer turned producer Jon Landau. ... You’ll have your own moments of discovery. Elvis works his way on everyone individually.
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Apr 20, 2018
Season 1 Review:
Elvis Presley: The Searcher is an art documentary, one supposes, and such things [the Beatles, uderaged Priscilla Presley and the affair with Ann-Margret) might be considered immaterial, if only the film weren’t so selective otherwise in integrating the personal with the musical.
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Air Date: April 14, 2018
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