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  1. Jun 27, 2022 · Luhrmann hasn't really given him his due by a long shot." Here are all the biggest changes to Parker's story made in the film. 1. Colonel Tom Parker Didn't Try to Alter Elvis' Image. Elvis depicts ...

  2. Jun 25, 2022 · Elvis had gone to the home of an employee he liked, whose wife was dying from cancer, and Hilton terminated the employee because of a rule banning any contact between employees and hotel talent ...

    • Marco Della Cava
    • National Correspondent/San Francisco
  3. Jun 23, 2022 · No. He didn’t sing “Trouble” at that show because he didn’t know that song yet. (It was written for his 1958 movie “King Creole.”) The eight-song, half-hour set opened with ...

  4. But then, as Baz Luhrmann's compelling biopic shows, he was the victim of systematic financial abuse by his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. What Luhrmann glosses over is the fact that Parker’s mismanagement was facilitated by companies that turned a blind eye to some of his machinations, colluded in others and ignored many blatant conflicts of interest.

  5. Jun 30, 2022 · Elvis. Gets Right—And Wrong—About the Real Colonel Tom Parker. His accent wasn’t so theatrical, and he was way funnier than Baz Luhrmann gives him credit for. But according to Alanna Nash ...

    • Alanna Nash
  6. Jun 25, 2022 · No, Luhrmann has really framed this through a present-day lens. Elvis had just as many white influences and announced as early as seventh grade that he was going to sing at the Grand Ole Opry ...

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  8. Jun 26, 2022 · The Colonel is a complicated character, and while he always took too much of Presley's money, he made some very sound decisions for him. Luhrmann hasn't really given him his due by a long shot. Chris Willman variety.com 'Elvis' Fact or Fiction: What's Real and What's Not in Baz Luhrmann Biopic Interview with Baz Luhrmann