Elvis, old and new, on the big screen

On thebloodshoteye.com:

In addition to luring thousands of fans to Memphis, Elvis Week attracts filmmakers and inspires film exhibitors. Old Elvis musicals are revived, and new Elvis movies are debuted. To wit:

* "Lonely Street," a comic murder mystery in which a "two-bit gumshoe" named Bubba (Jay Mohr) is hired by a septuagenarian Elvis (beautifully played by Robert Patrick) continues throught August 16 at the Hollywood 20 Cinema, 6711 Stage.

Elvis Presley and Carolyn Jones in "King Creole."

* Malco hosts its sixth annual "Elvis Film Fest" on Tuesday (Aug. 11) at the Studio on the Square. Admission is $5 per feature. The four fit-for-a-King feature films that will be showcased on two screens include Elvis' best, "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), at 10 a.m. and 4:10 p.m.; "Roustabout" (1964), with Barbara Stanwyck, at 10:15 a.m. and 2 p.m.; "Fun in Acapulco" (1963), at noon and 3 p.m.; and "King Creole" (1958), directed by Michael ("Casablanca") Curtiz, at 12:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation.

*Larry Geller, described by the filmmakers as Elvis' "spiritual mentor and hairdresser," is the primary focus of "At the Gates," a new documentary about "the spiritual side of Elvis" that has its world premiere during a 5-8 p.m. event on Wednesday (Aug. 12) at what used to be the King's favorite movie theater, The Memphian, but is now Playhouse on the Square, 51 S. Cooper.

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