'The King' Director Eugene Jarecki: America Is in the Fat Elvis Stage
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English - July 06, 2018 22:26 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsTV & Film Comedy film history movies popculture screenwriting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Eugene Jarecki's Elvis Presley documentary "The King" argues that America in its Fat Elvis stage. He tells us why Chuck D of "mother--- him and John Wayne" fame was the film's key interview.
We also talk about why Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, needs a movie - and so do The Prisonaires, the African-American musical group who sang from behind bars and influenced Presley.
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