{"product_id":"9781557838582","title":"Elvis Films FAQ All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAll That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Simpson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ Reference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Elvis Presley had not wanted to be a movie star, he would never have single-handedly revolutionized popular culture. Yet this aspect of his phenomenal career has been much maligned and misunderstood – partly because the King himself once referred to his 33 movies as a rut he had got stuck in just off Hollywood Boulevard. \u003ci\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e explores his best and worst moments as an actor, analyzes the bizarre autobiographical detail that runs through so many of his films, and reflects on what it must be like to be idolized by millions around the world yet have to make a living singing about dogs, chambers of commerce, and fatally naive shrimps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElvis's Hollywood years are full of mystery, and \u003ci\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e covers them all! Which of his own movies did he actually like? What films did he wish he could have made? Why didn't he have an acting coach? When will Quentin Tarantino stop alluding to him in his movies? And was \u003ci\u003eClambake\u003c\/i\u003e really the catalyst for his marriage to Priscilla? \u003ci\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e explains everything you want to know about the whys and wherefores of the singer-actor's bizarre celluloid odyssey; or, as Elvis said, “I saw the movie and I was the hero of the movie.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Shepperton, UK) is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rough Guide to Elvis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e397 Ways to Pick a Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rough Guide to Westerns\u003c\/i\u003e. Simpson was the launch editor of soccer magazine \u003ci\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited magazines about design, management, and popular science. He now edits \u003ci\u003eChampions\u003c\/i\u003e, the official magazine of the UEFA Champions League. This is his 14th book and, after the publication of his first Elvis book, was described as a “masterly analyst” by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplause\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557838582\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936311967884,"sku":"9781557838582","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_62b71458-f973-4d75-9e1b-d837544147dd.jpg?v=1786017464","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781557838582","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}