he was my destiny. it already looks very glitzy. it s a long film. is it like that all the way through? it is kind of like that all the way through. it doesn t let up. the lizardly gaze of tom hanks looking at his prey, there, almost, elvis played by newcomer, relative newcomer austin butler, who s got a difficultjob on his hand, given that everyone s impersonated elvis over the days. can he do more than an elvis impersonation? and not really. sure. not really. he doesn t really build this character. i didn t really understand what it was i was supposed to be watching. the film goes on and on to the purchase of graceland, having number one hit singles and becoming the biggest star in the world and then going to germany and meeting priscilla and then having this glitzy las vegas residency. and the movie is in hollywood. all puppeteered by colonel tom parker, played by tom hanks. the film never stops for breath, as you would expect from baz luhrmann. that s what we like about h
i m jane hill. and taking us through this week s cinema releases is jason solomons. good to see you, jason. what have you been watching? well, this week we ve got everything elvis, we ve got beckett, we ve got wham! talk about absurd. we ll start with baz luhrmann s long awaited biopic of the king elvis and the man who discovered him, colonel tom parker, played by tom hanks. and then we go to france for, literally, a prison drama a drama being made in a prison where inmates put on samuel beckett s waiting for godot. they do have time on their hands, after all. and then i will not let you down it s george michael freedom uncut. will it be any good? you ve got to have faith, jane. excellent. plenty more puns where they came from. let s start with elvis. i mean, i love a lot of baz luhrmann s work. so tell me, what s it like? yeah, this is the man who made strictly ballroom, moulin rouge, the great gatsby. he s got this typically frenetic style, and here he is taking on th
Everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. You woke up, youre here. You didnt scare me off. It was intimidating but we made it. We want to start with, look, we have a lot to talk about. Lawmakers getting ready to return to capitol hill. Will they be able to avoid a Government Shutdown . Plus, stranded in the desert. Tens of thousands of people stuck at the burning man festival in the Black Rock Desert after torrential rain in the area. They are being told to shelter in place and conserve food and water. And those scorching hot temperatures just wont let up. How hot its going to get if you are heading outside for labor day and when you could see relief. This week we will talk to an expert about the impact on the opioid crisis. Congress is getting ready to work and hit the ground running. Senators are back in d. C. On tuesday followed by the house the next week. Both chambers are facing a time crunch on a number of key issues. On octo
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After days of being stuck in ankledeep mud, people at burning man could soon be headed home. Tens of thousands left stranded in the Nevada Desert after an inch of rain made it impossible to be able to get out. President Biden Spending labor day in the Battleground State Of Pennsylvania taking shots at donald trump and the comparisons to give us a preview of what is to come in the president ial run for 2024. And now, who putin is blaming for the collapse of a grain deal as he meets with president erdogan. Kate and sara are off. Im Rahel Solomon with john berman. This is cnn news central. Right now, the road in and out of the annual Burning Man Festival is not ready for mass exodus of people, because it is still a muddy mess. Literally Tens Of Thousands of people, cars, campers are stuck and really needing to get out soon. They have been trapped for days after 0. 8 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours. Now, it might not seem like lot, but for that area, that is typically what falls i