Key Highlights
- EPiC features long-lost footage from Elvis Presley’s legendary if sometimes maligned Vegas residency in the 1970s.
- It’s woven together with rare 16mm footage from the 1972 concert film Elvis on Tour and treasured 8mm film from the Graceland archive, along with rediscovered recordings of The King telling “his side of the story.” Related Stories Festivals Why Baz Luhrmann Could Not Shake Elvis And Made TIFF Premiere ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert’ Commentary Golden Globes Analysis: Arthouse Rules As Subtitled International Films Crash Party; Plus Voters Rubber-Stamp The Emmys The trailer opens with the ominous tones on Also sprach Zarathustra and an image of a Presley nervously twirling his ring and tapping his foot.
- “In 1969, Elvis returned to the stage to begin a legendary residency in Las Vegas,” the screen reads.
- “For 40 years, there have been rumors of lost footage.
- … It was found.” It’s restored and remastered — and it looks spectacular.
