Blue Hawaii is the first of three Elvis films shot in Hawaii and it makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD by way of the Paramount Presents line. A quick note about the Blue Hawaii restoration: they scanned the original 35mm negative in 4k/16BIT. Unfortunately, the opening sequence was grainy because it originally used duped film. As a result, they have rebuilt the sequence completely using the original film elements in the Paramount library. Because…
"Blue Hawaii Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"Tag: Norman Taurog
Speedway is a formulaic Elvis Presley film that came at the point in his Hollywood career just before he turned his attention to the stage. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? The problem with this film is that Elvis was staying way too close to the formula that worked for him. He wasn’t really taking any risks with his film career. Four more feature films would follow before going back to the stage.…
"Speedway: A Formulaic Elvis Movie"