Movie / Music Notes: Elvis, Aloha From Hawaii

February 28th, 2008

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Concert film of Elvis Presley in Hawaii from 1973. See and hear the spectacle of the infamous bell bottoms and sequin-laden jump suit, complete with American eagle cape before the backdrop of humid Hawaii.

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Movie Notes: Paradise, Hawaiian Style

February 26th, 2008

Synopsis

MoviesIn Hawaii, Rick Richards (Elvis Presley) runs a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny Kohana (James Shigeta). Unfortunately his many woman problems threaten to derail everything.

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Movie Notes: Girls! Girls! Girls!

February 21st, 2008

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Hawaiian fisherman Ross Carpenter (Elvis Presley) must choose between two women, Robin (Stella Stevens) and Laurel (Laurel Dodge).

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Movie Notes: Blue Hawaii

September 3rd, 2007

MoviesAfter watching Diamond Head, I decided to check out Blue Hawaii, which provides a similar enjoyable look at retro fifties Hawaii. It’s an Elvis-in-Paraside flick, of which The King made several (Girls, Girls, Girls!, Paradise Hawaiian Style, and I suppose the TV special Aloha From Hawaii also counts).

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