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Elvis Presley films and thier impact on society. Saturday 8/21/10 10pmCT/8pm/PT

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Keep in mind the RSS feeds are in GMT(midnight) which means my show airs Saturday evening 11pm Eastern, 10pm Central time and on the west Coast 8pm Pacific time.------------------------------------ Discussion on the popularity of Elvis' films and the reflection of society at the time they were made. Although we will be focusing on his top ten films, listeners can call the toll free phone number and comment on any of their personal Elvis favorites. Chat room will be open as well but I really want callers to call and contribute their opinions. I welcome my Co-host AMY Norris from GREASE2.NET to assist me with this Elvis retrospective!------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common themes included the Military, Army, Hawaii,Las Vegas,Racing and the western. Do his films hold up or are they hopelessly outdated? You tell me! 1. Viva Las Vegas (May, 1964, MGM), no. 11 on the list of the top grossing movies of the year in the U.S., $36,136,095------------- 2. Jailhouse Rock (October, 1957, MGM), no. 12, $30,145,196---------------- 3. Blue Hawaii (November, 1961, Paramount), no.13, $34,179,911--------- 4. G.I. Blues (August, 1960, Paramount) no. 15, $31,588,275---------------- 5. Loving You (July, 1957, Paramount), tied for no. 15, $28,599,288----------------- 6. Girls! Girls! Girls! (November, 1962, Paramount), no. 19, $25,891,391------------------ 7. Love Me Tender (November, 1956, Twentieth Century Fox), no. 20, $33,620,639----------- 8. Girl Happy (1965, MGM), no. 25, $21,375,238------------ 9. Kissin' Cousins (1964, MGM), no. 26, $19,639,182------------ 10. Roustabout (1964, Paramount), no. 28, $21,041,981---------- * Please note that these figures have been adjusted for inflation. Also, feel free to call in via your computer with SKYPE! Just click the Skype button at top of the page when I am on the airlive!

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