Elvis died 30 years ago this summer, and to mark that round number Warner and Paramount are rolling out 24 of the King's films on DVD. (I prefer to think about Elvis' birthday, which happens to be mine as well. Every time they play "Love Me Tender," I hunger for frosting.)
The stars of the show from the Warner side are deluxe editions of "Viva Las Vegas" and "Jailhouse Rock," and double-disc versions of the 1970 concert movie "Elvis: That’s the Way It Is" and "This is Elvis," an "authorized bio" making its DVD debut. Paramount's tribute is the "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection," which comes in a blue suede case.
WHV also will debut "Elvis: The Hollywood Collection," containing six Elvis films never before on DVD -- "Charro," "Girl Happy," "Kissin’ Cousins," "Stay Away, Joe," "Tickle Me" and "Live A Little, Love A Little." The films will be available as a set, as well as individually.
"We’re particularly thrilled to be meeting consumer demand by releasing seven Elvis features to DVD for the very first time," said George Feltenstein, WHV's senior vp of Theatrical Catalog Marketing.
Paramount's box set repackages "King Creole," "G.I. Blues," "Blue Hawaii," "Roustabout," "Girls! Girls! Girls!," "Fun In Acapulco," "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" and "Easy Come, Easy Go."
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