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NXT Rockumentary Film Series: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (1970)

Nov
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NXT Rockumentary Film Series: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (1970)
Denis Sanders, 1h 32m Like his 1968 comeback special, this record of the preparations for Elvis Presley’s first tour in 13 years is a tale of two Elvises. There’s the cocky country boy, whose studio performances with his crack band tap the primal energy of his best performances; and the stage entertainer, swaddled in foot-long fringe and buttressed by a small army of backing singers. (At one point, he jokes to the Vegas crowd that he’s filming a movie called “Elvis Loses His Excess.”) The 2001 recut strips away footage of fans to provide more of the King in his domain. - Rolling Stone Co-presented with Next Chapter Records.
Date and Time
November 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Location
Next Stage Arts
15 Kimball Hill
Putney, VT 05346
USA
Contact
Next Stage Arts
802-387-0102



Denis Sanders, 1h 32m

Like his 1968 comeback special, this record of the preparations for Elvis Presley’s first tour in 13 years is a tale of two Elvises. There’s the cocky country boy, whose studio performances with his crack band tap the primal energy of his best performances; and the stage entertainer, swaddled in foot-long fringe and buttressed by a small army of backing singers. (At one point, he jokes to the Vegas crowd that he’s filming a movie called “Elvis Loses His Excess.”) The 2001 recut strips away footage of fans to provide more of the King in his domain. – Rolling Stone

Co-presented with Next Chapter Records.