Rocketman: Directed by Dexter Fletcher. With Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard. The musical fantasy about Elton John's breakthrough years, from his time as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and e
As a fan of Elton John, I'm enormously disappointed by Rocketman. And it has nothing to do with Edgerton. He's the best part of the film - and Jamie Bell is really good, too. The film is just terribly boring. And if you're coming for the songs, you won't hear 'em! Just bits...
The pair first publicly dueted at John’s annual AIDS Foundation Oscar Party in February, singing “Tiny Dancer,” and teamed up for a surprise performance of “Rocket Man” after the film’s world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. But on Thursday night in Los Angeles,...
The title song takes the award for most non sequiturs in a single montage. After diving into a pool in an ostensible suicide attempt, John sings “Rocket Man” with his younger self (Matthew Illesley), who is playing a little piano on the pool floor, before being carted away on a gur...
The film opens with John in rehab recounting his childhood through “The Bitch Is Back” — both Egerton’s John and a younger version played by Matthew Illesley sing the 1974 song. It also features surreal sequences such as John and his audience levitating during his debut performance at ...
Young Reginald Dwight changes his name to Elton John and collaborates with singer-songwriter Bernie Taupin to become one of the most iconic figures in pop history. Set to his most beloved songs, it's the epic musical story of Elton John, his breakthrough
The star ofRocketmanjoined the Rocket Man for a performance of Elton’s classic “Your Song” as theFarewell Yellow Brick Roadtour stopped in at the open-air Hove County Ground, England. Directed by Dexter Fletcher,Rocketmancollected $14 million at the North American box office over the weeken...
Your Song Click to load video ‘Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time)’ First appeared on: Honky Château First released: 1972 Chart placement: UK No.2 / US No.6 Carrying echoes of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ (also produced by Gus Dudgeon), the yearning, ...
It stars Taron Egerton as John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film follows John's early days as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music up to his eventual musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. The film is titled after John's 1972 song "Rocket Man"....
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