Thursday, June 12, 2025

June 12 - The Art of Creation

Vanity Fair have featured a story on 'Riley Keough taking aspiring female filmmakers behind the scenes' with a new series 'In Process'.


Inspired by the Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program, Keough and her co-creator Gina Gammell tapped Lucy Boynton, Ruth Negga, and Nia DaCosta to share an intimate look at what goes into filmmaking.


It is the "messy, nonlinear part of the creative process" that Keough and Gammell discussed that's on full display in each episode of In Process. It highlights the intimate and vulnerable processes of the actors including Keough herself. Though the notion of sharing these private moments of creativity with an audience might sound scary but Keough says it took no convincing at all.


“It was really insane. They didn’t even really question it. They just came so open. It inspired me. They showed up and were really present.”


The video was shot at Graceland, with Riley providing the narrative on how she "creates".




Legends

Elvis Presley’s Graceland announced that the next inductees to the Graceland Legends program will be Elvis’ Imperials. 

The Imperials were formed by gospel music legend Jake Hess. They worked with Elvis in the recording studio from 1966 to 1971; and from 1969 to 1971, they were his male backing vocal group on stage, including for opening night in Las Vegas in 1969. Members of Elvis’ Imperials included Terry Blackwood, Greg Gordon, Armond Morales, Joe Moscheo, Jim Murray and Roger Wiles. 

Graceland Legends is designed to honor and recognize the musicians and musical groups who were an integral part of Elvis Presley’s legendary career. In addition to being recognized in a ceremony at Graceland, the honorees will also be added to the Graceland Legends exhibit at Graceland.

Past Graceland Legends inductees include James Burton, Ronnie Tutt, Glen Hardin, Jerry Scheff, Scotty Moore, Bill Black, DJ Fontana, David Briggs, Norbert Putnam, Charlie McCoy, The Jordanaires, and the Sweet Inspirations.
 
The induction ceremony and recognition will occur at Elvis Week 2025 during the Conversations on Elvis on August 15, with a special appearance by Terry Blackwood and Jim Murray.  

(Source: YouTube / Graceland)