We all know the story of that time Elvis Presley showed up unannounced at the White House gates and met Richard Nixon. In “Promised Land,” director Eugene Jarecki introduces Elvis to Donald Trump. He ...

Editor’s Note: Promised Land has been retitled The King for its U.S. release. See our review below. A title like Promised Land can be appreciated for its duality: primarily meaning a land of promise ...

Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki explores the parallels between the rise and fall of Elvis Presley and America itself in his latest documentary 'Promised Land,' which premieres in the Special ...

Is Elvis Presley a metaphor for the rise — and fall — of America? Eugene Jarecki's documentary claims, provocatively, that he is. If “The King” has a thesis, the short version of it — it’s declared in ...

CANNES, France – In 1963, Elvis Presley bought a Rolls-Royce Phantom V. Forty years after the rock 'n' roll pioneer's death, filmmaker Eugene Jarecki ("The House I Live In") hops in the driver's seat ...

The King, Eugene Jarecki’s newest documentary feature, first premiered one year ago, finding critical success at the Cannes Film Festival under the title Promised Land. Eight months later, a new cut ...

EXCLUSIVE: Eugene Jarecki, helmer of the 2005 Peabody- and Sundance-winning documentary Why We Fight, hits the road all the way to the Cannes Film Festival for his next film. In Promised Land, which ...