Jun 19, 2019

Elton John’s rise to fame and fortune as a rock superstar is traced in Dexter Fletcher’s ROCKETMAN. Taron Egerton stars as the chart-topping singer-songwriter.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects director Jeff Nichols’ music videos for Lucero’s “Long Way Back Home” and Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis’ “Astrodome,” which he co-directed with José Luis González. Paul Markoff picks Jay Roach’s political comedy THE CAMPAIGN with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.

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ROCKETMAN clips courtesy Paramount Pictures

“Astrodome” clip courtesy The Next Waltz

THE CAMPAIGN clip courtesy Warner Bros.

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded June 15, 2019.