Elvis CostelloFilmography

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

Actors: Stephen Colbert

Synopsis: Satirist and comedy news host Stephen Colbert hosts this explosively patriotic Christmas special featuring guest appearances by such famous, important, close personal friends of Colbert as Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More

Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... James Taylor

Spectacle: Elvis Costello With....: Season 01

Actors: Elvis Costello

Delirious

Actors: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman, Gina Gershon, Callie Thorne

Synopsis: Writer/director Tom DiCillo's satire Delirious (2006) eviscerates Hollywood celebrity and celebrity types with a relentlessly dissecting gaze and take-no-prisoners humor. DiCillo mainstay Steve Buscemi stars as Les Galantine, a sleazy and merciless tabloid photographer from the Big Apple, whose Read More

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

Actors: Emmylou Harris, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Bob Neuwirth

Synopsis: Few musical archivists have worked as tirelessly to preserve American folk music as Harry Smith, and with this documentary filmmaker Rani Singh offers an illuminating look at the lasting impact of Smith's landmark release {^Anthology of American Folk Music}. Originally released as a compilation of Read More

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Actors: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan

Synopsis: When America's number one NASCAR speed-demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for tight-cornering, the race is on to become the number one man in all of NASCAR in a full throttle comedy starring Will Ferrell and Read More

Before the Music Dies

Twice Upon a Time

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Charlotte Rampling, Jean Rochefort

Synopsis: An addition to the subgenre of neo-screwball comedies, à la Seems Like Old Times and Illegally Yours, Antoine de Caunes' French-language farce Twice Upon a Time (aka Désaccord Parfait) observes the long-delayed reunion between two former lovers. Alice (Charlotte Rampling) is a British stage Read More

Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life

Synopsis: Robert S. Levi writes and directs this Emmy Award-winning documentary focusing on the life of pioneering gay composer and jazz musician Billy Strayhorn, whose compositions for Duke Ellington included such timeless classics as "Satin Doll" and "Take the A Train". The driving creative force behind Read More

I Love Your Work

Actors: Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente, Christina Ricci, Shalom Harlow, Jared Harris, Marisa Coughlan

Synopsis: A hot young celebrity discovers fame can be a toxic substance in this independent drama. Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) is a successful actor in his late twenties who would seem to have it made. Gray is married to an attractive actress with a solid career of her own, Mia Lang (Franka Potente), he's Read More

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

Crew: Featured Music

Synopsis: In the spring and summer of 1972, George McGovern, a Democratic senator from South Dakota, achieved the seemingly impossible. Backed by a motley collection of Prairie populists, old-school liberals, and young people disenchanted with the war in Vietnam, McGovern overwhelmed longtime party Read More

All We Are Saying

From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans

Synopsis: The biggest names in modern music all come together on one stage for this landmark concert organized to raise funds for the relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina and featuring special appearances by a number of New Orleans legends. Featured performers include Aaron Neville Read More

Saturday Night Live: Lost and Found - SNL in the '80s

Actors: Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Belushi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Synopsis: Saturday Night Live: Lost and Found - SNL in the '80s documents a turbulent decade for the long-running sketch comedy show. The eighties began without creator Lorne Michales at the helm, but still produced Eddie Murphy. By the middle of the decade Michaels returned, but his first season back was a Read More

Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kickin'

Synopsis: The man they call "The Red-Headed Stranger", Willie Nelson performs his several songs along with an eclectic lineup of musical guests in this concert release from Universal Music. Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kickin' features "Homeward Bound" with Paul Simon, "Me and Bobby McGee" with Read More

De-Lovely

Actors: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Alan Corduner

Synopsis: The public and private lives of famed songwriter Cole Porter are both explored in this musical drama, in which the aging Porter (played by Kevin Kline) looks back on his life while watching a rehearsal of a stage musical based on his story. As Porter compares notes on the play with director Gabe (Jonathan Pryce Read More

Cold Mountain

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil War. Jude Law stars as Inman, a young soldier who, despite an injury, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada (Nicole Kidman Read More

The Shape of Things

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Gretchen Mol, Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Frederick Weller

Synopsis: After a detour into lighter and more compassionate fare with Nurse Betty and Possession, Neil LaBute returns to the themes of his earlier films with this dark and corrosive look at male-female relationships. Adam (Paul Rudd) is a chubby, bespectacled nebbish of a college student who makes money in Read More

Elvis Costello: Live By Request

Actors: Elvis Costello

Frasier: Farewell, Nervosa

Actors: Elvis Costello, Felicity Huffman, John Hannah, Alex Borstein, Amy Hill

Synopsis: Worried over financial difficulties, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) heads to his favorite hangout, the Café Nervosa, only to have his teeth set on edge by a bizarre folksinger named Ben (Elvis Costello!). Vowing never to return to the café until Ben is fired -- and dragging Niles (David Hyde Pierce) Read More

Kennedy Center Presents: The Irish Gala

Synopsis: Hosted by actress Anjelica Huston and author Frank McCourt, Kennedy Center Presents: The Irish Gala is a celebration of Irish and Irish-American music, dance, and culture. The 90-minute program features performances by the following artists: Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Carlos Read More

MTV 20: Pop

Synopsis: In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the cable channel that changed the face of music worldwide has assembled these thematically organized programs. Each includes a double handful of the videos that made MTV a force to be reckoned with in the arena of American popular culture. This particular Read More

Sans Plomb

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Emma de Caunes, Alexis Loret, Eric Caravaca, Miki Manojlovic, Elvis Costello

A Tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David

Actors: Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Synopsis: The songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David produced some of the most popular and successful hits in modern music. A tribute was held in honor of the collaborators at Albert Hall in London during July of 2000. This program presents excerpts from the event, in which the two men were Read More

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Actors: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Seth Green

Synopsis: Austin Powers -- fashion photographer, denizen of Swingin' London, international espionage agent, and bane of dental hygienists everywhere -- returns in his second screen adventure. Powers (once again played by Mike Myers), a 1960s superspy stranded in the 1990s, discovers that his nemesis Read More

200 Cigarettes

Actors: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Angela Featherstone

Synopsis: On New Year's Eve, no one wants to be alone. On this night in 1981, several different groups of young desperate people begin a journey from around New York City to a big party hosted by Monica (Martha Plimpton) and new friend Hillary (Catherine Kellner). As the hours pass and no one shows, Monica Read More

MTV Unplugged: Finest Moments, Vol. 1

Synopsis: The premise of MTV's popular Unplugged series is to strip away the layering of high-end production of a popular song, pare it down to its essential elements, and present an acoustic version of that song performed by the artist. Some of MTV's remarkable moments collected for this video include Read More

Tony Bennett: Live By Request

Synopsis: This video captures Tony Bennett performing before an adoring audience during a 1998 concert that was recorded for A&E as part of their Live By Request series. Featuring appearances by such luminaries as Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, and Sting, the concert fins Bennett performing timeless favorites Read More

Oliver Twist

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Alex Crowley, Andy Serkis, Sam Smith, David Ross, Julie Walters, Roger Lloyd Pack, Michael Kitchen, Robert Lindsay

Synopsis: This 2000 television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Victorian classic was originally released as a six-hour, three-part miniseries on PBS. Adapted by Alan Bleasdale, this version of Oliver Twist gives viewers a new look at an old story, waiting 90 minutes to even introduce its eponymous hero Read More

Spice World

Actors: Spice Girls, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Adams, Richard E. Grant, Alan Cumming

Synopsis: Bob Spiers (director of TV's Absolutely Fabulous) directed this feature-film debut of the five Spice Girls -- Posh Spice, Sporty Spice, Scary Spice, Ginger Spice, and Baby Spice -- as the quintet challenges the London pop scene during five days before their first live performance at the Royal Read More

The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 3 - Up From City Streets

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part three of the acclaimed PBS series explores the golden age of Irish-Americans living in America as immigrants, with children who begin to make their first indelible marks upon American society. Included are brief profiles of such figures as Al Smith and Ned Harrigan. Also covered is the rise Read More

The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 2 - New Lives

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part two of the acclaimed PBS series explores the path taken by new Irish arrivals in the New World. Irish roles in the building of the American nation are examined, as well as the emergence of Irish-American heroes including such figures as John L. Sullivan and John Mackey. Still dogged by Read More

Brian Wilson: Imagination

Actors: Brian Wilson

Synopsis: Imagination is a live performance video interspersed with interviews with music legend Brian Wilson, and other artists who worked with him or were influenced by him. Wilson, the singer/songwriter powerhouse that drove the Beach Boys to fame and fortune, released his new album of the same name in Read More

The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 1 - The Great Hunger

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part one of this acclaimed PBS series explores the earliest roots of the Irish people in the New World. Centering on the crucial event of the Potato Famine, this tape examines the causes of what would become one of the greatest mass migrations in world history. The conditions faced by early Read More

The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 4 - Success

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part four of the acclaimed PBS series explores the rise of two great Irish dynastic families in America, the Kennedys and the O'Neills. The trial, triumphs, and tragedies of these two clans are investigated in detail and held up as examples of the final arrival of the Irish in the New World. The Read More

Dusty: Full Circle - The Life & Music of Dusty Springfield

Synopsis: Dusty Springfield was quite simply one of the very best vocalists to emerge from the British pop music scene; blessed with a superb voice and the smarts and soul to use it to its best advantage, Springfield scored a string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1960s with such classics as Read More

Elvis Costello: Live - A Case for Song

Synopsis: Elvis Costello performs songs from every phase of his impressive career on Elvis Costello: Live - A Case for Song. In addition to running through some classics with his best backing band, The Attractions, Costello performs solo, and collaborates with The Brodsky Quartet on selections from their Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: Everybody Loves Larry

Synopsis: When Larry (Garry Shandling) catches wind that the network reps may be grooming guest host Jon Stewart to fill a more permanent position on the show, an embittered Larry will stop at nothing to see that Stewart's career on The Larry Sanders Show is put on ice. With sabotage on the brain, Larry Read More

No Turn Left Unstoned

Actors: Chrissie Hynde

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Actors: Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Betty Carter

Synopsis: This Canadian documentary profiles the work of German music-theater icon Kurt Weill, who created such enduring shows as Threepenny Opera. Most of the film offers various performers singing or reciting his songs. Among those appearing are jazz diva Betty Carter, the Brodsky String Quartet, Elvis Costello Read More

Elvis Costello: The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions

MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett

Synopsis: In this special episode of the acoustic-oriented MTV showcase, Tony Bennett (joined by the Ralph Sharon Trio) sings a set of favorites and new numbers in the easygoing but swinging style he made famous, including "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "All of Me," "Steppin' Out With My Baby," and Read More

The Larry Sanders Show: People's Choice

Synopsis: When it's announced that Artie (Rip Torn) will be producing this year's People's Choice Awards, Larry (Garry Shandling) vies for host duties and Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) makes his bid to become the announcer. In addition to the tension that arises when Artie doesn't hire them, Hank's feeling are hurt Read More

Family

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Sean McGinley, Ger Ryan, Neili Conroy, Barry Ward

Synopsis: This British drama, condensed from a four hour televised mini-series, explores the darker side of a working-class family. The Spencers are a classically dysfunctional family. The patriarch, Charlo is a loutish, domineering brute who physically and emotionally batters his wife Paula and their Read More

Juliet Letters

G.B.H.

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Saturday Night Live: George Wendt [2]

Actors: George Wendt, Elvis Costello

Synopsis: This 1991 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by George Wendt and features musical guest Elvis Costello. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Paul McCartney: Put It There

Saturday Night Live: Mary Tyler Moore

Actors: Mary Tyler Moore, Elvis Costello

Synopsis: This 1989 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Mary Tyler Moore and features musical guest Elvis Costello. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Straight to Hell

Actors: Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, Courtney Love, Dennis Hopper

Synopsis: This bizarre comedy spoof on spaghetti westerns was made in a hurry on location in Almeria, Spain. Simms (Joe Strummer), Willy (Dick Rude), and Norwood (Sy Richardson) are inept hitmen who decide to rob a bank. They encounter the MacMahon's (The Pogues), a quintet of caffeine-addicted gunslingers Read More

Freedom Beat: The Video

Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night

Actors: Roy Orbison

Synopsis: One of the most distinctive vocalists in the history of rock and roll, Roy Orbison was in the midst of a well-deserved comeback in 1987 when he performed this special concert for television, beautifully filmed in black and white and featuring some famous friends helping him out. Orbison is joined Read More

No Surrender

Actors: Michael Angelis, Avis Bunnage, J.G. Devlin, James Ellis, Tom Georgeson

Synopsis: A moribund nightclub on the fringes of Liverpool's sprawl is the primary setting for this frenetic, dark, and confusing comedy done in a heavy regional "dialect" by director Peter Smith. Set on New Year's Eve, the film chronicles the rivalry between elderly Irish Catholic and Protestant attendees Read More

Chet Baker: Live at Ronnie Scott's

Actors: Chet Baker

Synopsis: A musical performance video brings together Chet Baker and Elvis Costello, live at a small club. Guest appearance by Van Morrison. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Elvis Costello and the Attractions: The Best Of

Not the Nine O'clock News: Fundamental Frolics

Synopsis: Enjoy this British version of Saturday Night Live with satire, bad taste and rock music. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck

Actors: Ian Dury, Eric Wreckless, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe

Synopsis: In the late 1970s, a handful of British New Wave singers toured Europe by bus, and this documentary is a record of that tour, their songs, and their shenanigans between venues. The singers and their songs are Elvis Costello ("Watching the Detectives"), Ian Dury ("Wake Up and Make Love with Me"), Wreckless Eric Read More

The Concert for Kampuchea

Synopsis: The Concert for Kampuchea is a record of an all-star charity rock bash, committed to film by director Keith McMillan. Among those who perform before the ever-screaming fans are the Who, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, the Pretenders, Elvis Costello, the Clash, Rockpile, the Specials, Ian Dury Read More

Americathon

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Peter Riegert, Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Zane Buzby, Nancy Morgan

Synopsis: In the future (the distant year of 1997), the United States of America is in crisis. The oil shortage has grown to epic proportions, leading to people living in their cars and bicycling to work. Cigarettes and meat have been outlawed, gold coins are needed to operate common household appliances Read More

Saturday Night Live: Mrs. Miskel Spillman

Actors: Miskel Spillman, Elvis Costello

Synopsis: This 1977 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Mrs. Miskel Spillman and features musical guest Elvis Costello & the Attractions. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More