Elvis Costello
Also Known As: Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE, Napoleon Dynamite, The Imposter , 엘비스 코스텔로
Biography: Referencing prodigies of rock lyricism may not bring Elvis Costello to mind for some, but he does deserve consideration. Through the course of over four decades, the former computer programmer has maintained a career as a singer-songwriter, giving the likes of Bob Dylan himself a reckoning. He was born Declan MacManus in London, England, on August 25, 1954. He took the moniker Elvis Costello in 1977, adopting his first name from Elvis Presley and the last part from the maiden name of his mother. Also in '77, Costello's debut album My Aim Is True was released, drawing connections to the new wave and punk movement while showing musical variance. That year, Costello's band The Attractions was assembled. The group released a number of albums, including This Year's Model, Armed Forces, and Trust. 1986's Blood and Chocolate produced memorable, literate gems, such as "Tokyo Storm Warning" and "I Want You." After the Attractions' final show in 1996, caused by conflict between Costello and the band's bassist Bruce Thomas, two of the group's other members would become part of his new backing band, The Imposters. Costello has released over 30 albums.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Paddington, London, England, UK
Birthday: August 25, 1954
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Gender: Male
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
Overview: An affectionate portrait of the man and the musician in a week that sees the ex-Beatie playing at the Buckingham Palace concert. With contributions from Bono, Mike Myers , Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep , Cilia Black, Bob Geldof , Dale Winton , Travis and Richard Branson
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-02
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Spice World
Overview: World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-18
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Overview: The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife and all the fast food he can eat. But Ricky's turbo-charged lifestyle hits an unexpected speed bump when he's bested by flamboyant Euro-idiot Jean Girard and reduced to a fear-ridden wreck.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-04
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Straight to Hell
Overview: A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee.
Genres: Action Western Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-26
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The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
Overview: The documentary film traces the history of The Pretenders, from Chrissie Hynde's roots in Akron, Ohio through the triumph and tragedy of a band that defined New Wave in the 1980s.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-10
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Delirious
Overview: Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the moment, Les grows jealous and plots revenge.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-04
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Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
Overview: Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four documentary.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-26
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Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Overview: Meet the match made in pop heaven, when the singer-songwriter and the 1960s hitmaking composer collaborated on the 1998 album Painted From Memory, featuring the GRAMMY Award-winning song “I Still Have That Other Girl.” Their magical sessions were captured in this special episode of Sessions at West 54th, hosted by David Byrne.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-18
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Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Live Aid
Overview: Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-13
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A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Overview: Hark! The Herald Pundit Sings! America’s favorite Christmas tradition is now on DVD! Families have gathered around the TV to enjoy Stephen Colbert’s Christmas specials every year since 2008. Now, you can experience the joy over and over! Join Stephen and his friends—Toby Keith, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Feist, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart —for a yuletide evening of song, dance and nog-induced dementia. (Parental discretion is advised.) Remember, every time you buy a copy of Stephen Colbert’s Christmas Special, an angel gets his wings.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-23
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Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Overview: Tony Bennett's MTV Unplugged The Video features 22 of Tony's greatest songs recorded in the unplugged setting. Also included are bonus tracks -- the music video for ""Steppin' Out With My Baby"" -- and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-01
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Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
Overview: Chet Baker plows a uniquely individual furrow in the field of jazz. His trumpet playing is beautifully delicate and takes standard ballads into hitherto unexplored emotional territories. Here Chet is accompanied by Michel Grailler on piano and Riccardo del Fra on bass. Two of Chet's admirers also guest star here: Van Morrison and Elvis Costello.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-01
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Overview: Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-03
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Americathon
Overview: In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-10
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Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Overview: It’s the city that gave birth to The Beatles, inspired Gerry to ride that ferry, and spawned Bunnymen and Atomic Kittens. Now with all eyes – and ears – on Liverpool for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, a look into the BBC’s archives for a selection of performances from some of Merseyside’s biggest and best-loved musical stars.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-06
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In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Overview: Roy Orbison - In Dreams is the ultimate exclusive music documentary of the life of Roy Orbison. It provides in-depth insights into his legendary career with classic performances, personal home movies and photos, location footage and interviews with the great and the humble that he touched with his music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-07
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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Overview: Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt Weill.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-25
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George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
Overview: A tribute to country singer George Jones held at the Los Angeles Country Club. The program opens with Johnny Cash giving a brief history of Jones's life. Highlights include: Jones and Tammy Wynette sing "Golden Ring"; Waylon Jennings sings "Honky-Tonk Heroes"; Jennings and Jessie Colter sing "Storms Never Let"; Jones and Jennings perform "Good-Hearted Woman"; Emmylou Harris with "One of These Days"; Harris and Jones sing "Here I Am"; bespectacled rocker Elvis Costello joins Jones on "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" and "Stranger in the House"; Tanya Tucker sings "Biggest Promenade"; Jones performs "The Race Is On," and joins his daughter Georgette for "Daddy, Come Home."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-11
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Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
Overview: A benefit tribute to Linda McCartney, wife of Paul McCartney, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 10 April 1999.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-10
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No Surrender
Overview: It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-11
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Paul McCartney: Put It There
Overview: This fascinating hour-long documentary film takes the viewer to the heart of the creative process, focusing on 1989's acclaimed album, Flowers In The Dirt. Mixing studio footage with interviews, Put It There features Paul talking candidly about the process behind some of the album's most beloved songs, especially a detailed exploration of the single ‘My Brave Face’, co-written by Elvis Costello. Candid, anecdotal and honest, the documentary is a must for any Paul fan and was expanded for its DVD release to include a gallery section and previously unseen performance footage.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-10
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis
Overview: An Elvis Costello concert film with guest Emmylou Harris.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Memento Mori
Overview: Profile of the band who has helped to save Irish traditional music from disappearing, spreading its sound and popularity across the world for more than four decades. Featuring interviews with the current four members - fiddler Sean Keane, vocalist and bodhran player Kevin Conneff, flautist Matt Molloy and band leader Paddy Moloney, who plays pipes and whistle - and tributes from fans including Keith Richards, Sting, Elvis Costello, Sir James Galway and Andrea Corr.
Genres: Music Documentary Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-14
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Putting the River in Reverse
Overview: Music legend Elvis Costello journeys to New Orleans to celebrate the songbook and spirit of the hurricane-battered city's Renaissance man, Allen Toussaint.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-06
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Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade
Overview: "Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade", released December 5, 2006, captures that tour's scintillating concert in Montreal, Canada, spotlighting songs from the album as well as other Elvis Costello gems spanning four decades, from "Watching The Detectives" and "Pump It Up" to lesser-known songs, most of them given special arrangements by Allen Toussaint.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-05
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
Overview: Country music legend and American icon Willie Nelson is joined on stage by some of the biggest names in music for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event to celebrate his 70th birthday.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-26
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A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Overview: Pop music wouldn't be the same without one of the world's best-loved songwriting teams - Burt Bacharach and Hal David. With Bacharach's passionate melodies and David's heartfelt lyrics, they gave us hit after hit, including "Close To You," What The World Needs Now Is Love," "Alfie." "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" and many, many others. Performing 25 of the pair's truly timeless classics, a stunning galaxy of internationally renowned performers paid tribute to the pair in grand style at London's Royal Albert Hall, From Dionne Warwick singing the hits she helped make so popular to Elvis Costello teaming with Bacharach on the piano to Bacharach and David in a rare appearance together on stage, the evening was a magical night to remember.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-31
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Love Shines
Overview: An atmospheric quest film, Love Shines follows Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith as he embarks on a last ditch effort to achieve a 'hit'. The curtain pulls back for a rare glimpse inside the process as Sexsmith works with legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Crue). But will this be enough? Sexsmith must emerge with a song that achieves commercial radio play, but the journey with Rock also turns introspective.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-08
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Tony Bennett's New York
Overview: Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look at the man behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yorker - takes a tour around his native city and the world of American music with reporter Reggie Nadelson.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-22
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200 Cigarettes
Overview: In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years Eve.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-26
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Roy Orbison Forever
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-12
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The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
Overview: Janie, daughter of Commander Jackson, the head of D15, has been kidnapped and there are only two men who can save her - former agents Bonehead and Foyle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-03
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Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
Overview: Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance, the first-ever documentary portrait of one of the greatest musicians and songwriters of our time. Assured of Costello’s full collaboration, exclusive access to his extensive archive and with the full participation of his record company, the film is a definitive portrait of a major music icon.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-09
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Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
Overview: A documentary that goes behind the scenes with some of today's most talented songwriters as they make new music based on long-lost, newly discovered lyrics from Bob Dylan's legendary Basement Tapes sessions. T Bone Burnett brings Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford together in a dramatic two-week studio session in the basement of Capitol Records. Features an exclusive interview with Bob Dylan.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-21
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Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song
Overview: 1. Little Atoms 2. Pump It Up 3. Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? 4. You Bowed Down 5. Temptation 6. Veronica 7. Indoor Fireworks 8. Pills And Soap 9. I Almost Had A Weakness 10. The Birds Will Still Be Singing 11. God Only Knows 12. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue 13. Almost Blue 14. All This Useless Beauty 15. Shipbuilding 16. Riot Act 17. Man Out Of Time 18. Complicated Shadows 19. It's Time 20. I Want To Vanish
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-26
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Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Overview: Release in March 1987, U2's The Joshua Tree quickly became the fastest-selling album in British chart history, selling almost 250,000 copies within the first week of release. In the US, it was equally successful, topping the Billboard album chart for nine weeks, spending 58 weeks in the Top 40 there and earning a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The story of the making of The Joshua Tree is told here, via interview and archive film footage, with contributions from band members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. U2’s long-time manager Paul McGuinness reveals how the album catapulted the band into the category of rock superstars, and there are contributions from Elvis Costello in the role of a major U2 fan, re-mix producer Steve Lillywhite, and of course co-producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Packed with reminiscences and powerful performances, this is the story of one of the most famous and best records of the Eighties, a true Classic Album.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-05
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Hard Rock Calling 2010
Overview: Hard Rock Calling is an established London open air music event which showcases well known international acts, and a few legends over two days, and has a genuine festival feel to it.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-25
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Experience Montreux
Overview: Filmed in high definition 3D, this set brings together the Experience Montreux film plus concert performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival by Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones and the Global Gumbo All-Stars. Experience Montreux, filmed at the 44th Festival in 2010, contains full live tracks by a range of artists that reflects the breadth and eclecticism of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The performances are interspersed with interviews with festival founder Claude Nobs and many of the artists involved and are accompanied by stunning footage of the festival setting, the town of Montreux, Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps. Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock have both been frequent visitors to Montreux over the years and it s fitting that their performances form a part of this 3D celebration of the magic of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-18
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Elvis Costello: North
Overview: Bonus DVD featuring Elvis Costello videos of "Still", "Fallen" and "North".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-15
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A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Overview: On January 29, 2010, Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, superstar artists paid tribute to the legendary singer, songwriter and performer with inspired versions of some of his most memorable songs. Proceeds from the sale of this product will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that music people have a place to turn to in times of financial, medical and personal need. Features Elvis Costello, Crosby Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Ben Harper, Elton John, Norah Jones, Lady Antebellum, Dave Matthews, James Taylor, Keith Urban, and others.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-31
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Freedom Beat
Overview: On January 5, 1988, Artists Against Apartheid held a huge show in London to protest against the racist regime in South Africa, demanding the release of Nelson Mandela, jailed for 25 years for fighting to end prejudice against black people. British musicians like Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello and Sting joined beloved bands like Style Council and Big Audio Dynamite, and black musicians of the calibre of Sade, Hugh Masekela, Maxi Priest and Princess, to show the world that there is no more tolerance. for racism.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-05
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
Overview: This documentary includes footage from a Brian Wilson solo concert and documents the making of his 1998 album "Imagination".
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-24
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The Specials – A Message to You
Overview: The Specials don’t just write memorable songs - they soundtrack moments in history. This film explores how the band’s music was influenced by social, economic, and political events and how they have continued to shape contemporary music and popular culture internationally, with their message of unity and harmony in the face of ongoing political and social challenges.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-19
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Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Overview: This film tells (using modern day interviews and archival footage and sound tapes) the story of how in 1967, while his band The Beach Boys triumphantly toured abroad, Brian Wilson was trying to push the boundaries of conventional pop music with a new follow-up to the Beach Boys' cutting-edge mega-hit, Pet Sounds. The new album was to be called "SMiLE". SMiLE pushed the envelope both musically and lyrically, and was supposed to out-do the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper record. But Brian wasn't able to sell the project to his band-mates when they returned. The project was shelved and Wilson's well-documented decline into depression, drug abuse, recluseness, and obesity had begun. Thirty-odd years later, Wilson announced that in 2004, SMiLE would be performed live in its entirety in London. This film tells the story of a damaged but healing artist bringing his greatest work to light.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Overview: Adrian Edmondson narrates a documentary chronicling the story of Stiff Records, a tiny independent that took music out of the boardroom and gave it back to the fans. Stiff's successes included Nick Lowe, the Damned, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Madness, Tracey Ullman and the Pogues. Contributors include Captain Sensible, Jonathan Ross, Suggs, Shane MacGowan and label founders Jake Riviera and Dave Robinson.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-14
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Unleaded
Overview: Passionate about the singer Elvis Costello, Ulysses works every Saturday at a gas station in the middle of nowhere to pay for his meteorology studies. Shy and suffering from stagnation when confronted with a conflict situation, he does not respond to the insistent advances of Marie, who lives across the street. At the same time, Anton and Mirek, two English gangsters, are combing all the gas stations in the area in search of a loot hidden in the toilets.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-07-19
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Overview: Tony Bennett's most recent album Duets: An American Classic featured Bennett recording duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest stars including Bono, Elton John, Paul McCartney, John Legend, Sting, Billy Joel, Michael Buble, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and many more! Now, Duets: The Making Of An American Classic goes into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tony Bennett's acclaimed 2006 album. Features Elton John, Bono, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Sting, the Dixie Chicks, and others who participated in this musical celebration of Bennett's 80th birthday.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-01
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Elvis Costello - Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Overview: Elvis Costello performs for his hometown audience.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-15
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Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
Overview: A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-09
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Overview: The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-15
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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Overview: The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its 1952 release on Folkways Records, the urban folk revival of the 1960s, and its continuing influence on contemporary music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-01
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From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
Overview: Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Bette Midler, Cindy Lauper, Elvis Costello and more perform a live concert in Madison Square Gardens to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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De-Lovely
Overview: From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thomas were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest songs of the twentieth century.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-02
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Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Overview: A star-studded musical celebration in tribute to Leonard Cohen—the Montreal-born writer, composer, performer and man of letters—that took place in November 2017 at the Bell Centre.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-03
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I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Overview: I Was There…When the Beatles Played The Cavern tells the story of the underground venue which has become synonymous with one of the world’s greatest bands – The Beatles. The programme includes rare archive footage of the Cavern Club in the sixties, including film of The Beatles performing ‘Some Other Guy’ at the club. On 9 February 1961, having recently returned to Liverpool from performing in Hamburg, The Beatles played at The Cavern for the first of nearly 300 appearances at the club. By the time they played their last gig there, Beatlemania had swept Britain and the band was conquering the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-09
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions Live in Montreaux
Overview: Elvis Costello & The Attractions tear through 20 songs from the Lake Geneva shoreline.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-12
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Elvis Costello: The Right Spectacle - The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Overview: This DVD, a unique collection of the visual works of Elvis Costello, boasts a grand total of 27 videos and includes material rarely seen since the original release of the singles they supported. From his first Radar Records single in 1978, "I Don't Want To Go To (Chelsea)," to his final video for Warner Bros., "13 Steps Lead Down" (from 1994's Brutal Youth), this is a must purchase for all serious Elvis Costello enthusiasts and fans alike.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-27
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook
Overview: The Spectacular Spinning Songbook made its first appearance in 1986 in Los Angeles during the "Costello Sings Again Tour." In 2011, Elvis Costello and the Imposters set out on The Revolver Tour and, for the first time in 25 years, once again allowed his set-list to be chosen by "The Spectacular Spinning Songbook," a monumental game-show type wheel spun by select fans and featuring songs from his latest critically acclaimed release National Ransom, plus new renditions of hits, rarities and very unexpected covers. This is the complete concert from the 12th May, including special guest appearance from The Bangles.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-02
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Dusty
Overview: A career retrospective celebrating the timeless music of one of the world's greatest singer–Dusty Springfield. For the first time, Dusty contributes to her own intriguing story with plenty of outrageous assistance from hosts Jennifer Sanders and Dawn French.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-02
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Red Shoes In the Land of the Midnight Sun: Elvis Costello & The Confederates Live in Tokyo
Overview: Elvis Costello & The Confederates are captured Live at Tokyo's Sun Plaza Hall for Japanese Television in 1987.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-16
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Overview: When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-08
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Live Aid
Overview: 4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-16
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Weird Nightmare
Overview: A tribute to Charles Mingus.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Overview: A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-13
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If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck
Overview: Legendary documentary of the 1977 package tour arranged by David Robinson and Andrew Jakeman ("Kake Riviera") after they founded Stiff Records in London, England for five of their artists, and the bands that they concocted for the tour.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-17
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Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human and monsters alike - to celebrate 50 years of learning, laughter, and love. Familiar felt faces like Roosevelt Franklin, Don Music, Sherlock Hemlock, and the Amazing Mumford join celebrity guests Norah Jones, Nile Rodgers, Sterling K. Brown, Meghan Trainor, Patti LaBelle, and Elvis Costello in this heartwarming special.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-09
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Grand Ole Opry Live
Overview: In addition to the vintage look of the show, which also featured original TV ads for Martha White flour, the material the performers chose was more classic than modern. Harris opened the show with “Wheels,” the Chris Hillman-Gram Parsons tune that closed her 1975 sophomore LP for Warner Bros., Elite Hotel. Harris sings lead while Costello harmonizes, and Welch chimes in on additional harmony as Rawlings plays electric guitar. Harris and Costello then perform another of the duets she originally sang with Gram Parsons, the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant classic, “Love Hurts,” and after a break return for the Johnny Cash ballad, “I Still Miss Someone” and the Louvin Brothers’ mournful “My Baby’s Gone,” featuring Fats Kaplin on mandolin. Following a pair of gospel tunes by Harris, Welch and Rawlings, Costello returned for “Must You Throw Dirt in My Face,” penned by Bill Anderson and included on the Englishman’s 1995 covers LP The Kojak Variety.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-18
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Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
Overview: One Amazing Night is a 1998 live tribute show performed by artists such as Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello, Luther Vandross, Sheryl Crow and others to honor the music of Burt Bacharach. It was recorded live at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City with Bacharach himself conducting the orchestra and playing the piano.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-15
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Overview: This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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Before the Music Dies
Overview: B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey are what makes B4MD both riveting and exciting.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-02
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Glastonbury Festival 2005
Overview: Worthy Farm, Pilton, England
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-24
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The Harry Smith Project Live
Overview: Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the eccentric collector genius and his influential Anthology of American Folk Music. Instrumental in inspiring the urban folk revival of the 1960s, the Anthology's continuing impact on modern music is incalculable. Drawing on this legacy, these landmark shows brought together a remarkable roster of artists performing their own unique interpretations of these classic songs.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-07
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A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!
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Genres: TV Movie Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-04
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Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Overview: Happy 80th Birthday, Ringo! The Big Birthday Show is a Starr-studded charity broadcast with featured performances by Ringo, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper and Dave Grohl, Gary Clark Jr., Sheila E., Sheryl Crow & more, plus additional guest surprises! Show to benefit Black Lives Matter, The David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares & WaterAid through Ringo’s Lotus Foundation.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-07
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Prison Song
Overview: Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years, the young man must find a way to keep his soul alive behind bars or turn into a hardened bitter criminal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-27
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live at The Capitol Theatre
Overview: Elvis Costello and The Attractions from Passaic, New Jersey 1978.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-05
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live on Rockpalast
Overview: Elvis Costello and The Attractions perform live in Koln, Germany.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-02
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Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Overview: This first major retrospective of Cash's life, times and music features contributions from his daughter Rosanne Cash and son John Carter Cash, his longtime manager Lou Robin and fellow musicians including Little Richard, Cowboy Jack Clement, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and Elvis Costello.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-27
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I Love Your Work
Overview: A fictional movie star, Gray Evans, goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds him of his own life before becoming famous. A dark psychological drama, I Love Your Work explores the pressures of fame and the difference between getting what you want and wanting what you get.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-05
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Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
Overview: Documentary examining the unique connections the singer shared with Britain, and what made the UK such a sanctuary for him. The programme features contributions from some of those who were closest to him, from his own children to friend Elvis Costello, as well as celebrity fans including Jools Holland and Freddie Flintoff.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-22
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Overview: Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-29
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The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
Overview: This 2-DVD set captures explosive live performances and revealing interviews on DVD for the first time ever from the forefathers of the punk and new wave movements, such as The Ramones, Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, John Lydon (of The Sex Pistols and PiL), Joan Jett, The Jam, Patti Smith, The Plasmatics, and much more! Highlights Include The Ramones' fiery performance of "I Wanna Be Sedated" and "The KKK Took My Baby Away". An unforgettable verbal spat between John Lydon and Tom Snyder. Elvis Costello's frenzied performance of "Watch Your Step". Iggy Pop's offering of "TV Eye". Roundtable discussion between Joan Jett, Paul Weller (The Jam), Bill Graham, and others regarding the current state of punk rock and much much more!
Genres: Music Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-24
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Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
Overview: Profile of veteran country singer Emmylou Harris, witnessing the heady success of her career while also discussing her late flowering of intensely personal and groundbreaking music, dealing with loss and the passing years.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-19
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Elvis Costello & Friends
Overview: Decades Rock Live Presents Elvis Costello and Friends, Elvis Costello performs with special guests including Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Fiona Apple and Death Cab for Cutie. Elvis Costello performs his classic hits and song’s of his guests, featuring a surprise acoustic performance of “Alison” by Elvis Costello and Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day’s “Basket Case”, “Wake Me Up When September Ends”, “Accidents Will Happen” duet by Death Cab for Cutie, “I Want You”, “Shabby Doll by Fiona Apple, and “Peace, Love and Understanding” encore performance with Billie Joe Armstrong, Fiona Apple and Death Cab for Cutie. Decades Rock Live is an innovative live concert series that features performances by celebrated artists from rock to soul who have influenced popular music over the last 50 years, as well as performances from some of today’s hottest recording acts who have been inspired by these legends.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-19
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Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Overview: Robbie Robertson. Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the Kia Forum, in Los Angeles, CA, featuring once-in-a-lifetime performances with an incredible lineup of superstar artists, including Trey Anastasio, Ryan Bingham, Mike Campbell, Eric Church, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Jim James, Jamey Johnson, Noah Kahan, Daniel Lanois, Taj Mahal, Van Morrison, Margo Price, Robert Randolph, Nathaniel Rateliff, Allison Russell, Mavis Staples, Benmont Tench, Don Was, Bobby Weir, and Lucinda Williams.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Overview: Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-27
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