Elvis Costello

[jessicaleigh]

Elvis Costello quite simply kicks ass...he's great... does anyone agree?

[psychofiend]

I only know Elvis Presley. Who the hell is this [censored] you speak of?

[DangerSeeker]

He is best known to some of us older folks as one of the big guns in the same college radio "120 Minutes" pre-alternative (when it was actually alternative, not top 40 alternative) movement that gave us REM, Violent Femmes, TMBG, and plenty of others.

But now he's probably best known by the new generation (what are they now, Gen Z?) as the guy with Burt Bacharach in "Austin Powers 2," or the bartender in "Spice World."

[Zens_7s]

...Or the guy everybody wanted to see in 200 Cigarettes. I still love Elvis Costello. His appearance in movies has not seemed to change his recognition to the younger crowd, and they are missing out. Heck, you can buy a killer greatest hits collection on the cheap, but he remains largely ignored by Gen Z. It is times such as this, I'd be tempted to spit, if I wasn't so ladylike

[DangerSeeker]

I actually discovered the song "Veronica" when I was volunteering at a nursing home. Really struck a few chords with me.

[karmattack]

On a sidenote, Danger, did you ever play Cocoon for the old school peeps?

[DangerSeeker]

No, didn't think to, oddly enough. But I did suggest "Twilight Zone: The Movie." Unfortunately, they showed the wrong segment, and medicine time came early that day...

[psychofiend]

Showing Green Mile could be a mistake, too.
http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov150/DRT000/T068/t06821up28f.jpg

[Omaru]

wrong segment, u mean they showed the modern movie, like with that woman who could see herown death in the cinema, and not the classic 1980's Dan Ackroyd "do you wanna see something scary" that scared me in childhood

[FanGirl]

Steering this thread back on track...

Elvis Costello also did some music on the "Grace of my Heart" soundtrack. The movie isn't outstanding, but the music is great. I beleive he did a lot of the composing on the movie. If you like his stuff, you should rent it.

E! Online summed it up best: An endearing tale of a young songwriter's behind-the-scenes career, from her start writing for girl groups in New York's famed Brill Building in the 1950's through her eventual flowering as a solo artist in the post-feminist '70's. Several central characters seem to be composites of actual people, including Carole King, Phil Spector, and Brian Wilson.

You'd recognize most of the cast including Matt Dillion.

[Zens_7s]

Hey! Great recommendation, and a movie I will be sure to check out.

On a side note, I like this FanGirl. Can we keep her Dad? Please?

[MinerWerks]

GRACE OF MY HEART is an intriging film, yes. As a Brian Wilson nut, the comparisons between Matt Dillon's character and Wilson are amusing.

Neil LaBute's THE SHAPE OF THINGS recently used Costello tunes to transition between scenes, including "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)" - my favorite from the recent WHEN I WAS CRUEL - over the end credits... nothing like a great closing credits tune. Too bad the movie was only so-so.

[FanGirl]

Alas, Allison Anders is still growing as a filmmaker and it's always a BAD sign when an indy movie has 3 editors. It still worth a look. I actually bought it and when I was working on a horrific film called "Who's you daddy?" I had patsy Kinsit sign it. I prefer having people with small roles sign my DVDs.

[The Man From Perth]

"...And late in the evening when I sit here smoking, with a bamboo needle on a shellac of Chopin, and the cast-iron heart that you failed...to tear...open"- The Other End of the Telescope