Costello is a surname in the English language.
The surname has been borne by a notable Irish family who claimed descent from Jocelyn de Angulo (fl. 1172), an Anglo-Norman knight. The family first appears on record in Ireland in 1193, when the Annals of the Four Masters state: Inis Clothrann do orgain la macaibh Oisdealb, & la macaibh Conchobhair Maonmaighe. Inishcloghbran was plundered by the sons of Osdealv, and the sons of Conor Moinmoy. [1]
Oistealb or Osdealv was the Gaelic rendering of Jocelyn [2]; the sons of Joycelyn were Philip, Gilbert, and William de Angulo. The descendants of William de Angulo/Mac Costello settled in Connacht and became Gaelicized, dropping the surname de Angulo in favor of Mac Oisdealb, or Mac Costello [3]. The barony of Costello in east Mayo is named from this family.
The name Costello has a superficially Italian appearance to it, though it is not actually of Italian origin. However, it has occasionally been adopted as a pseudonym or stage name by famous people of Italian descent, including Al Costello (né Giacomo Costa), Frank Costello (né Francesco Castiglia) and Lou Costello (né Louis Francis Cristillo).
Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image".
Costello has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male. In 2003, Elvis Costello & the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus in St Mary's Hospital, London, the son of Lilian Alda (née Ablett, b. 1927, Liverpool) and Ross MacManus (1927–2011), a musician and bandleader. He is of Irish heritage. Costello lived in Twickenham, attending Hounslow Secondary Modern School, which is now St Mark's Catholic Secondary School, in neighbouring Hounslow. With a musically inclined father (who was a jazz trumpeter and sang with The Joe Loss Orchestra), Costello's first broadcast recording was alongside his dad in a television commercial for R. White's Lemonade (I'm a Secret Lemonade Drinker). His father wrote and sang the song; Costello provided backing vocals. The advertisement won a silver award at the 1974 International Advertising Festival.
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A rich father pushes his son in an obsession to make him a pro football player.
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Carl is a mafia agent and a tremendous fighter. He has a weird fantasy : fighting a man who would have nothing to loose... He thinks this would be a prodigious challenge because the man wouldn't be afraid of dying...... He confesses to a former criminal who has now become a priest. One day, Carl's group discover that he tells the father his secrets... They order him to kill him... Carl sees in this an opportunity to fulfill his darkest fantasy
Keywords: action-noir, fight, mafia, murder, priest
what would you do to fulfill a fantasy
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Two undercover narcotics officers' cover is blown and the Mexican cartel has kidnapped their families. To get them back they must do the unthinkable for the next 24 hours. The rules are simple: No guns, no bombs and no witnesses. They must become The Lawless.
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Pain, not just war, makes strange bedfellows. In bed, APRIL SANCHEZ and JENNA BRYANT hatch a plan to turn the plot of Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" into reality. The two women, who met by accident in a bar, quickly became secret lovers, and shared not only their bodies, but their innermost anger and sorrow. Now, they will each kill the others' "spouse"; and since there is no connection between the two, no one will suspect them. The Perfect Murder. But, true to any Hitchcock movie, things are not always what they seem to be.
In a world filled with hatred, their only hope was magic. Believe and anything can happen.
Michael Devlin: God helps the defeated
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Byron's a college student with some problems. His mom thinks he's gay. His best friend leaves dead bodies lying around the apartment. The girl of his dreams doesn't even know he's alive. Which he isn't - because he's just been turned into a vampire. Now his problems really start!
Keywords: independent-film, vampire
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Claudia, a girl who gets around, finally lands her dream man in Mickey. However, Mickey's friend Dobbs spoils their nuptial plans when the thugs of a Vietnamese gangster that he has robbed, come looking for him. In order to save Dobbs, Mickey and Claudia, hide him in the boot of their car as they take off to LA. Things don't go as smoothly as planned, and Mickey finds out more about his fiancée than he ever needs to know.
Keywords: bar-shootout, bare-breasts, beach, city, crime-boss, crime-epic, female-nudity, gang, gang-violence, gangster
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Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve (Robert Cummings): a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia (Nancy Kelly). The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey (Peggy Moran), and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe (William Frawley), who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned. Everyone involved in the situation winds up sailing or flying to San Marcos (a fictional South American country), where another complication arises, when Lucky falls for Cynthia. Lucky winds up marrying Cynthia, but Roscoe does not have to pay the $1-million because Steve ends up marrying Mickey.
Keywords: abbott-and-costello, based-on-novel, forced-marriage, gangster, gun, gunfire, insurance, laying-jacket-over-puddle, nightclub, number-in-title
Romance TO THE RHYTHM OF THE RHUMBA...in this magical musical of mirth!
Jerome Kern's MIRTH & MELODY MAGICAL MUSICAL! (original print ad - many caps)
[Costello lights up a cigar]::Abbott: Put that out. There's no smoking in here.::Costello: What makes you think I'm smokin'?::Abbott: You've got a cigar in your mouth!::Costello: I've got shoes on... don't mean I'm walkin'.
Costello: He's gonna make a wonderful husband.::Abbott: You don't even know what a husband is.::Costello: A husband is what's left of a sweetheart after the nerve has been killed.
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Carlotta Manson is a young and beautiful opera star who wants some spice in her personal life. She threatens to forsake opera for a wild, romantic fling. One night, a burglar, Barney McGann breaks into Carlotta's boudoir while she's asleep to steal her jewelery. Carlotta awakes and is facinated with Barney. They date and marry at her Villa in Italy. Soon Barney can't take being married to a diva and leaves her. Carlotta picks herself up and returns to opera. One night as Carlotta is asleep in her boudoir, she is awaken by someone breaking in...
Keywords: opera
What wouldn't she do..for that man?
Taking up my time again (taking up my time again),
More than I can stand (more than I can stand),
Coffee and the conversation never ends when...
All I really need to find (all I really need to find),
Is one short clever line (one short clever line),
To pinpoint my disgust it's always just too much or...
Not...enough...
And I'm overwhelmed.
So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
Oh it never gets easier,
Oh no, no.
Sing it to myself again (sing it to myself again),
Can't hear a word you said (can't hear a word you said),
Syllables the sounds you star in sentences and...
All I really want to do (all I really want to do),
Is tear straight into you,
Explode, unload a hail of insults until you finally care...
And...I'm sick...to death.
But I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
No it never gets easier,
Oh no, no.
A strong distaste for confrontation,
Leaves no room for self expression,
Such a stranger in me so docile,
Though don't you know it all takes its toll...
I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
No it never gets easier,
Oh it never gets easier (all I really want to do),
Well it never gets easier (is tear straight into you),
No it never gets easier (all I really want to do),
So long ago, You stole the show, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty promises, Are empty as your eyes, Second chance to make amends, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty pockets, Empty pride. Who starts a war?? Second time, I'm out of line, When you see there's nothing you can do, You sunk your promises, Are empty in disguise, Second chance to make ammends, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty pockets, Empty pride. Who drops the bomb?? The smell of sweet in young short hair girl, You know I live my life without her, But second best is never good enough, It's never gonna be, Still it's beautiful, And man, I think that it's beautiful, It doesn't change the way she looks at me, Then she starts the war! So long ago, You stole the show, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty promises, Are empty as your eyes, Second chance to make amends, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty pockets, Empty pride. Who drops the bomb?? Na Na Na Na Na Na Ohhh Who starts a war?? Who starts a war? And it's a war that we all know, Who starts a war??