Category Archives: 2000s

‘Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring’ premieres at Locarno Film Festival 10 years ago today (2003)


Video: 'Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring' trailer

(Thursday, August 14, 2003)Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring, a South Korean film about the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life from childhood to old age, premiered today at the Locarno Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland.

Directed by Kim Ki-duk, the film starred Oh Yeong-su, Kim Young-min, Seo Jae-kyung, Kim Jong-ho and Ha Yeo-jin.

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York 10 years ago tonight (2003)


Video: 'Colin Hay - Overkill (Ringo Starr All Starr Band, New York 2003)'

(Tuesday, July 29, 2003) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Colin Hay, Paul Carrack, John Waite, Sheila E. and Mark Rivera) performed tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York on the fifth night and fourth stop of his 30-city tour of the Eighth All-Starr Band.


Video: 'Colin Hay - Waiting For My Real Life to Begin (Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band, New York, 2003)'


Video: 'All Starr Band 2003 feat. Colin Hay - Here Comes The Sun (Live in New York, 2003)'

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band performs at Casino Rama in Toronto 10 years ago tonight (2003)


Video: 'Ringo Starr - Yellow Submarine live @ Toronto 2003 HQ'

(Friday, July 25, 2003) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (Colin Hay, Paul Carrack, John Waite, Sheila E. and Mark Rivera) performed tonight at Casino Rama in Toronto, Canada, on the second night of the first stop of his 30-city tour of the Eighth All-Starr Band.

‘Seabiscuit’ premieres in the U.S. 10 years ago today (2003)


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(Tuesday, July 22, 2003)Seabiscuit, a biographical sports drama film about the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, an undersized and overlooked thoroughbred race horse, whose unexpected successes made him a hugely popular media sensation in the United States during the Great Depression, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Gary Ross, the film starred Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens and William H. Macy.

Bush administration outs CIA ‘operative’ to discredit husband, a critic of Iraq War 10 years ago today (2003)


Video: 'Interview with Valerie Plame/Part 1 with Jason Leopold'

(Monday, July 14, 2003) — In an effort to discredit U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who had written an article critical of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Washington Post columnist Robert Novak today identified Wilson’s wife Valerie Plame is a CIA “operative,” citing two Bush administration officials. Continue reading Bush administration outs CIA ‘operative’ to discredit husband, a critic of Iraq War 10 years ago today (2003)

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ premieres at Disneyland 10 years ago today (2003)


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(Saturday, June 28, 2003)Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, an adventure fantasy film about Blacksmith Will Turner who teams up with eccentric pirate “Captain” Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor’s daughter, from Jack’s former pirate allies, who are now undead, premiered today at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Directed by Gore Verbinski, the film starred Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport and Jonathan Pryce.

‘Finding Nemo’ opens in the U.S., Canada 10 years ago today (2003)


Video: 'Finding Nemo' trailer

(Thursday, May 30, 2003)Finding Nemo, a computer-animated comedy-drama adventure family film about a timid clownfish that sets out on a journey to bring his son home after he’s captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, premiered today in the U.S. and Canada.

Directed by Andrew Stanton, the film stars Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres and Alexander Gould.

Paul McCartney performs first time in Moscow 10 years ago this hour (2003)


Video: 'paul mccartney - concert in the red square in moscow (FULL)'

(Saturday, May 24, 2003, 8:30 p.m. MSK) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, the 19th stop and 30th performance of his Back in the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs first time in Moscow 10 years ago this hour (2003)

‘Mystic River’ premieres at Cannes 10 years ago today (2003)


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(Thursday, May 23, 2003)Mystic River, a drama film about three men with a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives who are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival.

Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney.