Category Archives: 2000s

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

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


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)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


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)

2000s, movies 2000s


Video: 'Seabiscuit' trailer

(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)

2000s


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)

2000s, movies 2000s


Video: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' trailer

(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.

Paul McCartney winds up tour in hometown of Liverpool 10 years ago this hour (2003)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


Video: 'Paul McCartney - Liverpool, 1 June 2003 (Driving USA Tour)'

(Sunday, June 1, 2003, 8:20 p.m. BST) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight at King’s Dock in his home town of Liverpool, England, on the 22nd stop, 28th and final performance of his Back in the World tour.

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

2000s, movies 2000s


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)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


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)

2000s, movies 2000s


Video: 'Mystic River' trailer

(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.

Paul McCartney opens recording studio for musically gifted children in St. Petersburg, Russia 10 years ago today (2003)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


Video: 'Paul McCartney - 73 Hours in Russia {Rare Russian Documentary} 2003' (May 23, 2003, at 13:13)

(Friday, May 23, 2003) — Paul McCartney today opened a modern sound recording studio for musically gifted children in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Children from St. Petersburg boarding school No. 38 participated in the studio opening, which is located in the former stables of the Menshikov palace on Vasilyevsky Island. They sang songs by the former member of the legendary group Beatles.

The studio was opened with support from the charity fund The Menshikov Foundation.

According to the fund’s director Enti Ino, the fund was created to support musically gifted children, and the modern sound studio will become a stage for the exercises of these children.


Video: 'Paul McCartney in St.-Petersburg (RUSSIA) 23.05.2003'