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.
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.
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.
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.
Video: '2002 Oscar Winners'
(Sunday, March 23, 2003, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Chicago won six Oscars tonight at the 75th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Roman Polanski won Best Director and Adrien Brody won Best Actor for The Pianist and Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for The Hours. Continue reading ‘Chicago’ wins Best Picture at 75th Academy Awards 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: 'Infernal Affairs' trailer
(Thursday, December 12, 2002) — Infernal Affairs, a Hong Kong crime-thriller film about a police officer who infiltrates the triads and a police officer secretly working for the same gang, opened today in Hong Kong.
Directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, the film stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang.
Video: 'Chicago' trailer
(Tuesday, December 10, 2002) — Chicago, a musical film adapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago, premiered today in Los Angeles, California.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the film stars Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu.
Video: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' trailer
(Thursday, December 5, 2002) — Frodo and Samwise press on toward Mordor while Aragorn, drawing closer to his kingly destiny, rallies forces of good for the battles that must come in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the second film in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which premiered today in New York City.
Directed by Peter Jackson, the film stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett,John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, Karl Urban, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Sala Baker and Sean Bean.
Video: 'The Pianist' trailer
(Friday, May 24, 2002) — The Pianist, a biographical war film about a Polish Jewish musician who struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading ‘The Pianist’ premieres at Cannes 10 years ago today (2002)
Video: 'City of God' trailer
(Saturday, May 18, 2002) — City of God, a crime drama film about the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro, debuted today at the Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund (co-director), the film stars Alexandre Rodrigues, Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen and Douglas Silva.
The film received four Academy Award nominations in 2004: Best Cinematography (César Charlone), Best Directing (Meirelles), Best Editing (Daniel Rezende) and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) (Mantovani).
