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).
Video: 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' trailer
(Thursday, May 16, 2002) — Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of internal chronology, opened today in several countries, including the U.S.
Directed by George Lucas, the film stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Frank Oz.
(Sunday, March 24, 2002) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed Vanilla Sky (nominated for Best Original Song) tonight at the 74th Annual Academy Awards. Continue reading McCartney performs ‘Vanilla Sky’ at Oscars 10 years ago tonight (2002)
(Monday, January 7, 2002) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney appeared today on Entertainment Tonight to talk about Vanilla Sky, his theme for the new Tom Cruise film. Continue reading McCartney promotes ‘Vanilla Sky’ on ‘ET’ 10 years ago today (2001)
(Thursday, December 13, 2001) — A Beautiful Mind, a drama film based on the life of John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, premiered today in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘A Beautiful Mind’ premieres in Los Angeles 10 years ago today (2001)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6az9wGfeSgM
Spirited Away Trailer
(Friday, July 20, 2001) — Spirited Away, a Japanese animated fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli, opened today in Japan. The film tells the story of Chihiro Ogino, a sullen ten-year-old girl who is in the process of moving to a new neighborhood.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0V6OFldcUs
(Wednesday, May 9, 2001) — Moulin Rouge!, romantic musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman, opened today at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
