The director who “didn’t allow” Tom Cruise to kick him off their movie: “He couldn’t do that”
He stood his ground.
2000
The year 2000 marked the beginning of the 21st century in popular culture, ushering in a new era of film, music, television and technology.
In cinema, audiences embraced acclaimed releases such as Gladiator, Memento, Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and American Psycho. Music saw landmark albums including Radiohead’s Kid A, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, OutKast’s Stankonia, PJ Harvey’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea and Coldplay’s Parachutes.
The year also reflected the rapid growth of the internet, DVD, reality television and digital media, helping shape the cultural landscape of the decade that followed.
The 1990s TV series Johnny Depp called “one of the most brilliant things in any world”
“That’s how I got the job.”
“America’s ‘OK Computer'”: The Grandaddy album that got AI right 25 years early
One of the great, gloomy records of the year 2000.
The 2000 album John Paul Jones didn’t want to exist: “I couldn’t see the point”
Defeating the whole point.
The 2000’s crime against cinema Billy Bob Thornton will never forgive: “That ranks as my biggest disappointment”
Foiled by a proper scumbag.
“You’re Mel Gibson”: the 2000’s Sandra Bullock movie inspired by ‘Lethal Weapon’
Strange inspiration.
More About 2000
The year 2000 saw the release of influential films including Gladiator, Memento, Almost Famous, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and American Psycho, alongside landmark albums such as Radiohead's Kid A, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP, Coldplay's Parachutes and OutKast's Stankonia.
Among the year's most celebrated films were Gladiator, Memento, Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, American Psycho, Yi Yi, In the Mood for Love, High Fidelity and Traffic.
Major albums released in 2000 included Kid A by Radiohead, The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey, Parachutes by Coldplay, Stankonia by OutKast and White Pony by Deftones.