The 2001 movie Kurt Russell didn’t even bother reading the script for: “I don’t care”
Going on instinct.
2000s
The 2000s was a transformative decade for music, film and popular culture, spanning January 1st, 2000, to December 31st, 2009.
In music, the era saw the continued rise of digital downloads, streaming’s early foundations and the decline of physical media, while genres such as indie rock, garage rock revival, emo and contemporary pop flourished. Artists including Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, The White Stripes, OutKast and Beyoncé helped define the decade’s sound. In cinema, blockbuster franchises such as ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The Dark Knight’ reshaped the industry alongside acclaimed independent filmmaking.
Technological advances, social media and the widespread adoption of smartphones also transformed how audiences discovered, consumed and shared culture.
The 2002 Angelina Jolie movie Roger Ebert hated: “Elbows sticking out where the knees should be”
A famously terrible film…
The one singer Jeff Lynne immediately fell in love with: “Her voice is amazing”
The perfect kind of voice.
The producer Billy Joel fell out of love with: “Didn’t appeal to me”
The wrong kind of collaboration.
The 2006 song Elton John called his best vocal performance: “Beautiful”
Telling the story of their lives.
The 2000s role that almost sent Jennifer Garner into an emotional tailspin: “I just cried and cried and cried”
Was on the verge of burning out completely.
The anticlimactic 2005 finale that still haunts Steven Spielberg: “The film doesn’t have a good ending”
Stuck with the ending from the book.
The 2006 nude scene that nearly gave Salma Hayek hypothermia: “Being naked, it’s never easy”
Suffering for her art.
More About 2000s
The 2000s refers to the decade beginning on January 1st, 2000, and ending on December 31st, 2009.
The 2000s saw the rise of indie rock, garage rock revival, emo, contemporary pop and hip hop, alongside a major shift from physical music sales to digital downloads and the early growth of streaming.
The decade transformed entertainment through the growth of the internet, social media, smartphones and digital media, fundamentally changing how people created, distributed and consumed music, films and television.