On this day in movie history - Sexy Beast (2000):

Sexy Beast

directed by Jonathan Glazer,

written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto,

was released in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2001.

Music by Roque Baños.

Cast:

Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White, Álvaro Monje, Robert Atiko, Nieves del Amo Oruet, Enrique Alemán Fabrega, Gérard Barray, José Maria Cano Ramos, Desirée Erasmus, Santiago Frias Munoz, José Hernández, Ana Maldonado Herreria, Andy Lucas, José Lirola Ramos, José López Carrillo, Antonio Fco. Márquez Quesada, Juan Manuel Martníez Cobos, Dionisio Mesa, Eddie O'Connell, Terence Plummer, Manuel Sánchez Berlanga, Frank Scinto, Darkie Smith, Rocky Taylor, Chris Webb, Pedro Zamora Hernández, Tina Simmons.

On this day in music history - River of Stars, by 2002 (2000):

River of Stars

Album by 2002,

released January 11, 2000.

Track list:

River of Stars; Elysian Fields; Stella Maris; First Daughter of the Moon; Starwalkers; Heaven and Earth; Lovers' Bridge; The Dreaming Tree; Tanabata Moon; Rays of Light.

On this day in music history - Mother Earth, by Within Temptation (2000):

Mother Earth

Album by Within Temptation,

released December 24, 2000.

Track list:

Mother Earth; Ice Queen; Our Farewell; Caged; The Promise; Never-Ending Story; Deceiver of Fools; Intro; Dark Wings; In Perfect Harmony; World of Make Believe; Bittersweet; Jane Doe.

On this day in movie history - Cast Away (2000):

Cast Away

directed by Robert Zemeckis,

written by William Broyles Jr.,

was released in the United States on December 7, 2000.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Wilson the Volleyball, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Nick Searcy, Jenifer Lewis, Geoffrey Blake, Chris Noth, Garret Davis, Vince Martin, Nan Martin, Joe Conley, Timothy Stack, Elden Henson, Steve Monroe, Valerie Wildman, Jay Acovone, Dennis Letts, Michael Forest, Viveka Davis, Jennifer Choe.

On this day in movie history - Unbreakable (2000):

Unbreakable

directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan,

was released in the United States on November 22, 2000.
Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, Leslie Stefanson, Johnny Hiram Jamison, Michaelia Carroll, Bostin Christopher, Elizabeth Lawrence, Davis Duffield, Laura Regan, Chance Kelly, Michael Kelly, Firdous Bamji, Johanna Day, James Handy, Sally Parrish, Richard Council, Damian Young, Sherman Roberts, Whitney Sugarman, Dianne Cotten Murphy, M. Night Shyamalan, Sasha Joseph Neulinger, Jose L. Rodriguez, Samantha Savino, Ukee Washington, Susan Wilder, Greg Horos, Todd Berry, Angela Eckert, Anthony Lawton, Julia Yorks, John Patrick Amedori, John Rusk, Joey Hazinsky, Bill Rowe, Kim Simms Thomas, Andrea Havens, Gina Allegro, Gary Beck, Glen Nasser Bell, Lloyd Booker, Anthony Bosco, Bob Bowersox, Robert Randolph Caton, Chrismandu, Antonio Costa, Skye Dennis, Jaime Gallagher, Natalie Hultman, Rick Kain, Scott Kennedy, Greg Korin, Megan Kratz, Lon Lawson, Fred Leeds, Bryce Lenon, Erin Lulevitch, Christina Mahon, John Marcionetti, John Martineau, Tiffany Marz, Robert Millett, Sean Oliver, Joey Perillo, Lisa Pickell, Mark Poulton, Mark Pricskett, Wayne Pyle, David C. Roehm Sr., Robert Romani.

On this day in music history - A Day Without Rain, by Enya (2000):

A Day Without Rain

Album by Enya,

released November 20, 2000.

Track list:

A Day Without Rain; Wild Child; Only Time; Tempus Vernum; Deora Ar Mo Chroí; Flora’s Secret; Fallen Embers; Silver Inches; Pilgrim; One by One; Lazy Days.

On this day in music history - Back to the Blues, by Sue Foley (2000):

Back to the Blues

Album by Sue Foley,

released October 24, 2000.

Track list:

Lightin’ Boogie; Come On; Positively 4th Street; If You Think I’ve Lost You; I Feel So Good; Tanya; Me & My Chauffeur Blues; Come Play With Me; Can’t Afford to Do It; Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor; Guitar Rumba; The Leading Brand; Gone Blind.

On this day in music history - The Very Best of Badfinger, by Badfinger (2000):

The Very Best of Badfinger

Album by Badfinger,

released October 23, 2000.

Track list:

No Matter What; Day After Day; Baby Blue; Name of the Game; Maybe Tomorrow; Come and Get It; Rock of All Ages; Carry on Til Tomorrow; Midnight Caller; We’re for the Dark; I’ll Be the One; Without You; I’d Die Babe; It’s Over; When I Say; Dennis; Lonely You; Love Time; Meanwhile Back at the Ranch / Should I Smoke.

On this day in music history - American III: Solitary Man, by Johnny Cash (2000):

American III: Solitary Man

Album by Johnny Cash,

released October 17, 2000.

Track list:

I Won’t Back Down; Solitary Man; That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day); One; Nobody; I See A Darkness; The Mercy Seat; Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone); Field Of Diamonds; Before My Time; Country Trash; Mary Of The Wild Moor; I’m Leavin’ Now; Wayfaring Stranger.

On this day in music history - Renée Fleming, by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras (2000):

Renée Fleming

Album by Renée Fleming and Charles Mackerras,

released September 26, 2000.

Track list:

Puccini: _: Puccini: Quando m’en vo (Musetta’s Waltz song) [La Bohème]; Puccini: _: Puccini: Signore, ascolta [Turandot]; Leoncavallo: _: Leoncavallo: Stridono lassù [Pagliacci]; Cilea: _: Cilèa: Io son l’umile ancella [Adriana Lecouvreur]; Catalani: _: Catalani: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana [La Wally]; Massenet: _: Massenet: Je suis encore [Manon]; Massenet: _: Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table [Manon]; Bizet: _: Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante (Micaela’s aria) [Carmen]; Gounod: _: Gounod: Ah, je veux vivre [Roméo et Juliette]; Verdi: _: Verdi: Come in quest’ora bruna [Simon Boccanegra]; Bellini: _: Bellini: Casta Diva [Norma]; Verdi: _: Verdi: Merci, jeunes amies (Mercè, dilette amiche) [I vespri siciliani].