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 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 music history - Beginnings, by Michele McLaughlin (2000):

The album Beginnings,

by Michele McLaughlin,

was released on December 1, 2000.

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):

The album A Day Without Rain,

by Enya,

was released on November 20, 2000.

Recommended reading - Jacob's Ladder, by Bruce Joel Rubin (2000):

Jacob's Ladder

By Bruce Joel Rubin.

Published 2000.

Published by Applause Books.

ISBN-10: 155783086X

ISBN-13: 978-1557830869

Back cover description:

From the director of Fatal Attraction…

and the writer of Ghost…

Jacob’s Ladder.

Written by Bruce Joel Rubin.

An Adrian Lyne Film.

From Carolco Picture.

Produced by Alan Marshall.

Directed by Adrian Lyne.

With over 100 photographs from the film.

“… the screenplay moves from the nightmarish to the visionary … page for page, it is one of the very few screenplays I’ve read with the power to consistently raise hackles in broad daylight … Read it. It’s extraordinary.” – American Film.

“… one of the most original and powerful screenplays to be seen in Hollywood in years … One feels in the hands of a benevolent and sophisticated teller.” – Cinefantastique.

“… a humanistic thriller that hits like a thunderbolt.” – Fangoria.

The complete final shooting script in professional screenwriter’s format together with an annotated appendix of deleted scenes.

Jacob’s Chronicle, Bruce Joel Rubin’s book-length account of Jacob’s odyssey to the screen.

Applause screenplay series.

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

The album Back to the Blues,

by Sue Foley,

was released on October 24, 2000.

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

The album The Very Best of Badfinger,

by Badfinger,

was released on October 23, 2000.

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

The album American III: Solitary Man,

by Johnny Cash,

was released on October 17, 2000.