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The History of British Cinema: 2000 |
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18/2 - |
Mike Leigh’s Topsy-Turvy, in which Jim Broadbent and Alan Corduner play opera composers W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, is released. Lesley Manville, Shirley Henderson, Dorothy Atkinson, Martin Savage, Timothy Spall, and Kevin McKidd also star. [ADD] |
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16/5 - |
Elizabeth Taylor is made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. [ADD] |
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25/6 - |
The Bollywood Oscars are staged at the Millennium Dome in London. [ADD] |
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10/7 - |
Director Ridley Scott confirms in an interview with Channel 4 that Blade Runner’s Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) is really a replicant. [ADD] |
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1/9 - |
Snatch, Guy Ritchie’s follow-up to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, is released. Set once again in the world of Cockney gangsters, it features Jason Statham in a similar role to that which he played in Lock, Stock. Benicio Del Toro and Brad Pitt are welcome additions to the cast. [ADD] |
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29/9 - |
Billy Elliot, the tale of the young son of a miner during the strikes of the 80s who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, is released. Jamie Bell stars as the title character. [ADD] |
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16/11 - |
Michael Caine receives his knighthood from the Queen. The actor describes himself as ‘quietly ecstatic.’ [ADD] |
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Other Key British Films of 2000 |
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Chicken Run (Peter Lord, Nick Park) [ADD] |
