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15 Nov 2006
Al Jazeera English was launched.
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14 Nov 2006
The James Bond movie 'Casino Royale,' with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.
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7 Sep 2006
Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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24 Jun 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiered at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California.
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24 Jan 2006
Walt Disney announced it was going to buy Pixar.
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9 Dec 2005
Brokeback Mountain film was released, directed by Ang Lee, and based on the story by Annie Proulx.
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6 Nov 2005
The fourth movie of J.K. Rowling's novel series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
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13 Sep 2005
The pilot episode of 'Supernatural,' created by Eric Kripke, aired on The WB Television Network.
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15 Jul 2005
American romantic-comedy Wedding Crashers premiered.
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18 Jun 2005
David Tennant was seen for the first time on Doctor Who.
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27 Mar 2005
ABC debuted the first season of 'Grey's Anatomy.'
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24 Mar 2005
The Office, created by Ricky Gervais in the UK, aired its first US season on NBC.
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16 Feb 2005
Reality documentary The Apprentice (UK) premiered with businessman Lord Alan Sugar as the leading judge.
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6 Feb 2005
The Animated sitcom 'American Dad' aired for the first time on FOX.
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15 Dec 2004
Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, was released. It went on to win Best Picture.
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22 Sep 2004
The American drama TV series 'Lost' premiered on ABC.
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31 May 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.
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6 May 2004
The final episode of 'Friends' aired.
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17 Dec 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in theaters.
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1 Dec 2003
The final film in the Lord of the Rings series 'The Return of the King,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in Wellington, New Zealand.
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7 Nov 2003
The popular Christmas comedy movie, Elf, was released in the USA.
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2 Nov 2003
The comedy series 'Arrested Development' premiered on FOX.
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30 May 2003
Finding Nemo, directed by Andrew Stanton, was released in the US & Canada.
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27 Dec 2002
Chicago, the film based on the musical and directed by Rob Marshall, was released.
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20 Dec 2002
Gangs of New York, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz, was released.
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18 Dec 2002
The Two Towers, the second of the Lord of the Rings films, was released in theaters.
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6 Dec 2002
Adaptation directed by Spike Jonze, starring Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep, premiered.
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5 Dec 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in New York.
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4 Sep 2002
Kelly Clarkson Becomes the First 'American Idol'.
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14 Jun 2002
Action thriller 'The Bourne Identity' movie starring Matt Damon was released.
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3 May 2002
The Spider-Man film starring Tobey Maguire premiered.
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5 Mar 2002
The Osbournes reality TV show aired for the first time on MTV.
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19 Dec 2001
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings film, was released in theaters.
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10 Dec 2001
The first Lord of the Rings film installment, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.
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16 Nov 2001
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" released.
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6 Nov 2001
The American action drama series '24,' with Keifer Sutherland, premiered on FOX.
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4 Nov 2001
J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter Movie, 'The Philosopher's Stone,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
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26 Oct 2001
The American sci-fi movie 'Donnie Darko' with Jake Gyllenhaal was released in the US.
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9 Sep 2001
HBO first aired the American war drama miniseries 'Band of Brothers' by Steven Spielberg.
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3 Aug 2001
American coming-of-age teen comedy film 'The Princess Diaries' was released.
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20 Jul 2001
Japanese animated fantasy movie 'Spirited Away' was released.
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16 Jul 2001
Jurassic Park III premiered in Los Angeles, California.
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9 Jul 2001
The British TV series 'The Office' first aired on the BBC.
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29 Jun 2001
The science Fiction Drama movie 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence' premiered.
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12 Jul 2000
The 'X-Men' film premiered in New York on Ellis Island.
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25 May 2000
At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, 'Dancer in the Dark,' directed by Lars von Trier starring Björk, won the Palme d'Or award.
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2 Feb 2000
The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.
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10 Sep 1999
Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
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21 May 1999
All My Children star Susan Lucci, at last, won a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history.
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19 May 1999
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in US cinemas.