Arts & Culture
The films, music, and literature — plus the writers' strike — that shaped popular culture in 2008.
Every Arts & Culture article in the 2008 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
Twilight Film Release
Twilight premiered on November 21, 2008, adapted from Stephenie Meyer's 2005 bestselling novel of...
Quantum of Solace
Marc Forster's second James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, released November 14, 2008, deepened...
Slumdog Millionaire
*Slumdog Millionaire* is a British drama film directed by Danny Boyle and co-directed by Loveleen...
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
French-Mauritian author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature ...
The Hunger Games Novel Published
Suzanne Collins published *The Hunger Games*, the first novel in a young adult dystopian trilogy,...
Metallica – Death Magnetic
Metallica released Death Magnetic on September 12, 2008, their ninth studio album and first with ...
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony
Zhang Yimou's two-hour closing ceremony on August 24 concluded the 2008 Beijing Olympics with fir...
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
Director Zhang Yimou orchestrated a 4-hour artistic spectacle with 15,000 performers watched by ~...
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight is a superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, released on July 18, 2008. The...
Radiohead's "House of Cards" Music Video
In July 2008 Radiohead released the music video for "House of Cards," filmed with no cameras — us...
WALL-E
*WALL-E* is an animated science-fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney ...
Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Coldplay released their fourth studio album, *Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends*, on June...
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne released Tha Carter III on June 10, 2008; it became the best-selling US album of the ye...
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Steven Spielberg's fourth Indiana Jones film opened May 22, reuniting Harrison Ford with the arch...
Iron Man
Jon Favreau's Iron Man opened May 2, starring Robert Downey Jr. as billionaire Tony Stark and lau...
Madonna – Hard Candy
Madonna released Hard Candy on April 29, 2008, her eleventh studio album, marking a return to dan...
Writers Guild of America Strike Resolution
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike lasted 100 days from November 5, 2007 through February ...