On March 31, 2017, Ghost in the Shell opened in US theaters — the live-action sci‑fi was largely filmed in Wellington, New Zealand, using its cityscapes for the film's futuristic look.
On March 30, 2020, film and TV production was largely paused worldwide as COVID-19 lockdowns shut studios - from Hollywood soundstages to London sets - delaying blockbusters and TV seasons.
On March 28, 2008, 21 opened in US theaters — the film inspired by the MIT blackjack team, set around Boston’s MIT and Las Vegas casinos where its true-story roots take place.
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On March 27, 2020, Hollywood was largely silent: film and TV productions — from LA soundstages to popular series like Stranger Things — were halted as COVID-19 forced industry-wide shutdowns.
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By March 25, 2020, film and TV productions worldwide had largely shut down as COVID-19 lockdowns spread — halting shoots from Hollywood to London's stages and forcing months-long pauses across the industry.
By March 21, 2020, most film and TV productions in the US and UK had been halted due to COVID-19, pausing shoots from Marvel blockbusters to indie dramas and reshaping release schedules.
By Mar 20, 2020, Hollywood productions — including Matt Reeves' The Batman — were largely halted as California's COVID stay-at-home measures paused filming across Los Angeles.
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On March 19, 2020, California’s statewide stay-at-home order halted film and TV production across Los Angeles, triggering industry-wide shutdowns and leading to new COVID-era on-set protocols.
On March 16, 2020, film and TV production across Los Angeles and New York paused as studios and unions halted shoots amid COVID-19, effectively bringing Hollywood to a standstill.
On March 15, 2020, many Hollywood film and TV productions paused on-location filming across Los Angeles and other cities as COVID-19 public-health orders and rising cases forced widespread shutdowns.
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On March 10, 2024, the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles awarded Best Picture to Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
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On March 4, 2022, Matt Reeves' The Batman opened in theaters, bringing a noir Gotham assembled from UK location shoots — notably London and Glasgow.
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On March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Alfonso Cuarón won the Oscar for Best Director for Gravity — the first Mexican director to win that award.
On Feb 28, 2016, Spotlight won Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, honoring the film’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.