Daily entertainment news covering Steve McQueen en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/28/the_oscar_season_begins_in_august_with_t Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:02:17 EST Entertainment News 135750@http://www.starpulse.com/news The year in movies is always split into two different seasons. First, there's the endless malaise of the Winter, Spring and Summer where we suffer with movies intent on doing nothing more than making money.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/slumdog_named_best_picture_at_uk_film_aw Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:06:43 EST Entertainment News 110172@http://www.starpulse.com/news LONDON (AP) — Rags-to-riches story "Slumdog Millionaire" continued its fairy-tale journey Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Awards

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/15/steve_mcqueen_biopic_planned Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:29:36 EST Entertainment News 108061@http://www.starpulse.com/news Plans are underway for a new Hollywood movie about the life of late screen legend Steve McQueen.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/19/workplace_romance_costars_who_fell_in_lo Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:08:54 EST Entertainment News 96013@http://www.starpulse.com/news It is widely acknowledged that workplace romances are a definite no-no; clearly, some famous actors and actresses didn't get the memo.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/07/steve_mcqueen_s_widow_urges_patrick_sway Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 89421@http://www.starpulse.com/news Steve McQueen's widow has urged ailing movie star Patrick Swayze to get the most out of life as he battles pancreatic cancer - because there's no guarantee medication will help.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/24/celebrity_birthdays_march_88 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80749@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Whale Rider" actress Keisha Castle-Hughes (1990), Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (1976), "American Pie" actress Alyson Hannigan (1974), The Corrs' violinist Sharon Corr (1970), rapper Mase (1970), 99 Luftballoons singer Nena (1960), "Jungle Fever" actress Annabella Sciorra (1964),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/22/miley_cyrus_is_criticized_and_a_debate_o Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:37:49 EST Entertainment News 78770@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - When Consumer Reports posted a blog last week criticizing Miley Cyrus for not wearing her seat belt in a new film, Hannah Montana Nation rallied in her defense.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/30/elvis_presley_tops_dead_earners_poll Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:11:37 EST Entertainment News 65892@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock legend Elvis Presley has overtaken Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain as the biggest earning dead celebrity. The Jailhouse Rock hit maker topped the Forbes magazine poll with earnings of $58 million during 2007. Cobain, who pushed Presley off the top spot last year after widow Courtney Love sold a portion of his recording catalogue, does not feature in the 2007 list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/15/david_beckham_idolizes_steve_mcqueen Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:11:08 EST Entertainment News 63842@http://www.starpulse.com/news David Beckham has revealed his top secret fashion inspiration - late silver screen icon Steve McQueen. The soccer star confesses he idolizes the Bullitt star and tries to emulate his look.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/11/great_escape_stuntman_dead_at_77_ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:17:21 EST Entertainment News 63310@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bud Ekins, the man behind the most famous motorcycle stunt in movie history, has died aged 77. Ekins was in the saddle for the iconic scene in The Great Escape, when Steve McQueen's character jumps a barbed wire fence on a bike to avoid capture as he escapes a German prisoner-of-war camp.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/21/stylish_stars_make_gq_list Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:07:35 EST Entertainment News 60873@http://www.starpulse.com/news Italian movie star Marcello Mastroianni, David Bowie, Steve McQueen, Bob Dylan and George Clooney have been named among the 50 Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years by men's magazine GQ.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/17/steve_mcqueen_s_ferrari_lusso_sold_to_an Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:37:33 EST Entertainment News 56230@http://www.starpulse.com/news MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) - A classic Ferrari once owned by Steve McQueen sold for $2.31 million Thursday night at auction.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/20/mcqueen_aamp_hitchcock_home_movies_to_be Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:10:21 EST Entertainment News 52488@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rarely seen home movies from the personal collections of Hollywood legends like Alfred Hitchcock and Steve McQueen are to air as part of a one-night film festival in Hollywood. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will present Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures From The Academy Film Archive next month.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/05/brad_pitt_to_play_bullitt Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:16:07 EST Entertainment News 50278@http://www.starpulse.com/news Brad Pitt will revamp one of Steve McQueen's most iconic roles in remake of 1960s classic movie Bullitt, according to internet reports. The Hollywood hunk will play Lt. Frank Bullitt in the new version of the 1968 movie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/21/steve_mcqueen_s_widow_hopes_for_daniel_c Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:46:04 EST Entertainment News 48209@http://www.starpulse.com/news Steve McQueen's widow Barbara wants James Bond star Daniel Craig to play her late husband in a biopic of the King of Cool. A film tribute to The Great Escape star has often been mooted, and only recently Daniel Craig and Eva Longoria were tipped to feature in the movie, with Longoria playing his first wife Neile Adams.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/04/steve_mcqueen_once_fired_shotgun_at_keit Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:42:26 EST Entertainment News 45395@http://www.starpulse.com/news Screen icon Steve McQueen once fired a gun at The Who star Keith Moon's house after a row over a bathroom light bulb. The actor - who lived beside the rocker in Malibu, California - became so infuriated with next door neighbor's habit of leaving the light on that he took matters into his own hands, according to his widow Barbara.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/16/steve_mcqueen_s_widow_defends_estate_auc Wed, 16 May 2007 13:06:39 EST Entertainment News 42828@http://www.starpulse.com/news Steve McQueen's widow Barbara has no regrets about auctioning off the movie star's belongings - because she "deserved" the money she made from it. The Bullitt actor's wife decided to sell his possessions, including his 1929 Harley motorcycle, clothing and toys, at auction in 2006.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/30/steve_mcqueen_s_ferrari_expected_to_sell Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:55:41 EST Entertainment News 40033@http://www.starpulse.com/news A Ferrari belonging to late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen is set to pick up between $800,000 and $1.2 million at a Christie's auction in August, according to estimates. The car, driven by the "king of cool" for a decade from 1963, was unveiled by the famous auction house on Friday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/24/celebrity_birthdays_march_56 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 33103@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Whale Rider" actress Keisha Castle-Hughes (1990), Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (1976), "American Pie" actress Alyson Hannigan (1974), The Corrs' violinist Sharon Corr (1970), rapper Mase (1970), 99 Luftballoons singer Nena (1960), "Jungle Fever" actress Annabella Sciorra (1964), "Lizzie McGuire's" 'dad' Robert Carradine (1954), comedian Louie Anderson (1953), fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger (1951), British singer/musician Nick Lowe (1949), "LA Confidential" director Curtis Hanson (1945), actor/drill instructor R. Lee Ermey (1944), acting legend Steve McQueen (1930; d. 1980), "Three's Company" actor Norman Fell (1924; d. 1998), character actor Murray Hamilton (1923; d. 1986), cartoonist Joseph Barbera (1911), actor/hollywood scapegoat Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887; d. 1933), and magician Harry Houdini (1874; d. 1926).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/20/survey_says_de_niro_s_ronin_has_greatest Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:39:00 EST Entertainment News 34482@http://www.starpulse.com/news Robert De Niro's 1998 action movie Ronin has topped a new list of the Greatest Movie Car Chases. The film's classic race through the streets of Paris, France is "a top-notch white-knuckle ride," according to Maxim.com. The speedy scenes beat Steve McQueen's racy efforts in Bullitt and the car chaos of The Blues Brothers to top the Internet poll.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/28/detective_hopes_zodiac_film_prompts_new_ Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:00:00 EST Entertainment News 32297@http://www.starpulse.com/news The California detective who headed the chase for the mysterious Zodiac Killer 35 years ago is hoping a new movie about the investigation will prompt new leads - because he's still haunted by the case he couldn't solve.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/23/steve_mcqueen_to_be_honored_in_slater Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 31497@http://www.starpulse.com/news Late movie icon Steve McQueen has landed an annual holiday in his native Slater, Missouri. The Great Escape legend will be remembered every March 24th, on his birthday, thanks to a new ruling by officials at the Slater Chamber of Commerce. McQueen, who was born in Indiana, grew up in Slater.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/13/steve_mcqueen_memorabilia_sells_for_big_ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:13:11 EST Entertainment News 21297@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sunglasses belonging to late acting legend Steve McQueen have sold for a staggering $650,000 at an auction in Los Angeles. The blue-tinted Persol shades, worn by the actor in 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair, were among 225 items put up for sale by McQueen's widow Barbara at L.A. auction house Bonham's.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/22/the_coolest_person_of_all_time_is Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:16:12 EST Entertainment News 16643@http://www.starpulse.com/news Madonna has topped a poll naming the coolest people of all time, beating out competition from Johnny Depp and the late Steve Mcqueen. The pop star was voted for by a panel of prominent media workers and 1,725 consumers in the survey by marketing firm CoolBrandsUK. Others in the list included Audrey Hepburn and James Dean.

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