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11 hrs ago | Leader Post

Collection goes straight to No. 1

Rating 5 Yee-haw! This 13-movie box set of western classics has galloped right to the top of my shortlist for DVD release of the year.

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Related Topix: The Big Trail, Western, Adventure, The Comancheros, Action Movies, John Wayne, Yul Brynner, Clint Eastwood

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Mirror.co.uk

Costly gifts at G8 summit angers aid workers

Silvio Berlusconi is acting like Hugh Hefner by lavishing Playboy-style party gifts on world leaders at the G8 summit.

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Related Topix: Silvio Berlusconi, Europe, Italy, World News, Nicolas Sarkozy,

Wed Jul 08, 2009

FilmCritic

The Towering Inferno

There is so much to love about The Towering Inferno it's hard to know where to begin.

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Related Topix: Thriller, The Towering Inferno, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Paul Newman, Indie, Fred Astaire, Jazz, O.J. Simpson, Black Entertainment, Faye Dunaway, Entertainment

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Associated Content

The Towering Inferno

John Guillermin and Irwin Allen. Story: Architect Doug Roberts and Fireman Chief Michael O'Hallorhan battle a vicious high-rise fire that results from a burnt out circuit breaker - What begins with a simple spark becomes 165 minutes of highly flammable action and adventure that traps 300 party guests on the 135th floor in the ballroom plus some ...

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Related Topix: Thriller, The Towering Inferno, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Paul Newman, Indie, Fire

Torontoist

Urban Planner: July 7, 2009

Urban Planner is Torontoist's daily guide to what's on in Toronto, published every morning.

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Related Topix: Canada, France, World News

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Radio Times

The Magnificent Seven

Director John Sturges was extremely fortunate in securing a near-perfect cast for this enduringly popular western reworking of the Japanese classic, Seven Samurai .

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Related Topix: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Western, Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach

Daily Express

Secrets of The Great Escape

The wartime letters of a hero of The Great Escape are to be sold at auction next week.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs

Thu Jun 25, 2009

MotorAuthority

40th anniversary Tag Heuer Monaco LS celebrates Le Mans

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Monaco watch, Tag Heuer last month released a slightly updated version of the original watch worn, and personally endorsed, by Steve McQueen who made it famous in the movie a Le Mansa .

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Related Topix: Watches

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

a Movie a Week: the Getaway (1972) Punch it, baby

A Movie A Week: THE GETAWAY Punch it, baby! Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the next installment of A Movie A Week.

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Related Topix: Thriller, The Getaway, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Ali MacGraw, Comedy Movies, Western, Junior Bonner, Prison

Fri Jun 19, 2009

New York Times

Duck! A Runaway Moon Is Speeding Toward a TV Near You

"Impact," a two-part mini-series beginning on Sunday on ABC, is about averting the end of the world in less time - 39 days - than the warranties expire on most food processors.

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Related Topix: Thriller, The Towering Inferno, Drama Movies, Action Movies, JAG, Action TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Arts

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Poor Mojo Newswire

I Will Always Have Been Back: Toward a Grand Unified Theory of Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the first action movie stars of the 80s. Perhaps he was one of the first action movie stars, period.

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Related Topix: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Papillon, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Short, Adventure, Thriller, Play Misty for Me, Clint Eastwood

Mon Jun 15, 2009

National Jeweler

Steve McQueen's Rolex sells for $234,000

Watches and memorabilia from the late Steve McQueen, the legendary actor who rose to fame during the 1960s in films such as Bullitt and The Great Escape , were among the pieces that inspired frantic bidding at Antiquorum's summer auction in New York City.

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Related Topix: Watches, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Bullitt

Women's Wear Daily

When Eyewear Is Art

Every eyewear company has its celluloid moments. For Persol, the U.S. big-screen debut came in 1968's "The Thomas Crown Affair," when Steve McQueen wore its PO 714 frame in the movie opener.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, The Thomas Crown Affair, Thriller, Tom Cruise, Marketing

Sun Jun 14, 2009

CathiefromCanada

Thanks

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light" Saturday, June 13, 2009 Thanks There's a great scene in The Great Escape where Steve McQueen is lying tangled in the barbed wire fence with his dying motorcycle, and he pats the cycle in gratitude for its attempt -- its at the 2:30 point of the video.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

DVD Verdict

Soldier In The Rain

Two highly irregulars, in the very regular army! And this is the story of the million-dollar schemes they dared, the fabulous dolls and dates, they shared.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Soldier in the Rain, Sport Movies, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Action Movies, Jackie Gleason, Peyton Place, Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Ed Nelson

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Men's fashion notebook: Kanye West designs for Louis Vuitton

The watch Steve McQueen insisted on wearing in the film Le Mans has been reissued again to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Highlands Today

You might know some, all or none of these facts

We all know about Highlands County's oranges, its large percentage of senior citizens and the 113 named lakes that dot the landscape.

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Related Topix: Highlands County, FL, Sebring, FL, Avon Park, FL

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Ottawa Sun

Pop Quiz, Hotshot

If it's been made, Hollywood will remake it -- even good, modest thrillers such as 1974's The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Get Carter, Sylvester Stallone, Comedy Movies, The Thomas Crown Affair, Faye Dunaway, Michael Caine

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Daily Bulletin

McQueen still a draw at Chino Hills car show

For many car and film enthusiasts, the late actor Steve McQueen was the ultimate rebel with a car.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Bullitt

Fri Jun 05, 2009

EKathimerini

Selections

The Thomas Crown Affair This stylish, suspenseful 1968 film about a rich Bostonian who gets a thrill robbing banks and his dangerous affair with the seductive bank investigator has been digitally remastered.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, The Thomas Crown Affair, Thriller

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