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10 hrs ago | Film School Rejects

Trailer Recut: Steve McQueen in the 'Fast and Furious' Version of 'Bullitt'

The impressive Peter Yates earned immortality as a director with a 10+-minute car chase that's effectively what people are talking about when they ask you to cut to one.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Bullitt, Celebrities, Ford, Ford Mustang GT

Mon May 20, 2013

DVD Verdict

The Great Escape

World War II is raging on, and the Germans have dedicated one of their concentration camps to holding Allied prisoners well-known for making escape attempts.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Western, Maverick, Adventure, Celebrities, Charles Bronson, James Coburn

Thu May 16, 2013

Art Voice

Art Scene

Gary Sczerbaniewicz's artwork installation at Big Orbit is a prA©cis version of Dante's Divine Comedy .

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Buffalo, NY

Tue May 14, 2013

The Sand Trap

If Golf is a Global Game, Why All the Flags for Players?

From Canadia's preeminent philosopher, Neil Peart - "Better the pride that resides in a citizen of the world Than the pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled" This concept of "citizens of the world" gets lots of discussion.

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Sand Trap

If Golf is a Global Game, Why All the Flags for Players?

From Canadia's preeminent philosopher, Neil Peart - "Better the pride that resides in a citizen of the world Than the pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled" This concept of "citizens of the world" gets lots of discussion.

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TheCelebrityCafe

John Sturges' 'The Great Escape' on Blu-ray

One of the most acclaimed war films of all time, John Sturges' The Great Escape , finally reached Blu-ray on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Bad Day at Black Rock, Drama Movies, Thriller, Celebrities

Fri May 10, 2013

The Montclair Times

Photos: Montclair Film Festival celebrates the art of conversation

The Montclair Film Festival capped off its 2013 run with a series of conversations with filmmakers at the Montclair Art Museum and other venues in Montclair.

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Related Topix: Montclair, NJ, Lalo Schifrin, Jazz, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Bullitt, Celebrities

Thu May 09, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

In time for Memorial Day - " 50th Anniversary edition of - The Great Escape'

IF THE PLUMMETING price was an indicator, something may have gone awry with this World War II classic now making its first appearance on Blu-ray. Just days before "The Great Escape" was released, Amazon dropped the price below $10 and Best Buy followed a rarity for a new HD disc with tons of extras.

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Alabama Live

Actress Ali MacGraw on Steve McQueen, Kardashians' strange fame, life after 'Love Story'

Huntsville Museum of Art Executive Director Christopher J. Madkour asks Ali MacGraw questions about her life in Hollywood and beyond on May 8 at the museum.

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Related Topix: Thriller, The Getaway, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Short, Musical Movies, Comedy Movies, Convoy, Goodbye, Columbus, War Movies, Celebrities, Ali MacGraw, Entertainment

Patch.com

'The Great Escape'a 2013 Style

By Assemblyman Curt Hagman Steve McQueen spent several years growing up in my 55 th District.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Jerry Brown, US Governors, Prison, US News

Tue May 07, 2013

DVDfile.com

The Great Escape: BD Review

The Steve McQueen classic goes Blu, but this isn't the definitive high-def edition of the movie fans have been hoping for.... Ripped off by almost every major action film made in the forty years since its initial release, the giddy fun of The Great Escape still has no trouble shining through.

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Sat May 04, 2013

ReporterNews.com

Widow receives POW scrapbook

For more than six decades, a scrapbook that 2nd Lt. John M. "Jack" Bridges composed when he was a POW in World War II gathered dust in Europe.

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Related Topix: Collin County, TX, Celebrities, Home Listing, Home

NorthJersey.com

Montclair Film Festival: The sounds of 'Bullitt'

"Bullitt," the 1968 film that set the standard for thrilling car chases, also set the benchmark for action-movie music scores.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Bullitt, Lalo Schifrin, Jazz, Celebrities, Entertainment

Fri May 03, 2013

Hemmings Auto Blogs

"We tried to keep the film as honest as possible:" the making of "Le Mans"

While researching the story on the special screening of Steve McQueen's Le Mans last week, we came across this 14-minute behind-the-scenes mini-doc on the making of the film, detailing what went into getting all that high-speed footage and how far McQueen wanted to go to make the film as authentic to racing as possible.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

Mirror.co.uk

Porsche and Becks: David Beckham buys copy of hero Steve McQueen's famous 911

He bought the 1969 slate-grey Porsche 911 - described as a "Steve McQueen replica" - from a dealer who delivered it to him David Beckham has splashed out A 70,000 on a classic Porsche car - because it looks like one driven by his idol, film star Steve McQueen.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Porsche, Hatchback, Convertible, Porsche 911, Celebrities, Monterey, CA

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Las Cruces Sun-News

Texas widow treasures POW scrapbook by spouse

For more than six decades, a scrapbook that 2nd Lt. John M. "Jack" Bridges composed when he was a POW in World War II gathered dust in Europe.

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Related Topix: Collin County, TX, Celebrities, Home Listing, Home

Sat Apr 27, 2013

The Guardian

Family life | A great escape, India Arie and Jack's pie

Looking at this photograph of an elderly man, peacefully sunning himself in his garden with his granddaughter, it is hard to imagine that 70 years ago he was a young RAF navigator with Bomber Command.

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Fri Apr 26, 2013

Monsters and Critics

Great moments from The Great Escape

The action-packed adventure classic The Great Escape breaks onto Blu-ray for the first time ever on May 7th from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Prison, James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn

Hemmings Auto Blogs

Special screening of "Le Mans" to feature Vic Elford, Derek Bell and Chad McQueen

Though not a commercial success following its 1971 release, the groundbreaking movie Le Mans is still regarded as one of the best films about racing ever produced.

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BTF's Baseball Primer

Ron Darling has beef with the 'jabronis' who cover the NFL Draft

This almost makes up for Darling's "The Great Escape"/"The Sand Pebbles" Steve McQueen mess up from the other day.

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