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Steve McQueen back in the awards race

LA Times

British filmmaker Steve McQueen, highly honored at home, is back in the Hollywood awards picture with his World War II drama “Blitz,” in which a young boy tries to make his way home through the perils of wartime to his single mother after they are separated. 1 McQueen won a best picture Academy Award for the searing 2013 drama “12 …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Steve McQueen's Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan, brings the untold stories of WWII London to life

ABC

Fast facts about Blitz What: A nine-year-old boy struggles to find his way home as London is hit by German air strikes during World War II. It might be one of the most dramatised periods in 20th century history, but for Oscar-winning British filmmaker Steve McQueen, there are stories that remain untold amid the chaos and rubble of World War …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Is Apple TV+’s Newest War Drama

Huff Post

Sir Steve McQueen attends the BAFTA Film Preview of "Blitz" on Oct. 28, 2024, in London. “Therefore, I wanted to find out who he was and I just projected a story onto him, who he was and how I could put on an act, how I could actually work with that image to tell a narrative.” That photo became his …

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Sir Steve McQueen is 'lined up for a role in future James Bond film' after producers got a 'positive response' from 12 Years A Slave director

Daily Mail

Sir Steve McQueen is possibly up for a new role involving the iconic spy legend that is James Bond. Given his stellar reputation in the movie-making business, it is believed that the curators are hoping he would be up for sharing some of his production talents in any upcoming films One A-lister who was bombarded with rumours was Edris Elba …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ready for a pulpy papal potboiler?

LA Times

It’s Kong vs. Godzilla, Dodgers vs. Yankees, the first time these two iconic franchises have met in the World Series since 1981, when a 20-year-old rookie phenom, pitching on three days rest, brought the Dodgers back from the brink, propelling them to a world championship. It’s a thriller about petty men undone by aspiration: mostly silly, sure, but also at …

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2 months ago

Steve McQueen on making WWII personal with ‘Blitz’: ‘It’s about us fighting ourselves’

LA Times

“I’m not going to go down the easy path,” says director Steve McQueen. “We could have that,” the filmmaker says, sitting in a quiet room in London’s Soho Hotel during a long day of press ahead of BFI London Film Festival. But I know it’s interesting when you’re working in a way which is confrontational.” “War is bad enough, but …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Karate Kid Actor Chad McQueen, Son of Steve McQueen, Passes Away at 63

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Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. His wife Jeanie and his children Chase and Madison shared a statement on Instagram Thursday afternoon from McQueen’s verified account, announcing the news of his death with “a heavy heart.” “His remarkable …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63

Associated Press

Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. His wife Jeanie and his children Chase and Madison shared a statement on Instagram Thursday afternoon from McQueen’s verified account, announcing the news of his death with “a heavy heart.” “His remarkable …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ actor and son of legend Steve McQueen, dies at 63

LA Times

Actor and racer Chad McQueen, a producer on the film “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans,” poses in front of photographers at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where that movie screened. Chad McQueen, an actor and racing aficionado known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies of the 1980s and as the son of the late actor and …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Chad McQueen, The Karate Kid actor and son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63

India Today

Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the Karate Kid films and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. His wife Jeanie and his children Chase and Madison shared a statement on Instagram Thursday afternoon from McQueen’s verified account, announcing the news of his death with “a heavy heart.” “His remarkable …

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1 year ago

Steve McQueen: Occupied City, a Nazi-era documentary that connects the past to the present

BBC

Steve McQueen: Occupied City, a Nazi-era documentary that connects the past to the present Getty Images In his new documentary Occupied City, the acclaimed director Steve McQueen brings Amsterdam's Nazi-era history out of the shadows – and connects the past with the present. Oscar-winning British filmmaker Steve McQueen's mammoth documentary Occupied City arrives in US cinemas on Christmas Day, presenting …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Column: It’s hard to watch a 4-hour documentary on Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. That’s the point

LA Times

An image from Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” adapted from the book by his wife, Bianca Stigter. British director Steve McQueen knows his documentary “Occupied City,” which premiered on the first day of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, may not be what people expect. This is to remind people of that.” McQueen and his crew shot for three years, amassing 36 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 275 GTB is heading to auction

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 first delivered to Hollywood star …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Grenfell, Steve McQueen, Serpentine Gallery review: a haunting monument to tragedy, hypnotising in its horror

The Independent

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3 years, 3 months ago

‘How far have we bloody come?’ Inside Steve McQueen’s 40-year Black history project

LA Times

London’s West Indian community and the Black British experience are at the heart of three new documentaries from Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen. Despite the acclaim, “Small Axe” won’t be winning any Emmys during Sunday’s ceremony: The anthology, which won the Los Angeles Film Critics award for best picture late last year, was eligible for TV’s top prize rather than the …

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3 years, 6 months ago

How Colin Firth inspired ‘Bridgerton’ and other surprising stories from 6 top TV bosses

LA Times

Early this month before the confusion of the CDC’s notice that masks are no longer necessary, COVID and its devastating intrusions into life — and television productions — was top of mind for the six storytellers gathered remotely, some from as far away as Amsterdam, for The Envelope’s annual Showrunner Roundtable. “When I see someone even going for a handshake …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Triumph launches Street Scrambler 900 Sandstorm, Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition

India Today

Triumph pulled the wraps off a new limited-run edition of the Street Scrambler called the Sandstorm edition, and Triumph Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition last month, and today, the UK-owned motorcycle manufacturer launched both the special editions here in India at Rs 9.65 lakh and Rs 13.75 lakh respectively. Limited to only 775 units across the world, the Triumph Street …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Steve McQueen finds the heroes next door in ‘Small Axe’ anthology

LA Times

Director Steve McQueen prepares so well before shooting that he says of filming in the moment, “We know what’s going to happen. The New York Post ran a story about him with the headline: “Steve McQueen knows he’s not very friendly.” McQueen doesn’t dispute it even though he possesses a generosity of spirit and a love for people that can …

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3 years, 7 months ago

BAFTA TV Awards 2021: Steve McQueen's Small Axe, Netflix's The Crown, I May Destroy You lead nominations

Firstpost

Small Axe received 15 nominations, including the best director nod for Steve McQueen and acting nods for John Boyega and Letitia Wright, among others. Small Axe, a series of dramas exploring the experiences of London’s West Indian community from the 1960s to the 1980s, received 15 nominations on Wednesday for the British Academy Television Awards. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Triumph Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition limited to 1000 units only

India Today

Triumph has revealed the 2021 edition of the Scrambler XE and XC. To his name comes the Triumph Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition. Inspired by the original competition-spec Triumph TR6, made famous by the legendary barbed wire jump in the iconic 1963 Second World War classic “The Great Escape”, the Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition has been developed in partnership …

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4 years, 1 month ago

‘Small Axe’ brings untold history to the screen. For Steve McQueen, it’s personal

LA Times

Steve McQueen, the first Black filmmaker to win the Oscar for best picture, has made films about the 1981 Irish hunger strike, sex addiction, American slavery and desperate women pushed to the brink. “These stories are the stories of the United Kingdom, of Britain,” says McQueen, speaking via video chat ahead of the series’ Friday Amazon debut. Movies Steve McQueen’s …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Mangrove review: Steve McQueen’s triumphant invocation of Black British history

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 126 mins The most striking moments of Mangrove, Steve McQueen’s triumphant …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Steve McQueen announces Small Axe, an anthology of five films on racism and resistance

Firstpost

All of Steve McQueen’s films in his Small Axe anthology will play on the BBC and Amazon in November In a movie year mostly lacking big, ambitious releases, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology is an unqualified main event. “You look back to look forward, and also to judge how far we’ve come.” The scope of McQueen’s achievement has been gradually …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Oscar winner Steve McQueen to premiere three original films at New York Film Festival 2020

Firstpost

Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. “It’s an incredible honor and also very humbling to show three of my films at the New York Film Festival,” McQueen said in a statement. “It’s especially meaningful for me at this particular time to share these stories as a …

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Steve McQueen back in the awards race

Steve McQueen's Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan, brings the untold stories of WWII London to life

Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Is Apple TV+’s Newest War Drama

Sir Steve McQueen is 'lined up for a role in future James Bond film' after producers got a 'positive response' from 12 Years A Slave director

Ready for a pulpy papal potboiler?

Steve McQueen on making WWII personal with ‘Blitz’: ‘It’s about us fighting ourselves’

Karate Kid Actor Chad McQueen, Son of Steve McQueen, Passes Away at 63

Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63

Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ actor and son of legend Steve McQueen, dies at 63

Chad McQueen, The Karate Kid actor and son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63

Steve McQueen: Occupied City, a Nazi-era documentary that connects the past to the present

Column: It’s hard to watch a 4-hour documentary on Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. That’s the point

Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 275 GTB is heading to auction

Grenfell, Steve McQueen, Serpentine Gallery review: a haunting monument to tragedy, hypnotising in its horror

‘How far have we bloody come?’ Inside Steve McQueen’s 40-year Black history project

How Colin Firth inspired ‘Bridgerton’ and other surprising stories from 6 top TV bosses

Triumph launches Street Scrambler 900 Sandstorm, Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition

Steve McQueen finds the heroes next door in ‘Small Axe’ anthology

BAFTA TV Awards 2021: Steve McQueen's Small Axe, Netflix's The Crown, I May Destroy You lead nominations

Triumph Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition limited to 1000 units only

‘Small Axe’ brings untold history to the screen. For Steve McQueen, it’s personal

Mangrove review: Steve McQueen’s triumphant invocation of Black British history

Steve McQueen announces Small Axe, an anthology of five films on racism and resistance

Oscar winner Steve McQueen to premiere three original films at New York Film Festival 2020