Steve McQueen

Pitt-Fassbender drama "Twelve Years a Slave' coming December 27

2013-04-02 11:34:00

The release strategy for Steve McQueen’s “Twelve Years a Slave” is coming into focus. Fox Searchlight announced Tuesday that it, not parent company 20th Century Fox, would be releasing the period drama. The larger studio has overseen...

'Temptation's' Renée Taylor just has to laugh at it all

2013-03-27 07:30:00

This post has been corrected. See note below for details. Ren�e Taylor is a very funny lady known for such comedic roles as Eva Braun in Mel Brooks' 1968 classic "The Producers," Fran Drescher's ultimate Jewish mother on "The Nanny" and Brian Benben's...

Robert Relyea dies at 82; film producer and MGM/UA executive

2013-03-17 14:20:00

Robert E. Relyea, who began producing films with actor Steve McQueen in the 1960s and rose to president of production for MGM/UA in the late 1990s, has died. He was 82. The Hollywood veteran, who also worked with such actors as Elvis Presley and John...

Oscars 2013: Quvenzhane Wallis of 'Beasts' to star as 'Annie'

2013-02-24 12:59:00

Quvenzhane Wallis may not walk off with a best actress Academy Award on Sunday night, but Oscar day brought official news of a prize role for the 9-year-old "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star: She'll star as "Annie" in a new take on the classic orphan...

Dodgers' Justin Sellers: Zen and the art of motorcycle stupidity

2013-01-21 14:19:00

Know that bit they used to do on "Saturday Night Live," where they’d mention something completely idiotic someone had pulled off, followed by a disbelieving really? They need to bring it back for Dodgers infielder Justin Sellers, whose alleged...

‘John Dies at the End’: Paul Giamatti, Don Coscarelli on cult cinema

2013-01-23 14:52:41

Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis hopes to meet Disney Channel stars

2013-01-11 16:26:00

Quvenzhan� Wallis is excited to be an Oscar nominee, primarily because it gives her the chance to meet some movie actors. Yet, when pressed, the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" says it's the stars of her favorite television shows "Jessie"...

Petersen Automotive Museum to keep vault open; new chairman named

2013-01-11 06:00:00

Ever since the Petersen Automotive Museum opened the doors to its downstairs vault to the public, the institution has had a steady line of people trying to get in. For that reason, the museum said it will keep the vault open indefinitely. Petersen...

His stunts drive Web traffic

2012-12-31 05:00:00

Race car driver Ken Block speeds down a narrow band of asphalt in his souped-up Ford Fiesta, careening through the "Back to the Future" set on Universal Studios' back lot. The speedometer flies toward 80. Block's eyes are fixed on the road as he...

'Thrones' star Lena Headey sells a home fit for a queen

2012-11-24 21:30:00

Following a well-worn plot line since the mortgage meltdown, actress Lena Headey recently sold her Hollywood Hills West home for 25% less than she paid in 2008. The updated Midcentury Modern-style home, on about a quarter of an acre, sold for $1.349...

Film producer Freddie Fields' home in Beverly Hills sells for $6.305 million

2012-10-25 14:14:00

The home of theatrical agent and film producer Freddie Fields and his wife, Corinna, has sold in Beverly Hills for $6.305 million. Built in 1929, the Spanish-style house features a two-story entry, a step-down living room, truss wood beam ceilings, an...

Steve McQueen, left, and Robert E. Relyea at Le Mans. Robert E. Relyea collaborated with Steve McQueen on "Bullitt," "Le Mans" and other movies

2013-03-11 00:00:00

"Western Deep/Caribs� Leap" (2002) by Steve McQueen from the "Steve McQueen" exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.

2012-10-31 15:02:00

"Exodus" by Steve McQueen from the "Steve McQueen" exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.