61st Annual Cannes Film Festival

Director Steve McQueen arrives at the closing photocall for the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 25, 2008. McQueen received the "Camera d'Or" award for his film "Hunger". (UPI Photo/David Silpa)

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Swedish film fest honors 'Frozen River'

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. film "Frozen River" has earned this year's Bronze Horse award at the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden, the festival jury says.

Toronto film fest honors 'Song,' 'Hunger'

TORONTO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Toronto International Film Festival judges have named "Lost Song" best Canadian movie and awarded "Hunger" the Diesel Discovery Award.

Publicist Warren Cowan dead at 87

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 15 (UPI) -- Warren Cowan, co-founder of the famed Hollywood public relations firm Rogers & Cowan, has died in Los Angeles. He was 87.

'Blob' co-writer Phillips dead at 94

KEENE, N.H., April 27 (UPI) -- Former Hollywood and Broadway actress Kate Phillips, who also co-wrote the 1958 film "The Blob," has died in Keene, N.H., at the age of 94.

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British princes plan motorcycle adventure

LONDON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Britain's Princes Harry and William are plotting a 1,000-mile motorcycle ride across Africa, nicknaming their adventure Operation ER+Queen.

WWII POW famous for escape attempts, dies

LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Jimmy James, a British WWII pilot famous for his attempts to escape German captivity has died at age 92.

Ford unveils 2008 Mustang Bullitt

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce a limited-edition 2008 Mustang Bullitt in honor of the Mustang actor Steve McQueen drove in the 1968 "Bullitt" thriller film.

Elvis king of the top-earning dead celebs

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley has topped Forbes' seventh annual list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, the magazine reported.

Gallery to sell rare McQueen photos

NASHVILLE, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A Nashville art gallery is planning an exhibition of rarely seen photos taken by Barbara McQueen, wife of the late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen.