Director Marc Forster's exceedingly respectful adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's international best seller ''The Kite Runner'' has both a subtle, captivating naturalism and some convenient plot turns that are difficult to overcome.

David Beckham has revealed his top secret fashion inspiration - late silver screen icon Steve McQueen. The soccer star confesses he idolizes the Bullitt star and tries to emulate his look.

Bud Ekins, the man behind the most famous motorcycle stunt in movie history, has died aged 77. Ekins was in the saddle for the iconic scene in The Great Escape, when Steve McQueen's character jumps a barbed wire fence on a bike to avoid capture as he escapes a German prisoner-of-war camp.

Brad Pitt will revamp one of Steve McQueen's most iconic roles in remake of 1960s classic movie Bullitt, according to internet reports. The Hollywood hunk will play Lt. Frank Bullitt in the new version of the 1968 movie.

Steve McQueen's widow Barbara has no regrets about auctioning off the movie star's belongings - because she "deserved" the money she made from it. The Bullitt actor's wife decided to sell his possessions, including his 1929 Harley motorcycle, clothing and toys, at auction in 2006.

Robert De Niro's 1998 action movie Ronin has topped a new list of the Greatest Movie Car Chases. The film's classic race through the streets of Paris, France is "a top-notch white-knuckle ride," according to Maxim.com. The speedy scenes beat Steve McQueen's racy efforts in Bullitt and the car chaos of The Blues Brothers to top the Internet poll.

The California detective who headed the chase for the mysterious Zodiac Killer 35 years ago is hoping a new movie about the investigation will prompt new leads - because he's still haunted by the case he couldn't solve.

Samuel L. Jackson has topped a poll as Hollywood's coolest actor for his portrayal of Jules Winnfield in cult 1994 movie Pulp Fiction. Jackson beat off competition from screen legend Steve McQueen and Brad Pitt, who took second and third place in the list with their respective roles in 1968 movie Bullitt and 1999 thriller Fight Club.

Hundreds of personal possessions belonging to the late actor Steve McQueen will be auctioned off this November, 25 years after his death. The legendary star of classics such as The Great Escape, Bullitt and The Getaway died of lung disease in 1980, aged 50.