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May 20, 2009 Film » Video Essays

Is Steve McQueen Really That Cool? 

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Beginning today, the Film Society of Lincoln Center salutes Steve McQueen. But in this video essay, childhood McQueen worshipper Matt Zoller Seitz questions whether The King of Cool deserves his status as an icon. (Read a transcript here.)

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