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Steve McQueen looks at WWII through child’s eyes in ‘Blitz’
While those born years after the months-long 1940 Nazi bombing of London may have no clue about Hitler’s merciless destruction of civilian targets or the Brits’ courageous resistance, the subject,
World War II Drama Blitz Is Steve McQueen's Most Tender Film Yet
A mericans have all sorts of ways of learning about the Blitz from movies, chief among them John Boorman’s exuberant 1987 Hope and Glory, a memoir film about Boorman’s own boy
Dean’s A-List Interview: Saoirse Ronan and Steve McQueen on new film ‘Blitz’
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down Saoirse Ronan and Steve McQueen to talk about new war film, ‘Blitz.’
Q&A: British director Steve McQueen brings World War II home front to the screen in 'Blitz'
The man who made '12 Years a Slave' shows the trauma of a family living with the reality of German bombing. Saiorse Ronan, Paul Weller, Elliott Heffernan star
In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind.
The History Behind Steve McQueen’s World War II Drama Blitz
The Blitz ended when the Germans turned their focus toward the Soviet Union. World War II ended in Europe with Nazi Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945.
Director Steve McQueen shows war through child's eyes in new film 'Blitz'
Oscar winner Steve McQueen had long wanted to make a movie about the Blitz - Germany's wartime aerial bombing of British cities - but it was seeing a photo of a Black boy waiting to be evacuated that inspired him to explore the theme through a child's eyes.
Steve McQueen’s 'Blitz' delivers far more than a typical World War II drama
Saoirse Ronan is typically great in "Blitz," Steve McQueen's World War II drama. Newcomer Elliott Heffernan is also outstanding as her 9-year-old son.
Movie Review: Steve McQueen's WWII drama 'Blitz' is more unconventional than it appears
Steve McQueen's “Blitz” feels stuck between a conventional war drama and something more adventurous and probing
Steve McQueen on making WWII personal with ‘Blitz’: ‘It’s about us fighting ourselves’
The Oscar-winning director's complicated relationship with Britain informs his latest film, which follows a mixed-race boy during the bombing of London.
Blitz: Steve McQueen’s film gives voice to the often overlooked stories of wartime Britain
By showing the blitz through the eyes of a young black Londoner finding his way home through the city, McQueen reveals a fresh perspective on this familiar story.
‘Blitz’: Steve McQueen Turns the Harrowing German Aerial Assault on London Into a Social Realist Fable
Blitz' editor Sciberras tells IndieWire about London as a major character during the German bombing during World War II.
Hans Zimmer’s “Horrendous” Dissonant Score For ‘Blitz’ Helped Him Understand His Mother’s WWII Experience – Sound & Screen Film
Blitz' composer Hans Zimmer explained how his "horrendous" dissonant score for the film’ helped him understand his mother’s ...
The moment Steve McQueen terrified Bruce Lee: “McQueen, I’ll bloody kill you”
Steve McQueen was good friends with Bruce Lee and once terrified him with a ride in a Porsche. His scene with Chuck Norris in 'Way of the Dragon' is ...
Saoirse Ronan Would ‘Love to Be in a Musical’ and Wants Greta Gerwig to Write It
Stretching her vocal abilities in Steve McQueen's 'Blitz,' Saoirse Ronan is now ready to tackle a full-on musical, so long as ...
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Steve McQueen, Dawn Porter and James Carville on The Treat
Steve McQueen breaks down his new film “Blitz” (starring Saorsie Ronan), documentarian Dawn Porter talks Luther Vandross, and ...