History Behind Steve McQueen’s World War II Drama Blitz

In 'Blitz,' a harrowing war drama, bombs aren't the only threat for a boy on his own
A title card for Steve McQueen’s harrowing and viscerally impactful historical war drama “Blitz” tells us that during the German bombing campaign of London in World War II, some 1.25 million people were evacuated from the city,
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
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
Steve McQueen on his second world war epic ‘Blitz’: ‘I just wanted to tell the truth’
It also takes on enough sacred cows that, eventually, McQueen does admit a certain sense of risk. “But if risk comes with the truth, let it be a risk.” Anyone who knows the UK will know too the role of the Blitz in the national psyche: a triumph of mass endurance in the face of the abyss.
‘War Through a Child’s Eyes’: Steve McQueen on Blitz
Seeing war through a child’s eyes is sobering. It helps us reconnect to a situation that’s ongoing and unfortunately very […] The post ‘War Through a Child’s Eyes’: Steve McQueen on Blitz appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine.
Director Steve McQueen breaks down his new film ‘Blitz’
British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), joins to reflect on working with star Saorsie Ronan to create his new World War II drama “Blitz.”
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Courier Newsroom spent big on a Meta ad blitz in October
Roughly $4 million of Courier’s final ad blitz on Meta was spent during the week of October 20– the final days that new ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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.
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Why Miliband’s net zero blitz could play into the hands of Nigel Farage
Ed Miliband’s plan to decarbonise Britain’s electricity supply will change the topography of Britain’s countryside and the ...
Trump and Harris make their final push with a blitz of rallies in battleground states
Kamala Harris' final event was a star-studded rally in Philadelphia, while Donald Trump held his final event in Grand Rapids, ...
Harris, Trump Blitz Swing States as Polls Show Tight Race
Good morning. The US remains split in polls as Tuesday’s election draws near. Traders are preparing for a long night. And ...
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BLITZ 16: WEEK 10
On this episode of the Blitz, Germantown hosts Clinton in our Game of the Week, the Petal Panthers face the Northwest Rankin ...