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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.
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,
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.
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.’
In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
“Blitz” also introduces audiences to people they’ve likely not heard of: Mickey Davies (played by Leigh Gill), a man known as “Mickey the Midget” who turned the Spitalfields Fruit and Wool Exchange into a shelter; and Ife (Benjamin Clémentine), a Nigerian air-raid warden who bonds with George, who was also inspired by a real person.
‘Blitz’ Review: Steve McQueen’s Britain Under Bombs
Saoirse Ronan plays an English mother separated from her child in the director’s nightmarish drama, being released in theaters before streaming on Apple TV+ later this month.
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.
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
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.
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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Review: Steve McQueen's WWII drama 'Blitz' is more unconventional than it appears
Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ‘Blitz,” set in London during World War II, might ...
‘Blitz’: Steve McQueen Turns the Harrowing German Aerial Assault on London Into a Social Realist Fable
Editor Peter Sciberras tells IndieWire about London's epic and intimate role in this family drama that becomes a primal ...
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‘Blitz’ Makes Little Impact
“Blitz” is a harrowing feat of explosive filmmaking and shell-shocking sequences. However, the scenes that fill the gaps ...