McQueen, the Blitz

Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” Screens at the 60th CIFF
Blitz,” by British director Steve McQueen, depicts Londoners during the Blitz (blitzkrieg) of World War II in 1940. The harrowing drama focuses on a young
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’s New Movie About the London Blitz Is a Dud
Over the course of the past 16 years, his films have included a biopic about an Irish political prisoner on hunger strike ( Hunger ), a character study of a lonely Manhattan sex addict ( Shame ), a dramatization of a real-life American slave narrative ( 12 Years a Slave ),
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’ film from Steve McQueen premiers today on Apple TV+
Steve McQueen’s new film “Blitz”premiers today on Apple TV+. About ‘Blitz’ Here’s how the film is described: ’Blitz’ is the sought-after new feature from Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen featuring the stories of Londoners during World War II’s Blitz.
Q&A: British director Steve McQueen brings World War II home front to the screen in 'Blitz'
With the New York City-set "Shame" (2011) and "12 Years a Slave" (2013), the latter winning the best picture Oscar for its brutal portrayal of American slavery, British director Steve McQueen established himself as a major new voice in world cinema.
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,
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.”
Steve McQueen movies ranked from worst to best according to fans
The visionary director will soon return with his World War II drama Blitz, but he has long proven his place in the pantheon ...
How Steve McQueen Became Hollywood’s Favorite Artist
The ‘Blitz’ director routinely traverses the path between visual art and feature films, navigating a historically treacherous ...
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 ...
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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 ... “There was a ...
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Steve McQueen’s WWII Drama ‘Blitz’ Is More Unconventional Than It Appears
Blitz, set in London during World War II, might technically be Steve McQueen’s first war movie. But struggle and survival has long marked the filmmaker’s tough and tortured work. McQueen’s ...