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,
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.
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
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.
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.
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
‘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.”
‘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 ...
WAPT7h
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 ...
A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' in this quietly radical film
In a film that has powerful moments of wonderment, humor and joy, Saoirse Ronan plays a London factory worker trying to ...
Elliott Heffernan, the 11-Year-Old Star of ‘Blitz', on His Oscar Buzz and Crying on Command: ‘I Pretended My Mom Was Taking Away My PlayStation'
For his film debut in "Blitz," Elliott Heffernan had a tall order. He had to perform in perilous scenes that found his ...
The Telegraph on MSN11h
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 ...
‘Blitz’ Review: Love in the Ruins
Steve McQueen’s World War II drama may appear conventional on the surface, but don’t miss what it’s really doing.
Trump Forgets What State He’s in During Homestretch Rally Blitz
Donald Trump appeared to be running out of steam and memory on Sunday during his fifth rally out of six that he planned over ...
How Accurate Is Saoirse Ronan's Blitz to the Real-Life Event?
Blitz' tells the story of Rita and George as they try to survive the bombings of London during WWII. Here's what the Blitz ...