Blitz, Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen Is ‘Going to Do It My Way’: The Director on ‘Blitz,’ Hans Zimmer, and Apple’s Theatrical Window
Steve McQueen tells IndieWire about his Apple TV+ historical epic 'Blitz,' starring Saoirse Ronan and in theaters (briefly) this November.
‘Blitz’ director Steve McQueen at NY Film Festival: ‘We’ve gone insane,’ but can see war clearly through the eyes of a child
In my part of the world, war hasn’t occurred for quite a while, so most of the time how we get our information about war is through the media,” writer-director Steve McQueen said at the 62nd New York Film Festival,
'Blitz' review: Steve McQueen's World War II epic dazzles but ultimately disappoints
Blitz is what you get when you combine Oscar–winning writer/director Steve McQueen ( Shame, 12 Years A Slave ), the works of Charles Dickens, and the third act of Atonement. And while each of these parts may sound promising by themselves, the final combination proves frustratingly uneven.
‘Blitz' Review: Steve McQueen's Sentimental War Epic Is the Only of His Films That Feels Like It Could've Been Made by Somebody Else
NYFF: Saoirse Ronan stands out from a surprisingly conventional World War II movie that can struggle to accommodate its director's singular vision.
Steve McQueen’s Blitz brought a lump to my throat with its power
The reality of World War Two is brought chillingly near in Blitz, also written by McQueen and inspired by his own time as a war artist in Iraq in 2004, through both its narrative and hugely evocative production design.
War through a child’s eyes: director Steve McQueen on his new movie ‘Blitz’
Christiane Amanpour speaks to the Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen about his new movie ‘Blitz’. Set in London during World War II, the film tells the story of nine-year-old George and his mother,
Blitz review: "Steve McQueen's World War Two drama is intense, horrific, and impressively cinematic"
A more mainstream offering than we might expect from Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years a Slave), Blitz pinpoints intimate tales of Londoners during the bombings of World War Two, occasionally pulling back (literally,
‘Blitz’ Review: Steve McQueen’s World War II Film Is Skillful and Touching Yet Almost Shockingly Conventional
What may take you by surprise, if you’re a McQueen fan, is what a shockingly conventional and middle-of-the-road ersatz-Hollywood movie it is. Taken on its own terms, "Blitz" is well done, yet it could almost be a middlebrow Barry Levinson Oscar-bait movie from 1992.
Film Review: BLITZ: Director Steve McQueen’s World War II Drama is a Cinematic Gem [NYFF 2024]
Film Review from the 62nd Annual New York Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Steve McQueen and starring Saoirse Ronan
Blitz Is the Worst Movie Steve McQueen Has Made
There’s no such thing as a typical Steve McQueen movie. Ever since he started making features with his 2008 Irish hunger-strike drama Hunger, the artist and filmmaker’s work for the screen has demonstrated an intriguing restlessness,
Steve McQueen on How WWII Drama ‘Blitz’ Became ‘More Urgent’ in Face of Escalating Global Violence: ‘What the Hell Are We Doing?’
Steve McQueen on his LFF-opening WWII drama 'Blitz,' discovering Saoirse Ronan could sing and casting musicians Paul Weller ...
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NYFF 62 Review: ‘Blitz’ finds humanity and horror in wartime London
British filmmaker Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” recently made its North American premiere at Film at Lincoln Center as the closing ...
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Drearily Conventional Yet Often Charming, Blitz Chronicles the Early Days of British Civilian Turmoil During WWII
Blitz is a conventional family war story we've seen countless times before, without quite enough to bring it to life.
Steve McQueen Invokes John Lennon as WWII Drama ‘Blitz’ World Premieres in London: ‘Right Now, All I Can Think of’ Is ‘Imagine’
Steve McQueen celebrated his birthday as his film "Blitz" opened the BFI London Film Festival and gave a shout out to John ...
‘Blitz’ Review: Saoirse Ronan in Steve McQueen’s Admirably Crafted but Overly Clichéd Tribute to London’s Survival in World War II
The Apple TV+ dramatic feature centers on a young boy and his mother trying to find their way back to one other amid the ...