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‘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.
‘Blitz’ Review: Steve McQueen’s World War II Film Is Skillful and Touching Yet Almost Shockingly Conventional
Saoirse Ronan plays a British Rosie the Riveter looking for her 9-year-old son in what could almost be a middlebrow Oscar-bait movie from 1992.
Steve McQueen on How Directors Shouldn’t Be A***holes and Why “I Have to Get the F*** on With It” as a Black Filmmaker
In a talk before opening the London fest, the Oscar winner spoke about love, the "deafening silence" on slavery before '12 Years a Slave' (and meeting Prince during that Oscar weekend): "If Obama was not the president,
'Blitz' Review: Steve McQueen's Epic World War II Drama Is a Masterpiece
Steve McQueen's "Blitz" isn't just a movie, it's a lot of movie. It's one of the most enormous cinematic experiences in recent memory. It's a World War II epic with a stunning sense of scale. It's an intimate family drama about meaningful relationships in crisis.
‘Blitz’ reviews: Critics praise Steve McQueen’s ‘effortless’ direction and Saoirse Ronan’s ‘sympathetic’ performance
Oscar winner Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) hasn’t made a movie since “Widows” in 2018 so there was a lot of buzz about “Blitz” when it debuted at the London Film Festival on Oct. 9. This Apple Original Film is a period piece,
Director Steve McQueen's 'Blitz' opens 2024 London Film Festival
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen kicked off the London Film Festival on Wednesday with his gripping World War Two drama "Blitz".
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
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 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,
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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
‘Blitz' Review: Saoirse Ronan Adds Fire To Steve McQueen's Powerful British WWII Drama Focused On The Human Price Of War – London Film Festival
After exploring the ramifications of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam in his 4 1/2-hour 2023 documentary Occupied City, ...
Steve McQueen on How WWII Drama ‘Blitz’ Became ‘More Urgent’ in Face of Escalating Global Violence: ‘What the Hell Are We Doing?’
Steve McQueen is set to open the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday night with a world premiere — and it’s not his first ...