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3 hours ago · Movies Based on True Stories. A Pair of Real Civilian Tragedies Helped Inspire the World War II Movie Blitz. The new film starring Saoirse Ronan tells the story of a mother and young son separated ...
3 days ago · As film critic Raymond Durgant writes in his 1970 book A Mirror for England: British Movies from Austerity to Affluence, "The war against Nazism made race prejudice infra dig for a while".
3 hours ago · Blitz may be McQueen’s most tender film, though it’s never precious. George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself. But we also see, in flashbacks, how safe he feels in the care of his ...
2 days ago · Blitz, the new film from Steve McQueen, is another kind of British war film. A title card puts us in September 1940, and London. German bombs terrorise the city. Hellfire reigns. Ever since his ...
3 days ago · Ultimately, that there is a war on in “Blitz” may not be its defining feature. The London under siege in McQueen's film is as much at risk from injustice as it is German planes.
Oct 25, 2024 · By Justin Chang. October 25, 2024. Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan star in Steve McQueen’s film. Illustration by John Lee. Early on in “Blitz,” Rita Hanway (Saoirse Ronan), a London ...
Oct 11, 2024 · In Blitz, set during the German bombing of London during World War II, director Steve McQueen does his version of a Sam Mendes war epic.