Steve McQueen, Blitz and Drops Out

Steve McQueen made ‘Blitz’ to imagine war through a child’s eyes
The director illuminates his new World War II epic, focused on a boy’s fight to get back home amid the rubble of war-torn London.
‘Blitz’ Director Steve McQueen Drops Out of Camerimage Due to Founder’s Take on Women in Cinematography
"Can we sacrifice works and artists with outstanding artistic achievements solely to make room for mediocre film production?" film festival CEO Marek Zydowicz questioned The post ‘Blitz’ Director Steve McQueen Drops Out of Camerimage Due to Founder’s Take on Women in Cinematography appeared first on TheWrap.
Steve McQueen Drops Out Of ‘Blitz' Camerimage Screening Over Festival Director's Controversial Op-Ed About Women Cinematographers
British filmmaker Steve McQueen will no longer attend a screening of his latest feature Blitz at Poland's Camerimage Film Festival following the fallout of a controversial op-ed written by the festival's founder and head Marek Żydowicz.
Steve McQueen Exits Camerimage Over Festival Director's Sexist Comments
"Blitz" is the opening night film of the Polish cinematography festival, considered a key Oscar bellwether, and McQueen was to have been the guest of honor.
Steve McQueen Drops Out of Camerimage Over Founder’s Controversial Op-Ed About Female Cinematographers (Exclusive)
The 'Blitz' director was supposed to be in attendance for his opening night film, and he was being honored with the outstanding director award.
The bitter feud between Steve McQueen and Yul Brynner: “I was in my element. He wasn’t”
Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen shared a bitter hatred on the set of the classic western 'The Magnificent Seven', also starring Charles Bronson and Eli ...
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Sir Steve McQueen is 'lined up to direct a future James Bond movie' after producers got a 'positive response' from 12 Years A Slave filmmaker
A source told the production: ' 'Steve is one of the UK's best filmmakers and has an incredible vision. 'The word is that the Bond producers wanted to see if Steve would ever consider having a ...
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Steve McQueen looks at WWII through child’s eyes in ‘Blitz’
An Oscar-winning multidimensional artist, Sir Steve McQueen tackles an historic confrontation between forces of good and evil in “Blitz.” While those born 60 or 70 years after the months-long ...
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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 “Blitz.” As a ...
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The boy who inspired Steve McQueen's Blitz: Picture of black evacuee leaving London in 1940 ahead of Hitler's deadly bombing captivated director - so where is he now?
The photo – which gives a snapshot into the reality of the evacuation of children from London in the Second World War – is what inspired acclaimed film director Steve McQueen to make his new ...
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Steve McQueen, Dawn Porter and James Carville on The Treat
Help support the DJs, journalists, and staff of the station you love. British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), joins to reflect on working with star Saorsie Ronan to create his new ...
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How ‘Blitz’ Recreates War-Torn London
Steve McQueen’s latest film, set in 1940 during Germany’s bombardment of the British capital, draws extensively from wartime photos, and much of it was shot outside London. By Simran Hans and ...
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Steve McQueen falls short with wartime drama Blitz
Ten years on from his Oscar triumph with 12 Years A Slave, filmmaker Steve McQueen has forged his own creative path. Rather than dive into the world of blockbusters, he has stuck with hard hitting ...
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Blitz: Steve McQueen’s odyssey ranks among the greatest war films ever made
Steve McQueen’s sensational new film might be set in London as it was seven decades after Charles Dickens’ death, but the city on screen has seldom felt deeper in the great novelist’s debt.
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Echoes of History: Emotional Journeys and Cultural Narratives
This roundup of entertainment news reports on Jesse Eisenberg's film exploring generational trauma, Adidas settling legally with Ye, a Disney series name change, Sean Combs' legal matters, Christopher ...