A mother and her son are separated in wartime London in "Blitz," director Steve McQueen's searing drama about clinging onto hope in the midst of chaos. Saoirse Ronan is Rita, who has to part with her ...

It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that ...

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 Sarah ...

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“The Blitz is something we put a lot of our national identity on, you know, the Blitz spirit and who we are and whatnot, our finest hour and all that business,” he said. “What was interesting to me ...