NEW YORK – Saoirse Ronan had no desire to make another World War II drama. But that changed when the “Atonement” actress read “Blitz,” which eschews the battlefield for a slice-of-life tale about a ...

During the Second World War, Germany conducted a Blitzkrieg against the United Kingdom, which is more commonly referred to as “the Blitz” (German for lightning war). The Blitz lasted from September ...

The World War II drama, set against the German "Blitzkrieg," will have its world premiere at the London Film Festival, hit theaters on Nov. 1 and launch on Apple TV+ on Nov. 22. By Etan Vlessing ...

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen kicked off the London Film Festival on Wednesday with his gripping World War Two drama "Blitz". "Where we're standing right now, bombs ...

Steve McQueen will debut his latest feature Blitz, an exploration of London during World War 2, on opening night at this year’s London Film Festival. The pic will screen as a world premiere. Directed, ...

Blitz, which re-creates London at the height of the German blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” eschews the Dickie Attenborough school of Britain’s World War II films — the ones stuffed with ...

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 ...

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Tunnels built to shelter Londoners during World War Two bombing by Germany are set to be transformed into the British capital's biggest new tourist attraction for years, ...

On Sept. 7, 1940 — 80 years ago tonight — the German air force launched a massive series of attacks on London that would go on for 56 of the next 57 days and nights. The plan was to destroy the Royal ...

EXCLUSIVE: It was the faded monochrome photograph of a small Black boy, both hands gripping a valise, as he leaves London with a party of other school-age evacuees, that caught Steve McQueen’s eye ...

Tunnels built to shelter Londoners during World War Two bombing by Germany are set to be transformed into the British capital’s biggest new tourist attraction for years, according to the company that ...