Image The boy, carrying his small suitcase as he evacuated London in 1940, inspired the character of George in “Blitz.”Credit...Alamy The film is told from the perspective of George (Elliott ...
The German air force’s bombing of London from Sept. 7, 1940, to May 11, 1941, left about 43,500 people dead and many more homeless. The attack campaign became known as "the Blitz." While the ...
Saoirse Ronan is Rita, who has to part with her son George (newcomer Elliott Heffernan, in his first role), who joins the ...
Blitz’ director Steve McQueen and star Saoirse Ronan talk about creating esoteric authenticity for World War II London.
The German bombing of London and other English cities figures prominently in ... including the new feature “Blitz.” Directed by Sir Steve McQueen, who helmed the Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave,” the ...
At that moment I thought to myself it would be interesting to make a movie about what happened in 1940 during the Blitz in London, and then fast forward, I was doing some research on another ...
An exhibition is set to examine London's iconic Blitz club - the 1980s haunt of the likes of Boy George and David Bowie. The Blitz club in Covent Garden was a key hub for the new romantic movement ...