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New ‘Small Axe’ Trailer Teases Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’ Acclaim & 5 Film Anthology Coming In November

September 20, 2020 12:03 pm

“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe,” this is the Jamaican proverb that has inspired filmmaker Steve McQueen's, "Small Axe," a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary pe...

Director Steve McQueen & Cast Discuss ‘Lover’s Rock’: “An Image of Freedom” [NYFF]

Joe Blessing

September 18, 2020 12:54 pm

Interviews, News

Like most aspects of life, the New York Film Festival looks a little different this year, switching to a mostly virtual format in light of the pandemic. While this will limit the chances for the film community...

‘Lovers Rock’: Steve McQueen’s Dance-Filled ‘Small Axe’ Entry Is Surprisingly Tender [NYFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 17, 2020 4:15 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen’s films rarely have a light touch. For example, “Hunger” recounts the life of IRA member Bobby Sands, and the group’s organized hunger strike; “Shame” depicts sex addiction...

NYFF 2020 Full Lineup Revealed: Films From Steve McQueen, Chloe Zhao, Jia Zhangke & More

Charles Barfield

August 13, 2020 12:21 pm

Festivals, News

With the only major US film festival to happen in 2020 being Sundance, it’s not hyperbolic to say that the New York Film Festival is poised to be one of the biggest events in American film this year. It’s kind...

‘Mangrove’ Trailer: Steve McQueen’s Latest Features Letitia Wright In His ‘Small Axe’ Anthology Movie

Edward Davis

August 7, 2020 9:56 am

News, Television, Trailers

British filmmaker Steve McQueen took a long gap between 2013's Oscar-winning "12 Years A Slave" and 2018's "Widows" (possibly because of an HBO series he was meant to put on, but it eventually fell through). F...

‘Lover’s Rock’: Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Feature Will Open This Year’s New York Film Festival

Charles Barfield

August 3, 2020 12:03 pm

Festivals, News

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlin...

First Look At John Boyega In Steve McQueen’s Upcoming TV Anthology ‘Small Axe’

Charles Barfield

August 3, 2020 10:49 am

News, Television

After publicly speaking ill of the whole Peak TV era, you didn’t really expect filmmaker Steve McQueen to work on a typical TV series, did you? As we learned with this year’s rather unusual Cannes Film Festiva...

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Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ TV Anthology Comprised Of 5 Feature-Length Entries, Including ‘Mangrove’ & ‘Lover’s Rock’

Charles Barfield

June 3, 2020 1:20 pm

News, Television

Even without an event happening in 2020, the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival announced their lineup of films that make up this year’s “Official Selections.” And perhaps the most surprising announcement ...

Letitia Wright & John Boyega To Star In Steve McQueen’s TV Series ‘Small Axe’

Charles Barfield

June 26, 2019 11:06 am

News, Television

Just yesterday, it was reported that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steve McQueen was finally making the jump into the TV realm with his six-episode anthology series “Small Axe.” And as if that wasn’t exciting enoug...

Filmmaker Steve McQueen To Direct Anthology Series ‘Small Axe’ Coming To BBC & Amazon

Charles Barfield

June 25, 2019 3:14 pm

News, Television

After his Oscar-winning work on the film “12 Years a Slave,” filmmaker Steve McQueen took five years to work on his next project, last year’s “Widows.” Luckily for film and TV fans, it would appear that the dir...

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Claude Lelouch Says Creative Freedom Drove Him Away From Projects With Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando & James Bond

Charles Barfield

May 28, 2019 2:26 pm

News

Despite being a man of 81 years, French director Claude Lelouch has not slowed down in his career. Over the course of five decades, the acclaimed filmmaker has consistently made films, with his latest being “Th...

Paul Dano On Directing ‘Wildlife’, The Mood of Paul Thomas Anderson Sets, & Carey Mulligan’s Greatness [Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

January 14, 2019 4:30 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Of all the ways to describe Carey Mulligan’s riveting performance in “Wildlife,” perhaps only Paul Dano would think to call it a “weather system.” The "Wildlife" director and co-writer knows well the nexus of u...

‘Widows’ Director Steve McQueen To Helm A World War II Documentary Next

Charles Barfield

January 10, 2019 12:45 pm

News

Despite its good reviews, and inclusion on many Best of 2018 lists, filmmaker Steve McQueen’s latest work, “Widows,” probably wasn’t the type of film many fans had hoped the “12 Years a Slave” helmer would dire...

Steve McQueen On ‘Widows,’ Viola Davis, The Politics Of Chicago & More [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

November 16, 2018 12:23 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

Steve McQueen continues to surprise. After the Oscar-winning "12 Years A Slave" you might have thought the London-born filmmaker would attempt another thought-provoking epic and he has, in a way. "Widows" is ...

Better For TV? Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’ Is Good But Could Have Been An All-Timer [Adjust Your Tracking]

Erik McClanahan

November 15, 2018 2:29 pm

News, Podcasts

On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I focus entirely on Steve McQueen's new film "Widows," an extremely rare thing at the cinema these days—a serious genre film made by and for adults—that we both ...

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