“Blitz” is McQueen’s eighth film to screen at the New York Film Festival. His debut feature, “Hunger,” played there in 2008, followed by “Shame” in 2011, “12 Years a Slave” in ...

Academy Award-winner Steve McQueen's "Blitz," starring Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan, has been chosen as the Closing Night selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival.