Smith & Wesson is resurrecting and updating two of its classic .45 caliber revolvers, with the Model 1917 Classic and Model ...
After two outings in the James Bond universe, director Sam Mendes decided to make a film that would pay homage to his grandfather’s experiences as a soldier during the First World War. That movie is ...
Sam Mendes filmed his suspenseful beat-the-clock thriller in what appears to be one continuous take. It's an impressive feat — but it makes the WWI movie feel like an overly polished one-shot wonder.
"1917" is an impressively made film. It has earned 10 Oscar nominations, including best picture and Best Director (for Sam Mendes) and is the favourite to take home multiple awards, including the ...
1917 is a bit of a brag track, a cinematic flex by people who are really damn good with a camera. The World War I film from Skyfall director Sam Mendes is made to look like one continuous shot, a ...
Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
As a feat of filmmaking, 1917 is a monumental achievement. The way it creates the illusion of a ‘single take’ gives us a new way of understanding the horrors of war and a level of shared-experience ...
During the epic final scene of 1917, actor George MacKay swerved through 500 extras. He unsuccessfully avoided a collision. The final scenes in arguably one of the best World War I movies took ...
Sam Mendes’ new war epic is being hailed as “the best war film since ‘Saving Private Ryan.’” Star George MacKay talks the arduous task of filming the whole thing as just one take. Editor-at-Large, ...
In the first few seconds of 1917, a sergeant steps into the frame from off screen right, disrupting the slumber of two lowly lance corporals, Blake and Schofield. The sergeant kicks Blake awake and ...
Allie Gemmill is the Lead News Editor at Collider. Previous bylines can be found at Bustle, Teen Vogue, Inverse, ScreenRant, SheKnows, VICE, and Atom Tickets. The first reactions to Sam Mendes' latest ...
There are plenty of gorgeous movies up for the Best Picture nomination for the 2020 Academy Awards, but few are as technically astounding as 1917. The film follows young World War I soldiers, Lance ...