Forbes

‘1917’ 4K Blu-Ray Review - One Disc To Rule Them All

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 ...
collider

1917: First Reactions Say Sam Mendes' WWI Epic Is a Major Achievement

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 ...
Business Insider

'1917' is an impressively made but hollow spectacle that doesn't deserve to win best picture at the Oscars

"1917" is a technical achievement to be admired, but is deceptively shallow and offers nothing past a first viewing. Sam Mendes' film won seven BAFTAs, including best film and best director over ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘1917’: Sam Mendes Kept 2 of George MacKay’s Bloopers in the Thrilling Final Scene

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 ...
NPR

'1917' Is A World War I Epic Crafted To Look Like A Single Continuous Camera Shot

It's been 20 years since Sam Mendes took home best director and best picture Oscars with his debut feature film "American Beauty." Since then, he has had to settle for just box office success, like ...
IndieWire

1917: Creating the Sounds of War, With Hidden Mics and Real Soldiers

"1917," the Oscar favorite for sound editing and mixing, utilized new techniques and equipment to achieve an innovative soundscape. In planning the sound design for “1917,” supervising sound editor ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘1917’ Producer Breaks Down “Complexities” of Filming in One-Shot Style

‘1917’ Producer Breaks Down “Complexities” of Filming in One-Shot Style Sam Mendes' ambitious World? War ?I epic — nominated for 10 Oscars, including best picture — follows two British soldiers who ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘1917’: The Actors Said the Longest Take in the Movie Was Only 8 Minutes Long

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 ...
IndieWire

‘1917’: Sam Mendes’ Anti-War Movie Is More Than a One-Shot Technical Feat

After directing back-to-back Bond films “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” Sam Mendes‘ agent told him, “Get off your ass and write something yourself!” And so he did, recruiting Krysty Wilson-Cairns out of his ...
CNET

1917 review: Tense one-take WWI epic a breathless anthem for doomed youth

Sam Mendes turns a family story from the Great War into a terrifyingly immersive movie experience, even if it does cheat a bit. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, ...
Newsweek

How ‘1917’ Captures World War I in a Single Shot

1917 is an upcoming movie set in World War I, which follows two British soldiers as they race through enemy territory with a message that could save hundreds of lives. The first trailer for 1917 ...