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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast #11: Source Code
Marty McFly only had to be sure his mom ‘n’ dad fell in love. Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) has to keep a bomb from killing a trainful of Chicago commuters, identify the bomber, foil his plan for detonating a dirty bomb in the heart of the city, connect with a pretty passenger (Michelle Monaghan), and [...]
Moon wins at Edinburgh festival
Variety reports that Duncan Jones’ debut feature MOON has won the Michael Powell Award for new British feature at this year’s 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival.
“Moon,” a sci-fi thriller directed by Brit rookie Duncan Jones and starring Sam Rockwell, was arguably the fest’s biggest success. Arriving with Internet buzz from its Sundance premiere, it was [...]
Director Duncan Jones takes viewers to the far side of the “Moon” – Interview, Part 2
In Part 2 of our interview with MOON-director Duncan Jones, we explore some issues that relate to the film’s plot twist, so if you are afraid of spoilers, do not read this until after seeing the film (which you really should do, by the way).
Moon – This Summer’s Best Cinematic Science Fiction
This excellent little science fiction film is a welcome throwback to an earlier era, when filmmakers used the canvas afforded by outer space and/or the future to explore ideas about the human condition. With allusions and references to everything from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY to SILENT RUNNING to SOLARIS, debut director Duncan Jones has crafted [...]
Duncan Jones on Moon – Science Fiction Film Podcast Interview
The Man Almost Alone: Sam Rockwell interacts with the robotic arm of Gerty the computer (voice of Kevin Spacey) in Duncan Jones' MOON
Just for the record, I have nothing against Michael Bay as a matter of principle. I find some of his films fun, if almost always aggressively ADD. But particularly in the summer season, [...]
Director Duncan Jones takes viewers to the far side of the “Moon” – Interview, Part 1
MOON, an impressive low-budget sleeper shot at SheppertonStudios in England, stars Sam Rockwell as an astronaut finishing up a three-year stint working alone on a company base located on the dark side of Earth’s nearest neighbor in the Solar System. A deliberate throwback to the science fiction films of the 1970s, when filmmakers used the [...]
