The BFI are delighted to welcome Duncan Jones to the BFI Southbank stage to take part in a Q&A session after a screening of Moon.
Inspired by the epic, philosophical science fiction classics of the 70s and early 80s, such as Silent Running, Blade Runner, Alien and Outland, Moon is an assured debut feature from Jones, who has previously made an impact with work for advertising and music promo. In the near future, Sam Bell (Rockwell) is nearing the end of a three year contract and counting the days until his return to Earth. The lone occupant of a lunar mining base, Bell monitors the tractors that harvest the moon's surface for helium energy, but he is beginning to unravel mentally. Moon is a refreshingly philosophical and ultimately touching film in which Jones and writer Nathan Parker create an insightful character piece about memory and identity.
Director: Duncan Jones Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott UK, 2009, 97 mins,
Moon may have been snubbed by the Oscars but it continues to be the fans No. 1 choice. Moon has just won the Jameson Readers Choice for the auspices St. Patricks Day Sci Fi Cult screening. Fans were asked to vote for their favourite screening choice between Donnie Darko, H. G. Wells War Of The Worlds and Moon. From the Jamesons Cult Film website:
"The votes are in, they have been verified and counted and we are please to confirm that the winner, with 59% of Empire readers’ votes is…… Moon.
Join us on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the Jameson way with our screening of Moon, followed by an after-show party – all at an unique venue, the Royal Institution, in W1, London .
Tickets are now open, so if you want to join us for a chance to see this Bafta nominated film, at the Royal Institution – the home to great British scientific achievement – then CLICK HERE."
Jameson Cult Film Club offers a series of cult film screenings for the serious movie fan with fun, adventure and — of course! — complimentary Jameson drinks! These events showcase cult flicks in locations that riff on the movies’ themes, storylines or locations, bringing them to life. Just one thing — you’ll need to be 18 years old or above.
A case study in making things happen. Many believe that Sam Rockwell's performance in sleeper hit MOON deserves an Oscar nod. Below Duncan Jones director of the Moon takes this belief one step further and chats with LAGenX.
Something that Duncan Jones doesn't mention that is if you want to see more great inventive film making like MOON. These guys need our support. Spread the word!
More info & deets on getting involved can be found on Duncan Jones' blog here!
By know you know that Director Duncan Jones's next film will not be an adaptation of "Escape from the Deep" as anticipated.
It sounds like "Escape from the Deep" the true story of a WW2 submarine crew that go to hell and back will be tackled after another forage into the Sci Fi with "Mute". More information about the Alex Kershaw book "Escape from the Deep" can be found here http://www.escapefromthedeep.com/.
Mute The Mute concept art released via Jone's Liberty Films website looks pretty damn spiffy and tantalising enough to keep Sci Fi fans wanting more. The artwork is very reminiscent of Syd Mead's conceptual art for Blade Runner. Interesting to note that the signage in the street scene says Fremde which is German for strange, but could also mean foreign or Alien. Jones has said that Mute is not about Aliens as such. I'm guessing that this scene is some high class clientele leaving a bar/club that caters for strange tastes. This is possibly the club that the lead's girlfriend works at before disappearing. Then again it could just be a street scene.
Mute is basically the other side of the coin from Moon. Moon is about isolation, loneliness, living on your own and having to find a way to deal with that.
Mute is based in a future Berlin, so it's a big city film, a thriller in a city that so full and so unfriendly in a way. It's going to be a very different kind of film - but a good companion piece.
Mute is a much busier, nosier kind of film. It’s a thriller based in a future Berlin…. If Moon is inspired by films like Outland and Silent Running, then Mute, is inspired by Blade Runner.
For twitter updates on everything Duncan Jones's including Mute follow:@manmademovies
On Friday 11th September The Prince Charles Cinema (Leicester Sq) have a VERY Special Q&A with Duncan Jones, Director of Moon!
Moon is playing upstairs all week on their brand new screen, however grab this chance to talk to the man who made this spectacular film.
MOON Sam Bell has a three year contract to work for Lunar Industries. For the contract's entire duration, he is the sole employee based at their lunar station. His primary job responsibility is to harvest and periodically rocket back to Earth supplies of helium-3, the current clean and abundant fuel used on Earth. There is no direct communication link available between the lunar station and Earth, so his only direct real-time interaction is with GERTY, the intelligent computer whose function is to attend to his day to day needs. With such little human contact and all of it indirect, he feels that three years is far too long to be so isolated; he knows he is beginning to hallucinate as the end of his three years approaches...
Director: Duncan Jones Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey (voice), Matt Berry, Robin Chalk Where The Prince Charles Cinema 7 Leicester Place, WC2 Just north off Leicester Sq & up from Häagen-Dazs
When 21:00 Fri 11th Sep Moon plus Q&A Tickets onsale 5pm Today (Tuesday 8 September)
Before helming MOON Duncan Jones established a notorious reputation for controversial fare in the advertising arena, started out as a wild‐cam operator for Tony Scott (director of Spy Game, Enemy of the State, Top Gun and Crimson Tide), before going on to work as an AD for cerebral promo and commercials director Walter Stern.
Duncan created the following CG/live action commercial Blade Jogger, which won a top award at the UK’s Kodak Student Commercial Competition, and his short film Whistle, which has screened at festivals around the world and numerous times on Film Four in the UK. I think that's Burt Kwouk or Kato from the Pink Panther films starring.
Director: Duncan Jones
Director Of Photography: Eric Lehner
Production: Littlegang Productions
Moon is directed by first-time filmmaker Duncan Jones, a former ad exec turned filmmaker His previous efforts include a sci-fi short from 2000 called Whistle. The original Moon story was written by Jones, and the screenplay was written by Nathan Parker. Moon first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it was bought by Sony Pictures Classics.
It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy, Helium-3.
An intelligent and visually accomplished synthesis of DARK STAR, SILENT RUNNING and 2001, this is a fascinating study in loneliness and isolation that features a compelling performance from Rockwell at its core.
We are delighted to welcome director Duncan Jones to The Ritzy to attend a Live Q&A after the show.
Video: "Moon" - Official Trailer [HQ]
Moon & QA with Duncan Jones Saturday July 18, 2009 at 6:00pm
Ritzy Picture house Cinema
Cold Habour Lane, Brixton
London, England SW2 1JG
THE ESTABLISHING SHOT: PREVIEW OF MOON & QA WITH DUNCAN JONES
The BFI are delighted to welcome Duncan Jones to the BFI Southbank stage to take part in a Q&A session after a screening of Moon.
