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PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:54 am


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David Bowie's first son, Duncan (Joey/Zowie) Jones, directed a new movie recently called 'Moon.'

It sounds pretty cool, I want to check it out when I can.

Here's the plot: Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He has been a faithful employee for three long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium-3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth's energy crisis.

Isolated, determined, and steadfast, Sam has followed the rulebook obediently, and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and to work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically and spends most of his available time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and an early retirement.

But two weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things, and feeling strange. And, when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him and that the new recruit is eerily familiar.

Before he can return to Earth, Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created may not be his own. It's more than his contract that is set to expire.


If you want to check out the IMDB.com Information page, you can do so, here


Anyway, I say this is Bowie related because Bowie has been spotted with his son on several occasions as of late. He has been attending the opening night and other promotional functions with his son. smile
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:14 am


Moon must have had a limited release, because our local theatre never got it. I'll definitely be watching it once it's out on DVD though.

I read in the paper, though, that Jones's next project is influenced somewhat by 1984. Which of course leads me to wonder if perhaps Jones is running a parallel to his father's early albums:

Ziggy Stardust (outer space) -> Diamond Dogs (1984)

Still, I'm always up for 1984-influenced works. I just hope this next movie makes it to my theatre.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:56 am


wow thats really interesting! I would really like to see that! I love anything 1984 inspired myself.... Diamond dogs is one of my fave albums because of it.

I want to see moon myself, by it wasnt in theaters for very long here and I couldnt make it out to see it when it was... :'( I will have to get on dvd for sure. It sounds very good to me
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:26 am


Ooo, it's supposed to be released in December. I know what I'll be asking for for Christmas now. surprised

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:38 am


ooo awesome - thats not too far away! I'll have to keep an eye out for it!
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