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TNT To Change "Trust Me" to More Accurate, "Gay Me"

January 27, 2009 in Film, Television & Web Vid | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The Spurious Case of Benjamin Forest Button Gump

I called this months ago when I found out that it was the same writer that did both films; but I'm lazy and have no idea how to use video editing software. So here's some other dude's video. Swiped over at FilmDrunk. "If you see only one version of Forrest Gump this year, make it The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

January 19, 2009 in Film, Television & Web Vid, Humor, Writing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Sam Rockwell In Moon – Most Eagerly Anticipated FIlm of 2009

Sam Rockwell is the best actor of his generation, and Duncan Jones is .... David Bowie's kid (for whatever that's worth) And I just really love the "isolation and identity" premise of this film. The following was lifted from the Sundance coverage over at Aussie film site, Dark Horizons.

Moon
Duncan Jones’ sci-fi thriller Moon is an entertaining and fascinating film with a compelling performance, but a film that is more great entertainment than great cinema. The film’s protagonist is Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) who is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He's been a faithful employee for 3 long years where his home has been Sarang, 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 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. His only companion to speak of, is a very advanced robot [voiced by Kevin Spacey].

But two weeks shy of his departure from Sarang, 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 the new recruit is eerily familiar.

What makes Moon work so effectively is the astounding performance of Rockwell, whose scenes of isolation are mesmerizing but he ends up delivering a multi-faceted performance that comes alive in unexpected ways in the film’s second half. It’s fascinating to watch Rockwell, but without revealing too much, it is astonishing what the actor does.

The film is imaginatively crafted by director Duncan Jones’ who, on a small budget, has been able to visually replicate asspectes of the moon’s surface and the interior of Sarang, stylishly and with a visual depth one generally sees on higher budget studio films.

Jones, production designer Tony Noble and cinematographer Gary Shaw give the audience a visual impression of depth that manages to make Sarang an integral character in the film. Sharply edited, the film sustains an atmosphere of dread throughout its climatic third act, further enhanced by Rockwell’s nuanced performance.

The film has been pre-sold to Sony, but as yet it is unclear what division of the studio will release it, but it has strong commercial possibilities in particular with the lack of smart science fiction in the market place. Moon is an unusual Sundance film as it is very traditionally structured, but it is a vivid look at some pertinent issues in the United States, and remains an entertaining, well-made drama featuring a great central performance.

January 19, 2009 in Film, Television & Web Vid | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)