As you know, here on eBay Prop-Watch I usually try to bring you cool auctions for... well... props! Today is a bit different however. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, I've decided to highlight an object that is even rarer than anything I've shared here on Prop-Watch thus far.
No mystery today. If you haven't guessed what it is already based on that picture, I'll tell you: a real, actual moon rock. And no, it's not made of cheese. It is made of awesome though. Especially if you're a fan of all things outer space. What better way to celebrate 40 years since man first set foot on the moon than to buy yourself a small part of it? Read more...
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Conspiracy theorists who have been crying "hoax!" for the past four decades may not be terribly excited, but everyone else should be able to appreciate the significance of this momentous event. We went into space people! And landed on another planet! ANOTHER PLANET!!
Anyway. A lot of moon-related chatter buzzing Around the Blogosphere today. Along with a few other things that are similarly out of this world. Like unbearable movies and unbearable movie journalists. I don't like to sling mud at my colleagues, but names aren't named and there's some funny stuff to read. Don't take my word for it though. Follow the jump to see for yourself! Read more...
I have to say, I am very surprised by this week's Box Office Poll numbers. I'm tabulating the results a bit earlier than usual, so there's still a few hours for things to turn around before the poll closes of course. As things stand right now however, the weekend indie offering of "Humpday," "Blood: The Last Vampire" and "Soul Power" is leading the crowd with 33% of your votes. I wonder how many of those votes also went towards Duncan Jones' excellent sci-fi flick "Moon," which opens wide today.
Sacha Baron Cohen's "Brüno" isn't trailing too far behind, nor is the Paul Rust/Hayden Panettiere-led rom-com "I Love You, Beth Cooper," which earned 30% and 29% of your votes, respectively. Only a small percentage of you are opting to stay in (4%), and even fewer (3%) are trekking out to theaters for an earlier release. Read more...
FROM MTV.COM: Making a sci-fi outer-space movie for $5 million has to be like building a palace on pocket change. English director Duncan Jones has done it, though. "Moon," his first feature, an assemblage of miniature models, carefully applied CGI, meticulous production design and an extraordinary performance by Sam Rockwell, takes — or returns — cinematic science fiction to some fascinating places.
Continue reading 'Moon': The Dark Side, By Kurt Loder
I've got every intention of getting out of the house this weekend to see "Moon." "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" certainly appeals to the action blockbuster maniac in me, but from what I hear Duncan Jones' sci-fi head trip is where it's at.
Since I really like to reach for content here on MTV Movies Blog, and since this video is so amusing, here's another moon for you to check out. This one doesn't feature Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey, and it's a bit blurry, but you do get Jack Black and Kyle Gass -- aka Tenacious D -- chatting it up with Shaquille O'Neal. Wondering where the moon fits in? Watch the video and see for yourself.
Welcome to a new weekly feature that I'll be running here on MTV Movies Blog. It's more of a poll really. It is a poll. As a fan of film, I try to get myself out to the movies every weekend. Even when there's nothing new that strikes my interest, there's something to be said for the experience of watching a fictional story unfold on a screen in a cavernous shared space. The movie-going experience is something we need to remember the value of, especially as home theater setups grow larger and more impressive.
Since I'm guessing that at least a few of you share my love for the in-theater experience, I'd like to hear what moves you to head out the door and lay down $10+ for a movie ticket. So I'll be creating this series of highly unscientific polls to get an idea of what your weekend plans are. I encourage you to sound off in the comments as well, to defend your picks, to rag (respectfully please) on the selections of other and to just generally shout your love of movies to the heavens. Read more...
Director Duncan Jones' "Moon" has been garnering rave reviews in its festival appearances. It's an inventive sci-fi thriller starring Sam Rockwell as a lone moon outpost worker seemingly going mad. I haven't actually seen it yet, but the buzz I've heard so far has me sold. I'm not the only one either, as Jones has officially secured his next project.
The director will trade one alien landscape for another as he shifts from "Moon" to "Escape from the Deep." Variety reports that the project is an adaptation of Alex Kershaw's novel, which tells the true story of a World War II sub stranded at the bottom of the ocean after being struck by one of its own torpedoes. Kershaw will also deliver the screenplay. Read more...
Last Friday night, weary from pondering the mysteries of the MPAA movie-rating system (why is the wonderful “Adventureland” rated an audience-shriveling R? “Hostel” was rated R!), I found refreshment at a screening of “Moon,” a wonderful movie itself, in a very different, dark, brain-knotting way.
In fact, “Moon” is a terrific sci-fi space film, one that moves the venerable genre forward with a one-of-a-kind story and a striking visual design that in no way suggests its modest budget or its brisk production schedule (it was shot in about a month). The picture has one star: Sam Rockwell. He plays Sam Bell, a space worker nearing the end of a three-year corporate contract overseeing mining operations on the dark side of the moon. The lunar surface has been discovered to contain abundant amounts of Helium-3, an (actual) isotope that, in the movie, has revolutionized energy production back on Earth. The mining is done by machines; Sam is there to keep the operation humming. Read more...
It took roughly eight years from the time President John F. Kennedy announced that America would be entering the space race to the day that Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon.
It may take that long until director Doug Liman gets to join him.
"I want to have a locked script before I start shooting. That's my goal," Liman recently told MTV News of the long gestating "Moon" project he's been developing with Jake Gyllenhaal, which just recently picked up a new writer.
Which means it's back to the drawing board, at least in part. But while Liman is keeping plot details a secret (they may change anyway), he's certain the patriotic tone of the movie will remain consistent with his current vision. Read more...
Ground control to Major Sam: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. Actually, forget that — it's not gonna make much of a difference where you're going, anyway.
Sporting a gnarly beard at Sundance, "Choke" star Sam Rockwell told MTV News it was all in preparation for his latest role, where the intrepid actor is going to take one small step for man...his last.
"I'm doing a sci-fi movie where I'm stranded on the moon for three years," Rockwell revealed. "That's why I have the beard."
Three years? And this from the guy who once went to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. You'd think taking tea on the moon would be a breeze by way of comparison. Read more...
