Moon (2009)

This episode is on Moon (2009), the feature directorial debut of Duncan Jones. His brilliant story is centred on the trials of an ostensibly solitary worker on a lunar base, played wonderfully by Sam Rockwell in a signature role as Sam Bell, whose life gets turned upside down after an accident that shatters his existence.This will be a two part episode and part one will include sections on: the directors path to the picture; the story; casting; production; special effects; release and reflection. All that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.Making the Movie SourcesDuncan Jones made Moon because he had felt sad and aimless. It changed his life, by Jordan Zakarin, SyFy, 2019.https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/duncan-jones-made-moon-because-he-had-felt-sad-and-aimless-it-changed-his-lifeSundance EXL: Duncan Jones & Sam Rockwell on Moon, by Edward Douglas, Coming Soon, 2009.https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/52031-sundance-exl-duncan-jones-sam-rockwell-on-moonMoon Interview: Director Duncan Jones and Star Sam Rockwell, by David Harley, Bloody Disgusting, 2009.https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/16368/moon-interview-director-duncan-jones-and-star-sam-rockwell/Duncan Jones on the Moon, by Matthew Hutson, Psychology Today, 2009.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyched/200907/duncan-jones-on-the-moonHow we made Moon – by Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones, by Phil Hoad, The Guardian, 2019.https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/23/how-we-made-sci-fi-film-moonDuncan Jones interview: the man who made Moon, by Simon Brew, Den of Geek, 2009.https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/duncan-jones-interview-the-man-who-made-moon/Shooting for the Moon, by Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film, 2009.https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2009-06-17-duncan-jones-interview-on-moon-feature-story-by-amber-wilkinsonDuncan Jones Interview: Moon & A Return To Sci Fi’s Original Aesthetics, by Jonny Videgrain, The Quietus, 2009.https://thequietus.com/culture/film/branchage-festival-bowie-s-son-duncan-jones-interview-moon-a-return-to-sci-fi-roots/Duncan Jones talks Moon, Sam Rockwell, and Mute, by Luke Goodsell, Rotten Tomatoes, 2015.https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/duncan-jones-talks-moon-sam-rockwell-and-mute/Sam Rockwell talks Poltergeist remake, Galaxy Quest and Moon, by Jonathan Hatfull, SciFi Now, 2015.https://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/sam-rockwell-talks-poltergeist-remake-galaxy-quest-and-moon/Moonbase Alpha, Moonbase Beta: Sam Rockwell Is the Secret VFX at the Heart of Duncan Jones’ ‘Moon’, by Tim Pelan, Cinephilia Beyond.https://cinephiliabeyond.org/moon/‘I’ve never needed to use my father’s name’: Hollywood’s hottest director Duncan Jones on growing up with David Bowie, by Martyn Palmer, Daily Mail, 2011.https://www.dailymail.com/home/moslive/article-2024724/David-Bowies-son-Duncan-Jones-Ive-needed-use-fathers-name.htmlDirector Duncan Jones says the finale to the Moon trilogy will be an ‘action road movie’, by Karen Han, Polygon, 2019.https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/12/20687928/moon-duncan-jones-interview-10th-anniversary/Duncan Jones Reflects on Moon, Warcraft, and More, by Matt Goldberg, Collider, 2019.<a target="_blank" href="https://col