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I saw a neat little sci-fi film last night called Moon, starring Sam Rockwell and directed by David Bowie's son (Duncan Jones, formerly Zowie Bowie). It had an awesome retro production design - the sets looked like they'd been borrowed from 2001 and Silent Running - and was just generally a really solid piece of old fashioned sci-fi storytelling. No shocking twists, no big climactic set pieces. Just good. Very satisfying.
And Kevin Spacey was pleasantly HAL-esque as the voice of the computer.
I kinda miss those old-fashioned SciFi flicks that depended on, you know, plot versus big explosions and endless CGI to get the point across. Is this something coming out soon, Jess, or something that's been out and underestimated by the viewing public?
So we had to go to the book and determine that he loses his clothes as he loses his humanity.
Would that this had been the case for Angel.
Is this something coming out soon, Jess, or something that's been out and underestimated by the viewing public?
It was at Sundance, and I think it's being released in June.
Would that this had been the case for Angel.
instead of which he lost his humanity when he lost his clothes.
I saw Coraline last night despite not being really in the mood for moviegoing, and had a blast. I'd definitely recommend it to just about anyone.
When Other Mother stretched up to full emaciated height, I had the uncharitable thought "So this is one of those movies where they blend animation and live action?"
I completely lost it during the performance by Miss Spink and Miss Forcible. As did every other adult in the theater.
OMG, when the
larger of two drops her outfit and is wearing nothing more than glitter???? OMG OMG OMG.
I almost peed.
I saw a neat little sci-fi film last night called Moon, starring Sam Rockwell and directed by David Bowie's son (Duncan Jones, formerly Zowie Bowie). It had an awesome retro production design - the sets looked like they'd been borrowed from 2001 and Silent Running - and was just generally a really solid piece of old fashioned sci-fi storytelling. No shocking twists, no big climactic set pieces. Just good. Very satisfying.
That's very cool. One of my favorite Bowie songs is "Kooks" which he wrote shortly after Duncan/Zowie was born. And Bowie was still with Angela and the song is very warm and loving. But it's bittersweet to hear it knowing that there was a very acrimonious divorce, and that Zowie didn't grow up kookie but was sent to a Swiss military school.
So. I'm glad he got to do a movie.
Bowie named the kid Zowie Bowie and packed him off to military school? I suspect a subconscious death wish is at work somewhere in there...
I suspect a subconscious death wish is at work somewhere in there...
Considering how much drugs David and Angela were doing back then, and how unstable their lives were, it was probably the sanest thing he could do under the circumstances.
Still: Swiss military school must've SUCKED ASS. Particularly in the libertine 70s.