Edinburgh 2009: RT's 10 Must-See Movies
Moon - Sam Rockwell stars in a futuristic sci-fi made by David Bowie's son: what's not to like? Turns out Duncan Jones (famously born Zowie Bowie) has inherited his father's talent: this debut is an assured, inventive film that makes good use of its tiny cast. Rockwell is Sam Bell, an astronaut working solo on a space station on the Moon. It's a lonely life, but his sentient computer Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey) keeps him company and tends to his needs. Their odd couple friendship sets the film off to an amusing start, but events turn sinister when Sam discovers his doppleganger on the moon. All sorts of possibilities spring to mind -- time travel, cloning, twins, the lot -- in this intriguing thriller that pays tribute to cult sci-fis such as 2001: A Space Odyssey. - AS
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on Jun 28 2009 05:05 PM Cool list :). There are a lot of movies here that I've heard good things about, and a few that I'm hearing of for the first time. I'll definitely be checking out these movies once I'm able to. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 28 2009 05:10 PM These all sound real good, I definitely cant wait to see Moon. Exam, Humpday, and Black Dynamite all sound very interesting as well. Awesome list. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 28 2009 06:42 PM If these are the 10 must see films from the Edinburgh Film Festival then I would hate to see how horrible the other films must have been. Only a few of these look any good at all. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 28 2009 06:47 PM JRW1980- I disagree, a lot. I would see any of these. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 28 2009 07:38 PM Most all of these played at Sundance 6 months ago... (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 29 2009 10:22 AM I've been looking forward to Black Dynamite for a while. I'd only heard about Moon in the last month or two ago (from other posters here actually, thanks guys) and it certainly sounds intriguing. I hadn't heard of Exam before, but it certainly sounds interesting too; in a way it kinda reminds me of the setup for Cube. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 29 2009 11:30 AM What, no love for Shane Meadows? Has anybody here seen This Is England? Le Donk looks pretty awesome, and the teaming of Meadows and Considine is always exciting. And Black Dynamite...aw, yeah. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 29 2009 11:38 AM Black Dynamite looks hilarious. And Moon just looks incredible. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 29 2009 03:25 PM None of the movies or documentaries look mainstream, I'll probably have to wait until they come on DVD or on television. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 05 2009 03:15 PM Rotten Tomatoes is silly, mainstream, and might as well be run by People Magazine. First of all: Moon over The Missing Person? Black Dynamite? Rudo Y Cursi? You guys really do like the pop indie b.s. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 14 2009 01:59 AM The Missing Person was nominated for our award at the htt (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 29 2009 06:48 AM Moon rocks (Reply to this) |
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