Tag Archive | "Moon"

From our continental correspondent – Tintin first on the moon after all

Friday, July 24, 2009

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As a afterthought to the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon landing over the weekend, at last the Vatican’s daily newspaper Osservatore Romano has given credit where credit is due.  In an article in its weekend edition, it wrote that Neil Armstrong “was not the first human to tread on the [...]

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Geek Syndicate interviews Duncan Jones

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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The Geek Syndicate boys interview writer/director Duncan Jones (the artist formerly known as Zowie Bowie) about his debut feature, the British indy science fiction movie Moon, starring Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey. I was lucky enough to catch the film a few weeks back at the Edinburgh Film Festival (reviewed here) and [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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With the arrival of another Thursday it’s time for Alex Fitch to update us to some of the shows he’s involved with, including a bit of a Doctor Who and Torchwood theme; as ever check the Panel Borders site for more details and for links to podcasts of previous shows: Strip!: Doctor Who comics now, this [...]

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A giant leap

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Over on the Down The Tubes forum my fellow space geek John Freeman has been encouraging artists to send in work to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of human beings first walking on the Moon, as risky and dangerous a piece of exploration as any carried out in human history but which provided us with the [...]

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Kells and Moon win at Edinburgh Film Festival

Monday, June 29, 2009

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The awards ceremony on the last night of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Sunday saw Indy low budget science fiction flick Moon win the coveted Michael Powell award for Best New British Feature Film, while the gorgeous Irish animated film The Secret of Kells won the Standard Life Audience (voted for by the actual [...]

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“I’ll see you on the dark side of the Moon”

Monday, June 22, 2009

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“And if the dam breaks open many years too soon And if there is no room upon the hill And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too I’ll see you on the Dark Side Of The Moon” (Pink Floyd, Brain Damage) I’m currently enjoying my annual smorgasbord of movies at the Edinburgh International Film Festival where among the [...]

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