Michael Powell Award winner ‘Moon’ opens July 17th

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July 17th sees the UK release of Moon, the first feature from writer/director Duncan Jones, which has just won the Michael Powell Award for the Best New British Feature Film at the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival. It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to … [Read more...]

Moon Trailer

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Those Blackberry alternatives

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As regular readers may recall, although I’m a relatively recent convert, I’m a huge fan of Blackberry but, as I previously wrote, I was recently without one after an accident involving some coffee. Although it was always likely I’d eventually opt for another Blackberry, my mid-contract status gave me a reason to look at a cheaper clone. Online retailers never seem to have … [Read more...]

Public Enemies – Johnny Depp premiere interview

Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in the action-thriller Public Enemies, released across the UK today (July 1st). Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann, the film tells the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)—the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, … [Read more...]