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‘Moon’ has had the honour of being awarded two prizes from the Utopiales International Science Fiction Festival in Nantes, France

Both the Jury Award & the Public Award. More details as we get them.

‘Moon’ Director Duncan Jones is said to be on the lookout for a manufacturer of long sturdy mantlepieces.

Moon is now on UK iTunes to pre-order for release on 16th November 2009 linkage >> HERE <<

I do not have any other accounts apart from UK, so if you are elsewhere in this world we call Earth and can check, then please let us know if it is showing up in iTunes for you also.

Oooh and while your there, why not pick up Clint Mansell’s beautiful Moon soundtrack just to keep you going until film release.

As you may be aware from the info on the Sam Rockwell Oscar Page, we have a few ways we have asked you all to join in with to the spread the word about our #SamRockwellOscar campaign. As well as using the power of social media like Facebook, Twitter and your blogs and sites, we also suggested you get creative and pass on the message in other ways.

Twitters very lovely mondoghosto has done just that with my favourite method so far, popping up notes in bookstores to help point people to this blog. Yes! The message is out there in the REAL world now as well :O)

In the film section

More subtle messages!

Great Lego treatment of the ‘Moon’ Russian poster here from Flickr user Shurik

Shurik has loads more ace Lego pics, so if you like this one, and want to see more, click the image or link above. If you have any comments on the image, please leave them over on Flickr on the image page.

The nominations and jury members for the twelfth annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced today, Monday 26 October, at Soho House in London.

‘Moon’ has received a massive SEVEN nominations, as follows:

• BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM (Moon)
• BEST DIRECTOR (Duncan Jones)
• THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] (Duncan Jones)
• BEST SCREENPLAY (Nathan Parker)
• BEST ACTOR (Sam Rockwell)
• BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT ( x2 Original Score – Clint Mansell & Production Design – Tony Noble)

Congratulations to all, the much anticipated 12th awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 6 December at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, in London and will be hosted by James Nesbitt. Further details on the BIFA site >>HERE<<

Well we can’t let a landmark pass without noting it. The petition for Sam Rockwell to be nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award has passed the 500 signatures mark and is well on the way to 600, thanks to big support coming  in over night from our friends over at:

• Slashfilm
• Collider
• JoBlo
• HeyUGuys

Thanks for the support peeps :O) If you have not signed already, link is in the site navigation above, or click >>HERE<< Onwards and Upwards…

Talk radio LAGenx are offering you the chance to win a ‘Moon’ poster signed by none other than the Director himself Duncan Jones:

“We think Sam Rockwell deserves an Oscar nomination
 for his performance in Moon. We also like stories about mooning. Have
 you ever mooned or been mooned? Did it scar you for life? Tell us your
 favorite moon story for a chance to win the official Moon poster, autographed by director
 Duncan Jones. We’ll announce the winner on this Saturday’s episode of LAGenX (24th October 2009)!”

Check the >>LAGenX<< site for details on how to enter

Well how could we not let you know about this. To celebrate the soon to be released ‘Moon’ on Blu-Ray & DVD, Sci-Fi-London are running a competition to win ‘Moon’ on Blu-Ray.

Not content to give away a fatastic Disk packed full of extras, they also have a Sony Playstation 3 to play it on. Head over >>HERE<< to enter.

Thanks also to the lovely peeps over there for spreading the word on the campaign to get an Oscar Nomination for the Magnificent SAM ROCKWELL!!!! – Click on Sam’s Oscar wherever you see him on the site for details.

‘Moon’ Director Duncan Jones called into LAGenX radio last Saturday to talk about the grass roots campaign building to try and get an Academy Award Oscar nomination for Sam Rockwell as best actor for his incredible performance as Sam Bell in Jones’ first feature ‘Moon’

Fantastic Poster above created by @magnulus on twitter also www.magnulus.com – amazing

Please sign the online petition directed towards the lovely folk at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CLICK HERE

Sponsored by our friend over on Twitter @rboulding who says:

The Oscars are the top, cream of the crop, awards for work done in the motion picture industry. Awards are given for everything from Costume Design to Sound Design, from Acting to Directing. The nominations for this honorable accolade are usually reserved for big budget, oft discussed and typically high profile films directed by the big names in the industry. Last year’s Best Actor in a Leading Role category contained marquee names including: Mickey Rourke, Sean Penn, and Brad Pitt, along with Richard Jenkins, and Frank Lengella. These movies were directed by the likes of: Ron Howard, Darren Aronofsky, Gus Van Sant, and David Fincher. These films not only draw your attention to the stars within, but also contain budgets to push for Oscar contention. How many commercials did you see for Benjamin Button last year? How many did you see for it when it became an Oscar nominated film?

Rarely do you see a low-budget, independent film receive the just kudos that it deserves. As a matter of fact, last year was a total shocker as a film originally slated to go direct-to-DVD, Slumdog Millionaire, managed to storm the Oscars by force and change people’s perceptions of what makes a Best Film. It did help that the director, Danny Boyle, had some other recognizable works under his belt: Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, The Beach, and Millions. This kind of resume doesn’t hurt your chances, but the win did shake the foundation of the Academy Awards.

Moon, released this summer, is an absolutely stunning independent Sci-Fi film from first-time British Director Duncan Jones. The film managed to pay homage to a litany of Science Fiction classics while firmly cementing itself in the genre as well. A movie mired in various undertones and interpreted in a variety of directions, Moon has catapulted its director, Jones, into the industry as a filmmaking force to be reckoned with. Those who saw the film know that the keystone in this stunning project was actor Sam Rockwell.

Anybody familiar with the works of Sam Rockwell will know that the man delivers absolutely stunning performances. Often overlooked for work as the principal lead, Sam manages to steal nearly every scene he is in. From the humor in Galaxy Quest and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to the exceptional work in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Choke, and Matchstick Men, Rockwell consistently delivers an entertaining yet commanding performance.

In Moon, Rockwell is a one man show. Playing a breathtaking range of emotion from young to old, content to angry, happy to said, Rockwell is giving a performance to rival that of Mickey Rourke in the Wrestler or Sean Penn in Milk. What is lacking here is the budget for a marketing campaign to spread word of this top notch performance in a superbly constructed film. What is needed from here is a call to arms! Only grassroots championing for both Rockwell and the film as a whole will bring about the recognition that this work deserves. Therefore I challenge you to not only sign your name to this noble petition, but to take an active role in solidifying the support that this film needs. E-mail friends and family, link to this petition on your Twitter and Facebook, get the word out and help Rockwell receive the credit that he so rightly deserves!