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The votes are in, they have been verified and counted and we are please to confirm that the winner, with 59% of Empire readers’ votes is…… MOON.

Join us on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the Jameson way with our screening of MOON, followed by an after-show party – all at an unique venue, the Royal Institution, in W1, London .

Tickets are now open, so if you want to join us for a chance to see this BAFTA nominated film, at the Royal Institution – the home to great British scientific achievement – then CLICK HERE. 

What can you expect from the Jameson Cult Film Club event?

Guests arriving will be greeted by an interactive Sci-Fi experience, taking a journey through the Royal Institution’s futuristic world to the Space Bar, where you’ll experience scenes and themes from the film. You can even see the actual space suit worn in the film as you enjoy complimentary Jameson cocktails and wait for the countdown until the film takes off.

There will be special surprises, linking back to the film, spread throughout the Royal Institution, so that on every floor you’ll come across something that will get you in the mood for the film.

And that’s not all…

As March 17 is a very special day for us, we’re going to be throwing an after-show party for everyone who comes to the screening, in a Space Bar set up within the upper floors of the Royal Institution, whilst in the library, a DJ will be spinning some, out of this world tunes.

Come and enjoy Paddy’s Day to the full with a Jameson and the Jameson Cult Film Club.

MOON opens in Norway on February 12th 2010, and here is the Norwegian promotional poster designed by Haakon Hoseth which makes a great addition to our previous entries of MOON posters from around the world, maybe we should pop a nice gallery together at some point, when it finally completes it’s travels?

Thanks to Haakon, and Norwegian distributors Filmoptimistene for permission to show this to you all, and enjoy MOON Norway

Happy days Japan as we have received confirmation that MOON will be opening over there, April 10th 2010.

The Japanese MOON site has now gone live, and press screenings will also be occuring during Feb to promote the release. Not much currently on show, but that will change as the release approaches, so bookmark it now in readyness, click on the image above, or >>HERE<<

Please forgive, but my Japanese is a bit rusty these days, so a wee explanation and further details from our honourable correspondent out in Japan @hip_priest_kobe

OK, the Japanese title is:

月に囚われた男

In English it means Man caught in the moon

Caught 囚 kind of give the emotion of imprisonment, which does not come across clearly in an English translation.

Maybe…..Man imprisoned in the Moon is closer, but literally translated it would be caught, or trapped.

Movie roadshow from April, starting at Ebisu Garden place cinema Tokyo.

Which makes it all the more intriguing to those that have not seen the film yet, and have avoided spoilers

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.

A nice addition to our irregular ‘Moon Posters from around the World’ series, here we have your Korean ‘Moon’ poster what they use in Korea to promote the Fantastically Award laden movie what is ‘Moon’.

Nice init?

Moon opens nationwide in Australia next week from the 8th October 2009. To celebrate the release, movie review blog Cinetology are offering you the chance to win one of 25 in-season double passes valid nationwide from October 8th 2009, all details >>HERE<<

In other Australian Moon news, Director Duncan Jones went on an interview-a-thon last night with the Australian press / radio, so look out for plenty of coverage over the next week from:

• News: Street Press Australia
• News: Rotten Tomatoes Oz
• News: Herald Sun
• News: The Age ‘EG’
• News: The West Australian
• Radio: Robbie, Marieke & the Doctor on Triple J

Enjoy ‘Moon’ at last Australia, we know you have been waiting a long time!

Info & Movie times available at the Sony Australia Moon site >>HERE<<

Want to see some very early ‘Moon’ concept artwork AND some behind the scenes shots from the shoot itself? Course you do, for example, here is a fantastic early concept of the lovely GERTY:

Full size images available on the ‘Moon: The Movie’ Flickr group along with more early concept artwork, behind the scenes pics from the original shoot, and many great pics added by other group members from ‘Moon’ premiers, red carpets and much more.

Couriered to us in the early hours of the morning by a wheezing bearded fellah with a missing tooth (I almost mistook him for Herman Toothrot!) Many thanks bearded courier guy

Will post these up on the manmademovies Facebook group also, enjoy!

Moon opens in Russia today with a fantastic new poster, would love to get hold of one of these! Anyone out there care to translate?

And carrying on with the Russian theme, here is a great fan created Moon trailer. Contains a few scenes I can’t recall seeing in the UK release.

Many thanks to @tallguy1977 on twitter for finding these, be great to hear from any Russian peeps going to see Moon.

UPDATE:23/09/09 00:01

We have a translation, many thanks the twitters @anna_bo

Top Line: ‘For all fans of ‘Solaris’ and ‘Space Odyssey’

SAM ROCKWELL
Kevin Spacey
/voice/

A film by Duncan Jones,
son of David Bowie

LUNA /moon/
2112

the flip side of the future

Bottom line: Opens in theatres on 17.September