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There’s a handful of directors I truly want to talk to, for reasons of respect and admiration. Ranking high on the list is (and now was) Duncan Jones, who completely blew me away with his innaugural effort MOON. His newest film is the Jake Gyllenhaal action vehicle SOURCE CODE, opening April 1, 2011 from Summit Entertainment. Last week, just before leaving Dallas to hit the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival, I had the honor and pleasure of sitting down with Duncan for a candid conversation about his creative process in the new film. I’m happy to say Jones is a delight to speak with, and very accomodating with his time. This ended up being the first of two interviews, as we did an unexpected follow-up at SXSW… which you’ll see soon. I can honestly say I really enjoyed SOURCE CODE, and I’m in the process of crafting a rather glowing review. In the meantime, whet your appetite with the following 9 minutes (that’s one minute more than Jake gets to play with in the new movie), and if for some strange reason you still haven’t seen MOON, please rectify that as soon as humanly possible.
Also big thanks to Rachel Parker with DFWLive.org for shooting this.
SOURCE CODE opens April 1, 2011
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
