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The 40 Best Robots of All Time (Fictional and Real)

Yesterday, the word "robot" celebrated its 90th anniversary, first appearing in Karel Capek's play R.U.R.. What better way to toast the machines than with a list of our favorite robots—past, present, future; real, fictional and Daft Punk.  read more

Pixar's Greatest Hits: Ranking its 10 Movies, Worst to First

There's hardly a dud in the mix as we rank Pixar's first 10 films.  read more

ABC Family to Air 20 Pixar Short Films

As part of cable network ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas, the network will air a two-hour presentation of Pixar-produced short films tomorrow...  read more

Buy the Last Wall-E USB Drive on Etsy

Whether you know them as memory sticks, USB, thumb, flash or jump drives, those portable storage devices are usually rectangular, boring and often an eyesore amongst keychains. So when Gizmodo posted their new favorite thumb drive model, a Wall-E figurine sold on Etsy, we wanted more....  read more

Salute Your Shorts: Pixar, Part 2 - The Other Years

Pixar wouldn’t create another short film until 1997 due to its focus on developing economic solvency through commercials and, ultimately, Toy Story. But in a move that’s completely unique...  read more

Slumdog Millionaire wins big at Oscars

What were some of the big surprises in last night's 81st Annual Academy Awards? In short, none, and that's partially because there weren't really any big nomination surprises to begin with. Here's a quick guide to all the major winners: ...  read more

The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade

New York Times critic A.O. Scott said it best: "It might be Kate Hudson, or maybe Mandy Moore, or possibly Rachel Weisz, Lindsay Lohan or a Jennifer (Lopez? Aniston? Garner?) But if it's February, you can be pretty sure that some pretty, plucky actress will be traipsing around some glamorous and photogenic American city (or its Canadian double) in search of the dimple-chinned fellow who embodies her one true love." Sure enough, he's right: Hudson can currently be seen in Bride Wars, and Aniston in He's Just Not That Into You (which opens today). That's not even mentioning Renée Zellweger...  read more

10 Best Animated Movies of All Time

Only once has an animated film every been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars—Beauty and the Beast in 1991—but there's talk that the Academy might give a nod to Wall-E this year. We thought we'd take a look at where the lonely robot stands among a rich history of animated film. There were tons more that we could have added...Fantasia, Pinnochio, The Secret of Nimh, The Triplets of Belleville, The Nightmare Before Christmas, so many other classic Disney films, most everything Pixar has ever released...but we thought we'd just give you our take on the best of the best....  read more

New York hearts Milk, Los Angeles prefers Wall-E

With award season in full swing, Milk and Wall-E have proven to be be the big winners on both sides of the coast. The New York Film Critics Circle named the Gus Van Sant-directed drama as its best film, while the Los Angeles Film Critics Association went for Pixar's latest opus....  read more

Oscar Buzz: Who's ahead in this year's key races?

There's a surprisingly gargantuan Internet faction dedicated to predicting who will be up for film's most coveted prize, the Academy Award. Publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and New York Times all have Oscar blogs that obsessively trail the fluctuations in buzz amongst the year's top films. That's not to mention stand-alone sites like Awards Daily and In Contention, or well-known bloggers like Jeff Wells, Dave Poland and Anne Thompson. Even Roger Ebert has devoted a wealth of recent ink on the subject. But, the truth is, no matter how much someone knows, it's still...  read more