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2009, Apocalypse Now

Giles Slade | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vigo Mortenson, Made to Break, Guy Pearce, Giles Slade, Godzilla, Shane Acker, Post Apocalypse, Tim Burton, Vincent Price, Ed Woods, Movies, 2012, The Road, Apocalypse, Chris Bucci, Roger Ebert, 9, Independence Day, Climate Change, Edward Scissorhands, North American Ark, Wall-E, Roland Emmerich, Cormac McCarthy, Health Care, Corpse Bride, Entertainment News
Giles Slade

The Copenhagen conference is billed as humanity's last chance to reverse climate change, but many fear we have already reached a global tipping point. Our films reflect this.

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HuffPost Review: 9

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Terminator, Wall-E, Academy Award, Marshall Fine Movie Review, 9 Movie Review, Edward Scissorhands, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

9 is a computer-animated wonder, an apocalyptic action-thriller that's a little like The Terminator meets WALL-E

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ROBO Cop: Recycling Wall-E Cleans Up The Streets of Italy (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Wall-E Robot, Benzene, Atmospheric Pollutants, Wall-E, Dustbot, Recycle, Dustcart, Slideshow, Italy, Green Living, Green Energy, Sulfur Oxide, Ozone, Robot, Green News

This real life robot called DustCart, created as part of the $3.9 million DustBot research program has been busy at work on the streets of Pecciolli, ...

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Italian Scientists Build Real Life "Wall-E"

GlobalPost | Fulvio Paolocci and Angelica Marin | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Italy, Italian Garbage Collections, Robot Trash Collector, Italian Scientists, Italian Garbage, Wall-E, Dustcart, Science, Technology, World News

PECCIOLI, Italy -- In this 8th century town, amid the rolling hills of the Tuscan countryside, everyone talks trash. Even at the local restaurant, vis...

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It's About Time: Next Year's Oscars to Have 10 Best Pic Nominations

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dark Knight, Best Picture, Royal Tenenbaums, Change, Telecast, Bourne Ultimatum, Academy Awards, Voters, Oscars, Wall-E, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

For far too long comedies and box office blockbusters (and fantasy movies not frolicking with hobbits) have got little to no respect.

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Pixar Throws Down, with Up

Paul Snyder | Posted 07.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Bros, Walt Disney, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, Up, 3-D Movies, Bob Peterson, Merchandise, Mgm, Cars, The Incredibles, Pixar, Partly Cloudy, Studios, Animation, Coraline, Pete Docter, Cgi, Ed Asner, Toy Story, Ageism, Disney, Entertainment News
Paul Snyder

Fifteen years since the release of Toy Story, Pixar has made it very clear that they would like to be considered a movie studio in the classic sense: their films all seem to illustrate a singular creative perspective.

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A Video Review of Up

Jenna Busch | Posted 06.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Up, Video Review, Pixar, Toy Story, Wall-E, Film Review, Ratatouille, Monsters Inc, Film, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

Up is released May 29th and it's bound to be a hit. It rips your heart out, stomps on it, and then makes you laugh so hard your eyeliner will run. My good buddy George Roush and I did a video review of the film at the dog run in Griffith Park.

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Up: First Great Film of the Year

Marshall Fine | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wall-E, Up, Pixar, Film Review, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

You'd think that WALL-E would be a tough act to follow - but here comes Pixar with Up, a movie that matches that Oscar-winner for heart, laughs and pure excitement.

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Help! I Live In Sweden, and I Am Addicted to Socialism

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Saab, Depression, Wall-E, Mitch McConnell, Rush Limbaugh, Matrix, Gas Tax, Addiction, Stockholm, Capitalism, Daycare, Daily Show, Child Care, Bailout, Sean Hannity, Jim Bunning, Kentucky, Socialism, Mcmansions, World War II, Wyatt Cenac, Health Care, Bill O'Reilly, Sweden, Politics News
Nathan Hegedus

Reminded of what America stands for -- a nation of pure individuals -- I admit I fell prey to "socialism" after all those years as a "liberal."

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"'Oscars' Post-Mortem Rant"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Living, Media, Entertainment, Award Season, Yoga, Lawrence of Arabia, Wall-E, Oscars, Casablanca, The Oscars, Dumbo, Entertainment News
Earl Pomerantz

The Oscars don't mean anything to me. My favorite movie that I saw last year? The Wizard of Oz. I saw it on television.

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Alpha Financial Dogs Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb, Socks Clinton and First Annual Lucky Award given to Mickey Rourke!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 03.26.2009 | Style

Read More: AnimalFair.Com, Dev Patel, The Lucky Award, Bill Clinton, Sydney Pollack, Socks, Kate Winslet, Bloomberg News, Nouriel Roubini, PetSmart.Com, Anthony Minghella, Adoptions.Petsmart.com, Mickey Rourke, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Betty Currie, Sean Penn, The Reader, Random House, Slumdog Millionaire, Harvey Milk, Wall-E, 81st Academy Awards, Elegy, Kodak Theatre, Penelope Cruz, Vicki Christina Barcelona, Oscars, Paris Hilton's Tinkerbell, Heath Ledger, The Times, Vino, Style News
Wendy Diamond

In honor of the 81st Academy Awards, I decided I wanted to start the first annual Lucky Awards. It's not about glamour, but the person or film and their contributions to a greater good.

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Get Rid of Best Song Performances at the Oscars -- Completely

Marshall Fine | Posted 03.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Oscars, Wall-E, Best Song, Peter Gabriel Oscar Protest, Award Season, Best Song Oscar, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Peter Gabriel's little snit actually may serve a useful purpose. Could this be the inroad needed to get rid of the ridiculous performances of best-song nominees altogether in the Oscar telecast?

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Greening Hollywood: Kung Fu Panda and Wall-E Kick Some Green Gr..ass

Paige Donner | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Annie Awards, Kung Fu Panda, Seth Rogen, Conservation International, Pandas, Wall-E, Pga, Dreamworks, Producer Guild of America, Andrew Stanton, Lindsey Collins, Wildlife Conservation, Shaolin Temple, Melissa Cobb, Movies, Entertainment News, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

Kung Fu Panda, starring the voices of Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, and Seth Rogen, swept the Annie Awards in 10 categories.

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The Oscar Nominations: Yes, But... Melissa Leo is now an Oscar Nominee!

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Angelia Jolie, The Academy Awards, Wall-E, Brad Pitt, The Dark Knight, Doubt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Reader, Melissa Leo, The Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire, Frozen River, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Melissa Leo is now an Academy Award-nominated actress. Ladies and gents, Melissa Leo, who has struggled to find decent roles in the past ten years now has an Oscar nomination.

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"Slumdog" And "Wall-E" Top Los Angeles Critics Awards

AP | MICHAEL CIDONI | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Golden Globes, Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Award Season, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The ceremony had yet to begin, but this arrivals line felt more like an afterparty. The red carpet leading into the Los Angeles F...

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The Golden Globs -- Hollywood's Golden Shower of Awards

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Golden Globe Awards, Kate Winslet, Golden Globes, Mickey Rourke, Heath Ledger, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Wall-E, Slumdog Millionaire, Golden Globes Winners, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

Back in the 1970s, I used to love going to The Golden Globs. Lucille Ball and I would get wildly drunk together, and Lucy would heckle the winners, while I fondled their Globs.

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'Slumdog' hits the jackpot at the Golden Globes

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Golden Globes, Golden Globes Winners, Kate Winslet, Wall-E, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Heath Ledger was honored with a Golden Globe, and Kate Winslet came away with two. But the top dog was "Slumdog Milliona...

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Best/Favorite Films 0f 2008

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Speed Racer, Lakeview Terrace, Msnbc, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, Entertainment, 2008, Hancock, Role Models, Bush's War, Dark Knight, Bank Jon, Frozen River, Movies, Don't Mess With the Zohan, Paul Rudd, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

These are the most enjoyable, most moving, most compelling, and most intriguing movie going experiences I had in 2008.

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2008 Film Wrap-Up, Part I: The Moments That Mattered

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mamma Mia, Wall-E, Entertainment, 2008, Year-End, Meet the Browns, Mark Wahlberg, Indiana Jones, Hancock, Role Models, Dark Knight, Happening, Saw V, Tyler Perry, Valkyrie, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Let's discuss certain scenes, moments, character beats, and what-not that worked in 2008, regardless of the quality of the films that contained them.

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The Best -- And Worst -- Eco-Movies Of The Year

climateprogress.org | Joe Romm | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Wall-E, Quantum of Solace, Eco-Movies, The Best Environmental Movies of 2008, Lists, Green News

The best eco-movie of the year is Disney/Pixar's Wall-E -- easily one of the best movie dystopias ever. It ranks with Blade Runner, Brazil, A Clockwor...

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AFI's Top 10 Films Of 2008

AP | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afi, American Film Institute, The Wrestler, Film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, Batman: The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Wendy and Lucy, Frozen River, Frost/Nixon, Gran Torino, Wall-E, Lists, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The Batman epic "The Dark Knight," the political biopic "Milk" and the gritty drama "The Wrestler" were among critical favorites t...

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'Wall-E' Crowned Best Picture By LA Critics

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wall-E, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Award Season, Film, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has gone populist on its picks for best movies of 2008, choosing the animated smash "WALL...

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Wall-E Park To Be Built In New York

New York Magazine | Robert Sullivan | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green News, Park, Environment, Trash, Landscapes, Landfill, Staten Island, New York, Wall-E, Green News

On giant piles of trash left by a generation of New Yorkers, landscape architect James Corner is building a park that has the power to change the way ...

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Wall-E, Eve and Barack

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: T.Boone Pickens, Eve, Obama Transition, Wall-E, Barack Obama, Buy American, Alternative Energy, Obama Green, Environment, Politics News
Patrick Takahashi

So what's the simple solution? Certain magnificent obsessions can best become reality if the U.S. Senate convenes in 2009 with 60 senators, meaning no filibuster.

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Studios Push Crowd-Pleasers For Oscar Glory

New York Times | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Brothers, Wall-E, The Dark Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Film, The Oscars, Disney, Paramount, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney is in. This week the studio will break new ground by starting a campaign that boldly offers its "Wall-E" as a contender for...

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