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Our 20 Favorite Movie Robots

Mike Eisenberg — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:09:22 +0000

In honor of the closing chapter (for now) of Michael Bay’s Transformers trilogy, we present 20 of our favorite movie robots of all time.

Whether it is an android or autonomous robot, the only rules for this list are that they can speak and they have a dedicated physical form (i.e. they are not a computer program like HAL 9000, KITT or S1m0ne). With those two guidelines in place, we present our list of robots below, ordered alphabetically.

Keep in mind this is only a list of the movie robots we love, and not a definitive “Top 20 Robots of All Time.” It is interesting to note how similar many of these robots are when you look ...

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Screen Rant Goes To The 2010 BAFTAS

Niall Browne — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:39:23 +0000

In recent years the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (or BAFTA) has come into its own as an award show. In the past it was seen as a poor relation to the Oscars, but with a switch in date – that has set the BAFTA before its American counterpart- the awards are now seen as a strong indicator of who will win at the 82nd Academy Awards.

As Screen Rant’s England-based writer I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the BAFTA award ceremony in London yesterday and it was a pretty impressive evening…

Braving some pretty terrible weather (snow is something that the Brits haven’t managed to overcome) I travelled down to London to attend the event. After checking into my hotel room and grabbing a bite to eat, I suited up in my best tux and black tie ...

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Avatar Leads 2010 Saturn Awards Nominations

Ross Miller — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:03:09 +0000

Today marks the day when the nominations for the 36th Annual Saturn Awards are given out. In case you’re not familiar with them, they are given out by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (they also include TV shows and stage productions) so as a reader of Screen Rant I believe they’re right up your alley .

The awards will be given out on June 24th, so we have over four months to speculate and choose the nominees we’d give the award to. The categories range from the usual Best Film (separated into Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction etc) to Best DVD release and Best DVD Special Edition.

Keeping in line with all of the rest of the major awards, films like Avatar, The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds have ...

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‘Moon’ Director Adding Lovely Ladies To His ‘Source Code’

Ross Miller — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:09:02 +0000

Somehow it slipped past us late last year that Jake Gyllenhaal had been cast in Duncan Jones’ first movie since the insanely well-received Moon, entitled Source Code. Nonetheless, we get word of more casting additions to the time-travel film and info that will bring you in the loop if you’re not already.

THR’s Heat Vision Blog reports that Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) is in negotiations and Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) is already set to star alongside Gyllenhaal in Source Code, a film written by Species 3 writer, Ben Ripley, which has had revisions done by Billy Ray (State of Play, Breach). THR describes the story as follows:

“Source Code centers on a soldier (Gyllenhaal) who, as part of an experimental government program to investigate a terrorist incident, finds himself in the body ...

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Poster Friday: Moon, Tooth Fairy, Parnassus & More!

Rob Keyes — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:42:29 +0000

Happy Friday everyone! Today we’ve again gathered the latest posters to come out for this week’s poster round-up.

Screen Rant’s wall this week now includes one-sheets for The Princess and the Frog, Planet 51, Taking Woodstock, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Blood Creek, Moon, Tooth Fairy, Yes Men Fix The World, Pandorum, Dread, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant.

Let’s get to it.

To start, here’s the new poster for The Princess and the Frog thanks to our friends at Latino Review – Note the classic and beautifully hand-drawn art for Disney’s next addition to its 2D library:

The Princess and the Frog opens December 11, 2009.

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Summer 2009: The Season Of Bad Movies [Updated]

Heath McKnight — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:38:14 +0000

Well, the summer movie season is officially over, and while box office earnings are way up, it seems like the quality of the films have actually gone way down. But for every few badly-written movies (like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe–though some will say it’s not that bad), there was a diamond in the rough like District 9. So why were so many movies so bad in the summer of ’09, even if they did make a lot of money? Hint: The Writers Strike!

Before the summer began, I wrote an article about how the 2007 Writers Strike might affect the summer 2009 movies. I speculated that back in 2007, studios were nervous about how long the writers strike could last, leaving them with ...

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2009 Scream Award Nominations

Ross Miller — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:37:08 +0000

The nominees have been announced for the fourth annual Scream Awards, held every year by Spike TV. The decisively more “fan-friendly” award ceremony (compared to the Oscars) honors films from the sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic-book genres of movies, TV shows and comic books. The awards are described as, “the first and only global event of its kind,” to honor those genres.

The Scream 2009 nominees were chosen by the Advisory Board of Hollywood and Genre Leaders, a list which this year includes the likes of Wes Craven, Roland Emmerich, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Eli Roth and Zack Snyder, plus many more. The event will be taped on Saturday, October 17th this year at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, and will air on Spike TV ten days later on Tuesday, October 27th (check for local times).

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‘Moon’ Scoops Top Award at EIFF 2009

Ross Miller — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:48:00 +0000

The Edinburgh International Film Festival had it’s last day yesterday, part of which included the annual festival award ceremony. Screen Rant recently reviewed the new Duncan Jones/Sam Rockwell flick Moon, which scooped one of the top awards at EIFF, known as the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film. Other winners included the Cannes favorite Fish Tank, and the phone-sex drama Easier With Practice.

For those of you who may not know (and unless you’re really into smaller films and festivals, or live in the UK, you probably won’t), the Edinburgh International Film Festival is the longest continually running film festival in the world, first starting in 1947. It celebrates all type of films from low-budget British horror flicks to the latest from Pixar. I have been lucky enough to attend the festival two years running ...

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Moon Review

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:51:27 +0000

Short version: Moon is an interesting, well-acted film that takes what could have been cliched sci-fi conventions and explores them from a fresh angle.

Screen Rant reviews Moon

Moon is the debut feature film by writer/director Duncan Jones. The film stars Sam Rockwell, the voice of Kevin Spacey and… actually just those two, really. The film is set on the lunar base Selene in a future where Helium 3, a gas mined from the moon’s surface, holds the key to reversing Earth’s energy crisis.

Rockwell plays Sam Bell, the one-man team assigned to Selene on a three-year contract. Bell’s primary job is waiting around days on end for one of the corporation’s three automated lunar harvesters to register a full Helium 3 load, which he then extracts and jettisons to Earth on a small space ...

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Duncan Jones Following ‘Moon’ with ‘Mute’

Rob Frappier — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:43:30 +0000

As much as I like bombastic, high-intensity, and (let’s face it) goofy action films ( i.e. Transformers), the majority of my favorite sci-fi movies are of the slow and contemplative variety. You know, movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, and Alien. Which is why I have been so excited for Duncan Jones’ upcoming feature Moon.

Widely praised at Sundance, Moon looks like it could be the kind of sci-fi drama that that sci-fi fans can really sink their teeth into. Plus it has Sam Rockwell who, between his widely praised performance in Moon and his supporting role in the upcoming Iron Man 2, is poised to potentially become a legitimate Hollywood leading man.

So, given the buzz surrounding Moon, how exciting is it that Jones and Rockwell may team up again on Jones’ next film, the Blade Runner-inspired Mute?

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‘Moon’ Trailer & Clips

Vic Holtreman — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:33:08 +0000

One of the hits at the Sundance film festival was a little sci-fi flick starring Sam Rockwell called Moon. Unfortunately I didn’t see it, and based on the trailer and few clips we have for you below, I’m sorry I missed it.

Check them out after the jump.

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Head over to IGN.com for an HD version of the trailer.

And here are five clips from the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0nBzcK9VBM

Based on this the film looks like a cross between the working man, creepy vibe of Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of IMDB.com:

Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He’s been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been ...

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