Robots! Despite cinema telling us over and over that once we build them, they’ll become our mechanized overlords, hell-bent on wiping out humanity — we can’t shake them. It’d still be really cool to have them around to do the dishes, our homework, vacuum, and pay our bills now and again. Right? Our fascination with robots have long been a subject of film, and here at ScreenCrave, we’ve decided to put together a list of our 10 favorite machines. From murderously insane cyborgs, to robotic friends, to well…more murderously insane cyborgs, it’s a grouping of our favorite humanoid creatures.

Note to nitpickers: Before you complain about certain absences, please note that Hal 9000 is a computer, not a robot; Data is primarily a TV show character; and the Transformers…well, those movies are terrible. They won’t be on here.

Check out our list below… (Warning, movie spoilers ahead!)

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Let the award season begin! The 13th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood awards have announced that Director Kathryn Bigelow will be honored with the “Hollywood Director Award”, Screenwriter Nora Ephron will be presented with the “Hollywood Screenwriter Award”, Disney/Pixar’s UP will get the “Hollywood Animation Award” and Scott Farrar, visual effects supervisor for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will receive the “Hollywood Visual Effects Award” at the festivals Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony.

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It’s been quite an award show. We twittered the Oscars live from inside the Kodak theater. We posted all the best moments on the red carpet and the big winners of the night. Just in case you were looking for a full list of all the nominees and all the winners, here it is!

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Here are some of the top news stories of the day so far….

• No Wall-E sequel for you! That’s pretty much what writer/director Andrew Stanton said regarding the buzz surrounding another Wall-E installment. “Personally, I never consider sequels. I always love the idea of something just being contained and done.” [MTV]
• Dark Knight producer Charles Roven is developing a new project entitled, Damascus Gate. The film will be ”a political thriller involving a journalist and a group of extremists in modern-day Jerusalem.” [THR]

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If you kept up with recent 3-D movies, you’ve no doubt by now seen Spider-man, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Superman Returns in all their eye-popping splendor. Seeing a 3-D movie in the theater is one thing, but what if you could watch things in 3-D at home on YouTube or TV? What if you could make your own 3-D movies?

Maybe you’re thinking, ‘That’s impossible.’ Well, not anymore.

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Wall-E director Andrew Stanton recently spoke to SCI FI Wire regarding his adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel John Carter of Mars.  Since Wall-E was one of the most talked about animated films this year, some fans have come to the natural assumption that John Carter of Mars will be another Pixar collaboration. Stanton spoke clearly about the direction he wants to take the film in, and it won’t be for the under 12 crowd.

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Animated films targeted at children fall into two categories. The first is where the story is king and the film doesn’t talk down to the audience (Spirited Away or most of the Pixar films). The second category is for films with lots of pop culture jokes and dialogue aimed at adults to keep them entertained because the story itself won’t (Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda or straight to DVD movies like Open Season and Space Chimps). The Tale of Despereaux clearly falls into the first category, but unfortunately does not succeed in reaching classic status.

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Is it ever too early to start thinking Oscar season? The Academy has listed the 14 eligible animated films that will be whittled down to 3 for the official nomination.  It all seems a bit silly, since everyone knows the winner will be Wall-E. In fact, there is even talk of nominating it for best picture. However, you have some interesting films in there with some stop motion, some cgi and even an animated documentary from Israel.

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NEW FEATURES

“WALL-E”

Pixar’s latest animated triumph hits DVD today in both a standard release and a three-disc collector’s edition.

This is an absolute must-buy and the best movie of the year to this point. More than that, it’s a celebration of movies in general as its main character, a lovable robot, expresses itself through old Hollywood musicals when his beeps and chirps fail him. Fan of cartoons or not, this is an essential addition to any DVD collection.

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