This week, we saw the announcement of the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards. This post will discuss ways that you can watch the leading nominated films. While some of the films are still playing in theatres and may get theatrical re-releases, others are now available on streaming or home media. Emilia Pérez – 13 …
Robot
A robot becomes a surrogate mother for a gosling on an uninhabited island in The Wild Robot. ROZZUM unit 7134 (Lupita Nyong’o), or Roz for short, is a helper robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. After learning to communicate with the local wildlife, Roz tries to find a task to complete, though most …
A budding friendship develops between a dog and a robot in 1980s New York City in Robot Dreams. Living an isolated existence in his New York City apartment, Dog orders for himself an Amica 2000 robot. Dog and Robot become fast friends, exploring the city to the sounds of Earth, Wind, & Fire’s “September.” However, …
A couple develops an A.I. robot in the hope that their love transcends their lives in Love Machina. Martine and Bina Rothblatt are the founders of the Teresim Movement Foundation. Inspired by Octavia Butler’s book series Earthseed, the couple hired Bruce Duncan to create a mindfile in 2006. This provided to basis for Bina48, a …
A darkly humorous mix of Child’s Play and The Terminator with some pop songs and dancing thrown in.
From director Neill Blomkamp (District 9) comes this story about a police robot, which becomes a sentient being. To combat the high crime rate, the police force in Johannesburg has been replaced by artificially intelligent robotic scouts, who were designed by Deon Wilson (Dev Patel) for the weapons manufacturer Tetravaal. Tetravaal CEO Michelle Bradley (Sigourney …
This week we are going to look at the teaser trailer for the remake of the classic 1950s sci-fi classic. The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still is probably ranked up there with War of the Worlds as one of the classic science fiction films. So, like War of the …