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Opening June 27: Pixar's new animated film chronicles the adventures of a quirky robot who follows a slick robot named EVE across the galaxy.

 

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The animation guru ' s Pixar r é sum é dates back to his script for 1995 ' s " Toy Story. " He won an Oscar for " Finding Nemo, " and his latest is the robot tale " WALL-E. "

Opening June 27: Pixar's new animated film chronicles the adventures of a quirky robot who follows a slick robot named EVE across the galaxy.

My Five Most Important Movies

1. "Lawrence of Arabia"David Lean, the master of filmmaking. I've watched this movie on a big screen over 20 times. His sense of staging and editing is awe-inspiring.

Opening June 27: Pixar's new animated film chronicles the adventures of a quirky robot who follows a slick robot named EVE across the galaxy.

2. "The Lion in Winter" Not the most cinematic film, but you'll never encounter better dialogue.

3. "Gallipoli" Peter Weir's WWI story of friendship and purpose is deeply engaging. A seminal movie for me.

4. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Sheer wonder has never been captured better, before or since.

5. "Cool Hand Luke" What a character. What an allegory. A man's movie, introduced to me by my father, and I've introduced it to my son.

A classic film you haven't seen: "La Dolce Vita" I know, I know ... I'll watch it tomorrow.

A classic film that, upon revisiting, disappointed: The home footage of my sixth-grade performance as a fence painter in "Tom Sawyer." It's a classic in our house. I thought I was amazing, but, man, I was bad.

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