Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day and Deirdre Molumby, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.
This week, Andrew Stanton’s Wall-E.
In the distant future, Earth has been abandoned. Towers of garbage loom over a toxic landscape consumed by dust storms. The planet is dead, except for Wall-E, a small service robot assigned the task of cleaning Earth in the hope that the planet might be ready to welcome a returning humanity. Alone and forgotten, Wall-E makes a life for itself among the ruins.
At time of recording, it was ranked 59th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show Notes:
- Recorded 4th May 2024.
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- The Library of Congress announces the induction of Wall-E into the National Film Registry, January 2022.
- Sam Wasson writes about the induction of Wall-E into Criterion, November 2022.
- Andrew Stanton talks to SyFy about the induction of Wall-E into the Criterion Collection, November 2022.
- Hilton Dresden at The Hollywood Reporter considers Wall-E‘s awards campaign, January 2023.
- Rebecca Keegan Winters at Time considers Wall-E as a potential Best Picture nominee, July 2008.
- The New York Times weighs the odds of a Best Picture nomination for Wall-E, December 2008.
- Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes at The New York Times consider the decision to push Wall-E and The Dark Knight as Best Picture contenders, October 2008.
- Michael Cieply at The New York Times considers the decision to expand the pool of Best Picture nominees from five to ten, June 2009.
- Tom Ewing at Pitchfork considers “the imperial phase”, May 2010.
- Patrick Goldstein at The Los Angeles Times considers the incredible success of the Pixar brand, July 2008.
- Richard Verrier and Claudia Eller at The Los Angeles Times report on the schism between Disney and Pixar, February 2004.
- Laura Holson at The Los Angeles Times reflects on how the performance of The Incredibles increased Pixar’s negotiating leverage, November 2004.
- Jonathan Loades-Carter at The Financial Times charts the complicated and often frayed relationship between Pixar and Disney, January 2006.
- Laura Holson at The New York Times reports on Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, January 2006.
- Andrew Stanton talks to The New York Times about the decision to make Wall-E, June 2008.
- WALL-E script, 2006.
- Ben Burtt talks to The Los Angeles Times about working on Wall-E, June 2008.
- Ben Burtt talks to Variety about creating the sounds of Star Wars and Wall-E, April 2023.
- Jeremy Lasky talks to Animation World News about the cinematography of Wall-E, June 2008.
- Neil Miller at Film School Rejects considers whether Wall-E is a “kids” movie, June 2008.
- Josh Friedman at The Los Angeles Times considers the universal appeal of Wall-E, June 2008.
- Lee Unkrich talks to The Statesman about whether Pixar makes movies “for kids”, January 2018.
- The Ringer debates whether Pixar makes “kids’ movies”, December 2020.
- Andrew Stanton talks to IGN about the intended audience for Pixar movies, June 2008.
- Noel Ransome at Vice considers the opening act of Wall-E, June 2018.
- Bob Mondello at NPR considers Wall-E as a silent movie, June 2008.
- Daniel Engber at Slate considers whether Wall-E is “fatphobic”, July 2008.
- Andrew Stanton talks to ComingSoon.net about the portrayal of the future humans in Wall-E, June 2008.
- Alex Welch at Digital Trends considers the portrayal of technology in Wall-E, June 2023.
- Carrisa Smith at Patheos considers Wall-E‘s commentary on human nature, January 2009.
- Bob Mondello at NPR considers the evolution of the evil computer in mainstream cinema, July 2023.
- Franklin Foer at The Atlantic considers Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions, November 2019.
- Shannon Stirone writes at The Atlantic about “the space billionaires”, July 2021.
- Nicole Karlis at Salon considers why billionaires are so obsessed with journeying to outer space, July 2021.
- Thomas Moynihan at The Guardian writes about billionaires’ tendency to treat space as “a backup”, July 2021.
- Andrew Stanton talks to Collider about the politics of Wall-E, June 2008.
- Shannen W. Coffin considers the politics of Wall-E at National Review, June 2008.
- Jonah Goldberg considers the right-wing critiques of Wall-E at National Review, June 2008.
- Charlotte Allen at The Los Angeles Times responds to the conservative backlash against Wall-E, July 2008.
- Patrick J. Ford at The American Conservative considers the conservative reading of Wall-E, June 2008.
- Chris Suellentrop at The New York Times observes the conservative back-and-forth over Wall-E, June 2008.
- Richard Siklos at CNN considers the connections tying Wall-E to Apple, May 2008.
- Damon Darlin at The New York Times acknowledges the references to Apple in Wall-E, June 2008.
- Andrew Stanton talks to The Los Angeles Times about the musical choices in Wall-E, July 2008.
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