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BRIAN VINER: If I compiled my list again today, I still wouldn't have space for The Italian Job, Forrest Gump, The Great Escape, or Titanic, which all of which encouraged readers to write in. By the way, that doesn't mean I don't like or even love those photos (although not Titanic), which makes me wish the iceberg would strike a bit sooner). Here is a list of the Top 20 movies you should have included in my Top 100 list, as well as your reasons for... The Shawshank Redemption (left), Mary Poppins (right), and Saving Private Ryan (inset).

What do androids really dream about? According to this strange video of the 'world's most advanced robot,' it's evidently not electric sheep.' Ameca, a humanoid robot built by Cornish startup Engineered Arts, is asked whether she dreams in the video. Ameca's response might come as quite a shock, as she replies: 'Yeah!' She continues, "I dreamed of dinosaurs fighting a Mars war against aliens" last night. However, Ameca quickly responded by saying, 'I'm kidding, I don't dream like humans do, but I can simulate it by running through scenarios in my head that help me learn about the world.'

Amazon Studios executives have sponsored a sequel to Blade Runner 2049. Several outlets announced on Thursday that the forthcoming science fiction program would be called Blade Runner 2099, and Deadline announced that it would be called Blade Runner 2099. Ridley Scott, the original 1982 Blade Runner film, will be one of the series' executive producers.