Audi's A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid is ready to hit the road

Audi recently provided a bit of an update, and history lesson, on the vehicles in its tron family of cars.

Robots learn a proper handoff, courtesy of Disney

A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with something approaching natural, human-like motion thanks to a new method developed by scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh in a project partially funded by the International Center for Advanced Communication Technologies (interACT) at Carnegie Mellon University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

The future of animation at Lucasfilm under Disney

Star Wars fans, especially those who follow The Clone Wars serial, have been wondering what will happen to Lucasfilm’s CGI animation studio and related universe lore.

The first stand-alone Star Wars films will feature Han Solo and Boba Fett

Earlier this week we learned that Disney, the new owners of LucasFilm, and thus the Star Wars franchise, are working on some films set in the Star Wars universe which will not directly tie into the two existing trilogies. Meaning, the protagonists will not be Skywalkers.

Disney mimics Skylanders with new gaming platform

Disney has launched a new gaming concept, Disney Infinity, that's remarkably similar to Activision's Skylander.

The denizens of Oz

Disney has released a character guide for its upcoming Oz reboot.

Frankenweenie Blu-ray heads for Planet X

While Frankenweenie didn’t make my list of the top 5 movies of 2012, it was still an excellent film, and certainly one of the best stop-motion projects ever done.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars celebrates its 100th episode

The Cartoon Network has released a featurette which illustrates how Clone Wars ties into the films.

The future of Star Wars comics under Disney

Now that the acquisition deal between Disney and LucasFilm is official, one can't help but wonder what other side-effects the deal will have on the rather expansive Star Wars universe. 

George Lucas feels like he’s leaving home

George Lucas is concerned about leaving his comfort zone, but excited to move on to new projects.

The auctions of Star Wars

Star Wars memorabilia auctions have not slowed down, especially in the wake of an official announcement from Lucas and Disney that there will be yet another three films.  

Hedlund to reprise role in third TRON film

The upcoming sequel will continue the story of Flynn the younger.

Netflix wins exclusive deal to stream Disney movies

Netflix has signed a deal with Walt Disney Studios that gives the company the first license to show Disney's first-run, live-action and animated films.

Hilarious Star Wars parody takes on The Force (and Disney)

The next Star Wars film is three years away, yet there is already a new parody of Disney's take on the Lucas space opera.

Helping to build the home of the future

Back in 1957, Disney and Monsanto built a model home of the future.

Oz: The Great and Powerful trailer meets the witches

Disney has unveiled the first full-length trailer for its upcoming readaptation prequel of The Wizard of Oz.

S.H.I.E.L.D. production is on the fast track

Two more cast in the rapidly approaching show.

Review: The impact of Wreck-It Ralph

Come for the nostalgic video game references, stay for the great story.

Does LucasArts have a future under Disney?

There is a lot of talk about what Disney will be doing with LucasFilm, but LucasArts may be where we see the most change.

Who will direct the new Star Wars?

Once the news hit that George Lucas was selling his empire to Disney, it must have taken all of five seconds before everyone wondered who would be direcingt the next three Star Wars flicks.