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  1. The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | What Role Will Robots Play in Our Future?Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | FiveThirtyEight

    Do you imagine a future where robots are ubiquitous, the way TVs and computers are now? Will robots work in our factories, fight in our wars , teach our children and care for our elderly? Or is that just science fiction? In the opening scene of the movie "Robot & Frank," which takes place in the near future, Frank, an elderly man who lives alone, ... (more)

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  2. Disruptions: Helper robots are steered, tentatively, to care for the agingRead the original story

    Monday May 20 | Rome News

    In the opening scene of the movie "Robot & Frank," which takes place in the near future, Frank, an elderly man who lives alone, is arguing with his son about going to a medical center for Alzheimer's treatment when the son interrupts him.

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  3. Disruptions: Disruptions: Robots as Home Health Care Aides for the ElderlyRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 19 | The New York Times

    In the opening scene of the movie " Robot & Frank ," which takes place in the near future, Frank, an elderly man who lives alone, is arguing with his son about going to a medical center for Alzheimer's treatment when the son interrupts him.

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  4. Grey Market FilmsRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | IHaveNet.com

    The teenage film market has been around for years: teen romance, teen high-school drama, teen vampire movies.

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  5. Glenn Close, Frank Langella Join Indie Romantic Comedy 5 TO 7Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 1 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... Garp. She received two Emmy Awards for her role on TV's Damages. Langella recently starred in the big screen's Robot & Frank. He will next be seen in the Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali 's Greatest Fight for HBO in 2014. He recently finished production ...

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  6. Robots May Soon be Helping with Caregiving IssuesRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | HealthCentral

    Over the weekend, Dad and I watched a very thought-provoking movie, Robot & Frank .

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  7. Check out our guide to May movies at Ludlow Assembly Rooms.Read the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | Ludlow Advertiser

    ... The List. Friday, May 10 and Monday, May 13, 7.30pm HOH screening for the hard of hearing, Monday, May 13, 2pm Robot & Frank (12A) This gentle comedy features Frank, a retired jewel thief. His son is worried by Frank's increasing absent-mindedness, ...

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  8. Robot Nurses? Healthcare Providers Welcome Robotic Assistance - But Not For EverythingRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | Medical Daily

    ... important to the quality and safety of activities of daily living encountered by older adults. A 2012 movie, Robot & Frank , explored the developing relationship between an elderly thief and a gift from his son: a robot programmed to attend to his ...

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  9. May films at Ludlow Assembly RoomsRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | Ludlow Advertiser

    ... The List. Friday, May 10 and Monday, May 13, 7.30pm HOH screening for the hard of hearing, Monday, May 13, 2pm Robot & Frank (12A) This gentle comedy features Frank, a retired jewel thief. His son is worried by Frank's increasing absent-mindedness, ...

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  10. Drugs: Magical cure-alls to addictionsRead the original story

    Saturday Apr 27 | Observer & Eccentric

    Every person at some point in their lives is affected by drugs, either directly or indirectly.

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  11. Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 26Read the original story

    Thursday Apr 25 | Myrtle Beach Online

    The eighth annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival continues daily through Saturday.

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  12. Week Ahead: Ridgewood BOE Reorganizes, Town Councils to MeetRead the original story

    Apr 22, 2013 | Patch.com

    Monday Glen Rock school board meets at 8 p.m. BOE to discuss "Race to Nowhere" film and overall homework policy.

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  13. Robot & FrankRead the original story

    Apr 20, 2013 | Cornish Guardian

    Ageing ex-con Frank lives alone and is slowly relinquishing his grasp on memories of the past. He joins forces with a servant robot to carry out a series of small-scale robberies in his local neighbourhood.

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  14. Film Guide - April 19, 2013Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 19, 2013 | Iol.co.za

    Escape from Planet Earth : A rescue mission for a hero astronaut from planet Baab turns sour when he becomes a prisoner on planet Earth.

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  15. You Decide: Will robots replace people in work?Read the original story

    Apr 19, 2013 | Jefferson Post Online Edition

    In the 2012 movie Robot and Frank, set sometime in the future, a robot is purchased to provide personal care for an elderly - and mentally deteriorating - former jewel thief .

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  16. Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 19Read the original story

    Apr 18, 2013 | Myrtle Beach Online

    See works by nine Horry County artists – Jim Arendt, Lon Calhoun, Jack Cayton, Ruth Cox, Armon Means, Easton Selby, Emily Smith, and Ed and Barb Streeter – in the Create! Conway Invitational Art Exhibit, in it final day.

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  17. Frank Langella Will Own The Cleveland Browns In Ivan Reitman's Draft DayRead the original story

    Apr 17, 2013 | Cinema Blend News

    As a lifelong football fan, I've been less than impressed with many films that involve the often brutal sport, due to their inadequacies in balancing the games within the plotline.

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  18. Frank Langella to Portray Cleveland Browns Owner in Draft DayRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 16, 2013 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... manager, who fights to land the first pick in the NFL draft. Langella recently starred in the big screen's Robot & Frank. He will next be seen in the Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali 's Greatest Fight for HBO in 2014. He recently finished production on ...

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  19. Celebrate National Library Week in MarquetteRead the original story

    Apr 16, 2013 | WLUC-TV Negaunee

    It is sponsored by the American Library Association and started in 1966. Libraries across the nation feature programs and events to highlight the programs and services they offer.

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  20. Stop Me if This Movie Premise Sounds Familiar: "In a Post-Apocalyptic Future..."Read the original story

    Apr 16, 2013 | Daily Kos

    I guess the Hollywood geniuses that keep giving us dun-tinted crap-pile futures because imagination is too risky - and shamelessly corrupting optimistic ones like Star Trek into stupid, nihilistic action movies - are still hard at "work" doing what they do.

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