In the spirit of this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, eWEEK's staff got together to pick the movies that showcase technology at its best. (OK, sometimes it was technology at its worst or weirdest, but that's entertainment!)
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The eWEEK award for best compost-triumphs-over-reality film goes to 'Silent Running.' In this 1972 movie, the caretaker of a spaceship containing Earth's last nature reserve is told to destroy the ship. The caretaker cuts the ship loose instead of snuffin