Podcast GeekWire Radio: Grading ‘Star Wars’, favorite stories of 2015, and New Year’s tech resolutions How would you grade “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”? We offer our opinions of the blockbuster film in this special New Year’s… Read More
Nearly half of people who saw Star Wars want to re-watch, Fandango study says If you determine the quality of a film by its “rewatchability” — “the ability to watch a movie repeatedly without… Read More
Lego Millennium Falcon took 7,500 pieces and a year to make We’ve seen some amazing Lego creations, but this one is timely and impressive. According to Lego blog, the Brothers Brick,… Read More
This Portland runner has mapped out routes inspired by ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ If you live in Portland and are looking to integrate a little more activity into your routine, why not give… Read More
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ fastest movie to make $1 billion in record 12 days The new Star Wars film continues to break records and on Sunday it became the fastest movie to reach $1… Read More
The other big winner from ‘Star Wars’? Harrison Ford He wouldn’t have any problems paying off Jabba the Hutt now. The other big winner from Star Wars? Harrison Ford… Read More
Neil deGrasse Tyson tweets his review of ‘Star Wars,’ demoting R2-D2 to ‘dwarf cute’ status Let’s check in with Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is famous for his Twitter reviews of major science fiction films. He’s… Read More
‘Star Wars’ blasts past ‘Jurassic World,’ claims biggest opening weekend of all time The Force awakened all right. The new Star Wars film broke records this weekend, banking a whopping $247 million stateside… Read More
The force awakens: Introducing my 6-year-old son to Star Wars The Force is strong in our household. For the past several months, Star Wars has permeated the life of my… Read More
Geek on the Street: How ‘Star Wars’ influences the lives of its biggest fans Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been hotly anticipated for well over a year now, but the Star Wars universe has… Read More
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ delivers everything you’d expect — and that’s the problem Spoiler Alert! This review doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but wait to read it if you’re trying to stay in the dark… Read More
‘Star Wars’ tech: Latest threat suggests the bad guys have perfected plasma physics Spoiler Alert! This post doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but it does explore a significant element of the new movie. Stop… Read More
Hubble Space Telescope salutes ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with cosmic lightsaber Leave it to the scientists behind the Hubble Space Telescope to capitalize on the craziness over “Star Wars: The Force… Read More
Fact vs. fiction on film: How the ‘Star Wars’ saga scores on science The “Star Wars” saga isn’t exactly a science textbook, but there’s one fact about the universe that the movies got… Read More
Star Wars’ wide reach: How the iconic films influenced movies and TV Shutterstock has assembled an impressive infographic of Star Wars‘ extensive influence on movies and TV since the first film came… Read More
Jimmy Fallon and the Roots get down with the ‘Star Wars’ cast a cappella style Happy Star Wars day! Jimmy Fallon and his house band the Roots are always looking to add some music fun to… Read More
Live from the Star Wars Marathon at Cinerama — All seven movies in a row Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiers in Seattle on Thursday night, and there is no better place in town to… Read More
The true colors of ‘Star Wars’: A Black female geek’s new hope for a more inclusive universe I honestly cannot recall a time when Star Wars was not a force in my life, surrounding me and binding… Read More
A new way to read the news on GeekWire: “Use the Force” All sorts of big technology companies and media sites are trying to figure out new ways for readers to consume… Read More
Contest: Win a Cinerama ‘Star Wars’ Marathon ticket from GeekWire Update, 12/17: Thanks to everyone who entered! Congratulations to our winner, Kyle Boynton, a die-hard Star Wars fan who has a… Read More
Watch the ‘Star Wars’ cast reveal some ‘spoilers’ from ‘The Force Awakens’ Nerdist sat down here with Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast members to discuss spoilers in the film, and things get a little animated… Read More
Amazon Echo may not use the Force, but Alexa can throw down some fun Star Wars knowledge Star Wars hype is all around us, and even our digital assistants are getting in on the action. Amazon added some… Read More
The reviews for ‘Star Wars’ are rolling in and it’s looking insanely good We figured it would be good, but this good? It looks like J.J. Abrams has knocked it out of the… Read More
Tech leaders sound off on Star Wars: Favorite characters, business lessons and how they’d use the Force The Force is strong in the tech industry. And you don’t have to travel to Dagobah to find it. Star Wars… Read More
This breakdown of how the Force is used in ‘Star Wars’ is simply mesmerizing Star Wars seems to have been dissected in every discernible way, but this Bloomberg breakdown of how the Force is used… Read More
London newspaper ‘The Sun’ celebrates ‘Star Wars’ with 25 different front pages This is incredible. The Sun in London came out with 25 different front pages, with puns all based on Star Wars:… Read More
Ready for ‘Star Wars’? Here are the details on Cinerama’s sold-out marathon event The holiday is coming early if you’re a Star Wars fan. All the fan parodies, trailer teasers, gadgets and gear has… Read More
Seattle is tops when it comes to ‘Star Wars’ appearing in Match dating profiles Virginia may be made for lovers, but Seattle is apparently for Star Wars fans. MyNorthwest.com reports today that the Emerald City… Read More
How ‘the Force’ can affect an actor’s box office potential, explained with data How much does landing a role in a Star Wars film affect an acting career? American University’s Kogod School of… Read More
R2-D2 Dreamliner jet flies in from Tokyo, sets Seattle abeep-boop-beep All Nippon Airways’ R2-D2 Dreamliner jet touched down today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the first time, two and… Read More
Carrie Fisher takes the gloves off on dropping weight for Hollywood and reprising Leia One of the most amazing things about the original Star Wars trilogy was that it featured Leia. She was tough,… Read More
How to be a tech security Jedi: 5 lessons from the original ‘Star Wars’ movies A short time ago, in a city not far from Seattle, I began frantically encouraging (forcing) my pre-teen daughter to… Read More
Tired of ‘Star Wars’ spoilers? Install this blocker on Chrome If the daily tide of news about Star Wars: The Force Awakens has turned your computer into a minefield of spoilers, you… Read More
Google lets users choose between the Dark Side and the Light Side with Star Wars tweaks to Gmail, Maps and more Star Wars: The Force Awakens is less than a month away, and Google has teamed up with Disney to get… Read More
Check out the epic ‘Star Wars’ collection that took this Amazon exec decades to build If you were wondering where some of the world’s most incredible Star Wars collections are, wonder no more — one… Read More
This group made a scene-for-scene remake of the ‘Star Wars’ trailer with cardboard and duct tape Putting new spins on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie trailer has been an incredible pastime this year for many.… Read More
‘Star Wars’ breaks record with advance ticket sales, on track to be highest-grossing film ever It’s probably not too surprising that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already set a new record for advance ticket… Read More
Watch George Lucas explain why he’s done directing ‘Star Wars’ movies Vanity Fair posted this video of Star Wars creator George Lucas today, giving us a brief look into the mind… Read More
This California family already wins coolest holiday light display with their Death Star If the idea of driving past one more Santa and his sleigh yard decoration makes you want to poke your eyeballs… Read More
Another week, another ‘Star Wars’ trailer with new scenes Yadda, yadda, yadda. New Star Wars trailer. Just watch it. There are some new scenes here, but the one that… Read More
Don’t call her a princess: Leia gets promoted in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Princess Leia is getting a new title. In an Entertainment Weekly article, J.J. Abrams reveals the new name for the character… Read More
The terminally ill ‘Star Wars’ fan, who got his last wish and saw ‘The Force Awakens,’ has died In incredibly heartwarming and heartbreaking news, the terminally ill Star Wars fan who had an entire social campaign going to… Read More
J.J. Abrams talks about making ‘Star Wars’ ‘delightful’ and paving the way for ‘VIII’ J.J. Abrams sat down with Wired to give an extensive Q&A on the upcoming little flick he’s directing. While there… Read More
Use ‘The Force’ for Code: Lucasfilm teams with Code.org for Star Wars ‘Hour of Code’ tutorials Millions of fans are anticipating Star Wars: The Force Awakens, dissecting the trailers and trying to get any glimpse possible of the new… Read More
‘Star Wars’ trailer from Japan includes several mind-blowing new scenes We’ll just keep this short and sweet so you can get to the video. This new Star Wars: The Force… Read More
These new ‘Star Wars’ character posters are dynamite Today, Lucasfilm and Disney unveiled five new character posters for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Featuring some beloved faces, Han Solo… Read More
J.J. Abrams responds to theories about ‘Evil Luke’ in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Star Wars fans poring over the Force Awakens teasers and trailers have likely noticed one conspicuous absence. We’ve seen Han, Leia,… Read More
‘Star Wars’ tickets reportedly go on pre-sale tonight While you’re watching “Monday Night Football” on ESPN and taking in the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, you… Read More
Star Wars unveils poster for The Force Awakens, will debut preview during Monday Night Football Get excited, Star Wars fans. The official poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released on Sunday and what’s being… Read More
Kylo Ren’s creepy voice gives Darth Vader a run for his money One listen to Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ villain, Kylo Ren, spew out a few choice lines, and it will… Read More
New ‘Star Wars’ teaser shows John Boyega striking up a blue lightsaber Another day, another Star Wars teaser. Today, taking full advantage of that new Instagram landscape feature, Star Wars released a… Read More
Korean ‘Star Wars’ trailer shows new scene of the bad guys The countdown to Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues with the latest teaser coming out of South Korea. Star Wars fans… Read More
The new ‘Star Wars’ trailer is here! The second trailer is here for the new Star Wars movie, released today at the Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, Calif. The… Read More
