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Film

Amazon MGM Studios strikes deal for 007, takes over creative control of James Bond film franchise

Will James Bond finally return to action? The prospect for a new film in the long-running spy thriller series increased… Read More

Lights, camera, reaction: Cinerama fans rejoice at news that beloved Seattle theater will live on

The news that one historic theater would live on had people cheering at another historic theater on the other side… Read More

Amazon reportedly close to deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM for almost $9B

Amazon is close to a deal to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal… Read More

Netflix dominates Golden Globe nominations; Amazon scores 8 across film and television

There’s apparently a reason everyone wants in on the streaming game: because the services keep putting on a strong showing… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The GeekWire Bash is a week away; International Women’s Day; and the future of Star Trek

Did you spend years in your parents’ basement playing ping pong? Or foosball? Or Catan? If so, join the GeekWire… Read More

Developing story: In age of digital, this 28-year-old photographer went to Antarctica with 65 rolls of film

Penguins and icebergs weren’t the only unusual things I encountered on a recent expedition to Antarctica. One of the trip… Read More

Double feature: Seattle youth film festival NFFTY teams with Oculus to give event a VR boost

Back in 2007, three Seattle teens who grew up with a love for making films decided to help others share… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Bots meddle in a pivotal election and Twitter finally goes to 280 characters

At this point, it’s clear that foreign actors tried to impact the 2016 presidential election through social media, often using… Read More

Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh: Virtual reality ‘is never going to work’ for real movies

Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is known for pushing the boundaries of filmmaking — from his classics like Sex, Lies & Videotape and… Read More

Interview: Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh bends the rules of TV and movies with ‘Mosaic’ app for HBO

Steven Soderbergh, the Academy Award-winning director and groundbreaking filmmaker known for Sex, Lies & Videotape, Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven, Erin Brockovich… Read More

Filmmakers jump into the technology world with festival dedicated to tech documentaries

For better or worse, tech is having a huge impact on Seattle. And while many locals are disgruntled by how… Read More

Best of Prime: Amazon’s most-streamed original content, music, and more from 2016

Amazon is constantly adding new features to entice customers to sign up for its $99 a year Prime membership. The… Read More

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s 3 problems with the Internet — and how to fix them

LAS VEGAS — Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is ready for the Internet to “grow up.” It needs to happen, he told… Read More

Oscar-winning director Iñárritu offers the reason why he’s doing a new VR film about immigration

PALM DESERT, Calif.—Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu has taken audiences on mind-blowing experiences in recent years, telling stories of vengeance… Read More

Europa and Jupiter

GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Voyage of Time’ lays out a visual book of scientific genesis

Is it possible to create a visual gospel, to be seen on a movie screen rather than read from a… Read More

Cinematic VR Challenge shows how virtual reality is set to transform film

As the sun set over the Olympic Mountains on a warm and muggy Sunday, I trekked from the manicured suburbia… Read More

Nintendo will use cash from Seattle Mariners sale to produce its own movies

Get ready for your close-up, Mario. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told a Japanese newspaper that the company will begin releasing… Read More

New documentary shows the ‘Human Face of Big Data,’ and how it’s transforming our lives

Popular opinion about big data is not all that rosy. Most people don’t completely understand or care about the subject… Read More

Woody Allen

Amazon to release Woody Allen’s star-studded romantic comedy this summer

A year ago, Amazon surprised everyone by inking a deal with Woody Allen. The retail-giant-turned-film-studio booked Allen for an original… Read More

Jeff Bezos: ‘I want Amazon to win an Oscar’

As streaming services dive deeper into high-quality original content, including movies, they’re expected to start competing with traditional films at the Oscars. Jeff… Read More

‘Vintage Tomorrows’ inspires a Steampunk prescription for designers and developers

I recently had the opportunity to enjoy the steampunk movement documentary, Vintage Tomorrows. The 64-minute Byrd McDonald film, much of… Read More

‘CODE’ documentary imagines a future of diversity and inclusion in tech

Shortly after joining Pixar Studios, Danielle Feinberg was faced with a situation that proved to be pivotal in her tech career. Her team… Read More

Netflix announces premiere dates for its first four original films

Netflix’s initial push into original programming quickly established it as a worthy competitor for established content creators, thanks to hit shows like… Read More

Smartwatches and Starbucks glitches: The top 10 stories on GeekWire last month

May has arrived in Seattle, and that means the sunshine and the May Day rioters have arrived. It also means… Read More

GoDaddy CEO helps produce ‘CODE,’ a documentary about the gender gap

The gap between men and women in tech is a touchy subject that’s been around for a bit. A new… Read More

Sony CEO addresses ‘The Interview’ hack at CES, says freedom of speech critical to entertainment company

LAS VEGAS — Sony CEO Kaz Hirai wasted no time addressing the elephant in the room at his company’s CES press… Read More

The Theory of Everything: A beautiful rendition of two incredible lives

I can count on one hand the number of films that have brought me to tears since I first watched… Read More

Amazon continues content push, greenlights pilot for Zombieland

Amazon.com continues its push into the video distribution arena, taking on the likes of Hulu and Netflix. And its latest… Read More

Geeky flick marks first feature-length movie to premiere on Xbox Live

For the first time ever, a feature-length movie is debuting on Xbox Live. Pulp is an indepedent British comedy about a struggling… Read More

GeekWire Weekend Pick: 2013 Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Fest

If you’re looking for something fun, original and geeky to do in Seattle this weekend, look no further than the… Read More

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