Articles about Movies

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

How do I delay getting my kid a smartphone? Doctor behind ‘Screenagers’ films offers advice

I’m lucky to be here writing this. If it’s possible to be eye-rolled off the planet, I nearly suffered that… Read More

Seattle-area Star Wars collectors among group planning museum for film-related memorabilia

Four massive collections of Star Wars memorabilia, including two in the Seattle area, could come together under one museum roof… Read More

Amazon acquires historic UK studio where Prime Video series ‘Rings of Power’ is filmed

Amazon Prime Video is acquiring an historic British film studio that served as the production home for the second season… Read More

‘Tomb Raider’ escape-room-style immersive attraction coming to downtown Seattle

A new waterfront attraction in Seattle will bring the popular video game and film franchise “Tomb Raider” and its protagonist… Read More

Scene from "The Boys in the Boat" showing UW athletes rowing

How rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same

Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s… Read More

SIFF Cinema Downtown — Seattle’s former Cinerama — sets opening date and first movie

SIFF Cinema Downtown, the new name on the onetime Cinerama movie theater in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, has set Dec. 14… Read More

Writers respond to Marc Andreessen’s AI optimism with their own manifesto: ‘It’s mostly nonsense’

How will “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” venture capitalist Marc Andreessen’s paean to economic growth and artificial intelligence, play to a wider… Read More

Get an AI reality check on ‘The Creator’ — Hollywood’s latest robo-doomsday movie

Over the next 50 years, will humanity become too attached to the artificial-intelligence agents that dictate the course of our… Read More

Seattle City Council approves nearly $1M grant to help reopen Cinerama theater

The Seattle City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to approve a nearly $1 million grant to SIFF to help the nonprofit… Read More

Slice of gamer life: Xbox cooks up pizza-scented controller for ‘Mutant Ninja Turtles’ fans

Recognizing that nothing goes better together than pizza and video games, Xbox has designed a pizza-scented wireless video game controller… Read More

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"

Indiana Jones and the Last Movie: Why archaeologists say he’s ancient history

As the world’s best-known fictional archaeologist goes after what may be his last ancient mystery in “Indiana Jones and the… Read More

Maury Island Incident mural in Des Moines, Wash.

Maury Island Incident and ‘Men in Black’ stories become a cause for celebration

Even the Men in Black need their day in the sun. And they’re getting it this week, in the place… Read More

Likewise launches ChatGPT plugin to use AI to recommend TV shows, movies, books and more

Likewise, the Bellevue, Wash.-based entertainment discovery platform, is tapping into ChatGPT to leverage AI and find more information and recommendations… 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

Cinerama is saved! Seattle film nonprofit SIFF acquires historic theater from Paul Allen estate

Seattle film lovers got their Hollywood ending. The nonprofit film and education organization SIFF acquired the Cinerama from the estate… Read More

Inside the ultimate Star Wars house, where two fans built a galaxy-sized collection of toys and more

On a piece of wooded property not that far, far away from Seattle, a life-size C-3PO figure is visible through… Read More

Photos: All dressed up with someplace to go, geeks turn out for Comic Con at new Seattle venue

If Seattle needs a hero to help its downtown emerge from a pandemic-induced funk, that person might just be wandering… Read More

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania / Quantum

Get a reality check on quantum computing vs. ‘Quantumania’ in Marvel’s latest movie

Ant-Man may be getting small in Marvel’s latest superhero movie — but in the real world, quantum is getting big.… Read More

Amazon scores one Oscar nomination; Netflix war drama is streaming leader with nine nods

Amazon Studios earned a single Academy Award nomination Tuesday morning, with “Argentina, 1985” getting a nod for best international feature… Read More

How a Seattle investor, Univ. of Washington student and Amazon are linked by new documentary film

A documentary film about wildlife conservation and the redemptive power of nature, shot primarily in the Amazonian rainforest of Peru,… Read More

Orbital Reef space station wins a key role in Hollywood movie even before it’s built

The commercial space station that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has a hand in building, known as Orbital Reef.… Read More

Immerse yourself in life aboard the International Space Station at ‘The Infinite’ VR experience

TACOMA, Wash. — One tour of the International Space Station is not enough, even if you do the tour in… Read More

Think you can land on an aircraft carrier? Microsoft releases ‘Top Gun’ expansion for ‘Flight Simulator’

Here’s a chance to really test your flying skills in “Microsoft Flight Simulator.” The company released a long-awaited “Top Gun:… Read More

Jump to lightspeed! Alaska Airlines celebrates May the Fourth with Star Wars-themed aircraft

It probably won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but Han Solo should definitely be piloting this… Read More

Does ‘Kimi’ deliver the goods? Thriller aims to capitalize on Alexa, Siri … and Seattle’s tech cachet

Once again, Seattle’s tech scene provides the backdrop for a high-profile movie on HBO Max — but this time, it’s… Read More

Bad moon falling: Geophysicist adds her own scientific spin to ‘Moonfall’ movie

Even geophysicist Mika McKinnon, one of the science consultants for a $140 million disaster movie called “Moonfall,” admits that the moon-crashing tale… Read More

Watch: ‘KIMI’ trailer shows tech worker dealing with creepy voice assistant in film shot in Seattle

Oh, great. First they scared us with the killer robots, now we have to worry about the smart speakers? Or,… Read More

Social TV platform Scener adds Hulu’s David Baron as CEO and filmmaker J.J. Abrams as investor

Scener, the Seattle-based startup that adds a social layer to the viewing of streaming television content, has named David Baron… Read More

Seattle film nonprofit SIFF supports effort to save Cinerama and could run theater with funding help

SIFF, the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama,… Read More