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We Make Seattle

‘We Make Seattle’ gets made: Short film showcases city as a hub for creative workers and entrepreneurs

Plenty of films have focused on Seattle or used the city as a backdrop in an attempt to showcase what’s cool. If you’re still… Read More

Solanum watneyi Martian

Solanum watneyi: Flower named after ‘Martian’ astronaut gets its day in the sun … again

Timing is everything, even when it comes to naming plant species. Bucknell University botanist Chris Martine found that out last… Read More

Samsung VR

The eyes have it: Samsung VR audience photo reminiscent of classic 3-D movie photo from 1950s

Virtual reality may look and feel like a completely different experience than what moviegoers saw when they put on 3-D… Read More

The first YouTube Red movies are coming this week

First there was ‘House of Cards’ on Netflix and before our very eyes the entertainment world was drastically changing. Pardon… Read More

New film ‘Screenagers’ reveals negative impact of screen time on kids, offers direction for parents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQx2X0BXgZg A new documentary film called “Screenagers,” aimed at understanding the impact of our children’s increased connection to digital screens, will… Read More

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ release date pushed back to Dec. 2017

The summer of 2017 just got a lot longer. Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm announced on Wednesday that the release… Read More

Werner Herzog film takes on AI, robots, the Internet and human connectivity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtEMD4JfVp4 Legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog has a new documentary set for release which explores “one of the biggest revolutions… Read More

‘The Force Awakens’ video reveals lots of magic, and some reality, in film’s visual effects

https://vimeo.com/151728142 One thing we can agree on when it comes to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is that the film… Read More

Amazon’s next original movie will feature ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ star Adam Driver

Actor Adam Driver, fresh off his role as Kylo Ren in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will put down his… Read More

‘Super Trailer’ mashes together dozens of 2016 movie teases into one great preview

Now that you’ve seen “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” nine times, it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going… Read More

16 geeky new movies and TV shows to watch in 2016

It’s a good time to be a geek. The once-fringy sci-fi, fantasy, and comic genres have crossed over to the mainstream,… Read More

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ passes ‘Avatar’ as highest-grossing film ever in North America

That screaming you hear coming from a galaxy far, far away is the Na’vi. Starkiller Base just zapped Pandora. “Star… Read More

Kevin Spacey on the changing dynamics of Hollywood, and why the movie industry won’t fall into the same trap as the music business

LAS VEGAS— Kevin Spacey is hopeful that the movie business will innovate and adopt new technologies in creative ways, avoiding… Read More

‘The Martian VR Experience’ will take you back to the Red Planet and inside the popular film

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure “The Martian” transported moviegoers to the Red Planet in 2015, and now, thanks to virtual reality technology,… Read More

Kylo Ren's lightsaber

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

Bloomberg’s Bond Index tracks 007’s tuxedo time, drinking habits and shirtlessness

Here’s a different kind of Bond index: In honor of the latest 007 movie, “SPECTRE,” Bloomberg Business tracked eight metrics… Read More

James Bond and his car

SPECTRE tech: 7 gadgets for 007 (and the bad guys) in the new James Bond movie

What’s a James Bond movie without gadgets? “SPECTRE,” the latest film in the decades-long series, delivers way-out innovations that aren’t… Read More

What surviving on Mars can teach you about building a startup to last

It’s rare that a story about survival set on another planet can provide guidance on how to build an enduring… Read More

Acidalia Planitia

Mars orbiter shows why ‘The Martian’ movie trek would be even riskier

Marooned astronaut Mark Watney takes a harrowing trek from Mars’ Acidalia Planitia to Schiaparelli Crater in “The Martian,” which took the… Read More

Matt Damon in "The Martian"

Reality check on ‘The Martian’ movie from a real astronaut: ‘Nerds rock’

“The Martian” isn’t due to hit theaters until Oct. 2, but the highly anticipated man-vs.-Mars movie is already sparking some… Read More

Watch the Disney animator behind ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin’ paint in virtual reality

The artist who showed us a whole new world in Aladdin twirls in a kind of dance — no ordinary… Read More

Spike Lee’s new film will be Amazon’s first original movie — debuting first in theaters, then online

Amazon Studios is producing its first full-length movie, Spike Lee’s Chi-raq, the company announced today. The film will be released in… 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

Artificial Intelligence in Avengers and Ex Machina: Time to Be Afraid?

As the summer blockbuster season gets into full swing, two fictional robots have already emerged to challenge our love of… Read More

Netflix, Pee-wee Herman partner for exclusive new film

Pee-wee’s big adventure apparently isn’t over yet. Netflix has announced it will premiere a new feature, starring Paul Reubens as… Read More

Amazon at the movies: Company to debut up to 12 films a year in theaters, with quick release on Prime

Fresh off its big Golden Globe win for the TV series Transparent, Amazon today announced that it will produce and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Snackdish hosts an online community for TV, movie fans to connect

Anyone who’s attended a happy hour recognizes the inevitable “who’s watching what” conversation. Scandal viewers can’t believe the latest plot twist. Game… 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

Paul Allen’s Cinerama gets dramatic new look in advance of reopening

Seattle’s Cinerama, the classic movie theater owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is being super-secretive about what’s in store for movie-goers when it… Read More

GeekWire goes to the movies: Here’s what we thought of Christopher Nolan’s epic space drama Interstellar

GeekWire was transported to other galaxies yesterday — wandering through worm holes on a quest to save the human race.… Read More

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