Amazon continues content push, greenlights pilot for Zombieland

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Amazon.com continues its push into the video distribution arena, taking on the likes of Hulu and Netflix. And its latest attempt comes in the form of Zombieland. Amazon Studios will produce the comedy — based on the 2009 Columbia Pictures movie of the same name — as a free pilot available through Prime Instant Video and Lovefilm… Read More…

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

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For the first time ever, a feature-length movie is debuting on Xbox Live. Pulp is an indepedent British comedy about a struggling comic book store owner who, with his two “geek sidekicks,” unwillingly helps the police solve a crime. The film debuts today and it’s the first time a movie will be made available first to Xbox… Read More…

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

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If you’re looking for something fun, original and geeky to do in Seattle this weekend, look no further than the special encore screening of the 2013 Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Fest (happening at SIFF Cinema Uptown this Sunday 1/20 4pm). The first showing of these one-of-a-kind films was so popular, they’ve extended it for… Read More…

Netflix loses out as Amazon inks deal with Epix for popular movies

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Amazon.com continues to bolster its collection of movie titles for its Prime Instant Video service, announcing today that it has struck a deal with Viacom’s Epix premium cable channel for thousands of movies. The new titles will be provided from studios such as Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Lionsgate, bolstering Amazon’s position in the video content… Read More…

Meet the geeks who make video games in this documentary film

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The critically-acclaimed documentary film Indie Game: The Movie – honored at both the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW — will be rolling into Seattle this Friday for a special screening at the SIFF Cinema at the Uptown. Canadian filmmakers James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot also will be on hand to answer questions from the audience. Initially… Read More…