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Neal Stephenson and Andy Weir

Science fiction authors Andy Weir and Neal Stephenson look at life after ‘The Martian’

What could be better than hearing a science fiction writer talk about how to create whole new worlds? How about… Read More

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ may be ultimate box-office force with projected $200M U.S. opening

Dinosaurs and Avengers are likely to be no match for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” when it comes to the… Read More

MoPOP Marvel

Bam! Pow! MoPOP! Seattle museum to feature huge new exhibition, ‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’

The largest exhibition ever staged at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture will feature hundreds of original artifacts and much more as… 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

Diagon Alley

Thousands of trick or treaters converge on epic Harry Potter Diagon Alley in Seattle driveway

Jon Chambers was truly blown away. The Seattle dad who wanted to create something cool for his kids for Halloween… Read More

Bad Moms Christmas

Amazon’s Alexa joins Kenny G and Santa on red carpet to power ‘Bad Moms Christmas’ premiere

Alexa is officially a star. With a turn on the red carpet for a real live Hollywood movie premiere, Amazon’s… Read More

Diagon Alley

Construction wizard! Seattle man builds a giant Diagon Alley from Harry Potter in his driveway

Up and down the streets of every neighborhood in Seattle, new construction is a familiar sight. But in one driveway… Read More

MoPOP Sadako

Watch: Creepy cosplayer dressed as Sadako from ‘The Ring’ spooks MoPOP visitors in Seattle

Nope. I wouldn’t have gotten in the elevator either. Visitors and staff at the Museum of Pop Culture were clearly… Read More

Gordy Haab

‘Halo Wars 2’ shoots for a Grammy, and composers score with music made for video games

It’s safe to say, film fans, that a large part of the enjoyment derived from watching movies comes from listening… Read More

Ron Howard

Say it together: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is official name of new spinoff film directed by Ron Howard

As production wrapped on the Star Wars spinoff film he took over mid-stream, director Ron Howard thanked the cast and… Read More

Dr. issy Cummings

The GeekWire Summit’s own ‘Top Gun’: Ex-Navy pilot Dr. Missy Cummings on her 4G, inverted dive

Dr. Missy Cummings, who serves as director of the Humans and Autonomy Lab at Duke University, spoke about the future of… Read More

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: Trailer makes a splash, and ticket websites avoid a crash

The Force is clearly with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” The trailer for Episode VIII of the movie saga made… Read More

Review: Visually stunning ‘Blade Runner 2049’ returns to a bleak and increasingly believable future

For 35 years, the original “Blade Runner” has been my all-time favorite film. I haven’t experienced anything like it since… Read More

Science and Star Wars

‘Science and Star Wars’ shows how real-world tech is catching up to every geek’s film fantasies

I’ve got a lot of fake Star Wars stuff to throw away. It’s time to get real. “Science and Star… Read More

James Bond

Amazon and Apple reportedly in the hunt for James Bond and rights to iconic film franchise

The price tag for 007 could be getting more zeroes thanks to Apple and Amazon reportedly showing interest in distributing… Read More

"The Search for Life in Space"

Voyager at 40: ‘The Search for Life in Space’ puts big question on the big screen

What better way to celebrate 40 years of NASA’s interplanetary Voyager mission than with an eye-filling movie that brings the… Read More

Short film teasing ‘Blade Runner: 2049’ reveals the life and death dispute over artificial humans

Thirty-five years is a long time to wait for a sequel to one of the all-time great science-fiction films. But… Read More

Woody Allen

Amazon becoming a full-fledged film studio, will self-distribute Woody Allen’s ‘Wonder Wheel’

Amazon has already proven itself to be a legitimate force in the movie industry by winning three Academy Awards this… Read More

Valerian and Laureline

‘Fifth Element’ squared: 5 cool ideas from the sci-fi visuals of ‘Valerian’

Spoiler alert: We’re not giving away any major plot points, but if you want to see “Valerian and the City… Read More

Blade Runner 2049

New ‘Blade Runner 2049’ trailer turns up the action as Ryan Gosling takes on the replicants

A new trailer for “Blade Runner 2049” released on Monday provides a more detailed look at the world and characters… Read More

How Weta’s wizards put the humanity (and the fur) in ‘Planet of the Apes’ characters

“War for the Planet of the Apes,” the latest installment of the blockbuster movie reboot, is all about revealing the… Read More

R2-D2

This was the droid someone was looking for: Star Wars R2-D2 unit sells for $2.76M at auction

Step aside, C-3PO. This little guy over here is the droid someone was looking for — and willing to pay… Read More

Future aircraft

Seattle writers join XPRIZE’s sci-fi advisory council; air travel tales get set for takeoff

The non-profit XPRIZE foundation has recruited an all-star lineup of science fiction masters, including Seattle authors, to help create a series… Read More

Long Strange Trip

‘Long Strange Trip’ indeed — Amazon’s 4-hour Grateful Dead film hits Prime Video on Friday

Decades of music, concerts, films and countless hazy recollections about the Grateful Dead will give way Friday to a new documentary on… Read More

DeLorean

Man reaches 88 mph in his DeLorean, but $400 ticket later, he doesn’t get ‘Back to the Future’

A DeLorean driver who was out for a ride with his mom took his iconic car up to 88 mph on… Read More

Vanity Fair The Last Jedi

Annie Leibovitz shoots cast of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ including Carrie Fisher, for Vanity Fair covers

The stars of Star Wars are cover stars for the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine. Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot… Read More

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

What if the Guardians of the Galaxy were hackers? Star-Lord the script kiddie and more possibilities

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a ragtag group of superheroes, each with their own specialized set of skills. In… Read More

"Alien: Covenant" monster

GeekWire at the Movies: ‘Alien: Covenant’ delivers the gory goods, and some answers

Spoiler Alert: This item avoids discussing major plot twists in “Alien: Covenant,” but wait until after you see the movie… Read More

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

‘First date from hell’: Texas man sues woman he met online after she texts during movie

Today in “when your first date is your last date” news, a Texas man is suing a woman who he… Read More

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