Articles about Movies – Page 9 of 10

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

Interstellar: Dramatic awe, with a science-fiction flaw

Sure, Interstellar is smart spectacle. But is it good science fiction? In short: Interstellar tries hard. Maybe a little too… Read More

Commentary: Our culture of ‘like’ means there’s no time left to hate

Last week I got one of those studies in my inbox that tells you the obvious. A lot of people… Read More

How Skype saved the day for new ‘Planet of the Apes’

There’s telecommuting, and then there’s telecommuting. Matt Reeves, the director of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” had a problem.… Read More

Amazon launches free movie storyboard tool, with a catch

Amazon this morning launched a free online storyboarding tool through its Amazon Studios movie and television production group — aiming… Read More

Just in time for the Oscars, Amazon launches Entertainment Collectibles Store with 350K items

These days, it seems like you can buy anything on Amazon. That certainly became more true today. The Seattle online… Read More

Gabe Newell, J.J. Abrams discussing plans for ‘Half-Life’ and ‘Portal’ movie

Get excited, people: Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams have plans to work together both on a movie and game. The… Read More

Video: Former Microsoftie making ‘Software Wars’ movie

Break out the popcorn: A new crowdfunding campaign, launched overnight, aims to raise $150,000 to complete a movie about the… Read More

Amazon is making a movie, starting with a comic book

Amazon tends to do things in non-traditional ways, and that fact is on full display with the debut this morning… Read More

‘On a mission from God:’ Hark inks deal with Universal for classic movie sounds bites

Who doesn’t love a good movie quote? And now thanks to a partnership between Seattle-based Hark and movie studio Universal… Read More

Hellraiser director to create Zombies vs. Gladiators movie for Amazon

Amazon.com continues to expand into the original content arena, with news today that Hellraiser director and noted fantasy writer Clive… Read More

Microsoft gears up for live-action ‘Halo’ web series

It’s not a movie, yet, but Microsoft is planning to launch a new web series based on its blockbuster Halo… Read More

Digiboo takes flight: Movie kiosks at Seattle airport offer new releases for $3.99 (Video)

There are multiple ways to watch movies on airplanes. Some rely on the selection in the airline’s inflight entertainment system,… Read More

Meet the geeks who make video games in this documentary film

The critically-acclaimed documentary film Indie Game: The Movie — honored at both the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW — will be… Read More

Amazon hiring execs to make comedy and kids shows

Newly surfaced Amazon.com job postings provide some interesting clues about the company’s push into original programming. An Amazon unit called… Read More

Amazon signs big-name Hollywood producers for its first crowdsourced films

Amazon Studios has lined up three well-known Hollywood producers for three movies that have emerged from its unique public development… Read More

Name that Tech Tune for a chance to watch Microsoft’s startup documentary

Updated below with answer and winner. Our weekly Name that Tech Tune challenge is sometimes extremely tough, and sometimes not… Read More

Netflix kills Qwikster, says DVDs will stay on Netflix site

Farewell, Qwikster, we never got a chance to know you. And maybe that’s a good thing. That’s no doubt the… Read More

Microsoft startup film to debut at Napa Valley Film Festival

Microsoft has made a full-length feature film — a professionally produced documentary on the startup life, of all things —… Read More

Microsoft idea: Kinect body scans could estimate age, automate parental controls

Sorry, kid, but you’ve got the arms of a 12-year-old, and you’re not watching the Spice Channel tonight. That’s the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FlikPiks taps Twitter chatter for movie recommendations

Picking the wrong movie these days can be a costly mistake. After all, with movie tickets costing upwards of $10.50… Read More