We've had 'Her', a movie about falling in love with your digital assistant. Now, we have 'Operator', a movie about a company developing a digital assistant. One of the programmers (Martin Starr) has his wife (Mae Whitman) provide the voice of their new assistant, Emily. Joe, a programmer and obsessive self-quantifier, and Emily, a budding comedy performer, are happily married … [Read more...]
Trailer for ‘Silicon Cowboys’, documentary about Compaq computers in select theaters this weekend
Silicon Cowboys is a documentary that was shown at SXSW and is now hitting select theaters and on-demand outlets. It tells the story of founding Compaq Computers and its competition against the well established IBM. You can see the trailer below and find out more from the official site at filmrise.com/silicon-cowboys/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z96uzo55RGg Launched … [Read more...]
The movie ‘I.T.’ is Pierce Brosnan’s ‘Taken’ against the IoT
This first trailer for I.T. shows Pierce Brosnan and his family being harassed by a company I.T. guy. The successful businessman's life is turned upside down when the IT guy uses Brosnan's smart home to try to control his life. Brosnan apparently reaches his tipping point and goes old school to take back his life from the 'IT guy'. The I.T. version of the Taken quote I imagine … [Read more...]
Official trailer for ‘Snowden’ shows Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden
The official trailer for Snowden was released today. The movie will be in theaters September 16th. Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, who brought Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and JFK to the big screen, tackles the most important and fascinating true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring … [Read more...]