Q Night at the Movies features WarGames 07/03

Q Night at the Movies presents the 1983 sci-fi thriller WarGames starring Matthew Broderick. Before the film hear from the creators of HBO hit Barry and Pixar film Soul. After the feature, we keep the tech vibes going by looking at the invention of the smartphone, followed by a look at renowned director Stanley Kubrick. It all starts at 7 p.m. Saturday on Q.

On Story at 7 p.m. Barry co-creators Alec Berg and Bill Hader talk about how they created an honest and convincing story about a bizarre anti-hero.

On Story at 7:30 p.m. Screenwriter and playwright Kemp Powers, co-writer and co-director of Soul and One Night in Miami, talks about adapting his own play and building a compelling narrative.

Feature Film WarGames at 8 p.m. & 11:45 p.m. High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, Lightman leads the supercomputer to activate the nation's nuclear arsenal in response to his simulated threat as the Soviet Union. Once the clueless hacker comes to his senses, Lightman, with help from his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy), must find a way to alert the authorities to stop the onset of World War III.

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Smartphone at 9:55 p.m. The history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse code to Apple's unveiling of the first-ever iPhone in 2007; how the next generation of smartphones may allow for communication just by thinking.

The Directors Stanley Kubrick at 9:35 p.m. A look at the life and career of Stanley Kubrick, whose works include A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.