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Episode 54! Listen live on Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/
New Releases 2/14/13:
Movies:
www.fandango.com
DVD/Blu-ray:
1.The Perks of Being a Wallflower – blu/dvd – a highschool freshman navigates the weird world of self actualization with the help of some seniors. Based on a popular novel.
2.The Man with the Iron Fists – blu/dvd – a small town blacksmith aims to make a name for himself by claiming a pile of stolen gold. The only thing standing in his way is a small army of assassins. This modern hommage to classic kung fu films is an interesting directorial debute for RZA.
3.Robot & Frank – dvd – a off beat movie about an aging thief and his new robotic companion.
4.Mimesis – blu/dvd – a group of horror film fans are brought together for a special recreation of the film. As is to be expected, something goes horribly wrong. Just without the supernatual overt ones.
5.Jedi Junkies – dvd – A celebration of the DIE HARD Star Wars fans. And by DIE HARD I mean the kind of people who build life size replicas of the Millenium Falcon.
6.Bully – blu/dvd – A stunning documentary about the state of bullying in American schools.
Video Games:
2/14/2013 http://www.gamespot.com/newthisweek.html
Comics:
Marvel:
1.Uncanny X-Men NOW! #1 – The flagship X title starts again.
2.Powers: Bureau #1 – New title, new agency, no previous issues of Powers required to start this story
DC:
1.Batman #17 – Concludes the Death of the Family story arc
2.Katana #1 – gets her own title, and a staring role in the new Batman animated show, coincidence? Probably not.
Indie:
1.Assassin’s Creed: The Chain – GN – closes the story arc from Assassin’s Creed: The Fall and leads into the stor of AC3. Also features the amazing art work of Karl Kerschl.
2.Star Wars #2 – further adventures in the Star Wars universe, using the cast of Ep. 4,5, and 6
3.The New Ghostbusters #1 – The face of Ghostbusters gets … well … prettier. The crew of this title is now mostly female
4.Storm Dogs #3 – Deep space mystery and intregue, what’s not to like?
Web:
1.Derelict – in a post apocolyptic world a solo scavenger just tries to survive and finds herself in the middle of much larger mystery
http://derelictcomic.com
News:
1.http://news.yahoo.com/spy-camera-robot-penguins-infiltrate-bird-colonies-211005569.html
2.http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Guppies-use-ugly-friends-to-seem-more-attractive-4272974.php
3.http://www.techi.com/2013/01/if-youre-a-lazy-gamer-have-we-got-the-bed-for-you/
4.http://www.mercurynews.com/weird-news/ci_22524455/giant-cookie-stolen-by-cookie-monster-impersonator-recovered
5.http://www.techi.com/2013/01/will-ripley-fight-the-alien-queen-in-this-power-loader/
Caleb’s Corner:
Gun control, it’s a delicate balance:
Example – Austrialia’s Ban on Assult rifles –
Insight – http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/willis-vs-stallone-action-stars-talk-gun-control-174952291.html
Joe’s Entertainment News:
1.http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/08/the-wolverine-director-on-the-films-chronology
2.http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/13/x-men-days-of-future-past-will-be-shot-in-3d
The Core
Discussion Topic:
We discuss cool geek couples from movies, comics, etc. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/14/the-10-most-badass-couples-in-movie-history?abthid=511c62b2bc47af7b4600000f