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Episode 84! Listen live on Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

New Releases for the week of : 10/17/13

In Theaters:

1. Carrie

Starring: Chloe Moretz, Julianne Moore

Summary: Carrie White, a sheltered high school girl, unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers after she is pushed too far by her peers.

2.Escape Plan

Starring: 50 Cent, Amy Ryan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Vincent D’Onofrio

Summary: Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone), one of the world’s foremost authorities on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called The Tomb. Deceived and wrongly imprisoned, Ray must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built

3.The Fifth State

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carice van Houten, Dan Stevens, Daniel Brühl, Moritz Bleibtreu, Peter Capaldi

Summary: Triggering our age of high-stakes secrecy, explosive news leaks and the trafficking of classified information, WikiLeaks forever changed the game. Now, in a dramatic thriller based on real events, The Fifth Estate reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization.

4. 12 Years a Slave

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Garret Dillahunt, Michael Fassbender, Michael K. Williams, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson

Summary: In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Video Games:

1. Skylanders Swap Force  360, 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One

Summary: In Skylanders SWAP Force, Portal Masters embark on an adventure in the mysterious Cloudbreak Islands, where a magical volcano gives the heroes the power to swap halves, turning them into a special team known as the SWAP Force. By reassembling this team, Portal Masters must send back Kaos and his evil plan to Cloudbreak in order to save Skylands.

2. Pokemon X & Y   3DS

Summary: Pokemon X and Y are the first mainline Pokemon games made for the 3DS and feature a mix of Pokemon old and new as well as a trio of new starting Pokemon – a watery toad Froakie, a fiery deer Fennekin, and a grass monster Chespin.

3. Valhalla Knights 3   Vita

Summary: Valhalla Knights 3 is an action RPG with intense real-time battle and seven-on-seven party based combat. Players can create a main character and field-worthy party members from one of seven races as well as assign them a job class from the twenty choices available.

4. Democracy 3 PC

Summary: Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let’s face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.

Crime, Unemployment, National Debt, Terrorism, Climate Change…Have you got the answers to the problems that face western industrialized nations? Here is your chance to find out…

Music:

1. Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt

Summary: The tenth studio release for the Eddie Vedder-led rock band was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

2. Paul McCartney – New

Summary: The first release of new solo material in six years from the former Beatle includes production from Paul Epworth, Ethan Johns, Giles Martin (son of Beatles producer George Martin), and Marc Ronson.

3. The Dismemberment Plan – Uncanney Valley

Summary: The first release in 12 years for the Washington DC rock quartet led by Travis Morrison was produced by the band’s guitarist, Jason Caddell.

4. The Avett Brothers – Magpie and the Dandelion

Summary: Recorded and produced by Rick Rubin at the same sessions as 2012’s The Carpenter, the eighth release for the folk rock band is said to be more of a “youthful wonder” feel.

5. Willie Nelson – To All the Girls…

Summary: The 18-track double release from the country singer features duets with such artists as Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Wynnona Judd, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn, Shelby Lynne, Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, and Carrie Underwood.

DVD/Blu-ray: 

  • Bad Reception – DVD – An unwitting traveler thinks this abandoned TV is a gift, but in the dead of night when a mysterious priest shows up on the screen, the judgement is final
  • Birdemic: The Resurection – Blu/DVD – The survivors of the first film return to Hollywood … and more um … eagles diving into things and exploding … yeah it’s Bridemic you didn’t come for the “art”
  • Defiance Season 1 – Blu/DVD – Aliens arrived and changed all that we know, now thirty years later one small town does its best to hold together, human and alien alike
  • Embrace of the Vampire – Blu/DVD – An emotionally scared college freshman finds a fresh start, and also must face the dark secret of her past
  • Pacific Rim – Blu/DVD – Giant robots smash giant monsters, and the audience cheers
  • Star Wars: Clone Wars Seasons 1–5 – Blu/DVD – The complete series in one tidy package, follow the adventures and trials of Anakin, Asoka, Obi-wan, and the ARC Troopers (a personal fave from the show)
  • Werid Science – Blu/DVD – Science, 80’s magic, and a hilarious coming of age story collide in this classic

Comics:

DC:

  •  Justice League of America #8 – In this part of the Forever Evil cross over, the loss of the JLA reveals one member’s darkest secret
  • Forever Evil: Rouges Rebellion #1 – When a greater evil threatens, will this band of misfits fall in line or fall six feet under

Marvel:

  • Superior Spider-Man #19 – A pivotal moment in the Spider-Man and Marvel universe, which will affect the future of Spider-Man
  • Hawkeye #13 – Clint and his bother Barney must come to terms, and hopefully not kill each other in the process.

Not the Big 2: 

  • Conan The Barbarian #21 – violent cultists, mysterious artifacts, seems like almost any other day in the life of Conan
  • X-Files Season 10 #5 – Mulder and Scully pursue mysteries beneath Yellowstone National Park
  • Thief of Thieves #17 – Stealing famous stuff is one thing, stealing from the Mob, that’s a whole other kettle of fish
  • Letter 44 #1 – The newest president is greeted with a letter from his predecessor, about aliens in the asteroid belt of the solar system

Web:

Table Titians – http://tabletitans.com/

News:

Geek Talk:

Lost Dr. Who episodes found: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/11/showbiz/lost-doctor-who-episodes-recovered/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/53216/mental-floss-exclusive-our-interview-bill-watterson

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/slices/nerd-alert-someone-found-first-empire-strikes-back-trailer

Caleb’s Corner:

Caleb’s thoughts on Attack on Titan Caleb’s Corner –

  • Angsty, post apocalyptic, decidedly European aesthetic
  • kinda fun
  • screw style printing press? Really? in a society that can make a compressed gas powered movement system they have a screw style printing press?!

Some places to find Attack on Titan –http://buff.ly/16eYdNI or http://buff.ly/16eYdNK

Jason’s Fixation:

No Topic this week.

Joe’s List:

10 Games that deserve sequels: http://lists.cheatcc.com/20?page=1&utm_campaign=zergnet_99671&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=zergnet.com#.UmGxHVCTh8G

The Core:

No topic this week.

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