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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb, & Jason) discuss  The Hemingwrite, Tri-Fold touchscreens, and 3001: the miniseries. Plus, Halloween Cosplay party in SF and Marvel/DC’s big movie plans!

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

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Show Notes for 11/3/2014

# New Releases

In Theaters:

*Interstellar
With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.
*Big Hero 6
When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion – a robot named Baymax – and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery
*Open Windows
Nick (Elijah Wood) is excited to discover that he’s won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey). But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, her manager Chord (Neil Maskell) makes an offer Nick can’t refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, not realizing that this decision will put both himself and Jill at risk as they enter a terrifying world of cat-and-mouse where nothing—and no one—are as they seem.
*Rosewater
In June 2009, Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal) returned to Iran to interview Mir-Hossein Moussavi, who was the prime challenger to controversial incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When Moussavi’s supporters rose up to protest Ahmadinejad’s victory declaration hours before the polls closed on election day, Bahari endured great personal risk by submitting camera footage of the unfolding street riots to the BBC. Bahari was soon arrested by Revolutionary Guard police and was tortured and interrogate over the next 118 days.
*The Theory of Everything
Once a healthy, active young man, Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With his wife Jane (Felicity Jones) fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed.

Music:

*Storytone – Neil Young
The deluxe two-disc set from the singer-songwriter features one disc with a 92-piece orchestra and choir plus a disc of solo versions of the same songs.
*La Isla Bonita – Deerhoof
The 12th studio release for the San Francisco alternative rock band was recorded live in guitarist Ed Rodriguez’s basement and was produced by Nick Sylvester.
*Inspiral Carpets – Inspiral Carpets
The Manchester rock band reunited with singer Stephen Holt return with its first release in 20 years.
*American Interior – Gruff Rhys
The fourth full-length solo release for the former Super Furry Animal was inspired by his 18th century ancestor, explorer John Evans, who mapped the Missouri River.
*Songs – Deptford Goth
The second full-length release for Daniel Woolhouse sees more emphasis on his vocals.

Video Games:

*Planes: Fire and Rescue (The Movie)

*Disney Infinity 2.0: Toy Box Starter Pack

*BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition

*Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

 

DVD/Blu-Ray:

– A Five Star Life – DVD – While staying at the poshest hotels in the world is a rough life, it is not always the satisfaction we truly seek.
– Hercules – Blu/DVD – The mighty hero of legend has fallen far from grace. But when he is confronted by those that truly believe in him, how can he turn away?
– Maleficent – Blu/DVD – The tale behind one of the greatest villains in Disney history. Find out what dark path of betrayal and hurt led her to the darkness in which she now lives.
– A Most Wanted Man – Blu/DVD – A man seems to have appeared out of no where beaten, tortured, and lost. But what is his story, none of the facts seem to line up. And as the story deepens, so does the desire of many groups to have this man for their own purposes.
– Planes: Fire and Rescue – Blu/DVD – After stepping down from racing Dusty finds a new challenge in being a firefighting plane!

Comics:

### DC

– Green Lantern: God Head – Act 2 Part 1 – The New Gods have shattered the Lantern Corps. Hal Jordan leads the remaining survivors. But in the face of such power he must turn to a most un likely ally … The Black Hand.

### Marvel

– Amazing Spider-man #9 – Big kick off into the Spider-verse! A threat to every Spider-Man will take all of them to stop it!

### Dark Horse

– AVP: Fire and Stone #2 – No one wants to be caught in the middle of this hunt … no one.

### Image

– Tooth and Claw #1 – From the creator of Marvels comes a new tale of a hero drawn through time to save the world! But when has time travel ever really worked in our favor?

### Wow Cool Recommends!

– Over the Garden Wall #1 – Cartoon Network’s latest show is getting a comic by the splendid Jim Campbell
– At the Shore – Another from Jim Campbell – this one seems to take a slightly darker tone
– Walter Simonson Manhunter Artist Edition
– The Humans #1 by Tom Neely and Keenan Keller is essential.

 News:

1.  Make your own Mecha with your favorite building blocks –http://makezine.com/2014/10/25/3d-printed-lego-action-figure-rig/

2. Pirates 5 starts filming in early 2015 –http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/02/pirates-of-the-caribbean-5-to-shoot-in-australia-in-early-2015

4. Marvel and Attack on Titan are crossing over? –http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/04/marvel-vp-reveals-attack-on-titan-crossover

5.  The Hemingwrite a neat new writing tool –http://laughingsquid.com/the-hemingwrite-a-retro-word-processor-shaped-like-a-typewriter-with-cloud-backup-and-google-docs-integration/

6.  Tri-Fold Touchscreen OLED Could Give You Way More Smartphone Real Estate http://gizmodo.com/tri-fold-touchscreen-oled-could-give-you-way-more-smart-1653959441

7. Syfy ordering a miniseries based on 3001: The Final Odyssey –http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/11/03/syfy-making-2001-sequel-3001-the-final-odyssey

8. Cops Can Make You Fingerprint-Unlock Your Phone, and That’s Not Okay http://gizmodo.com/cops-can-make-you-fingerprint-unlock-your-phone-and-th-1653984192

9. The Pope and the Catholic Church embrace the larger Cosmological and Biological theories –http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-wand-9822514.html

Geek Talk: 

The gang went to a Cosplay Halloween Ball in SF –http://cosplaysf.com/cosplay-halloween-ball/

The Core:

Marvel and DC both laying down big movie projects.  Smart? Excited? Will we still be interested?

### Relevent Links

* Infographic of the comic book movie time line – http://comicsalliance.com/your-supermovie-timeline-updated-with-marvel-studios-phase-three-releases-infographic/

Marvel: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/28/marvel-confirms-movies-for-black-panther-captain-marvel-more?abthid=544fe9d01df0b32f11000027

DC: http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/15/6982623/dc-movies-flash-green-lantern-aquaman-wonder-woman