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In this episode of Geek Cinema Society, Brett Stewart, Nicole Davis, David Luzader, and their guest, Chelsea Anderson, delve into 1986’s ‘Labyrinth.’ Starring the late, great David Bowie, this fantasy film is one of the most beloved classics in the geek community. Does it stand the test of time? Given that the film has been a running joke on Geek Cinema, the panel did this show live! Visit the Blazing Caribou YouTube to view it.

Toby, the Baby from ‘Labyrinth,’ Grows Up to Be a Goblin King – in Portland

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For listeners who would like to follow along and treat Geek Cinema Society as a film club of sorts, we will be watching ‘The Martian’ next week! Following that, we’ll be watching ‘Re-Animator.’

Connect with our hosts and guest! Brett Stewart | David Luzader | Nicole Davis | Chelsea Anderson

Elusive, clever and possibly delicious foxes are the focus of two guys named Paul on this week’s episode of Varmints! Listen as these two chuckleheads talk about video games, Dora the Explorer and learn a little about our not quite a cat, not quite a dog animal friends!

In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld series ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ Dolores and Bernard reconnect with their pasts; Maeve makes a bold proposition to Hector; Teddy finds enlightenment, at a price.

“The Well-Tempered Clavier”: “Well tempered” means that the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in most major or minor keys and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.  This shows up in JS Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” Clavier: a keyboard instrument, especially one with strings, such as the harpsichord.   You can hear this in the following selection:

There were big reveals this week in #Westworld, when Episode 9 ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier‘ finally answered that long standing question about Arnold and Bernard, as well as finally revealing that yes internet, it was Dolores that killed Arnold all those years ago (suddenly that “No, I wouldn’t say ‘friends,’ Dolores. I wouldn’t say that at all” line from Ford makes perfect sense, huh?). Meanwhile Maeve set fire to it all, William finally reached boiling point, and poor old Stubbs appeared to fall prey to some nasty hosts who seemed to ignore all voice commands. It was all go as per usual, and as per usual there were many tiny details littered throughout, so without further ado here are five things you might have missed from Westworld, Episode 9 “The Well-Tempered Clavier.”

In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld series ‘Trace Decay’  @karisimms1 @Philrood discuss Bernard’s struggles with the mandate that was issued to him. Teddy is troubled by dark memories, while Maeve looks to change her own script.

Trace Decay Definition: This explanation of forgetting in short term memory assumes that memories leave a trace in the brain. A trace is some form of physical and/or chemical change in the nervous system. Trace decay theory states that forgetting occurs as a result of the automatic decay or fading of the memory trace.

Clearly, Westworld is building towards something. Whether it’s a reveal of multiple timelines, hidden identities, or some stunning capper about the true nature of consciousness, this is definitely a show that wants you to wait until the ending before drawing any conclusions. With two episodes left in the first season, the action is pulling together and the stakes are rising, and yet elements crucial to our understanding remain withheld.

That’s the reason for all the theories, good, bad, and hilarious—there’s an emptiness right now, in Trace Decay that practically demands we fill it with our own speculations. We are, in a sense, playing a game with the writers: will we figure it out before the final reveal? Or can they keep us distracted long enough to sneak in the truth right under our noses?

In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld series ‘Trompe L’Oeil with Theresa’s assistance, Charlotte aims to expose dangerous flaws in Ford’s creations. William, Dolores and Lawrence journey into treacherous terrain. Maeve delivers an ultimatum to Lutz and Sylvester. With his back to the wall, Bernard considers his next move.

Trompe-l’œil (French for “deceive the eye”) is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. Forced perspective is a comparable illusion in architecture.  Though the phrase originates in the Baroque period, when it refers to perspectival illusionism, trompe-l’œil dates much further back. It was (and is) often employed in murals. Instances from Greek and Roman times are known, for instance in Pompeii. A typical trompe-l’œil mural might depict a window, door, or hallway, intended to suggest a larger room.  (Have you ever seen those chalk drawings on the ground that look like you’re going to fall into a crevasse?  That’s a Trompe L’Oeil

1. Through the Looking Glass

This week on the Occasional Show, Alex Bozinovich, Comedian stops by and talks all about his comedy and the Cellarman Comedy Showcase.  Alex is a Detroit stand-up comedian and half of the comedy team running Cellarman’s Comedy Night in Hazel Park, MI.

In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld series ‘The Adversary‘ Maeve charms Lutz; Elsie discovers a possible sabotage; Teddy and the Man in Black have a conflict with a garrison.

The Adversary really made us question who the bad guys are in Westworld.  Although you can’t get away from knowing how evil Dr. Ford truly is, other characters arise as foes.

A good portion of the episode focused on Maeve (Thandie Newton) waking up and taking control of her narrative. Maeve’s story line is, for the most part, blissfully linear and mystery-free, which means we can focus almost entirely on Newton’s astonishing performance.

Maeve (Thandie Newton) speaks to her new accomplices in this moment, but in reality, she’s speaking to the Westworld fans who just emerged on the other side of “The Adversary,” the sixth episode of the HBO series. As teased at the end of “Contrapasso,” Maeve is wide awake with full awareness of the nature of her reality — if not fully aware of who’s responsible for her awakening. Maeve’s discovery of her artificial existence is at once heartbreaking, exhilarating and deeply troubling for anyone foolish enough to cross her in the fu

What to do with all those Varmints leftovers? Share them with you of course! This week while Paul Csomo and Paul Wilk are slowly emerging from their food comas, please enjoy this collection of flubs, mistakes, outtakes and weirdness from the first 11 episodes of Varmints!

In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld series ‘Contrapasso‘ Dolores, William and Logan reach Pariah, a town built on decadence and transgression–they’re  recruited for a dangerous mission. The Man in Black meets an unlikely ally in his search to unlock the maze.  

Contrapasso is a term most commonly attributed to Dante’s Inferno. It describes the relationship between sin and the resulting justification in Hell. The literal definition is the ‘counter-strike’ or the ‘counter-suffering’.

Tonight’s episode does offer some minor reveals. in Contrapasso, the discovery that Dolores was the last person Arnold spoke to before he died—and that she’s still in some way communicating with him (presumably through the programming Ford talked about a couple of weeks back)—is pretty big, and one of the few twists in the hour that legitimately felt like stakes are raised. The idea that Arnold’s real goal was to destroy the park he helped create is fascinating, and suggests Ford is an even more complicated figure than initially suspected. He might even turn out to be the show’s true villain, if such a thing exists.

Ever since Episode 2 of HBO’s twisty, sci-fi Western Westworld, those both familiar with the earlier work of Jonathan Nolan (The Prestige, Memento, Interstellar) and fond of fan theories have pondered the idea that we’re actually seeing multiple timelines play out concurrently. It’s easy to fool an audience when half your cast of characters are robots who never age. This week’s episode seemed to confirm, once and for all, that Westworld Season 1 is operating on two tim

In this episode of Geek Cinema Society, Brett Stewart, Nicole Davis, David Luzader, and their guest, Greg Tilton, delve into 1987’s ‘Predator.’ Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, this science fiction horror film spawned a franchise that lasts to this day. Does it stand the test of time? Also, what is your favorite Carl Weathers film? Geek Cinema Society wants to know! The panel delves deep into this classic. So, get to the choppa! Also, Gary Johnson is a predator. You heard it here first.

Sandy Collora’s ‘Dead End’ as discussed.

For listeners who would like to follow along and treat Geek Cinema Society as a film club of sorts, we will be watching ‘Labyrinth’ next week! Following that, we’ll be watching ‘The Martian.’

Connect with our hosts and guest! Brett Stewart | David Luzader | Nicole Davis | Greg Tilton