Geekfest Rants

Episode 438 - Hidden Gems of 2020

As we continue to put 2020 behind us, and 2021 is off to a stubborn start, we have found some Hidden Gems out there in the entertainment world that you might have missed.  From movies like Crawl, The Invisible Man, tv shows like The Wilds, The Liberator, to documentaires like The Bee Gees: How Do You Mend A Broken Heart and Eli Roth's History of Horror.  Join Carlos today on GeekFest Rants as he digs deep into 2020's media selections including some disappointments. 

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Episode 438 - Hidden Gems of 2020 (1:10:11)

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020) | Official Trailer 

HBO: https://youtu.be/B5tncybE7Wg The Wilds - Official Trailer | Prime Video: 

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Episode 434 - Star Wars Memories Book Review - Clash of the Titans Poster

It's time to go behind the scenes of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back with the Director of Fan Relations Craig Miller's book, Star Wars Memories.  Join Carlos at GeekFest Rants as he reviews and highlights some of the best unknown stories from both the films and the many branches of the Lucasfilm companies from that exciting time.  Then for our poster of the month we will gush over the 1981 Clash of the Titans movie poster painted by Dan Gozee.

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Episode 434 - Star Wars Memories Book Review - Clash of the Titans Poster (1:22:01)

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Star Wars Ad for underoos: 

Empire Strikes Back 800 Number Messages (1980): 

Sesame Street: Star Wars Song: 

Millennium Falcon Asteroid Field Scene - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 (1080p): 

Clash of the Titans (1981) - Original Theatrical Trailer: 

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Episode 429 - Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker - Book Review

Let's take one final trip to the world of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker.  Join Carlos today at GeekFest Rants as he reviews the movie adaptation novel version of the last chapter of the Skywalker saga.  How much more does this book add to the existing film?  Does it make the film any better?  What exactly is an Expanded Edition?  And how much does this book rely on the VIsual Dictionary as source material?

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Episode 429 - Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker - Book Review (1:10:19)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Friendship Featurette: 

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Special Look: 

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Episode 419 - Ghost Directors & Alan Smithee - Star Wars Posters

Will the real director please stand up. Did Steven Spielberg or Tobe Hooper direct Poltergeist?  Sometimes it's not as easy as looking at the credits to see who directed a movie.  Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos will sift through Ghost Directors and the infamous Alan Smithee directing credit.  Then on posters of the month, we'll look at the Star Wars One Year Birthday poster and one of Boris Vallejo's The Empire Strikes Back Coca-Cola posters.

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Episode 419 - Ghost Directors & Alan Smithee - Star Wars Posters (1:02:29)

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Poltergeist (1982) Teaser Trailer:

Burger Chef-Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Poster Offer (1980)

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Episode 418 - Charles Lippincott, A Personal Story

Today on GeekFest Rants we mourn the passing of a friend, Charles Lippincott.  Charlito, to his friends, was responsible for the initial deals to market and licence Star Wars.  From the Kenner action figures, to the Marvel comics, to pre-premier convention appearances, to fan relations, and to most marketing and licencing.  Join Carlos as he shares his personal story of how he connected with Charles and how he became a sort of Obi Wan Kenobi to Carlos and the life of this show.   

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Episode 418 - Charles Lippincott A Personal Story (59:40)

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1977 Kenner Star Wars Action Figures Commercial: 

Obi-Wan Explains The Jedi & Force To Luke - Star Wars: A New Hope: 

Star Wars Vintage KENNER Commercial - X-Wing Fighter, TIE Fighter v1 [Remastered]: 

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Episode 411 - Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker - Second Thoughts

As promised, we at GeekFest Rants are taking a second look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  This time around, Carlos Perrone is joined by Steve Fowlkes.  Does this movie get better the more times you watch it?  Is this a good conclusion to the nine film Skywalker saga? Is it a good conclusion to the sequel trilogy?  Are we done examining this movie? Probably not.

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Episode 411 - Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker - Second Thoughts (2:06:48)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | “Emperor” TV Spot: 

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | “Fate” TV Spot: 

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Episode 410 - Saturday Morning Cartoons

There was a time when we would set our alarms at 8AM or earlier, on Saturday mornings, in order to watch some of our favorite TV shows.  Carlos did it in the 80s and Steve in the 90s.  Today on GeekFest Rants we time travel to our childhood, to a simpler time, a time of a golden age of animated cartoons.  We will cover such classics as Thundarr the Barbarian , Superfriends, Pokemon, Dungeons & Dragons, X-Men Evolution, and many more.

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Episode 410 - Saturday Morning Cartoons (1:16:37)

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Thundarr The Barbarian Intro :

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 intro (HQ).mp4: 

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Episode 374 - Guilty Pleasures - Film and TV

Today on GeekFest Rants join Carlos and Steve as they explore their guilty pleasures...  That is, film and TV guilty pleasures.  These are the kind of films/tv shows that usually don't come up in conversation first, or you will not run out to buy a t-shirt with it's name on it.  However, when it's playing on TV, you cannot help yourself to pay attention to it for the 5th, 6th, or 7th time.  For every Star Wars there has to be a Dune and for every Dredd there has to be a Judge Dredd. Take that Mr, "I am the Law".

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Episode 374 - Guilty Pleasures - Film and TV (58:44)

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix:

Judge Dredd (trailer): 

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Episode 372 - 2019 Movie-TV Preview

Let's kick off the new year with a look at all the genre goodies heading our way.  Join Carlos and Steve as they share all the movie and TV shows that they are looking forward to this year.  It's not just Star Wars or Star Trek.  We have Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, John Wick 3, Game of Thrones, What We Do in the Shadows, Lost in Space, Killing Eve, American Gods, The Twilight Zone, Watchmen, The Dark Crystal Series, just to name a few (Yeah right).

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Episode 372 - 2019 Movie-TV Preview (1:10:03)

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AMERICAN GODS Season 2 Official Trailer (HD) Neil Gaiman Series: 

Shazam - Official Teaser Trailer: 

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Episode 369 - Genre Books - Trek Shipyards - Art and Arcana - Stan Lee - Ghost in the Shell

It's genre book time at GeekFest Rants.  Today, join Carlos and Steve as they review some nerdy books on all things genre related.  We start with Star Trek Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2063-2293, then Dungeons & Dragons - Art & Arcana, then Stan Lee's Amazing Fantastic Incredible, and finally The Art of Ghost in the Shell.  Four very different books hitting some of the geeky subjects we love.  

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Episode 369 - Genre Books - Trek Shipyards - Art and Arcana - Stan Lee - Ghost in the Shell (1:25:24)

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1984 TSR D&D Role Playing Games Commercial: 

A Message From Stan Lee: 

Ghost in the Shell Official Trailer 1 (2017) - Scarlett Johansson Movie: 

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