494 - Geek Challenge: Alice vs. Labyrinth

<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You remind me of the pod…the pod with the geeks. Paul and Arlo fall down the rabbit hole of another Geek Challenge, this time pitting Jim Henson’s 1986 cult classic Labyrinth against Jan Švankmajer’s 1988 headtrip Alice. Henson’s film finds Jennifer Connelly dancing with David Bowie and a variety of Muppets as she attempts to rescue her baby brother, while Švankmajer’s finds Kristýna Kohoutová assailed by a variety of bizarre stop-motion creations and a taxidermied rabbit. It should be obvious who picked which movie. Topics of discussion include codpieces, sellouts, practical effects, and weird sex, among others.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NEXT: Paul and Arlo ride through The Last of Us’ post-apocalypse with the inestimable Dale Guffey and Ensley F. Guffey</span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BREAKDOWN</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:00:52  -  Intro / Reminiscence on Vomit</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:42:07  -  Alice</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:19:20  -  Labyrinth</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">02:11:50  -  Outro / Next</span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">LINKS</span></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWT6VkcJslk">To Solve the Labyrinth: An Essay Film About a Fantasy Film</a> by J.D. Hansel</span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/2011/06/14/interview-with-jan-352vankmajer/?fbclid=IwAR2Z0PHHV190OtEetmCrJezC_p3Br4vbZ3cv4xvjCfiGwJZgwWQ7FxKoM-o"> INTERVIEW WITH JAN ŠVANKMAJER</a> by Virginie Sélavy, Electric Sheep</span></p> </li> </u