499 - Geek Challenge: Xanadu vs. Mulholland Drive

<p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You have to believe Gobbledygeek is magic. Or at the very least, that Paul and Arlo will revel in cinematic magic on the latest <strong>Geek Challenge</strong>. Robert Greenwald's infamous 1980 flop <em>Xanadu</em> is paired with David Lynch's acclaimed 2001 masterpiece <em>Mulholland Drive</em> for a fantastical discussion of filmic fantasy. The boys argue that <em>Xanadu</em> should not be seen as a failure, interpret <em>Mulholland Drive</em>'s many cryptic symbols, bask in the radiance of Olivia Newton-John, and laud Naomi Watts' raw emotion. Plus, our bodies continue to deteriorate.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>  </strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">NEXT: five hundo.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> <br /> <br /></strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">BREAKDOWN</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">00:00:39  -  Intro</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">00:15:49  -  Xanadu</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">01:04:15  -  Mulholland Drive</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">01:57:26  -  Outro / Next</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> <br /> <br /></strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">MUSIC</span></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: