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MAN BEHIND THE FACEMASK No. 89 Christian Thomas by elisa hernandez Injuries have been a big issue for USC football. Most recently CB Anthony Brown underwent season-ending surgery after breaking his ankle versus Cal. Injuries have been piling up since the Trojans were in spring camp. Most recently, line backer Marquis Simmons was deemed out for the season due to a neck injury, along with tight end Christian Thomas, 19, who underwent hip surgery last month. Man Behind the Facemask highlights Thomas, to get a perspective of a player hungry to return to the playing field. “I’m very eager to get on the field and show my talents, and be a factor in the offensive scheme,” says Thomas. “For me, [players] finally realizes that they’re finally play college football when they score their first touchdown. It still doesn’t feel like I experience the college football experience until I get a touchdown. Even though I’m on special teams, it’s just not the same feeling.” Although he’s an Oakland, Calif. native, Thomas’ family now resides in Palmdale, Calif., where he attended Highland High School where, ironically, football wasn’t a priority at the time. “I actually never thought about playing college football

Campus Circle > Blogs > Trojan SideLines until the scholarships started pouring in,” Thomas says. “I got looked at by more people, and I was in contact with coaches from different schools.” Thomas’ talent allowed him to play in the Army AllAmerican Game where he teamed up with current USC players: D.J. Morgan, Kyle Prater, Dillon Baxter and Robert Woods. Miami, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA and USC all tried to recruit him. Although he could have went anywhere, USC seemed to be the best fit. “I sat down to talk to my parents and we decided USC, because of the academics and the history of winning championships here,” Thomas says. “For me, not winning a championship in high school, it just motivates me to strive harder in college to obtain that goal.” Thomas and the rest of the Trojans will get their chance when the bowl ban is lifted next season, allowing them to be able to compete for the Pac-12 championship crown. “I think it’s important because USC has a tradition of winning, and it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t take the championship for the years to come,” Thomas says with a laugh. USC football players are seen as celebrities on campus, and although some love the spotlight, Thomas just likes relaxing and hanging out. “You get noticed a lot, and I mean a lot. USC fans are cool. You have a lot of diversity here and support; it’s fun. But off the field I like to sleep, listen to music, watch movies and go to places I’ve never been before. In the future I would like to travel to Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Brazil.” Thomas is currently majoring in Communications and is undecided on what he wants to do after graduation. His philosophy on going to the NFL is simple: If it happens, it happens. He stresses that if he had a good shot of going early

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INTERNING AT THE HOSPITAL by tien thuy ho

One of the most enriching aspects of my UCLA undergraduate career is interning at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center during my junior year. While working at the volunteers’ office, I gained not only knowledge about coordinating and administrative roles but also the significance of cooperation and drive to help others just for the sake of helping. Interning is a worthy commitment because despite attending and studying for classes, working other jobs and participating in other social events, you have to schedule a certain amount of hours dedicated to being at the hospital. Usually I worked about 10 hours each week because by experiencing longer intervals at the office, I could really gain a full picture of what goes on. At the office, I learned about each person’s role and how he/she fit into the whole office. I had the chance to dip my hands into so many roles, and it was fun to learn how to do so many different tasks. My main role as an intern was to communicate with students who come into the office to inquire about the process of becoming a volunteer before sending them to the coordinators. Even though most of their questions are answered by the volunteers’ Web site, many students want the security of asking a coordinator to make sure. What I noticed about these interactions is that our

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in the draft, then he would go, but it’s not his No. 1 priority. “Everybody is here for a different reason – some are here for business, some come to be anchors and some come for football,” he says, “that’s what USC produces: professionals. And that’s what people want to accomplish while they’re here.” Thomas suffered a hip injury during his junior year in high school, but never grasped the severity of it until his sophomore year of college. After the ASU game, Thomas realized the pain he once felt had become worse. Nevertheless, after surgery he claims being out for the season is making him a better overall player. “It helped me get a different perspective. You get more of a coach’s perspective and see what you have to do to be better. As a player, you just think, ‘OK, I have to block this player,’ but the coaches see things differently, and while on the sideline you see it too,” Thomas says. “I learned that technique overpowers talent in the long run.” Lucky for Thomas he still has three years of playing time left to fully develop. “Next season fans can expect exciting plays, because that’s what I’m here for … I’m ready.”

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Campus Circle > Blogs > Spirited Bruin generation is considered “spoon-fed:” We want every question answered about five different times by five different people to make sure the answer is drilled into our minds. We feel little drive to think outside the box and figure out the solutions and answers to our daily questions and problems. The second observation about these interactions is the quality of patience. For me, this being my first time interning and answering these questions, I was patient in repeating my answer multiple times. For someone who has answered these questions for years, they will just direct the students to the Web site and read the answers for themselves. Patience wears out, and I learned sometimes it is not best to feed directions over and over again. For example, a young high schooler who had to go through the process of completing all her paperwork before volunteering had a breakdown at the office. She rushed into the office and was crying and loudly asking: “Will somebody please help me. I just don’t know what to do anymore!” Once she calmed down, she explained that so many people were telling her to do different things, and these people failed to communicate with each other about the “official” process before telling her what to do. If she had read the directions on her own, perhaps she would have figured out the discrepancies in what she was told. The irony is 15-year-olds work with 21-year-olds, volunteering at the same place, doing the same thing. The chief distinction between these age groups is the level of maturity in realizing your mental and physical capacities. During quieter days, I get to sit at the front, greeting those who come into the office and answering phones. On the desk, one coordinator placed a frame of a quote: “Courage does not roar. It is the little voice at the end of the day that says ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” Sometimes, I just

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take a break from everything that is going on and stare at this quote, rereading it over and over again. By interning, putting myself in a very professional setting, I am learning that I must find my own voice rather than listen to everyone around me telling me what to do: parents, professors, friends … When I find my voice, I am really grown-up and ready for the “real world.” The hospital is truly a place of dichotomies. It is the place that welcomes birth yet meets death. It is also the place of great happiness and melancholy. Interning there, I recognized the importance of humility and how wonderful I feel when I am needed. Have a student group or idea for a future Spirited Bruin? E-mail editor.chief@campuscircle.net.

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choice, chance and the snowman by denise guerra

I once volunteered for a community group that had me teach a kindergarten class. The kids were well behaved, but a little squirmish because the lesson (math) was getting a little tiring. To keep their attention, I asked the standard question we all get in elementary school, “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Hands shot up in the air. “I want to be a baseball player.” Pretty cool. “I want to be a doctor.” Ambitious. “I want to be fútbol player.” Nice! “I want to be a snowman.” Oh, um, that’s interesting. Why do I tell this story? Well, I think the kid was onto something. I’m not sure being a snowman in Southern California is a good choice, but metaphorically the idea is a fascinating concept worth exploring. Imagine, as the seasons change, you’re constantly being rebuilt, changed and renewed. At the same time, not only are you changing, you’re changing with the world around you. I constantly think about how I’ve changed during the years, how sometimes it was my choices that got me here and how other times it was pure WTF? How did we get to this point of happiness and unhappiness? Philosophers have scratched their heads to that question all the way to their grave. In college, you may even be assigned the hard task of writing a paper about it. Still, I ponder about what it means to live in this world filled with political and economic strife and most recently, the passing of visionaries like Steve Jobs. Life as we know it, even after years and years of education, still doesn’t make sense. We listen to TED talks, NPR, ask advice from our peers to navigate through this strange world of debt, relationships and Occupy (insert: location). Even our heroes have failed us. Lately, I’ve been asking advice from people on where they are at in their careers. A former editor of a major news publication told me, “I went into the news business to slay dragons, and now I’ve become the dragon,” his reference to leaving the newspaper business to become a lobbyist for some not-so-popular institutions. Another dabbled in music and realized he needed a job that he can “grow grey hair in” – he settled on insurance. Yeah, I didn’t like the idea of the snowman at this point. We were supposed to be built better, faster, stronger (thanks Kanye) but instead, each season seemed a little more hopeless. Maybe, I’m just in a rut, where I’ve melted down to nothing. Do you ever feel like that? It’s pretty humbling. J.K. Rowling said in a commencement speech at Stanford that times like these are important. It is failure, and the stripping away of the inessential, that allows us to rebuild ourselves. This is where we choose to keep fighting. Keep living. Even Steve Jobs, after being ousted by Apple, a company he built, felt this way. This is what gives me hope for myself, and for this time that we live in. Maybe it’s pure idealism, or taking the words of Jobs and Rowling to heart, but maybe this country will rise above this recession into something better. Maybe we’re going through this stage to remind us that we are not self-made gods, but rather human beings susceptible to failure. Even Winston Churchill, that giant Brit of a man, to which failure could not be an option summed it up nicely, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” Even after we’ve melted into depression and despair, time gives us another chance. It’s our choice to keep fighting that makes the difference. This is why I admire those who are “Occupying.” After being beaten down by the burden of debt and joblessness and a slew of other wrongs done by corporations and even the government, they are doing something about it. Only time will tell if they are successful, and the idealism of a little kid dreaming of becoming “a snowman” to be whatever he wants proves fruitful.

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Johnny Depp pays tribute to Hunter S. Thompson. by patrick meissner Following several years of whispered rumors and steady anticipation, the on screen adaptation of the early Hunter S. Thompson novel, The Rum Diary is set to hit theaters. Set in the sweltering heat of Puerto Rico in the late 1950s, The Rum Diary is the story of journalist Paul Kemp, an upand-coming writer transplanted from New York to write for San Juan’s failing paper, The Star. Written at around age 20, The Rum Diary is one of Thompson’s first books and is often regarded as a seminal work for the author. Although the book was written around 1960, it was not published until 1998, an accomplishment that Depp is partly responsible for. “Hunter and I were sitting in what he called his War Room, back in about 1997 … I happened upon a cardboard box that unearthed The Rum Diary,” Depp shares at a press conference for the film. Depp explains that he encouraged Thompson to publish the book, and then went on to quote the writer’s reaction: “Yes, I will [publish the book]. However, I think we should

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produce this, man.” Despite the initial excitement he held for the idea of this cinematic project, Thompson would not live to see the day the The Rum Diary was released. In many ways the film does not quite do justice to the book. With minor plot alterations and the morphing of certain characters, viewers who have read the book are left with a sense that they are missing something. Director Bruce Robinson elaborates this issue claiming, “The way I approached the adaptation of The Rum Diary was to absorb what the book was, and then rewrite it. There are only three lines that Hunter wrote in the whole script. I wasn’t trying to copy him.” Depp explains that the film’s alterations from the book were something that the author actually wanted in the first place. “Bruce definitely went off the page in terms of the book,” he says. “But Hunter wanted to, he always wanted to.” Depp goes on to recall that Thompson had noticed several imperfections with the book. It was, after all, his first crack at writing a novel. As such, Depp and Robinson were allowed full permission to streamline the story to make it suitable for cinema. Depp takes on the lead role of Kemp, playing upon his firsthand knowledge of Thompson to create a multilayered protagonist. A far cry from the freak power, gonzo legend that we know from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the character of Kemp is refined, handsome and socially adept. It is a younger version of the acclaimed writer, whom Depp describes as “this kid who was teetering on the verge of finding his voice.” Just as Thompson was struggling to find his voice through this first manuscript, Kemp struggles to find his voice within the context of the film. Packed with behavioral tidbits taken from Thompson himself, Depp’s performance

walks a fine line of fact and fiction as he looks to pay tribute to the late journalist and his old friend. A booze soaked journey of greed and contempt veiled with drunken mishaps and tinges of psychedelic inspiration, The Rum Diary is a dark adventure through the warm auspices of a Caribbean paradise. Much anticipated by fans of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, many will find that film is very much its own thing. Kemp is a very different beast from Raoul Duke, and the ways in which these characters compliment each other is fascinating to observe. Depp is complimented by Michael Rispoli as Sala and Giovanni Ribisi as Moberg. Together, these two instigators serve to spin the momentum of the movie as well as demonstrate elements of Thompson that were not communicated through the character of Kemp. Ribisi’s adaptation of Moberg stands out as particularly noticeable as he offers a character that is both deeply intelligent and delightfully repulsive. As a strong antagonist, Aaron Eckhart plays the role of Sanderson, using all the command of a seasoned veteran to create a personality that is both powerful and detestable. Were it not for the rich backstory afforded by the life of Thompson and the curiosity of Depp, The Rum Diary, as a movie alone, might seem a bit underwhelming. A winding plotline with a fairly weak climax, the film leaves viewers a bit unsatisfied, as if it fell short of its cathartic potential. However, as a tribute to the life of the world’s first gonzo journalist, this adaptation serves to do justice to the writer as Depp and Robinson recall the memories of their old friend. “Hunter was with us every day [on set],” Depp says. “If [Hunter] had seen the finished film, he’d be whooping.”

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With a fourth installment in the works, it’s a great time to revisit Steven Spielberg’s revolutionary special effects blockbuster franchise the Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy, now on Blu-ray. The dinosaur epic comes loaded with extras, including two hours of new features. If anyone could pull off remaking a classic thriller it’s Martin Scorsese. That’s just what he did with Cape Fear. Robert De Niro steps into the shoes of creepy psychopath Max Cady on a revenge quest against the attorney he blames for sending him to prison. Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis round out the excellent cast in this stylish update. Gene Hackman gives one of his best performances in The Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola’s take-off on Blow-Up. No filmmaker has ever been better than Coppola was in the mid-’70s, and this is one of his best, a paranoid tale of conspiracy and surveillance that is as timely as ever.

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Antonio Banderas teams with Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis. by marvin vasquez

This story takes place long before he met Shrek, and but he’s the same notorious adventurer as ever. Puss in Boots is set to release all over the country. The film features the incomparable voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris. Banderas once again interprets the joyful voice of Puss, known for his role in the Shrek films. This 3-D animated adventure/comedy deals with Puss’ life before he encountered Shrek, and Puss was a bad kitty. Pretty much an orphan, Puss becomes best friends with Humpty Dumpty, voiced by Galifianakis. They have fun together, but they also get involved in troubling scenarios. The movie is witty adventures, at times witty and daring. It is by far one of the greatest animated movies of the year. The character of Puss in Boots is derived from the French tale, according to director Chris Miller. The French story is about a cat that often uses trickery, but it is different from this tale, in that Puss eventually becomes a symbol for good. In this film, Puss teams up with Humpty Dumpty and

the sexy Kitty Softpaws (voiced by Hayek). They take off on a quest to steal some magic beans from Jack and Jill (Thornton and Sedaris). “She is so proud of me,” Hayek says of her daughter, who now knows she voices Kitty. Banderas mentions his kids, too. “Years ago, my kids were still kids,” he says. “Now, my oldest is 26, and he has a rock band in Brooklyn. So, now he says ‘that’s a cool cat, dad’.” Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis), Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) and Puss in After a few laughs, Galifianakis Boots (Antonio Banderas) joins the conversation. “I don’t have any children,” he says. “They left me.” One night, he tricks Puss into thinking an urgent matter was Eventually, the film trio steals the famed goose that lays taking place. Instead, Humpty Dumpty ends up robbing the golden eggs. But trouble follows them to town. The gigantic mother goose is upset about her missing her little one and town bank. Puss is unaware of the situation until they are en route to escaping from the law. Puss finds his way out of the briefly terrorizes the town. After a series of unfortunate town and escapes, but Humpty Dumpty goes to jail. events, where Humpty Dumpty apparently dies when falling One key thing to keep in mind about this movie is off a tall bridge, the mother goose finally reunites with her that Mexican legend Guillermo del Toro was an executive little one, they fly away and Puss is a hero. The town loves him, his adoptive mother adores him, but the law still wants producer. This means that the movie is a must-see for its him in jail. uniqueness and promise to fulfill and satisfy viewers. A lot of credit to this film can be directed to Miller, who guided You see, when growing up together, Humpty Dumpty everyone through the process of voicing the characters. and Puss both wanted to become rich, even if meant that “The technique is basically to work individually,” they would steal and use tricks to get what they wanted. One Banderas comments. “In this case [though], I asked our day, Puss saved the life of an old lady. The town and law loved it, so Puss decided to stop committing crimes. At this point, director Chris to give us the opportunity to work together.” his mother presented him with the musketeer-looking hat, And the result is a thoroughly entertaining comedic adventure. shoes and sword. What a great combination. But Humpty Dumpty was not appreciative of the Puss in Boots releases in theaters Oct. 28. situation, especially because he wanted to feel important.

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The Power of Positivity by sola fasehun She walks into the restaurant with her best friend. She has a calm, breezy air about her that balances the edgy energy of her friend. As the minutes tick away we find that her best friend is more than edgy … she might be teetering on the edge of crazy. But not to fear, Melissa Glaser publicly stops Faye Chamberlain from creeping out Cassie Blake too much and privately tries to halt Faye’s progress in trying to hurt Cassie. The above summarizes one of the early scenes in the first episode of “The Secret Circle” and shows why the show is growing in popularity. “The Secret Circle” is one of the new shows in the CW’s fall lineup and was produced by the same team behind “The Vampire Diaries.” Jessica Parker Kennedy is one of the hot young stars of the “The Secret Circle” in the role of Melissa Glaser. At first Parker Kennedy is a hard girl to reach, and that’s easy to understand because she works 17-hour days. But finally we both find time to talk. When I pick up the phone I hear a cheerful voice on the other end identify herself

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Campus Circle > Film > TV Time as Jessica Kennedy Parker. She’s calling all the way from Vancouver, Canada, where she has a small break from filming on the set of “The Secret Circle.” I first ask her non cookie-cutter questions such as: “Jessica, do you feel that your diverse background helped to open more doors that would have been closed if you identified yourself as one race?” I give Jessica plenty of credit for tackling the questions with guts, humor and a realistic approach. “I’ve never experienced or read something yet that said, ‘I can’t do that because I’m part black.’ Not to say that it won’t happen but it hasn’t affected my career. A lot of breakdowns I see are open ethnicity. It’s not that I have more opportunity, but I have equal opportunity.” She also talked about past roles that led to “The Secret Circle.” Apparently she was on an all-black show in Canada called “Souls.” She also had a supporting role on J.J. Abrams short-lived NBC show “Undercovers” as the younger sister of the female lead. Unfortunately she was told after the first pilot that she was going to be replaced. This is where some actors or actresses might throw in the towel but not Parker Kennedy. She explains, “It was a learning experience because it taught me that in this industry … keep level headed expectations so that when things do happen you’re prepared. I grieved for three days and then said, ‘OK, moving along.’ A lot of times when you’re recast it has nothing to do with your ability as an actor. On a positive side, I still got to work with J.J. Abrams on a pilot so the experience was worth what happened at the end.” She also gave me some fun information about “The Secret Circle” cast: “Thomas Dekker is one of the most entertaining and unique people I have ever met. You’ll be

rolling on the floor with laughter because of him.” Parker Kennedy also mentions that the entire casts gets along well and there’s no drama. They are silly but focused and professional on the set. When they’re not on set they get together to watch the show. What else is going on with the young actress? A lot of exciting career turns. She is in 50/50 with Joseph GordonLevitt and Seth Rogen and also has a role in In Time starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. Parker Kennedy is more than just a pretty face. There’s maturity and depth matched with humbleness that’s a breath fresh air. She’s had her fair share of career ups and downs, but what has helped her current success is the attitude to ‘move on.’ She sure does have equal opportunity, and she’s casting a spell by turning every opportunity into a positive experience. “The Secret Circle” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on the CW.

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Campus Circle > Film > Movie Reviews for them but then see the other side and want them to move on and wish each other well. They can never fully invest in a new relationship as they yearn for each other The acting is at its best, and the way that they interact with each other is as if we are flies on the wall being let into their secret world. You never have the feeling of anything being contrived for an audience effect. I know that this sounds like a very female-oriented film, but anyone who has been in love and had to face obstacles to keep that love intact can relate to the story. You see the budding of a new and innocent relationship and then, throughout time, the wear and tear that it can have on a person. Like Crazy is a fitting title for an inspiring and moving film that draws you in from the start. Grade: A —Ariel Paredes Like Crazy releases in select theaters Oct. 28.

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Anonymous (Columbia) Was Shakespeare a fraud? That is the question posed in the new film Anonymous, a question that rocked me to the very core and challenged everything learned in literature and humanities classes. Director Roland Emmerich provides a detailed look into one of the most controversial arguments in history: Was poet laureate and playwright William Shakespeare a fraud and just a front for a much bigger storyline and conspiracy? In Anonymous, Emmerich does an incredible job painting a picture that Shakespeare was indeed a fake. Although it doesn’t completely put to rest the Shakespeare argument, it provides a visual storyline into who wrote the legendary plays and poems. Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries befuddled and puzzled minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and Sigmund Freud. Experts have debated, books have been written and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. The England of William Shakespeare, filled with scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal court and schemes of greedy nobles lusting for power, was being brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage. John Orloff ’s script is heavy in intriguing and edgy plotlines. Ben Jonson (Sebastian Armesto) is in a coterie of struggling writers, who, at the theater, encounter an amazing play seeming to have no author. It is a riotous success; so much so that the police arrive and close it for being seditious. More plays follow, and no one except Jonson seems to notice the attention paid to these stagings by the suave, aloof Earl of Oxford – played magnificently by Rhys Ifans, who shines as the true author of the works. Emmerich’s film plays its hand early by having Oxford summon Jonson to his estate, offering him money to be a front for the plays. Jonson rejects the idea of being a puppet, and an actor/drunken buffoon named William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) appears. The earl is appalled, but Shakespeare it

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is, and Oxford continues to launder his material through this semi-literate idiot. The politics of the late 17th century come heavily into play, most of it retrofitted to match the theory. Edward Hogg, as the queen’s advisor Robert Cecil, is a standout as the Earl of Oxford’s nemesis, and Vanessa Redgrave makes an awards-worthy Queen Elizabeth. Beneath the CG and bombast, there is a very inspirational theme. Emmerich vividly depicts Elizabethan audiences and their visceral appreciation of the plays put before them. The director provides a beautiful, romantic story of art and literature and the inspiring yet controversial role they play in daily lives. Grade: A+ —Sean Oliver Anonymous releases in theaters Oct. 28.

Like Crazy (Paramount Vantage) I sat down to watch Like Crazy with anticipation, not knowing too much about the film. I knew that it recently won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, which could only be a good thing. I was blown away by the simple and sweet storytelling of a love affair. No big crescendos or gratuitous sex scenes, but enough of a captivating story to keep you completely engaged. Director Drake Doremus tells the story of Jacob and Anna, played by Anton Yelchin (Fright Night, Star Trek) and Felicity Jones (The Tempest), who fall in love their senior year of college. Anna must return to her native London after her visa expires but decides to overstay, not wanting the relationship to end. When she returns for a family visit, she cannot re-enter the United States. The movie then follows effortlessly as if watching a docudrama. It shows the ebb and flow of their relationship and the stumbling blocks they ultimately face. We, the audience, continue to watch the on-again, offagain love affair that follows them over the years. They have passionate reunions and then begin new relationships as they try to move on, only to realize that something continues to pull them together. The story never gets boring, and you root

(Tribeca) Man on the Train, an English-language remake of Patrice Leconte’s 2002 French film makes you feel as if you are watching a quaint and quiet tale of a chance encounter. A mysterious criminal (played convincingly by Larry Mullen Jr. of U2, who is pretty strong in his first acting performance) arrives in a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor played by Donald Sutherland, his plans take an unlikely turn. With no place to stay, the professor generously welcomes the unknown thief into his home. As the two men talk, an unusual bond forms between the polar opposites, and surprising moments of humor and compassion emerge. As they begin to understand each other more, they each examine the choices they’ve made in their lives and secretly envy one another for the decisions they’ve made. Through conversation, they discover their secret longing to live the type of lifestyle the other man has lived. The professor has lived a life of safe routines, continuity and risk-avoidance, though he’s always wanted to walk on the bad side. The stranger yearns to live without the constant torment of looking over his shoulder, never being able to trust anyone and never having love. At times he even tries to sabotage the professor’s relationship with Vivienne, played by Kate O’Toole – who effortlessly conveys maturity, a character who helps shape the story as she manages to dispel the overall impression that the story is basically a two-man, Yin and Yang film. Sutherland plays an idealistic and optimistic professor who sees the best in anyone, no matter how damaged they are. In many scenes, Sutherland seems to be trying to carry both himself and Mullen Jr. to a point that you feel a bit overwhelmed. Mullen Jr., as the film carries on, provides the perfect counterpoint to Sutherland, playing the ghostly stranger and pessimist only interested in himself and gradually admitting to his own sort of wistful longing. He is surprised by his willingness to be a sympathetic, even empathetic listener to the talkative professor. Director Mary McGuckian does an adequate job interweaving a chance encounter between two disparate characters, who are less memorable for never being identified by name. McGuckian is able to pique the audience’s interest through the evident tension between the stranger and the professor. Man on the Train has all of the makings of a great indie movie: good music, amazing acting and incredible cinematography. The only thing that holds it back is the somewhat unclear direction at the end that gives you no real resolution or satisfaction and leaves you unfulfilled. Grade: B—Sean Oliver Man on the Train will be available On Demand Oct. 28.

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Halloween Soundtrack by eva recinos There’s not another time of the year when you can get away with playing dress up and eating candy. We’re If you can’t make it to HARD Haunted obviously past the age where trick-orMansion, blast some Skrillex at home. treating is fashionable, but that doesn’t meant the spookiness of Halloween should be lost. A few albums in particular can help you set up the mood for a Halloween party, get-together or solo songfest. The following albums include tracks that are quite creepy while containing some easily danceable sounds. A Halloween soundtrack doesn’t necessarily mean pre-recorded screams and witch cackles – it can be so much more. Rob Zombie – Hellbilly Deluxe Naturally, Rob Zombie and Halloween can’t help but be associated with one another. This musician and director has crafted quite a few complex, creepy and captivating tracks that have most likely made it on to many a Halloween playlist. Hellbilly Deluxe includes a few of these eerie gems, including “Dragula,” a high-energy track that makes for good inspiration for a wild mosh pit. Here, Zombie’s vocals are especially aggressive, and the song only grows in intensity as it progresses, taking you on a musical ride that leaves you reeling after a few minutes. “Living Dead Girl” is a Zombie classic, with short lines that mention things like “bring[ing] a giant down” to a girl “dripping with sin.” Zombie’s themes might be a little too creepy, but most of his tracks are surprisingly danceable – as long as you don’t take the lyrics too seriously. Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar The enemy of many a teenage parent, Marilyn Manson can somehow both create a creepy persona and comment on society in one song. Not to mention the fact that these tracks will get you bopping your head with extremely heavy and fuzzy guitar noises. “Beautiful People” is probably the most famous track from this album and is three minutes and 38 seconds worth of carefully crafted lyrics and eerie sounds. If you listen closely, the track has a message that is easily missed, but if you just listen to it for the sake of a creepy voice and hard rock sounds, it doesn’t disappoint. Antichrist Superstar caused quite some controversy, but on Halloween night it can just be good to have on while you scare unsuspecting trick-or-treaters or dance like a madman or woman. Surely Manson would approve. Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Skrillex is a star in the dubstep and electronic dance music scene as of late, but even some of his most famous tracks have a hint of creepiness. From the album title alone it’s obvious that Skrillex is creating tracks that, though probably humorously, have a little bit of horror mixed in with tantalizing dubstep beats. “Kill Everbody” is a track about exactly what its title refers to, with one creepily deep voice complimenting a high voice in a harmony that screams Halloween. The first verse then crescendos into dubstep and electronic noises that are enough to get any dance music fan shuffling and grooving along. “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” is also worth a listen, as it has a slower beat that takes the dark dubstep sounds into another realm altogether. The album is also a good one to play if you’re disappointed about not being able to make it to HARD Haunted Mansion. You can just make your own house sound haunted. Korn – Follow the Leader To the mainstream music lover, most metal bands have a reputation of being loud, frightening and far from understandable. But this is not always the case, especially when it comes to Korn. Many of the tracks on Follow the Leader could be characterized as a little creepy, but the groovy bassline and drumbeats of the tracks, along with Jonathan Davis’ passionate voice, make for some intriguing, strangely danceable tracks. The album includes the classic “Freak on a Leash,” a track about heartbreak with a sick, conventiondefying bridge in which Davis shows off his unique talent for whatever it is he calls his brand of noise-making. “Got the Life” is an equally dark but groovy track with a more playful tone. The rest of the tracks show why and how Korn rose to more mainstream success and are sure to put you in the Halloween mood. Just don’t let the somewhat dark lyrics get you down too much.

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Alesana: A Place Where the Sun is Silent “Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. The story is about to begin.” These words, spoken by an unknown announcer to a murmuring crowd, is what kicks off Alesana’s fourth full-length, A Place Where the Sun is Silent. The album is inspired by the poem “Dante’s Inferno” and is broken into two segments, The Gate and The Immortal Sill. “Being as conceptual as we are I’m always seeing the big picture months or even a year before the album comes out,” says Alesana’s Shawn Milke. “It’s something that’s an ongoing process for me; in fact I’ve already started writing for the next record and this one has just come out.” Alesana is currently on the Motel 6 Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour, and you can hear some of A Place Where the Sun is Silent played live when the tour rolls into the House of Blues Sunset Strip on Nov. 3 and the Glass House on Nov. 4.

Korn Goes Electronic Leave it to a band like Korn to continue to reinvent itself two decades and 10 albums deep into its career. The Path of Totality, due out Dec. 6 on Roadrunner Records, is an experimental album that finds Korn shifting gears and exploring new territory by utilizing some of the most important emerging producers on the electronic music scene. The band says that The Path of Totality will still have the definitive Korn sound even though the offering is heavily-stacked with contributions from dubstep and deep bass stars like Skrillex, Feed Me, Excision, Datsik, Noisia, Kill the Noise and 12th Planet. The album’s corresponding fall tour will also highlight Korn’s new direction; dubstep DJs Datsik and Downlink and live act Dope D.O.D. will open each show on the P.O.T. Tour. No Los Angeles area date has been scheduled yet, but additional P.O.T. stops are slated to be announced soon at Korn.com.

Pat Campo: JTITM OMG! Call your BFF! You’re totally going to LOL, not to mention groove and sing along when you check out Pat Campo’s new addition to the text-speak lexicon, “JTITM.” The abbreviation is short for “Just Text it To Me,” which also happens to be the name of the debut single from the singer-songwriter’s new five-track EP of the same name. And while JTITM may not catch on as text-speak, a video for the song is getting tons of views on YouTube and elsewhere. The Los Angeles-based Campo says the song and video were inspired by the late Steve Jobs, and three iPhones are the “stars” of the short film. “Though I conceived and shot the video for ‘JTITM’ long before Jobs passed away, I would be happy if people appreciated it as a tribute to the man and what his work meant to me,” says Campo. “While slightly tongue-in-cheek, it’s a true celebration of the current generation and how we communicate.” See the video at PatCampo.com/videos.

Edge of Paradise: Mask The latest L.A.-based industrial heavy metal band ready for the big time is Edge of Paradise, a foursome that only got started this year and that’s fronted by singer Margarita Monet. Monet and guitarist Dave Bates got the idea for Edge of Paradise while they were doing session work together for another act. “Musically, Dave and I just clicked,” says Monet. “During one of the sessions Dave asked me if I would like to sing on some of his songs and from that day forward Edge of Paradise was born.” It didn’t take long after that for the duo to garner some serious attention from the likes of Robin McAuley, the former MSG and Survivor singer who guests on the group’s debut album, Mask. Bass man extraordinaire Tony Franklin (the Firm) and in-demand session drummer Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth) also appear on Mask, just released on the Shredrock label. Catch Edge of Paradise live at the Marquee 15 in Corona on Oct. 28.

Deftones: The Vinyl Collection 1995-2011 All six Deftones studio albums plus their 2011 Record Store Day release Covers are included in The Vinyl Collection 1995-2011 box set that was released this week. If you would like to own the collectible wax collection you need to get on it; only 1,000 copies were pressed. deftones.com

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Destructo promises the best DJs in the world. by patrick meissner Get ready to break out that psychedelic costume and be sure to drink plenty of water because Hard Haunted Mansion is back for its fourth year running. Taking place at the Shrine Expo Hall just outside the USC campus, HARD Haunted Mansion is the definitive event for all those looking to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve with a night of spine rattling audio splendor. “I’ve always loved Halloween,” says Gary Richards (aka Destructo), HARD’s founder and producer. “Halloween is a great holiday because everyone gets to dress up and act crazy.” He claims that ‘the HARD crowd’ already possesses an affinity for dressing up and acting crazy, which is exactly why this event seems so exciting. Just as it has been in prior years, those in attendance can expect an intense musical and sensory departure from the constructs of sanity and polite society. This year’s Hard Haunted Mansion features performances from Rusko, Fatboy Slim, Laidback Luke, 2ManyDJs among

Campus Circle > Music > Interviews others, and that’s just the lineup on Friday night. On Saturday, Destructo fits in his DJ set amongst a busy lineup that includes Soulwax, Skrillex, Major Lazer, Caspa and 12th Planet. Considering the overwhelming dubstep influence present in this year’s lineup, HARD Haunted Mansion is set be a chest rattling, ear shattering, mish-mosh of big beats and filthy basslines. Substantial hearing loss included at no extra charge. To add excitement to everyone’s natural case of pre festival jitters, Richards has hinted at a few surprises. “We’re adding more to the production [this year],” he says careful to not give too much away. “We have something new on the inside stage and a lot of new performers. We also have a few collaborations lined up to really freak people out.” With plenty of experience organizing shows of this type and scale, Richards is confident that this weekend’s festival will run as smoothly as ever. “I have had everything thrown at me that you can imagine over the last four years,” he admits while casually reminiscing about chaotic moments afforded by shows in prior years. “This is the fourth Haunted Mansion. They keep getting better because every year you figure out something new.” Although Richards can assert that this year’s show will run smoother than the rest, he still looks back to the first Haunted Mansion as a seminal point in his career, as well as a defining moment in the world of electro-music. “The first year [of Haunted Mansion] was amazing due to the fact that we had Deadmau5, Justice and DJ AM, who at the time were not that big yet.” Since then, the franchise has taken off and with several events to plan for all around the year, Richards has been busier than ever preparing techno-friendly venues for the masses to bang their heads. With all his focus on producing

CDREVIEWS Brown Bird Salt for Salt (Supply & Demand) The Brown Bird duo are back and ready to bring us an all-new installation of their foot-stomping, raw sound in their fifth album, Salt for Salt. Recorded live to tape in Pawtucket, R.I. and released under Supply & Demand Music, Brown Bird’s latest effort is a spiral to the core of hollerin’ hootenanny, sweaty goodness and a straight up roar of romping fun. From the creative efforts of David Lamb and MorganEve Swain, the ensemble carries the album with 11 lovely tunes all defined with a wide range of instrumentation. From banjos to violins, to upright basslines and vocal harmonies, the record embodies the steady beat of a heart and the yelping sounds of an aching soul. The group is already out on the road supporting Salt for Salt and will be touring until mid-December. They perform Nov. 25 at the House of Blues Sunset Strip. If you’re interested in bands like Mumford and Sons or Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, this is definitely a band to add to your collection. Grade: A —Mary Broadbent Salt for Salt is currently available.

Deer Tick Divine Providence (Partisan) Don’t slot Rhode Island quintet Deer Tick under the alt-folk/ country brand. Deer Tick’s previous releases are permeated with acoustic elements which echo Uncle Tupelo or Gram Parsons, but on fourth outing Divine Providence (named after the band’s hometown) singer John McCauley apparently

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the most enormous event possible, he admits that it is easy to lose track of the fact that he is also playing a set at this year’s HARD Haunted Mansion. He recalls from prior years that the task of throwing in a set on the same night you are producing a festival is indeed a taxing experience. “Last year I was supposed to go on in 10 minutes, and police were waiting outside. There were some issues with the crowd backing in the street so I helped solve the problem, ran back and threw on my costume and hit the stage,” he shares. Preparations and anxieties aside, the pieces are in place for this year’s HARD Haunted Mansion and those with tickets are no doubt getting goose bumps for the sonically charged fun fest that is headed their way. For anyone still on the fence about whether or not Haunted Mansion may be worth the commitment, Richards reminds you that, “If you want to come see the best electronic music from around the world assembled in one room for Halloween, come out to HARD. We’re not just bringing artists that might be OK; we are literally bringing the best DJs in the world.” HARD Haunted Mansion is Oct. 28-29 at Shrine Expo Hall. For more information, visit hardfest.com.

Campus Circle > Music > CD Reviews gives a big STFU to those who think they know Deer Tick. Those pining for the group’s country/folk elements will hate the Rolling Stones/Replacements tone. The mostly raw and amplified tracks echo the band’s live sound with a rambunctious, loud and drunken canter illustrated by cuts such as “The Bump,” a bar-band thumper which quotes Iggy Pop; the Replacements-like rocker “Funny Word”; and the all-to-obvious sing-a-long “Let’s All Go to the Bar.” Older fans, though, will appreciate acoustic/electric songs such as poignant “Clownin Around” and new single, “Miss K.,” the kind of hooky tune Jeff Tweedy used to compose. Longtime listeners will also welcome a hidden track of the obscure Grandpaboy/Paul Westerberg folk tune “Mr. Cigarette.” Grade: B —Doug Simpson Divine Providence is currently available. Deer Tick perform Nov. 1 at Echoplex.

The Hops Won’t It Be Fun (Frog Leg) The Hops’ first full-length album is entitled Won’t It Be Fun. A follow up to their 2009 EP and released under Frog Leg Music, a subsidiary of BMI, the Hops bring 12 new songs to our ears filled with catchy, original hooks, echoing vocals, and a range of eclectic sounds and beats mixed into one. The Hops – made up of Patrick Tinning, Cullin Kress and T.J. Walker – crafted, mixed and mastered their debut at Gravity Studios with the help of their producer, Ian Spudes. After much hard work, their efforts are finally paying off. Won’t It Be Fun delivers an upbeat indie sound with energy and pizzazz. Having a classic resemblance in

production and sound to that of Weezer’s Blue Album, this is definitely a band to check out and see, as they’re sure to astound on stage even more so then they do on the boom box. Grade: B+ —Mary Broadbent Won’t It Be Fun is currently available.

Susan SurfTone Shore (Acme Brothers) Fans of twangy, echo-drenched bands like the Aqua Velvets or Los Straitjackets will find a kindred spirit with Susan Yasinski, better known as Susan SurfTone, one of the few female surf-music lead guitarists. The Portland, Ore.-based musician released more than a dozen albums as leader of Susan and the SurfTones and now she’s debuted her new, self-titled solo album which hearkens back to the glory days of ’60s surf music with contemporary, surf-revival touches such as Farfisa organ and other garage rock elements. The material is chockablock full of strong melodies on tracks like the Doors-quoting “Shore” and the dance-along number “Checker” as well as classics-in-the-making cuts like “Tide,” “Chance” and “Subduction.” Yasinski is also a supple interpreter of other artists (The Surftones released two Beatles cover albums.) and concludes with a smoldering, lengthy rendition of the Doors’ “Riders on the Storm,” a fluid tune which deftly merges surf and ’60s rock. Grade: B —Doug Simpson Shore is currently available.

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Oct. 27 @ Glass House Let’s start this week by laying down of few of the universal truths that should be irrefutable in the world of indie rock. First, it is not catchy music, for catchy music caters to mainstream audiences, and, shudder, indie doesn’t do mainstream. Second, it is not fun, for fun music is rife with emotion which might thusly break the indie stoicism, and y’know, make it a little more human. God forbid. And yet, here we have Manchester Orchestra, who manages to write masterfully layered and intelligently worded songs that are still infectiously catchy and high-energy, even when being more moody at atmospheric. While so many bands just kind of play at an audience, rather than to them, the Atlanta natives bring enough whiskey-soaked charm to make their brand of indie relatable, with the kind of masterful musicianship to make it memorable.

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Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience Oct. 14 @ The Greek Theatre Well, it happened. The ghost of Led Zeppelin descended onto Los Angeles in the form of one of the best tributes I’ve ever seen. The fact that these musicians can get up there and not only recreate the classic songs, but add life to them and evoke what was once one of the most unstoppable forces in music is a feat all its own. Helmed by John Bonham’s son, Jason, this ensemble ripped through the Greek Theatre like a jet with no plans of stopping. They did two sets, and the crowd still wasn’t satisfied. Singing along the whole time, it felt like the audience took the place of any missing members who couldn’t be there to rock the house. Even during the slower tunes, the intensity was still there. Just before the finale, there was a stirring reminder of what kind of music scene is out there today and where this music has taken us, how straight-ahead rock is one of the most raw forms of art on the planet today. The setlist was hard to beat. Starting out with “Rock and Roll” and then going right into “Celebration Day,” they got the place moving. Then wrapping up the first set with “Dazed and Confused” and a slick bridge into “Moby Dick,” they set the tone for what was coming in the second half – pretty much a barrage of hits that brought out everyone’s inner Robert Plant. It started with “Ocean” went “Over the Hills and Far Away” and then wrapped the night up by taking “Stairway to Heaven” right into “Whole Lotta Love.” I don’t think there wasn’t a person in the venue not screaming out the lyrics to the finale, and that just goes to show the power of what great songwriting can do. —David Tobin

Tueska Oct. 16 @ Placita Olvera She is a very beautiful, unique and talented up-and-coming singer in the electro-pop fusion genre. Meet Tueska, a 22-year-old from Barranquilla, Colombia, with red hair, sincere smiles, a humble persona and a fire to succeed in the music scene. Tueska has many musical influences, including internationally known Shakira and Dominican merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra. Tueska grew up in love with the sounds and beats of music, which are reasons why she has moved to the Dominican Republic. A tropical and fashionable nation, the DR serves as the perfect place for Tueska to pursue her career goals. Tueska moved to the DR to form part of the new generation of Las Chicas del Can: a merengue-based group who reached stardom in Latin America and other parts of the world. Now, as a solo artist, Tueska resides in the Caribbean with her family. In one of her most recent performances, she delivered a memorable show to the L.A. crowd during the Latin Grammy street parties at Placita Olvera. Her close to 30-minute set impressed not only the media but the surrounding crowds as well. Sexy and highly attractive, Tueska performed “Solita” (Lonely) to get the concert going. Thereafter, she continued with her hit single “Me Enamore” (I Fell In Love), which is an upbeat yet romantic tune depicting the situation of a person falling in love. Tueska then followed with “Animal,” a vigorous track. To close her performance, this charismatic individual sang Shakira’s “Rabiosa.” And she did this extremely well. Tueska took on the challenge and simply granted comparable lyricism, exotic dance moves (especially some hip shaking) and a grand display of “Rabiosa.” The crowd liked her a lot. Tueska stood out. It is going to be interesting to see where her talents take her. —Marvin Vasquez

Minus the Bear Nov. 1 @ The Troubadour Nov. 3 @ Glass House And this is where we get to the more fun part of the show. Though they haven’t always been as such, Seattle-bred electronic-infused indie act have gotten significantly more sing-along inducing recently. Though, like Manchester, they don’t shy away from going to some of those darker places sonically, it’s pretty hard to not feel stoked on life by the end of one of their sets. Underneath their recently discovered glossy indie-pop finish of each song, however, is an intricate arrangement of expert musicianship. The dudes know the technical ins and outs of how to play their instruments for maximum aural engagement, making it possible for them to have a ton of levels and effects happening without sounding like an adolescent garage band all hitting their instruments at once.

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by frederick mintchell AMP Radio’s Masquerade with LMFAO and Far East Movement Oct. 29 @ Palladium 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood; amp.radio.com Not only can you see two of the year’s hottest acts, but you could win the biggest costume cash prize in Los Angeles – $10,000. Plus proceeds benefit Stand Up to Cancer and Break Away From Cancer. 8 p.m.

Anenberg/Mountain High Halloween Party Oct. 28 @ The Buffalo Inn 1814 W. Foothill Blvd., Upland; mthigh.com There will be an individual contest where the winner takes home six lift tickets to Mountain High, along with $250 in Anenberg product. For the first time, they also will be having a group costume contest. The best group will get one lift ticket to Mountain High for each person, along with $200 in Anenberg product. 8 p.m.

EEK! at the Greek Oct. 30 @ Greek Theatre 2700 Vermont Ave., Griffith Park; greektheatrela.com A 60-piece symphony will present an array of music to celebrate the season and the iconic venue’s 80th anniversary including a creepy collection of frightening favorites like Night on Bald Mountain, Danse Macabre and music from Psycho. Plus there will be the world premiere of a musical composition by Arthur B. Rubinstein, accompanied by a reading of Edgar Allen Poe’s gothic masterpiece – “The Telltale Heart.” 7 p.m.

Fright Fest Oct. 28-31 @ Six Flags Magic Mountain 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia; frightfest. sixflags.com/magicmountain Everything you love about Magic Mountain, plus haunted houses, mazes, scary shows and street entertainment. And you can go on all of your favorite rides in the dark.

Ghost Squadron Halloween Hangar Party

Oct. 31 @ Gibson Amphitheatre 100 Universal City, Universal City; livenation.com/danzigtickets/artist/734865 Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig’s musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands the Misfits and Samhain. All three will be performing – plus, special guest Corrosion of Conformity. 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 29 @ Camarillo Airport 455 Aviation Drive; cafsocal.com The adrenaline-packed party at the CAF SoCal wing’s airplane hangar surrounded by the historical WWII Warbird planes from their Ghost Squadron fleet will feature a catered dinner, beer, wine and tasty treats available for purchase all night, plus live performances by ’80s hair metal band White Leppard, Nawgahyde, which features members from Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains and L.A. Guns, and DJ sets throughout the evening. There’s a costume contest, as well as additional prizes for simply attending and using social media to “checkin.” 8 p.m.

Dead Celebrities Halloween Costume Ball

Halloween Booootie

Oct. 29 @ Madame Tussauds Hollywood 6933 Hollywood Blvd.; deadcelebritieshalloween.com Two floors of a maze-like atmosphere with hundreds of celebrity wax figures, along with hundreds of costume clad partygoers dressed as their favorite dead (or still living)

Oct. 29 @ Echoplex 1154 Glendale Blvd., Echo Park; bootiemashup.com/la A monster mashup spooktacular with free exclusive limitededition Halloween Booootie CDs for the first 300 people in costume, plus a Midnight Costume Contest with $100 cash

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celebrities. For one night only, Madame Tussauds will be transformed into the ultimate dead man’s party. 10 p.m.

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prizes (and a trick-or-treat goody bag) for each of the best costumes in three categories: Best Overall Costume, Scariest Costume, and Best Mashup Costume. Bootie LA’s resident dance crew R.A.I.D. will be on hand for a Midnight Mashup Show performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance. 9 p.m.

Halloween Horror Nights Oct. 27-31 @ Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza; halloweenhorrornights.com/ hollywood/2011 Experience four new mazes based on the most popular horror themes and movies of all time – The Thing: Assimilation, Hostel: Hunting Season, Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare, House of 1000 Corpses in 3D Zombievision (created by horror expert Rob Zombie) – and much more!

Halloween Harvest Festival Oct. 26-31 @ Pierce College 6201 Winnetka Ave.,Woodland Hills; halloweenharvestfestival. com You can venture through the Adventure Corn Maze, or maybe take a spooky journey into the Haunted House or Haunted Trail or Haunted Hayride. For those looking for something more extreme, the Halloween Harvest Festival takes on a more sinister persona after dark.

Halloween Mourning Tour Oct. 29 & 30 @ Heritage Square Museum 3800 Homer St., Highland Park; heritagesquare.org Learn all about death and mourning etiquette during the Victorian era and participate in a funeral inside a historic home. Find out about Victorian Spiritualism – what it was, who followed it and why, and perhaps have your future foretold by a medium. See how other cultures celebrate and remember their loved ones as we look at the Mexican traditions and customs of Los Dias de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Finally, discover how even the intricate details of clothing played a role in how Victorians showed their loss of a loved one. Noon.

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outoftheboxevents.com Did you know the Los Angeles is the No. 5 most haunted city in the United States? Discover these ghosts as you team up to uncover the haunting secrets of Hollywood. Up to six people per team; starting location revealed upon registration; Prizes to the top three teams. 6 p.m.

HARD Haunted Mansion Oct. 28 & 29 @ Shrine Auditorium 700 W. 32nd St., Los Angeles; hardfest.com Come spend your Halloween with the world’s hottest DJs and performers including Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, Rusko, Skrillex, Laidback Luke, Major Lazer, Tiga, Fake Blood, Destructo and many more.

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Oct. 30 @ Fubar 7994 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood; fubarla.com Music by Josh Peace and DJ Cat with special appearances by Coma Detox, Ernie Omega, Glamorous Monique, Kiki Xtravaganza and Melissa Brown. Hosted by Bobby Webster, Ceasar Gomez, Charles Anthony and Judson Harmon. Plus there will be a costume contest and free shots. 8 p.m.

Heaven & Hell Official Porn Industry Halloween Party Oct. 28 & 29 @ Ecco 1640 N. Cahuenga; eccohollywood.com Both nights feature $5,000 in contests and prizes, five bars, live performances and Los Angeles’ best DJs. Friday (Heaven) features Los Angeles’ Official Hustler Lingerie Fashion Show and over 50 sexy ladies of Feed a Model, while Saturday (Hell) features many of the top models from many of the industry’s top porn agencies. 9 p.m.

commentary will blur the lines between reality and fantasy this Halloween with luchadores, a contortion team, tasseltwirling sex kittens and no-holds-barred comedians.

DJs, costume contests and 30,000 square feet of five haunted rooms means the party doesn’t stop till 4 a.m. 9 p.m.

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Oct. 26-31 @ Knott’s Berry Farm 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park; haunt.knotts.com The granddaddy of all Halloween amusement park events reaches its 39th year with an unlucky 13 mazes. Make sure to catch the gut-busting comedy show “The Hanging” and watch out for monsters creeping around the theme park ready to scare you at every turn.

Oct. 29 @ Park Plaza 607 S. Park View St., MacArthur Park; kcrw.com/events/ masquerade-2011 The costume ball dance party offers five uniquely themed rooms, four stages by 17 KCRW DJs, vaudeville circus troupe Lucent Dossier and tasty artisan food trucks. Dengue Fever, Milagres and Mariachi El Bronx will perform, along with DJ sets from RAC and Moby.

Oct. 28-31 @ Janss Marketplace 197 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks; rothauntedhouse. com The Reign of Terror is three haunted house attractions totaling 8,500 square feet of terror. Reign of Terror earned several “Best Haunted House in 2010” accolades.

Long Beach Zombie Walk Street & Music Fest Oct. 29 zombiewalklb.com Zombie Central – on the Promenade, between 3rd Street and Ocean Boulevard – is where all the festivities will be happening, including makeup artists, food, beer garden, art, vendors, live music and muralists at the Tinderbox. Rock out to a live set by Buskerfest-winners Wild Pack of Canaries at 9 p.m. (more bands to be announced). Also new is the separateadmission, all-ages concert event, “Dead Man’s After-Party,” featuring a live performance by the ultimate Halloween band, Johnny Vatos’ Tribute to Halloween (with members of Oingo Boingo), at the Historic Press Telegram building, between 6th and 7th on Pine Avenue. Gates open at 8 p.m., where you can enjoy food trucks and beer gardens, followed by the World’s Sexiest Zombie contest (with celebrity guest judge, Rena Riffel from Showgirls and Mulholland Drive).

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Oct. 27-31 @ Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Drive; losangeleshauntedhayride. com As tractor drawn hay-filled wagons make their way through the forest, scenes of pure horror await. Thursday-Monday.

Oct. 30 @ Supperclub 6675 Hollywood Blvd.; supperclub.com/html/losangeles Hosted by 2011 Maxim models with live performers, aerialists and music provided by legendary Hollywood DJs Danny B, Carlo Astuti and Savi. Masquerade masks are mandatory. 8 p.m.

Lucha VaVoom Halloween Oct. 26 & 27 @ The Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., Downtown; luchavavoom.com The gloriously unhinged mix of Mexican-style lucha libre wrestling, traditional burlesque and blow-by-blow comedic

Oct. 29 @ LACMA 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles ; lacma.org/event/ musecostumeball2011 LACMA invites you to a funeral – YOURS! Join a ghoulish cast of friends and fiends as they pay last respects to the dearly departed with a Dead Man’s Ball. Performances by Killsonic, Jeremiah Red and Sneaky Nietzsche and environments created by Sypher Art Studios will be sure to rock the house and raise the dead. Dress to impress in your funerary best or a costume of your choice, as they conjure up a night full of art, music, dancing and, of course, the annual costume contest. Prizes will be awarded to the Best Tim Burton Character, Best Movie Monster and Most Creative. They’ll keep the Tim Burton exhibition open late, so come by for a final viewing before it expires forever on Nov. 1. 8:30 p.m.

Official Playboy Halloween Oct. 29 @ The Highlands 6801 Hollywood Blvd.; thehighlandshollywood.com Four Playboy Playmates along with amazing performances,

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Theatricum BOO-tanicum Oct. 28 @ Theatricum Botanicum 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Road, Topanga; theatricum.com/ bootanicum.htm The theater company’s first annual Halloween extravaganza: Wander Theatricum’s wooded grounds where you’ll find a haunted house, ghost stories, pumpkin carving, game booths and things that go bump in the night. Also, live music from Peter Alsop, Many Distant Cities, the Matt Van Winkle Band and Tommy Santee Klaws. Plus organic chicken and waffles from Bon Melange Catering. Beware of zombie thespians! 4 p.m.

“U-N-M-A-R-K-E-D: Phreeques! Aka DeArt(h)!! aka The Untitled!!!” Oct. 29 @ Highways Performance Space 1651 18th St., Santa Monica; highwaysperformance.org Be all highbrow and get stupid with performance art, music, video, theater, drinks and dancing. This anti-art house of horrors is the antidote to the cool kids Halloween party. 9 p.m.

West Hollywood Carnaval Oct. 31 westhollywoodhalloween.com The city of West Hollywood becomes California’s seventh largest city for one night as hundreds of thousands of revelers turn out in outrageous costumes (or to watch those who are) at the world’s largest Halloween street festival. One of the stages of the event will be devoted to The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary. On Santa Monica Boulevard, between La Cienega and Robertson. Not for children. 6 p.m.

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Halloween in style this year as one of the hottest fashion icons! From stylish couple looks for you and your hot date to equally fashionable solo costumes, We’ve got all the tips to stealing the spotlight at any PARTY.

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What to wear: oversized everything – sunglasses, maxi skirt, boyfriend coat – and overload of accessories. Beauty tips: “I just woke up” hair and drugged-eye smoky makeup. Bonus points: an empty Starbucks cup in one hand.

What to wear: a sleeveless LBD, layered necklace, a pair of sleek black gloves, a tiny tiara. Beauty tips: Stay natural – a touch of mascara and nude lip gloss will do. Bonus points: Add an old-fashioned cigarette holder.

What to wear: Blow up transparent balloons in all different sizes and stick them to a nude leotard, complete with fishnet stockings. Beauty tips: fake lashes and blond bob wig. Bonus points: Make sure you are well covered underneath in case the balloons all disappear by the end of the night.

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What to wear: an all-black ensemble consisting of a loosely fitted top, maxi skirt and boots, some sort of animal fur to wrap around and your entire accessories drawer (the more the better). Beauty tips: heavy mascara and eyeliner concentrated towards your outer corners, rich red lipstick, perfectly defined curls. Bonus points: Do not EVER let go of your Blackberry. And don’t smile in front of cameras.

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What to wear: for Victoria – biggest sunglasses you can find, a skin-tight pencil dress in black, navy or white, sky-high pumps, designer purse; for David – go shirtless with a soccer ball in your hand. Beauty tips: Nude lips, defined cheekbones (key: a good contrast between bronzer and highlighter). Bonus points: Don’t take off the sunglasses, don’t let go of each other’s hands.

What to wear: for Katy – a skin-tight, cleavage-revealing mini dress with funky patterns and rocket high heels; for Russell – a fitted button-up (except not buttoned), a matching vest and loads of tribal-inspired necklaces. Beauty tips: Go all out – wigs, colored eyeliners, bright lipsticks, whatever you would consider over-the-top on a daily basis. Bonus points: Have your boo grow out his ’stache well in advance.

What to wear: for Beyonce – a metallic mini dress or a show girl-esque ensemble, anything glittery is a plus; for Jay-Z – release your inner gangsta. Enough said. Beauty tips: heavy smoky eyes and glam lips. Bonus points: Baby bump, anyone?

What to wear: for Blair – need we explain the universal Upper East Side princess style? Think colored tights, Mary Janes, headbands and girly blouses; for Chuck – whatever you see on display at the Ralph Lauren store, go for it. Fitted blazer + bow tie + pocket square = preppy and charming. Beauty tips: Blair’s perfectly calculated curls and Chuck’s 2:8 side part. Use hair wax shamelessly. Bonus points: Have your friends tag along as Nate and Serena, and you’ve got the whole gang taking over the house in style.

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CALENDARTHE10SPOT BY FREDERICK MINTCHELL THURSDAYOCT. 27 Henry Rollins Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; booksoup.com The punk pioneer discusses and signs his book, Occupants, a visual testimony of anger, suffering and resilience from Iraq to Afghanistan, Thailand to Mali, and beyond. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAYOCT. 26 Annie ArcLight Pasadena, 336 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena; arclightcinemas.com With the resurgence of the popularity of musicals and the movie studios’ affinity for remaking every movie from the ’80s, what’s the over/under on a remake of Annie happening in the near future? 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYOCT. 26 Grammy U Back-to-School Kickoff 3030 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica; grammy365.com/events/los-angelesgrammy-u-back-school-kickoff While MC Lyte, DJ Hapa and Mr. Choc spin the tunes, enjoy the Scratch & Learn Stations, Vinyl Spin Art Stations, photo booth, door prizes, snacks, drinks and an ice cream sundae bar. Plus you can participate in an organic jam session. 7:30p.m.-10:30 p.m. RSVP at grammyu-la.com.

FRIDAYOCT. 28 100 Most Outrageous Kills The Cinefamily, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles; cinefamily.org From the golden age of goremastery to the innovative new technologies of modern effects wizards, cinema is littered with the bodies of the awesomely dispatched by the hands of innovative filmmakers. They accept absolutely no responsibility for lost lunches. 8 p.m. $12.

SATURDAYOCT. 29 Dusk-to-Dawn Horrorthon Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica; americancinematheque.com A full night of terror featuring the six horror classics Pet Sematary, Tourist Trap, The Pit, Videodrome, Alice Sweet Alice and Just Before Dawn as well as between-film free food and beverages, giveaways, trailers, crazy shorts and surprises. 7:30 p.m. $20, $18 w/student ID.

SATURDAYOCT. 29 Long Beach Comic Con Long Beach Convention Center, 300 Ocean Blvd.; longbeachcomiccon.com Comic books, action figures, anime and manga, gaming and now horror – whatever your geek pleasure, they’ve got it. Also Sunday.

SATURDAYOCT. 29 “So You Think You Can Dance” Tour Nokia Theatre, 777 Chick Hearn Court, Downtown; fox.com/dance The highly anticipated production will feature this season’s most popular routines as well as original pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour. The dynamic dancer line-up includes a mix of Season 8 contestants as well as all-stars. 7 p.m.

SUNDAYOCT. 30 Psycho ArcLight Beach Cities, 831 S. Nash St., El Segundo; arclightcinemas.com The godfather of all slasher movies probably didn’t thrill showerhead manufacturers when people stopped taking showers. 7:30 p.m.

MONDAYOCT. 31 Mark Z. Danielewski: The Fifty Year Sword REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., Downtown; redcat. org Danielewski, who is best known for his bestselling novels House of Leaves and Only Revolutions, says of The Fifty Year Sword, “It’s a ghost story for adults who still remember what it’s like to wonder and fear like a child – to find confusion in the obvious, delight in strangeness and reason in the unseen.” 8:30 p.m. $20, $16 w/ student ID.

TUESDAYNOV. 1 Betty White Royce Hall, 245 Charles Young Drive, UCLA; happenings.ucla.edu The actress will receive the UCLA Jack Benny Award to honor her outstanding achievements in the field of comedy. The ceremony will feature multimedia presentations, an address by Ms. White and a question and answer session with the audience. Noon-1 p.m.

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halloween costume shops by erica carter

Halloween is upon us, and that means it’s time to don your funniest, craziest, wittiest costume yet. This year’s list brings us a few new places to help you perfect your design.

One of Hollywood Toys & Costumes’ Catwoman outfits

Adele’s of Hollywood (5034 Hollywood Blvd.; adelescostumes.com) is not only reasonably priced, but you’ll feel like you stepped into another era since it’s tucked away on the upper floor of an old, old building. There are tons of accessories to be found, and costumes are available for sale or rental. The Halloween shop at American Apparel (americanapparel.net) is always fashion forward. This place is full of inexpensive, fun ideas, and they always launch a great costume contest! Some of my favorite renditions are Pocahontas, the twins from The Shining and gypsies. You can find all the lingerie and sexy costumes your naughty heart desires at Beverly Hills Hosiery (801 S. Los Angeles St., Downtown (213) 627-7705). I picked up a petticoat here for an Alice in Wonderland party over two years ago, and I still have it intact. It’s a little pricey, but the quality of clothing is really strong. How about shopping for a costume where your purchase gives back to the community? Get your Halloween attire at BTS Thrift Boutique (10409 Washington Blvd, Culver City or 1908 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica; facebook.com/BTSThriftBoutique) and proceeds go towards Beit T’Shuvah, an addiction treatment facility that stays open due to community donations. BTS Thrift Boutique is the best bet for your “True Blood” look! The Costume Shop (746 W. Doran St., Glendale (818) 244-1161) is great for non-generic costumes. It’s like shopping in a vintage closet where you want to try on everything. You can walk in and out with an award-winning costume for under $75. If you’re in Downtown, definitely head over to the FIDM Scholarship Store (919 S. Grand Ave. (213) 624-1200). There are so many different ways to shop here. Pick a readymade outfit and add on zippers, jewelry and fabrics. You can go big and spend next to nothing! For men, 5 Points (2601 Pasadena Ave. Los Angeles; fivepointsworkwear.com) always comes through with your Jason Voorhees/Chucky style costumes. 5 Points specializes in Dickies, medical uniforms, overalls and more. Just north of the scary lights of Hollywood is Halloween Town (2921 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank; halloweentownstore.com). This location is one of the biggest Halloween shops in the city, and word is they’ve just expanded to add more costumes one block from the original location. You’ll find toys, props and really scary masks, not to mention costumes from every genre you can think of. I love the makeup section where hair color, blood and prosthetics run rampant. Hollywood Toys & Costumes (6600 Hollywood Blvd.; hollywoodtoysandcostumes. com) has all the Marvel, Disney and classic Halloween costumes you can think of. Of note, they carry all incarnations of Catwoman costumes, one my favorites. If you want to go simple and just don a fun wig or funky hairpiece, go to Hollywood Wigs (6530 Hollywood Blvd; hwigs.com)! Every single color, shape and size of hair is here, oh the hair-a! Of course there is the tried and true west side hot spot, Robinson Beautilities (12320 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles; premiereprops.com/robinson/index.html). I’ve rented a couple of costumes from here with great success. My “Phantom of the Opera” costume was a big hit, as was my Morticia Adams. I prefer renting because it takes up less space in your closet, not to mention Robinson’s work is quality! How about a Flashdance number … or “Chicago”? You can lose yourself in the world of Fosse at Shelly’s Dance & Costumes (2089 Westwood Blvd., West Los Angeles; shellysdanceandcostume.com). You could even walk out with a Black Swan costume! For those of you who like your costumes custom, try Sword and Stone (723 N. Victory Blvd., Burbank; swordandstone.com). Here you’ll find all the tools needed for Renaissance attire and Tudor-style frocks. If authentic looking TV or movie outfits are your thing, try Western Costume Company (11041 Vanowen St., North Hollywood; westerncostume.com). This shop has been around for about 97 years, and it shows with their wide range of costumes from “West Side Story” to Titanic. There are so many places to choose from throughout Los Angeles; it’s easy to put your costume together and stand out from the rest.

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USC: The Trojans took on one of their biggest challenges yet this season, as they visited the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Indiana. USC came back to Los Angeles with an impressive 31-17 road victory that has propelled the national media members and collegiate football head coaches to rank the team as high No. 20 (AP) for this week. “I would say it’s our team’s biggest win since we’ve been here because of all the stuff around it,” second-year USC head coach Lane Kiffin says. With the win, the Trojans are now 6-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play. And they can keep improving on this rather improbable season that will not let them see postseason time; they face No. 4 (AP) Stanford over the weekend. Junior stud quarterback Matt Barkley played as usual, delivering a solid performance. Barkley threw for 224 passing yards and three touchdowns on 24-of-35 throwing attempts. His rating for the game surpassed 150. Despite not scoring any touchdowns, running back

Campus Circle > Sports > Football Curtis McNeal rushed for a remarkable 118 yards on 24 rushes. Marc Tyler, who was suspended for the season opener after appearing to be intoxicated while degrading the image of USC in irrational comments to TMZ, carried the ball 13 times and grabbed 67 yards. Both Tyler and McNeal’s longest carries of the affair were 15 yards. The receivers did their part as well. Nine different receivers caught passes from Barkley, with Randall Telfer connecting for one score. Sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods continued his excellence on the field. Woods caught a whopping 12 catches for 119 yards with two touchdowns. “They can try to do whatever they want to him. It’s just crazy. He still had 12 catches for over 100 yards. and they were crowding him it seemed almost every play when he was singled out over there,” Barkley remarks of Woods. “I think those play actions helped get him open.” With less than seven minutes to go in the first quarter, Barkley connected with Telfer to give the Trojans an eventual 7-0 edge. The future first-round pick quarterback then helped the Trojans to 14-0 lead after passing to Woods down the middle before the quarter ended. Freshman kicker Andre Heidari added to USC’s advantage, making the score 17-0 after a 25-yard field goal. Before halftime, the Fighting Irish cut the deficit to seven points after earning a touchdown and field goal. Despite another touchdown by Notre Dame in the fourth quarter, USC’s separate quarter touchdowns did not allow the host to mount their proposed ferocious comeback. Splendid offense truly was the key to the win for the Trojans; they collected 29 first downs. Nevertheless, the USC defense also stepped up in simply stopping Notre Dame when necessary. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was not very happy after the game. “This is the first time that I’ve leaned on my

The Bruins faced a crushing defeat in Arizona.

UCLA: Surprisingly, the UCLA Bruins suffered an embarrassing defeat against the Wildcats in Arizona by a score of 48-12. “We failed,” junior middle linebacker Patrick Larimore tells reporters, “couldn’t stop anything they did. They were very ready for what we were doing. I don’t know what to say. We couldn’t stop anything. We came out flat and it started off downhill, and we didn’t recover.” UCLA only trailed by a touchdown after one quarter of play, but the Wildcats erupted with 28 points in the second quarter to grab complete command of the affair. The rest was history. With the loss, the Bruins dropped to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in conference action. They next host the California Golden Bears on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

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On a rather chilly night in Westwood’s Drake Stadium, the visiting Cal State Northridge Matadors captured a 3-2 victory over the host UCLA Bruins men’s soccer squad Saturday. The non-conference win helped CSUN improve their record to 7-7-1. Meanwhile, the Bruins dropped to 10-4-1. Before the game, UCLA was ranked in the top 10. UCLA seemed to have control of the game initially, beginning with their highpowered tempo of touching the leather. In the first half, it was rather rare for the Bruins to lose possession of the ball. However, the Matadors found the back of the net first. Christian Gonzalez collected his third goal of this 2011 campaign with 33:11 on the clock. After receiving a pass, Gonzalez found himself inside the box and released a right-footed shot that reached for a score. UCLA’s Chandler Hoffman scored twice in back-to-back goals for his 12th and 13th scores of the year. Hoffman did so within a span of five minutes, which gave UCLA a 2-1 lead going into halftime. The near 1,000 fans in attendance perhaps thought the game was over, but it really was not. CSUN knotted the scoreboard when Brian Behrad scored with less than eight minutes left. Then, Edwin Rivas gained his fifth goal with less than four minutes to go to give the Matadors the game-winning goal. UCLA almost came back to tie the game, but it was just too little, too late. They made it exciting though, especially because of their need to penetrate the goal in the closing moments. CSUN outshot the Bruins 11-8. Bruin fans were left speechless. And the CSUN followers, well, they just kept cheering and screaming because of the upset. The Bruins next face the Washington Huskies on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.

The L.A. Galaxy ended the 2011 campaign with a loss to the Dynamo in Houston, Jack McBean scored his first Texas by a score of 3-1 in their season finale Sunday goal for the Galaxy. with over 30,000 fans in attendance. Despite the defeat, the Galaxy (19-5-10) still grabbed the best record in all of Major League Soccer. They could play for the MLS Cup in their home field. Houston scored three consecutive goals to take a commanding lead. “I think Houston’s first goal was brilliant. You have to give Moffat credit for a terrific goal. I thought the second goal broke our backs. Tonight was a good experience for some of our young players. It was good to get Sean Franklin back on the field,” Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena says. Houston got its first lead when Adam Moffat scored in the 27th minute. Bobby Boswell followed three minutes after the second half began, while Carlo Costly netted his first goal in the 74th minute. David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Juninho – who are all regulars to play on the pitch – practically had the game off as they rested for the upcoming playoffs. “You never want to go into games and come out on the short end, but it is what it is and I think we earned the opportunity through our previous 33 games to give our first team guys a rest,” Arena says. “As much as I’m disappointed with the final result, I’m pleased we got something out of it and hopefully it helps us down the road.” Los Angeles also had one of its own young players score his first career goal. A 16-year-old, Jack McBean, nailed L.A.’s lone score in the 88th minute. “I was happy to score, but it was bittersweet because we didn’t get the win,” he says. The Galaxy now await their postseason opponent, which could be Colorado, Columbus or New York on Sunday, Oct. 30.

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guys pretty hard in the locker room. I was not happy. We are better than that. And, to turn the ball over in the ridiculous fashion that we have … just makes me crazy. I just don’t understand how something so easy can come out the way it does,” Kelly tells the media after the team’s loss. The Trojans host Stanford Saturday at the Coliseum.

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‘BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL:’ Oct. 30-Dec. 10 @ Ahmanson Theatre

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Ryann Redmond as Bridget

After five cult-ishly beloved films which spawned such memorable quotes as: “She puts the ‘ass’ in ‘massive,’” “You were having cheer sex with him” and “Missy’s the pooh – so take a big whiff!” Bring It On, the tale of high school cheerleading bringing opposing forces together into one grand human pyramid of love, has been transformed into a musical that bows at the Ahmanson at the end of the month. An amalgamation of all five Bring In On films, from the original in 2000 to Bring It On: Fight to the Finish in 2009, the play, just like all the film’s sequels, introduces a new cast of characters who follow a similar path initially taken by Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union. One of the players new on the scene is Bridget, a character originated by Ryann Redmond. Speaking to Redmond as she waited to board a flight from her native Atlanta, Ga., where the show had its world premiere, to Los Angeles, the 22-year-old describes her role as, “the nerdy overweight girl they won’t let on the squad, so I’m the mascot at the beginning. Then I get transferred to a school on ‘the other side of the tracks,’ and they accept me for everything that I am, let me on their dance crew and I get to blossom and find my way.” Think of it sort of as Hairspray meets Step Up 2: The Streets. Redmond has been with the production for two years, ever since the first reading, which lasted about a week and seems surprisingly unremarkable when she describes it: “We sat there and read from the script for a few people.” Still, it was the chance of a lifetime for the former NYU student who landed the role of Bridget during her junior year of college. Rather than graduate with a degree in theater, she dove head first into the industry, going from “Bring It On: The Musical”’s first reading to the workshop production, Atlanta premiere and now her current role in the inaugural touring company. Working in Atlanta was a moment of triumphant hometown glory for the southern girl. “It was awesome!” she gushes. “My mom could not have been any more excited. She saw the show about 20 times, and we were only here for five weeks. If she could come on tour with us, she would be the happiest woman alive,” she adds with a laugh. Over the years, Redmond says, “I’ve gotten to mold my character, and she’s really become a part of who I am,” but she never takes for granted just how lucky she is to be part of the musical’s maiden voyage. “The creative team is amazing. It’s all-star, with a whole bunch of Tonys, Grammys and Pulitzers.” She isn’t kidding, the show’s score was co-written by Tony winners Lin-Manuel Miranda (“In the Heights”) and Tom Kitt (“Next to Normal”), and the book for the musical was written by Jeff Whitty (“Avenue Q”). The young triple threat is also incredibly grateful to have the chance to play a character who gets to stand front and center without fitting into traditional expectations and definitions of beauty. “In this business, so often it is about being blonde, skinny and gorgeous,” says Redmond, who falls more into the Bette Midler or Nikki Blonsky school of spunky adorability, but championing inner beauty is a major theme in “Bring In On: The Musical.” Asked if there is a “Glee”-ish sen–sibility to the show, Redmond ponders for a moment. “I guess you could say that, in the respect that we’re in a high school and we’re breaking out into song,” she chuckles. “I could see that they’re similar in a way, [because] it’s all about doing your own thing and acceptance.” But “Glee” doesn’t have dancers who fly through the air in any manner of tuck and rolls, all the while working without a net. Though Redmond says the show has been (luckily) unmarred by injury, it’s a dangerous, exhilarating viewing experience and, thanks to a newly added stunt in the finale, she gets to be a “flyer” as well. “I’ve watched other people do it for months and when [the director] told me, ‘You’re going up! It’s time, Ryann.’ I was like, ‘Oh my gosh! I’m so excited!’” Ahmanson Theatre is located at 135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown. For more information, visit centertheatregroup.org.

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