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Community, sustainability and good food lift Shaydanay Urbani’s spirits. And so she created the UCLA Student Food Co-op, a new club at UCLA that aims to build a student cooperative grocery and café on campus, and here are her thoughts about her passion. How did you become so interested in food? When my parents were graduate students, they had a hard time buying good and healthy food to eat due to their budgets. When I was born, buying good food became even more important, but their budgets did not improve. Luckily, my mom was and is very food conscious and cared about what she fed me. My grandfather would cook gourmet meals and fed them to many others. Each day, I realize how important it is to have access to good food despite demographics. As I live and study at UCLA, the hardship of quality sustenance became apparent. When you are little, buying good food for you is not something that is constantly in your mind. As a college student, I am faced with limited good food choices that are healthy and producer friendly and environmentally conscious. It is sad to see that the living circumstances of humans determine what they eat. Different households will eat different qualities of food based on what they can afford.

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Julianne Hough (center) plays Ariel and Kenny Wormald (second from center) plays Ren in Footloose.

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Heartily Fills Phenomenal Dancing Shoes by candice winters It was the hit phenomenon that drove cult film fans crazy and brought wannabe Brat Packers to their feet. Just as the ’50s jived and the ’70s grooved, the ’80s were entirely footloose. It was the spark that ignited Kevin Bacon’s career and placed him in that oh-so prestigious category of the immortalized sex symbol. His cool shades, leather jacket and smooth moves were a potent combination that made Footloose (1984) what it is today. Revitalized some 20 odd years later, Footloose (2011), directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow), is back in theaters. No, Bacon did not take a leaf out of Harrison Ford’s book and assume the role he had almost 30 years ago – yes, it’s been that long. Instead, newcomer Kenny Wormald fills Bacon’s dancing shoes as Ren McCormack, a Bostonite who moves to small town, Oklahoma after his mother’s death. Although his character’s new home does not welcome open dancing and loud music, Wormald was raised in Boston where he says he

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was also hesitant to reveal his passion. “I used to get made fun of for dancing,” says Wormald. “Within my own town where I grew up, I felt like an outsider. I used to lie to kids, ‘I’m only doing tap dance. It’s really cool.’ But I was doing ballet and jazz and everything. There was a time I felt wrong for doing what I love. Screw them.” In Footloose, however, dancing and playing loud music are made illegal after the death of several teens while driving home from a dance. Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) is a proponent for the law since it was his son that was behind the wheel of the car that caused the tragedy. His daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough) is a free-spirited, fun-loving high schooler who acts unbecoming of a preacher’s daughter. “I think she’s more likable in this version,” says Hough about her character compared to the character originated by Lori Singer. “There’s more depth to her, and you understand why she acts the way she does. I think Ren finds her more attractive that way. In the original, I thought she was a total bitch.” Trying to adjust to life in the very small town, Ren finds a friend in Willard (Miles Teller) and a love interest in Ariel who wants only to do with the token bad boy in town. Ziah Colon stars as Rusty, Ariel’s best friend and, often, the only voice of reason. Georgia born and bred, Colon gives the film her stamp of approval in terms of showing what it’s really like down there. “Craig gives a great depiction of what the south is today,” explains Colon. “There are so many cultures in the south

now, and I think people forget that. We get to see that. He adds that grit, and the hip hop and the different genres of music that are in the south.” “Everyone is white in the first one,” interjects her close friend and co-star Teller. “So there is a difference [between this and its original].” But the jovial talk of light-hearted dancing and freedom of expression turns slightly serious when the stars of the film are asked to describe what dancing means to them. In Wormald’s childhood, dancing meant hanging with the right crowd. “It kept me out of trouble,” says Wormald. “I was in dance class six days a week. I didn’t have time to go out and do crazy things. I’m from Boston, and a lot of my friends got into some bad business. And I was just going to dance class.” “It’s an expression of who you are,” says a passionate Hough who is best known for being a professional dancer on “Dancing with the Stars.” “I feel like I’d be a little dead inside because I can’t remember my life without dance.” If anything, Footloose is a carefree fall flick that has a big heart and even bigger dancing feet. You may cry, you’ll probably laugh and you’ll most definitely leave the theater wishing your parents had put you in dance class. Above all, Footloose is an experience for those who weren’t around for the phenom that was its predecessor. “Adults bring their kids, and they are watching their kids go through what they went through with the original,” says Wormald. “To make sure that that same heart is there, that’s what we want to get out of it.” Footloose releases in theaters Oct. 14.

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MOVIEREVIEWS The Man Nobody Knew (First Run Features) A solid story that paints the picture of one of the greatest military minds and godfathers of the CIA, William Colby, spymaster and one of the nation’s first heroes and patriarchs of the agency. Told from the aspect of Colby’s son Carl, it follows the in-depth story of his father while unraveling the history of the controversial institution. Carl interweaves the story of the agency with his own childhood, which was spent living in the CIA’s clandestine shadows. This took a toll not only on William Colby but all who were close to him. Carl starts by chronicling his father’s career journey of going from an OSS officer parachuting in Nazi-occupied Europe and how he always loved the action and could never get enough of it. William quickly rises through the ranks of the military and is soon sent on more covert OSS operations; his first duty would be swaying Italians away from Communism. After achieving success, he is sent to oversee the coup against President Diem and his brother Nu in Saigon then later to run the controversial Phoenix Program in Vietnam – one of the blueprints for today’s military in dealing with insurgency in the Middle East. As time goes on William rises to the top of CIA and is named as director. His sudden rise to the top, however, is also the beginning of many problems. Colby’s issues surface as he defies the President and opens the nation to the CIA’s most deep and darkest secrets. Congress demanded William to answer not only questions about Vietnam and the CIA, but about the mysterious Phoenix Program, which was believed to be too aggressive and produced results that were deadly, considered prehistoric and savage. This testimony leads to the end of William’s CIA career, and he would soon

Campus Circle > Film > Movie Reviews disappear in a cloud of mystery until his death. Now Carl is left with many questions about who his mysterious and secretive father truly was. The story has a lot of the United States’ most powerful and important political characters in history answering questions about William, including former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld who provides no real answers but just a bunch of looseended responses. The only person who seems able to provide any answers to whom William really was ends up being Carl. He seems to land on that realization as the film develops, and this is somewhat of an issue that I have with The Man Nobody Knew. It is a decent history movie but offers no real resolution. Being the most decorated officer in the CIA, William Colby lived a life that no person could ever imagine, and the one thing you take away from the sentimental documentary of his life is that when you live a great and monumental life you always live amidst a cloud of mystery. Grade: B — Sean Oliver The Man Nobody Knew releases in select theaters Oct. 14.

Hell and Back Again (Docurama) With a title that is a definite attention grabber, Hell and Back Again, directed by Danfung Dennis, starts off with an extralarge bang. You get trapped in the amazing camera work with Dennis’s use of his custom camera system, Condition ONE, which makes you feel as if you are in the middle of a war game. The only problem that persists as the story develops is that you lose the focus of the film somewhat. An amazing photo-journey with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker

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Los Angeles boasts world-class museums dedicated to art, cars and even tar pits. It may soon have an equally prominent showplace for the city’s signature industry – motion pictures. In partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says it intends to open a sprawling movie museum in as soon as three years. The long-delayed project would be housed in an abandoned Miracle Mile department store near LACMA, the Petersen Automotive Museum and the George C. Page Museum. After abandoning plans for a $400-million fundraising drive to build the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures from the ground up on a Hollywood lot, the presenter of the Oscars now says it will lease the 1939 building at Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard that formerly housed the May Co. and is now owned by LACMA. The new museum, which could potentially cover 300,000 square feet, may feature exhibits tracing the history of movies, galleries focused on specific filmmaking crafts and a theater. “Los Angeles is very hungry to build and send a message

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Catherine, William, Barbara, Carl and Jonathan Colby near Lake Champlain (mid 1950s) Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machinegun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris, an amazing subject and perfect protagonist for the story. The film transitions effortlessly from stunning war reporting and camerawork to an intimate, visceral portrait of Nathan’s personal struggle upon returning to his home in North Carolina. At home he confronts the physical and emotional difficulties of re-adjusting to not only civilian life but to a life CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 >>>

Campus Circle > Film > Special Features to the world that we are a center of culture,” Michael Govan, LACMA’s chief executive, says. The academy’s quest to create a motion picture museum dates to the 1960s; its most recent push came in 2005, when it purchased 3.5 acres for about $50 million near the intersection of Vine Street and Fountain Avenue. Academy officials hired French architect Christian de Portzamparc to design a museum on the Hollywood property but said the economic downturn forced them to dump the endeavor. Academy President Tom Sherak says that the partners will need to raise about half of what the earlier museum was budgeted to cost. Given estimates of the previous plan, that would total about $200 million. Though the partners say they hoped the museum could open its doors as early as 2014, the precise timeline will be determined by the success – or failure – of the fundraising efforts. The pact with LACMA comes just four months after the academy hired Dawn Hudson, the former head of Film Independent, as its new executive director. Govan took the helm at LACMA five years ago and has sought to revitalize and expand the art museum. Part of his strategy has been to partner with other organizations, including the Getty Museum (the two museums recently teamed up to acquire 2,000 Robert Mapplethorpe photos) and Film Independent (which puts on the L.A. Film Festival and the Spirit Awards and is relaunching LACMA’s film series). “We went over this building with a fine-toothed comb to make sure it could hold our dream for a premiere film museum,” Hudson says. “It’s the perfect marriage of capacity and what our dreams are for a film museum.”

She vows that the museum will be “a distillation of our mission, to show the art and craft of motion pictures.” Exactly what services LACMA will provide for the museum remain to be determined. Hudson and Govan say the next steps include a capital campaign to retrofit the May Co. space and determining what pieces from the academy’s extensive archives will be incorporated into museum exhibits. The academy’s distinguished research library will not be relocated into the new space. Sherak says the academy has no intention to sell its Hollywood land, though specific plans for the site, which CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 >>>

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The Majors: Living legend Terrence Malick’s latest may be his most ambitious film yet. Spanning the entire history of the planet, The Tree of Life hones in on a 1950s Midwestern family living under a tyrannical patriarch (Brad Pitt). It’s a powerful meditation on psychic scars and the complicated love-hate relationship between fathers and sons. Ryan Reynolds suits up for the latest DC Comics adaptation, Green Lantern. Reynolds is Hal Jordan, a brash test pilot chosen by the Ring to join an intergalactic team of heroes tasked with defeating extraterrestrial evils. Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard co-star. The Idiotbox: Adult Swim’s longest running show gets some new life as Meatwad and company move to Seattle for more of their absurdist ramblings in Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 V.1. Also included are the final seven “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” episodes. The Honeymooners: Lost Episodes 1951-1957 is a massive 15-disc set compiling some of the earliest sketches of Jackie Gleason’s classic married couple, many of which have gone unseen since their original live broadcast. One of TV’s funniest shows, the semi-improv fantasy football comedy The League: Season Two stars Paul Scheer (“Human Giant”), Nick Kroll (“Parks and Recreation”) and mumblecore auteur Mark Duplass. Tim Roth returns for a final season as a psychologist brought in by law enforcement to crack the toughest cases by determining when someone is lying in Lie to Me: Season Three. Also available: Nickelodeon’s Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Season One, Telemundo’s La Reina del Sur: Vol. 1 & 2 Funny Business: British comedy stars and real-life friends Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon make for a hilariously mismatched pair of traveling companions in The Trip. The duo tours the English countryside reviewing fine restaurants while trying not to kill each other. Michael Winterbottom directs. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis enter a pact to kill the superiors who are making their lives hell in Horrible Bosses. Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and a goofierthan-you’ve-ever-seen-him Colin Farrell chew the scenery as the titular employers. Kevin James stars as an awkward but lovable zoo employee who starts taking romantic advice from the talking animals (voiced by Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone and Cher) in Zookeeper. On Broadway: One of the most iconic characters of the last 25 years returns to the stage in his comeback special The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway. Also available: Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On Stranger Than Fiction: Ben Harper narrates White Wash, a documentary bringing the focus away from the stereotypical surfer dude image and toward African Americans’ contributions to the sport. Baseball fans can celebrate the Angels’ 50th Anniversary with Anaheim Angels 2002 World Series Collector’s Edition and Angels Memories: The Greatest Moments in Angels Baseball History.

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Suspense directed a string of the greatest films ever made. Just in time for Halloween, Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho and The Birds are available in one extras-laden set, Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stephen Baldwin star in the adaptation of the classic novel Last Exit to Brooklyn.

Under the Radar: An eccentric high school principal (John C. Reilly) takes an overweight outcast (Jacob Wysocki) under his wing in the coming of age dramedy Terri. Also available: Rhys Ifans in Mr. Nice, Maria Bello in Beautiful Boy, Submarino by the director of The Celebration Blu Notes: A trailblazer of the creepy kid genre, The Bad Seed comes to Blu-ray. Mervyn LeRoy directs the tale of a loving housewife who begins to suspect her 8-year-old daughter may be a murderous sociopath. Rhoda herself (Patty McCormack) provides commentary.

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‘Spreading the gift of knowledge,’ was a statement heard throughout Sony Studios the night of Oct. 11 at the Crystal Quill Awards hosted by the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. The phrase was associated with the screening of the upcoming controversial film Anonymous, which is rocking the literary world to the core and preceded the gala awards. Anonymous is directed by blockbuster hitmaker Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, 2012, 10,000 BC) who was one of the Crystal Quill recipients, introduced by the glamorous Camilla Belle. At the awards ceremony, Emmerich noted that Anonymous is one of the riskiest films he’s ever worked with. The other award recipient was entertainment attorney and author Bert Fields, introduced by an extremely energetic and charming Michael York. Fields was awarded for his studies concerning the Shakespeare authorship debate, which is also the subject of Anonymous. The film speculates on the fraud issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and great minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and Sigmund Freud as to who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare. You could feel it in Emmerich’s voice at the awards that he has created a film that could change the way we view history. Fields stated that the Shakespeare debate is one of the world’s greatest mysteries, that he was proud to study the mystery and, along with Emmerich’s visionary direction of Anonymous, they hope to provide many concrete answers. The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles and Sony Pictures should be applauded for paying homage to such a risky but important cause. Anonymous releases in theaters Oct. 28.

SPECIALFEATURES <<<CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 includes a few abandoned buildings, remain unclear. “We have committed a lot of money there to raze buildings and turn the area into something that people can use,” Sherak says. “We are going to do something academycentric and for the community with that land.” If the academy did decide to sell, “there would be huge interest in that piece of real estate,” says broker John Tronson of Ramsey-Shilling. “There are precious few assemblages of land that size one could acquire and build on in Hollywood.” Developers might pay as much as $40 million for the property, he says. A likely development there would be apartments over ground floor stores, roughly equivalent in size to the W Hotel, a retail and residential complex at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. “Hollywood is getting very strong rents,” Tronson says. The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, N.Y., which opened in 1988 in an old Paramount Studios complex, now claims to have the nation’s largest and most comprehensive collection of artifacts relating to the art, history and technology of the moving image; its collection comprises some 130,000 items. Overseas, Berlin has an impressive movie museum. “The fact that L.A., the capital of the most popular art form in the 20th century – perhaps in history – has not had a permanent, large-scale cultural venue devoted to this art form has been a real lack,” says James Sanders, a New York architect who writes about film history and has curated exhibitions on film. “This has been a missing piece in the cultural scene for decades. But making a museum – making a world-class museum – is a daunting proposition. The idea of a partnership with an incredibly well respected, adventurous and sizable art museum does make sense.” Donelle Dadigan, the president and founder of the existing Hollywood Museum near the Hollywood and Highland shopping center, says she welcomed the partnership between LACMA and the academy. “I believe in the theory of the more, the better,” Dadigan says of her facility, which boasts of “10,000 authentic showbiz treasures” and exhibits not only from movies but also television, radio and live theater. “I frankly look at all museums as being complementary to each other.” Los Angeles Times staff writers Jori Finkel and Roger Vincent contributed to this report. © 2011 the Los Angeles Times. Distributed by MCT Information.

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KIM BUBBS The Thing’s Rising Star by sola fasehun actress Kim Bubbs is on the verge of taking over the world. She has two highly anticipated films coming out: a prequel to John Carpenter’s cult favorite The Thing and the film version of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel On the Road. Many are predicting huge things for this talented up-andcoming actress But at the end of the day Bubbs is a down to earth person dedicated to her craft and humbled by the life changing opportunities that she’s been presented with. In other words, she’s the actress you root for. How did you get into acting? Kim Bubbs: I got involved when I was 5 years old. My mom was French-Canadian, and I grew up outside of Toronto. I did French theater. I was smitten; I loved it even though I was a shy kid (laughing). Theater helped me overcome my shyness. What are projects you’ve done that you see as huge steppingstones? I did a series for HBO in Canada called “Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures” based on book that won Canada’s version of the National Book Award. I played a burned-out nurse in the medical drama, and that was a pivotal moment in my career that helped launch me. What are you working on now?

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews I have a film coming out called On the Road that’s based on Jack Kerouac’s novel of the same name. It’s directed by Walter Salles, who also directed The Motorcycle Diaries, and it has an amazing cast. I’m very excited about the film! What was it like working on the film? The movie is set up so that it’s a road movie. As a result Sam Riley’s and Garrett Hedlund’s characters are interacting with different people along the way. Working with them was amazing. They are so wonderfully talented. Is there a special moment during your career that you can share? Working on The Thing was a cool moment because it was a big production with crazy special effects. It was great to work with an international cast. Half of the cast was Norwegian. Working with Walter Salles [on On the Road] was also such an honor because he’s so thoughtful and meticulous in his approach. He’s an amazing director. Do you have advice for anyone who wants to become an actor? I went to theater school. I see the value in studying and having a theater background. The most important thing is perseverance. It’s a tough business. In my case, it’s a career that chose me. I have such a love for what I do, and it doesn’t feel like work. You need to have that because it can be so tough. You’ve got to really want this and stick it out. Where can fans check out your work? I have a Facebook page, and I’m on Twitter: twitter.com/ kimbubbs. You can also Google or IMDB me to see projects I’ve done.

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CLAIRE DANES Takes the Antihero Role by greg braxton los angeles times (MCT)

Who is more dangerous? A rescued POW Marine who may be plotting a terrorist attack on U.S. soil as he makes an uneasy return to his home and family? Or an emotionally frayed CIA agent whose suspicions of the returning war hero prompt her to cross a line, thus endangering herself, friends and colleagues? That dilemma is a key driving force behind “Homeland,” a new Showtime drama that feeds off of the distrust and paranoia of the 9/11 attacks and its aftermath, even a decade later. The series is based on the original Israeli series “Prisoners of War.” Boasting an impressive pedigree, “Homeland” is the latest entry into Showtime’s female antihero arena occupied by “Nurse Jackie,” “Weeds” and “The Big C.” The drama stars Claire Danes, returning to series television a year after her triumphant Emmy win for lead actress for her portrayal of autistic scholar and animal behavior expert Temple Grandin in HBO’s film Temple Grandin. The show also marks the return to prime time for executive producer Howard Gordon, a creative force behind Fox’s nail-biting “24.” Rounding out the series is Damian Lewis (NBC’s “Life”), who plays the haunted and possibly broken Sgt. Nicholas Brody, and Mandy Patinkin (“Criminal Minds”) as CIA chief Saul Berenson.

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Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? I still want to be doing what I’m doing now. I hope to have more incredible opportunities to grow as an artist and an actor. I love variety. I would love to challenge myself by working on a variety of projects and to push myself as an actor to grow. You learn so much in this industry when you portray different characters. Every project is like stepping into a whole new universe where you can learn so much. Is there anyone you’d like to work with? I would love to work with Woody Allen as a director. I love his older films. There’s both a silliness and brilliance to them that I love. I would love to work with Helena Bonham Carter. She’s incredible! Cate Blanchett is amazing in anything she’s in. Johnny Depp is a total chameleon. I respect his choices as an actor. There are so many awesome actors out there, and I would feel so fortunate to be able to learn from them by working with them. The Thing releases in theaters Oct. 14.

Campus Circle > Film > TV Time Gordon, who is working with fellow executive producer Alex Ganza, says the series deals with the ever-shifting lines of post-9/11 truth and morality – “and that can change based on what you’re seeing and not seeing.” He adds that the central tension is filled with dramatic possibilities beyond the conflicts of the main characters – or whether the returned war hero is plotting an attack: “Even if he has been turned, it doesn’t mean he’s a terrorist until he commits a terrorist act.” Escalating the tension is Lewis’ noncommittal expression accented by his blue eyes that appear to hide deep, perhaps sinister thoughts. But “Homeland” centers on Danes, who plays agent Carrie Mathison, a top-notch operative battling more than a few personal demons. The role marks her first TV series since she launched her career in 1994 with the groundbreaking teenage drama “My So-Called Life.” Danes has since starred in several films, including Shopgirl, The Hours, Romeo + Juliet and Little Women. “I wasn’t looking to do a series,” Danes says during a quick stop in Los Angeles (The series films in North Carolina.). “I had some anxiety – it’s a big commitment, like a marriage. But I thought the script was excellent. When I met with Alex and Howard, they were incredibly smart, creative and collaborative people. I figured I could take the risk. I knew I could have a seven-year conversation with them.” Increasing her excitement is Carrie’s edginess: “She’s not immediately likable, she’s extremely exacting of herself and others. And she’s an unreliable narrator. Carrie is really struggling, and I think she’s doing it valiantly. I have a lot of empathy for those people who are unusual and maybe marginalized.” Danes adds that viewers will see a different side of her, inhabiting a character that isn’t above using her sexuality and

physicality. “I haven’t played many adult characters, that’s why people haven’t really seen that side of me. But Carrie is a woman, and she’s strong and unapologetic, and she is sexy, and she uses that as a tool. It doesn’t seem strange to me – I have more experience with it in life than in characters I’ve played.” Still, she is a little nervous. Even though it’s an ensemble, she is the face of the show. “It’s really daunting, I know I’m going to be on buses. But I’m really trying my best and working my hardest, and I’m stimulated. So that’s got to be good.” © 2011 the Los Angeles Times. Distributed by MCT Information Services. “Homeland” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on Showtime.

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“Carl Colby’s smart, fact-packed film operates on many levels, all riveting.” -Andy Webster, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Sheds light...on a legacy of American skullduggery and high-level shenanigans.” -David Fear, TIME OUT NEW YORK

“People would say to me ‘your father Is a murderer.’” -Carl Colby

The film fest is just one way students and alumni at UCLA celebrate Filipino history. Pilipino American Film Festival Oct. 13 & 14 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA Although the usual Filipino gathering customarily includes feasting on a whole roasted pig, nagging (but well-meaning) elders pushing young ones into nursing careers and rounds of top-of-the-lungs, no holds barred karaoke, sometimes you just have to fancy it up and have a legitimate forum to ease non-accustomed others into your culture, or maybe even just to remind your own that you have more than a childhood of spaghetti with cut-up hotdogs in common. UCLA’s Pilipino Alumni Association has collaborated with Samahang Pilipino to bring us the first ever Pilipino American Film Festival, a twonight program of “amazing films, documentaries, short films, videos and public service announcements (PSAs) showcasing various Filipino and Filipino-American experiences.” Along with submissions of student and amateur films, the festival will screen the documentary Mosquito Filipino: A Bite of Spiritual Healing (2008) and the coming-ofage movie The Debut (2000). Mosquito FIlipino: A Bite of Spiritual Healing chronicles filmmaker R.A. Mendoza’s first trip to the Philippines with his late mother Connie. Gene Cajayon’s The Debut stars Dante Basco as Ben, a high school senior who has turned his back on his Filipino heritage, whose actions and resentment towards his father boil over and threaten to ruin his sister’s 18th birthday party. The screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with some of the filmmakers. Admission to the film festival is free, but make sure to reserve your ticket online to attend.

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Screamfest Oct. 14-22 @ Grauman’s Mann Chinese Theater Remember when Halloween meant being handed free candy just by knocking on your neighbors’ doors and dressing up in costumes especially handcrafted with love by your mom? Relax about the candy; they’re pretty affordable in bulk at your nearest megastore and nobody will ever know that those five large bags of Snickers are for your own personal consumption to be kept on your nightstand. Your costume on the other hand, well, good luck asking your mom to sew you that Katy Perry cupcake bikini top. But one thing remains the same: Halloween will always give you an excuse to scare yourself silly. The popular Screamfest LA is back in its 10th year with a roster of spine-chilling flicks to bring out the inner scaredy, little kid in everyone. The festival opens with Sector 7 3D. Many films will then have their world premiere at the festival, including Crawl, Madison County, Enter Nowhere, Rites of Spring, Cassadaga and Wrong Turn 4, which will be screened for free for those who register. Here is a short cheat sheet of part of this year’s line-up: Sector 7 3D: Korean import that tells the story of an oil drilling team who battles against a mutant monster from the sea. Crawl: A thriller set in a rural town where a bar owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder over an unpaid debt. An innocent waitress becomes involved, and she is driven to desperate measures for survival in her own home. Psycho: 1960 Hitchcock classic starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and John Gavin. The Tunnel (U.S. premiere): A journalist and her crew investigate a government cover-up that leads them to a network of abandoned, claustrophobic subway tunnels beneath Sidney. Rosewood Lane (world premiere): Director Victor Salva says, “It is like ‘the nightmare next door,’ where the setting is your block, your neighborhood and the threat could literally be waiting for you out on the moonlit sidewalk just a few yards away from your door.” Exit Humanity (U.S. premier): Set in post-Civil War era Tennessee, it tells the legend of Edward Young’s journey through an outbreak of the walking dead to lay his son’s ashes to rest. The Little Mermaid (world premiere): A caged mermaid in a circus tent is forced to perform for spectators, while having to make the choice between holding on to hope of freedom or putting an end to her abuse.

Ashley Harris helps Sergeant Nathan Harris in Hell and Back Again. of being crippled in battle. He is in a battle for survival and must fight to gain everything he’s lost. On the positive side, he has the love and support of his wife, Ashley, who truly deserves a medal for dealing with all of the turmoil she must handle on a daily basis. Dennis’ story truly and effectively paints the picture that war doesn’t only affect those serving but their loved ones as well. The director masterfully contrasts the intensity of the frontline of war and the heat of battle formations with the unsettling normalcy of home. Hell and Back Again lays down the true cost of war and how much it can affect the community, not just those who are serving our country. You get pulled in with simultaneous sympathizing and admiration for both Nathan and Ashley. You feel sorry for a war hero who has served his country proudly and is now confined to never being able to walk normally ever again and his young wife who must put her life on hold because she is all that Nathan has left. Hell and Back Again is a film that makes you truly ask the question: War what is it good for? Grade: B+ — Sean Oliver Hell and Back Again releases in select theaters Oct. 14.

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Campus Circle > Music > Interviews Yes, it’s that time of year again, wheN YOu’re looking to get a bit evil and scare your loved ones. What better way to get things going for the big day than hitting the always-impressive Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights? If you’ve ever been in a haunted house or gone trick-or-treating after hours, you know the kind of eerie feeling you get when walking around with just a few friends in the dark. The sensation that at any moment you could be the victim of a horrible encounter and the excitement as the adrenaline pumps through your soul are what make this year’s Horror Nights even more impressive. Once again Rob Zombie is back to make sure that you have nightmares leading all the way up to Halloween. Stepping into Horror Nights’ recreation of House of 1000 Corpses is pretty much the scariest thing you’ll find anywhere. Not to mention that the experience is all in real live 3D Zombie Vision. As if it wasn’t scary already, now the blood really comes out at you. Personally designed by Zombie himself, this maze shows how much effort Universal puts into its attractions. The realistic masks on the characters in all of the haunted settings are amazing. They take hours to apply, and hundreds of cast members fill each haunted zone and run rampant across the park. So even when you’re not in a maze, you are still a target for one hell of a fright. One last thing: Make sure you get on the Terror Tram. It takes you to the backlot, and you get to walk around on foot! This is a real treat, because you get to walk through the various sets and even up to the Psycho house. But be careful, this year the lot is full of surprises that will make you Scream … because Ghostface will be hunting you down as you walk around and do your best to find your way back to the main park. Have fun and go often, but make sure you get there early as it’s going to get more and more packed as All Hallows’ Eve approaches. For more information, visit universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn.

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Rejuvenated by Breakup on Gloss Drop by josh herwitt Ian Williams hadn’t seen Tyondai Braxton for days. Neither had Dave Konopka or John Stanier. Holed up in his personal recording room, Braxton had cut the cord on all lines of communication – not only his one with the outside world, but also the one with his three colleagues in Battles. At the moment, the New York-based band had been working on recording a follow-up album to its 2007 debut Mirrored, which generated applause from critics for its innovation and ingenuity amid the realm of rock music. Yet with Braxton refusing to interact with Williams (guitar, keyboards), Konopka (bass, guitar, effects) and Stanier (drums) in their Providence, R.I., studio, things were quickly spiraling out of control as their deadline approached. “We were headed toward being an atrocious mix of Billy Joel and Radiohead,” recalls Williams, who also played in Don Caballero and Storm & Stress before starting Battles in 2002. Braxton, in a matter of months, had managed to taint the band’s chemistry, toy with its solidity and transmute its sound into something that just didn’t fit. So when the singer announced he was leaving the band in August 2010 to focus on his solo work, the remaining members could finally breathe a little easier.

Campus Circle > Music > Interviews “It sort of saved the record,” Williams admits. “It solved a lot of problems.” Having a clean slate in front of it, Battles went back to the grind, sharing ideas among each other and crafting arrangements that they all agreed upon. “That’s the kind of band we’ve always been – the democratic one, not the dictator one,” Williams maintains. Nevertheless, with pressure from the record company mounting, finishing the album became a grueling process for the trio. While Braxton was no longer in the equation, the same things that excited them to make Mirrored four years ago weren’t quite as appealing. “You’re always trying to put yourself in new situations,” Williams says. “Finding something that was inspirational and fresh the second time around wasn’t the easiest thing.” Listening to the finished product on Gloss Drop, you never would know that. It may not be Mirrored, but it does have its similarities – whether it’s Williams’ signature finger tapping, Konopka’s futuristic melodies or Stanier’s thundering rhythms over 53 minutes of sonic experimentation. “We’re a band that tends to be half machine, half band,” Williams explains when it comes to playing with Konopka (formerly of Lynx) and Stanier (formerly of Helmet). That man-machine Williams speaks of shows itself in the band’s video for its latest single, “My Machines,” directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – known collectively as “Daniels” – and filmed on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles in a Little Tokyo mall. But the song’s most surprising element is the man behind the microphone: English synth-pop legend Gary Numan, one of several guest vocalists featured on Gloss Drop. Maybe it’s because when you put Numan’s name up against the likes of Argentinean techno producer Matias

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Capitalize on Rapid Success by jacob Gaitan Heavy metal rock group Five Finger Death Punch stopped by West Los Angeles last month to promote their highly anticipated third album American Capitalist. Guitarists Zoltán Báthory and Jason Hook sat in their label’s production office overlooking the Southern California landscape and instantly stated, “It’s good to be home.” Since their debut album in the summer of 2007, they have launched world tours, and with nationwide dates currently scheduled for the fall, these hard rockers show no signs of slowing down. Their unusual band name has been credited towards Asian martial arts cinema and B-rated spoof flicks in the past, which holds some degree of truth. “We’ve always liked really bad kung fu movies, but the band name actually came from Kill Bill,” shares Báthory. “We were all sitting in a movie theater and heard ‘Five Finger Exploding Heart’, after that we looked at each other and thought it sounded so stupid it could actually be a band name. The ‘Exploding Heart’ part didn’t sound right, so we changed it to ‘Death Punch’ based on the legend or myth started by the Chinese about the one-punch kill in their movies.” With their debut album The Way of the Fist, they entered

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Aguayo, Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino and the Boredom’s Yamantaka Eye, it stands out a bit more. “He popped up in our imagination as being somebody who felt radically distanced and far away and having nothing to do with us at all,” Williams says. “He just seemed like he was from a different time, a different place.” That didn’t matter to Numan, though, when he ultimately decided to collaborate with Battles on the track. “Working with Battles was an easy choice for me,” he says. “They have a unique approach to make music and a clear idea of what they want. They are inventive, adventurous, unpredictable.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 >>>

Campus Circle > Music > Interviews the Billboard 200 at No. 199 and they climbed 100 spots, capturing the media’s attention. “It was pretty amazing since we were an unknown band from an indie label,” says Báthory. “All we had was word of mouth, and through the Internet, people helped us make a really big buzz. Making the Billboard 200 with a brand new band was a huge achievement, especially in this age where album sales are down. That summer, Korn gave us a spot on Family Values, which led to really great tours after that. ” Last spring, after completing their European tour, they travelled to Iraq performing 10 shows for American troops in honor of their dedication and tireless work. “We were playing in Germany, and this group of guys was stationed there and said, ‘we’re huge fans of the band,’ which lead to an idea of creating something for the troops since our music resonated with them,” shares Hook. “The USO organizes bands to perform for the military, and we always wanted to go. Once our second album [War Is the Answer] came out, it included military themes which they related to,” adds Báthory. “It’s been one of the best shows of our careers, Have you ever seen a mosh pit with guys holding machine guns on their backs? It’s pretty serious. We laughed and hoped no one had grenades in the pit, or pulled a pin accidently. Nothing is more intense than seeing a colonel stage dive onto a sea of military uniforms.” Having toured the country on Mayhem Fest and with Godsmack last year and a few European festivals, they have experienced quite a few unforgettable moments while living on the road. “Our goal now is to avoid getting in trouble,” laughs Báthory. “Pressurized paintball guns aren’t allowed on our buses anymore. We got way out of hand with them. The ferries between Finland and Sweden are by far the best experiences.

Those are the party boats that hold all our buses and last 36 hours, so you can imagine what goes on inside these boats.” “The duty free alcohol, a bar in the front and a bar in the back, and people head back and forth all weekend long,” adds Hook. “So many crazy things happen on the road; we’re a rock band, shit happens,” says Báthory. Fans who loved War Is the Answer will welcome the band’s latest release, American Capitalist, with open arms. “We started writing this album in December 2010, so that’s a short gap between War Is the Answer,” says Hook. “I think musically, we’re the same people who did that album, and this new record could be side C or D from that record. We made a conscious decision to keep it edgier, maybe a higher percentage of aggressive material, but melodic stuff does find its way in there. If people liked War Is the Answer, this will fit in perfectly behind that record.” American Capitalist is currently available. Five Finger Death Punch performs Oct. 15 at the 48 Hours Festival in Las Vegas. For more information, visit fivefingerdeathpunch.com.

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Cut Copy kicks off this week of nonstop dancing at the Palladium Oct. 12. Odd Future is a must-see live performance for hip-hop fans.

Odd Future Sept. 27 @ The Palladium “Odd Future is like the new Nirvana,” a fan said to me Thursday night at the Hollywood Palladium. And though many may disagree with his statement, the group definitely brings the energy and intensity to its audience at a similar level. Expect no boundaries when attending an Odd Future show. From shoes, car keys and water bottles flying on stage, to crowd surfing, strong profanity, fist throwing and mosh pitting, it’s all a factor. The weird thing about it is that the fans don’t scream, “Fuck Tyler” and toss items on stage out of dislike, it’s done to show their loyalty to the Odd Future movement. It’s like a powerful colt following along with no respect whatsoever for what’s considered to be (right) in society. You can completely be yourself and let loose with no regards to what is thought of you. To all hip-hop fans eager for entertainment, I suggest going to one of Odd Future’s shows. But make sure to dress (not to impress) but to get down and grimy. Odd Future is about living life and not being so serious all the time. It’s about being youthful and having complete fun! —Da Ron Jackson

Ooh LA L.A. Festival Sept. 29 @ The El Rey The El Rey Theatre opened its doors to the third annual Ooh La L.A. Festival on Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1. The event kicked off on a cool Friday night christening the stage with a memorable performance by the French band, Nouvelle Vague. With a tad bit of jetlag and a little delay in customs, the group made it to the show to provide an eclectic and riveting performance with great theatrics, smokey lighting, leopard costumes, strobe lights and two gorgeous ladies. Accompanied by an opening set from Hugh Coltman, night one of the Ooh La L.A. Festival was off to a great start and savvy weekend. Other talents from nights two and three included Tinariwen, Hindi Zahra, Etienne De Crecy, DJ Cam, Feadz and Chateau Marmont. The Ooh La L.A. Festival has the likelihood of being one yearly event that won’t die off anytime soon. —Mary Broadbent

Romeo Santos Sept. 29 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip Romeo Santos is back, and this time he looks and sounds even better than before. The former lead singer of the highly successful bachata quartet Aventura, Santos gave a private bachata show to L.A. fans in West Hollywood. Dressed in fitted dark blue jeans, light brown formal boots, a salmon colored shirt and gray sports coat, Santos amazed. He has always been known for being a remarkable dresser, but his voice is what differentiates him from other such music artists. The hour-long show began with his new solo single named “You,” an instant classic that can give you goose bumps with its first lyric. Santos continued the night with some of Aventura’s most recognizable tracks, including “Dile Al Amor” (Tell Love) and “El Perdedor” (the Loser), before closing out with his duet with Usher titled “Promise.” —Marvin Vasquez

Elbow Oct. 1 @ The Greek It’s a crime that Elbow isn’t as huge in the states as they are in their native England. All of their albums have made the Top 20 in the UK, their 2008 album, The Seldom Seen Kid, won the Mercury Prize and after Saturday night’s show, it’s confirmed that they are one of the best live acts around. Opening with “The Birds” from their latest effort, Build a Rocket Boys! (nominated for the Mercury this year), the band immediately captured the crowd with Pete Turner’s pulsating bassline and frontman Guy Garvey’s beautifully hypnotic voice. They continued to delight with Mark Potter’s catchy guitar riffs, Richard Jupp’s frenetic drums and Craig “Sexy” (his nickname for the night as dubbed by a loud female fan overheard by Garvey) Potter on keyboards on numerous tracks off 2006’s Leaders of the Free World (“Great Expectations,” “Puncture Repair,” “Station Approach”) and The Seldom Seen Kid (“The Bones of You,” “Mirrorball”). There was no doubt that Garvey is as charismatic as he is talented, leading a venue-wide sing-along that turned into the “whoa-oh-ohs” of “Grounds for Divorce,” waving his arms with the audience to “The CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 >>>

Cut Copy Oct. 12 @ The Palladium There’s usually only one good dance party in my Frequency picks every week, not because I have anything against dance parties, but rather because it takes more than fancy drumbeats and synthesized vocals to make one. Contrary to what mainstream pop and hip-hop radio thinks. This week, however, is dance party themed, and there might be no better band to kick it off than the Australian natives of Cut Copy. Mixing the ’80s-inspired dance beats with the anthemic quality of ’60s pop and the edgy coolness of modern indie, the foursome pulls from genres across the ages for its dance jams. And now you can put faces with the songs you hear in the background of, like, everything commercial, TV show and video game ever.

Dropkick Murphys Oct. 15 @ The Palladium Breaking away from the nonstop dancing, let’s just take a moment to pay our respects to an iconic punk band who has stood the test of time and continues to be relevant in modern rock. The pillars of old school New England punk rock, the native Bostonians helped define modern punk rock as we know it and have been doing it since most of your new favorite bands were in elementary school. If only I were being facetious about that age gap.

The Daylights Oct. 15 @ Hotel Café OK, there won’t be much dancing at this show. Not even really any beat-timed fist throwing like you might find at the last pick, but be that as it may, the Daylights will still give you your ticket’s worth. With their signature whiskey-soaked brand of indie, the L.A. natives bring the authenticity of a southern folk band to an often soulless-sounding local scene. While so many similar sounding bands get on stage and just get emo, these guys know what it makes to be meaningfully emotive with their music.

Foster the People Oct. 15 & 18 @ The Wiltern While this show should be a return to the dance theme this week, let’s be real, it’s going to be half pretentious music industry suits and half people who get new music from MTV. Neither of which make for a crowd you ever want to spend time with or be in close proximity to. And neither of which make for the liveliest bunch of fellow concertgoers. That said, even if the majority of the crowd will probably be ready to peace out as soon as they hear “Pumped Up Kicks,” it doesn’t change the fact that this is one of the best new bands to break out this year and one of the best live shows in the synth pop genre. Despite the hype potentially attracting an unsavory audience, a show like this might be a good opportunity for us more savvy listeners to reclaim what’s rightfully ours. Who’s in?

The Sounds Oct. 16 @ House of Blues Anaheim Making our way further across Europe, our dance party now stops in Sweden for perennial dance-punks the Sounds. Bringing a little more piss and vinegar to their glossy synth-pop, the fivesome aren’t afraid to break away from their more indie-leaning contemporaries with high-energy stage intensity. Raw, gritty, uninhibited and unpredictable, frontwoman Maja Ivarsson has no hesitation when it comes to getting in the collective faces of her audience, but purely for the purposes of making sure they’re having as much fun facing her as she is on stage.

The Naked and Famous Oct. 17 @ The Music Box Admittedly, this is another one of those bands that, after hearing them as filler soundtrack on CW teen dramas, I struggled to remain committed to enjoying their music. Not to be that guy, but the day I saw eye to eye with “Gossip Girl” audiences about music was the day I vowed to quit this gig. But … screw it. A legit band with intelligently crafted songs, I just can’t find fault with it, regardless of where else I hear it. With music that’s dreamy, ethereal and atmospheric while still being infectiously catchy, I’m going to be the bigger person here and offer the New Zealanders respect for their work in bringing good music to tasteless children.

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MUSICREPORT by kevin wierzbicki Camille Bloom: Never Out of Time It’s kind of amusing that Camille Bloom would call her new album Never Out of Time. Time is surely at a premium for the constantly-on-the-road Seattle-based singer who plans to keep it that way for the foreseeable future; Bloom already has tour dates booked all across the country and abroad well into 2012. Once a high school teacher, Bloom also continues to find time to encourage the nation’s youth at a rock ’n’ roll camp for kids that she directs in Seattle and by making regular stops at youth centers while she’s on the road. “I like to perform and talk to kids about using positive outlets such as music to cope with life’s struggles,” Bloom says. Recorded with her back-up band the Recovery, Never Out of Time also bubbles with positivity as it rocks out, and you can get in on the good vibes when you make the time to catch Bloom’s show at Genghis Cohen on Oct. 19. Never Out of Time drops on Nov. 8.

Uh Huh Her: A Kiss is Just a Kiss Leisha Hailey of Los Angeles-based duo Uh Huh Her was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight in late September after sharing a kiss with her same-sex partner. Hailey apparently got verbally upset when a flight attendant who saw the display of affection informed her that “Southwest Airlines was a family-oriented airline” and that the kissing had to stop. Hailey posted a statement on the Uh Huh Her Web site saying, in part, “We have always promoted tolerance, openness and equality both as a band and as individuals, and we believe everyone has the right to live openly in this society as equals. We want to make it clear we were not making out or creating any kind of spectacle of ourselves – it was one modest kiss. No

Campus Circle > Music > Music Report matter how quietly homophobia is whispered, it doesn’t make it any less loud. You can’t whisper hate. We ask this airline to teach their employees to not discriminate against any couple, ever, regardless of their own beliefs.” At press time, Hailey was asking the airline for an apology and a refund.

Disturbed’s Lost Children Disturbed’s last album Asylum was their fourth consecutive studio album to debut on the charts at No. 1, a feat that’s only been accomplished by two other rock acts: Metallica and the Dave Matthews Band. Now the guys have culled a bunch of B-sides and one-off tracks from their archives to be released as The Lost Children. The set will feature hard to find tracks like “Parasite” from the Japanese version of the Indestructible album, the West Memphis Three benefit song “3” that was previously only available digitally at the Disturbed Web site and “Mine,” a song that’s never been released before in any form. The Lost Children drops on Nov. 8.

I Wayne: Life Teachings Jamaican reggae star I Wayne has just released a new album called Life Teachings where he’s able to tackle subjects like rejecting materialism and railing against violence without taking on an unsavory tone. “There is a preference for nastiness; positive artists don’t get their fair attention,” explains I Wayne. “But me stay calm and remember nature was going on before any business start, so it better I keep my focus and keep writing these songs.”

Midnight Red at the Hard Rock Fresh off the road as the opening act on last summer’s New

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Philanthropy Sets Her Apart by eva recinos Shakira’s hips don’t lie, but her recent Latin Grammy person of the year nomination also proves that she’s more than just a hip-swaying pop diva. The Colombian singer has had quite a turn-around in terms of her music career, making a mark on the popular music scene. Starting out as a young girl with colorful braids and a penchant for heartfelt, quirky songs, Shakira developed into a woman with sex appeal who crafts catchy songs and has an unmistakable talent for moving her hips. Sale el Sol marked the seventh album from the 34-yearold, but this Grammy nomination is based on the fact that she takes times out of her busy career to help others in need. Her foundation, Piez Descalzos (Barefoot), was founded back in 1997, before her big mainstream debut, and focuses on helping children get an education. The fact that she’s receiving this nomination at all proves that the music world recognizes not only talent but other aspects of a musician’s personality that distinguish them from all the other singers on the Top 40 charts. It’s one thing to craft amazingly brain-invading tracks that get record-setting sales and amass obnoxious amounts of money. It’s another thing to use that money for the good of someone else. Piez Descalzos has created campaigns to raise money and build a school. And although Shakira herself obviously couldn’t have been directly involved in every single aspect

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It’s Camille Bloom’s Time to shine. Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys tour, the five upbeat singers and dancers of Midnight Red are happy to stay in one place for a while. The guys are in the midst of a Saturday night residency at the Hollywood Hard Rock Café with shows scheduled for Oct. 15, 22 and 29. The four-song Midnight Red digital EP is available now, and a full-length is on tap for 2012.

Warbringer Los Angeles-based metal band Warbringer has played about 300 shows a year for the past three years and now all the hard work has paid off; the band has just embarked on their first nationwide headlining tour with Lazarus A.D., Landmine Marathon and Diamond Plate in tow. The tour is to support the new Warbringer album Worlds Torn Asunder, just released by Century Media.

Campus Circle > Music > Music Notes of the organization’s efforts, the fact that she founded it is enough to show that she cares about more than supplying her own wealth. Her glitz and glamour persona is one of unrestricted, sensual dancing and provocative, catchy songs. But her efforts through the organization show that being a pop star doesn’t necessarily mean living the glamorous life and forgetting that there are others who are in need of basic necessities. Whether you like her music or not, her efforts are admirable. She’s not the first nor the last musician to be charitable to those in need but to the children she helps, it doesn’t matter if she’s setting a record or not, it matters that she at least cares. Living the life of the pop star will always include luxury and wealth, but it doesn’t take much for stars to at least give a little back to the people they don’t see at fancy parties or restaurants. It’s ordinary strangers that catapult these pop idols into fame in the first place. This is not to say that all pop stars are selfish and only self-invested, but there’s something genuine and admirable about the icons that take the time and effort to give back to people that have very little. Shakira might not always be in the extraordinarily famous, but her philanthropic efforts are sure to keep setting her apart; the nomination itself makes this point. Regardless of whether she actually takes the prize, come November, Shakira’s efforts have at least won the love of the children who’ve benefited from her efforts. If artists can create a clothing line or a perfume scent, they can surely put in the effort to work towards a charitable cause. The advantages celebrities have when it comes to connections, money and resources puts them in a position where they are easily able to start organizations, find the right people to help and ultimately make a difference in someone’s life.

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Shakira helps many children get an education through her Piez Descalzos (Barefoot) foundation. Our generation is willing to listen to stories about people in need and celebrities are in the position where they can raise awareness quickly, making philanthropy almost fashionable. Social media networks have been used not only to promote albums but to spread the word about an issue that artists feels needs to heard by their thousands, or even millions, of fans.

Become a CAMPUS CIRCLE Fan on Facebook http://bit.ly/dhFhEE CDREVIEWS Deas Vail Self-titled (Mono vs Stereo) Laura Blaylock plays keyboards and sings background vocals for Deas Vail, but she gets a moment to shine on album opener “Desire” where she basically sings lead although her voice is at times blended with that of Wes Blaylock, the band’s primary singer who also happens to be her husband. “Desire” is soaring alt-rock with, thanks to Laura, hints of chill-out verging on Brazilian cool, but most of this album is just plain soaring as Wes takes an energetic but smooth, Jimmy Eat World-style tack on “Sixteen,” “Quiet Like Sirens” and other songs throughout. A little twang is added to the mix mid-album for Laura’s airy take on “Towers” and for “Pulling Down the Sun” where the couple indulges in call-and-response vocals that lay out all the tentative things about a developing love relationship. It’s not surprising that this relatively newlywed couple (four years) should write most of their songs about relationships; fortunately for the listener the music plays out without vitriol or any overabundance of emotion making Deas Vail very listenable especially when you’re in the mood for something relaxing but not soporific. Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki Deas Vail is currently available.

Feist Metals (Cherrytree/Interscope) Give Leslie Feist credit for not focusing solely on the coffee-shop folk pop that she’s so good at. On Metals, the follow-up to 2007’s The Reminder, Feist pushes at the edges of her sweet melancholy. She eschews perky pop – there’s no “1234” or “Mushaboom” here – in favor of quiet, focused ballads and drum-pounding, work-song-like chants. Several tracks, such as “Undiscovered First,” begin as the former and end as the latter, and they’re emblematic of Metals’ conflicted personality, lyrically and musically. Opener “The Bad in Each Other” sets the stage for an album about difficult love affairs. It begins with a thudding drumbeat, gets sweetened with strings and ends with horns and electric guitars blaring. By contrast, near-solo acoustic songs such as the closer, “Get It Wrong, Get It Right,” sound all the more intimate, tender and pretty. But still conflicted. Grade: A —Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) © 2011 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Distributed by MCT Information Services. Metals is currently available.

Johnny Cash Bootleg III – Live Around the World (Columbia/Legacy) Man of the people that he was, Johnny Cash seemed to be at his best before a live audience, and to this day his infamous prison shows remain some of his most beloved recordings. This two-CD set skips those shows and collects live performances going all the way back to Cash’s Sun Records days, represented here with takes on “So Doggone Lonesome,” “Get Rhythm” and signature tune “I Walk the Line” cut during a 1956 edition of the Big “D” Jamboree in Dallas. Those cuts have never before been released. In fact only a handful of the more than 50 songs here have been available before; versions of big hits like “Ring of Fire” and “A Boy Named Sue” are present, but Cash fanatics will flip over inclusions like the Cash/June Carter duet on Carl Perkins’ rowdy “Long-Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man” and chestnuts “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” and “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal” recorded at Nashville’s vaunted Exit/In nightclub. Cash’s warm, instantly recognizable voice makes this material seem very familiar even though it’s been shelved for decades. Drawn from nearly 25 years of shows, Bootleg III presents the ever-humble Cash at the height of his pre-comeback career. Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki Bootleg III – Live Around the World is currently available.

J. Cole Cole World: The Sideline Story (Roc Nation/Columbia, 2 1/{ stars) As the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label, J. Cole, the German-born, North Carolina-raised MC, has a lot of weight on his shoulders. Luckily, he lets no one down. Then again, J. Cole has some pretty formidable helpers like Trey Songz, Missy Elliott, mentor Jay-Z and Drake stopping by to drop a lick or a rhyme or three. Songz steps forward on the playfully soulful “Can’t Get Enough.” Elliot turns Cole’s “Nobody’s Perfect” into a happily hammy soliloquy worthy of Shakespeare. As for Jay Z, he does his usual throughout the electro-prickly “Mr. Nice Watch.” Thankfully, none of these teamings distract from Cole’s clearheaded effort. Grade: B+ —A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) © 2011 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Distributed by MCT Information Services. Cole World: The Sideline Story is currently available.

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Melding its rock roots with Caribbean calypso beats by way of digitally produced steel drums, Battles crosses boundaries that many never knew could be crossed on instrumental roller coasters like “Futura,” “Inchworm” and “Sweetie & Shag.” At times, the compositions sound so mathematically precise, in fact, you wonder if algebraic formulas were used to write any of them. “We really made an effort to not just be some caricature of the future,” Williams says. If that weren’t the case, then Battles likely wouldn’t have incorporated vocal cuts on Gloss Drop, with pre-recorded versions also created for its live performances. “We’re not an instrumental band,” Williams insists. “We think in terms of drums, bass, guitar, whatever electronic sounds, and then you could dress it up with singing if you want.” Southern Californians will get to decide that for themselves when Battles return to Los Angeles for an Oct. 17 date at the historic Mayan Theater as part of a month-long U.S. tour. And even though they may be down a man now, Braxton’s departure hasn’t held them back in the slightest sense. “It’s always been a very sloppy coming-to-together process for us,” Williams says. “But everything turned out for the better.” After all, what hasn’t killed this band has only made it stronger. Gloss Drop is currently available. Battles perform Oct16 at the Glass House and Oct. 17 at Mayan Theater. For more information, visit bttls.com.

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Twinkie can. 3) Read up and try to stay nutrition and health conscious: While you can try your best to make healthy choices, the selections might not be that healthy after all if you don’t know much about nutrition in general. Reading up on occasional health articles or about nutritional intake recommendations can prove to be infinitely helpful. This way, you will be able to build up your knowledge on general nutrition and help you to prioritize your own nutritional wellbeing.

beating the freshman 15 by victoria Gu

The Freshman 15 is no longer just some sort of stereotypical image associated with entering college; it’s becoming increasingly common for students. While not everyone might gain exactly 15 pounds, most college students have certainly heard of the Freshman 15’s notoriety. How can you prevent it from happening to you? Contrary to popular belief, weight gain cannot simply be prevented through one method, such as dieting or exercising. In order to stay in good health and shape, it is important to keep a careful watch on both your exercise regimen and nutritional intake. Running Away When school inevitably hits you hard and different academic and social obligations come up, exercising might be the last thing on your mind. But did you know that it might be more conducive for your studies if you take a short 20-minute break to refresh in between study sessions, as opposed to trying hard to focus for 20 more minutes while you already felt mentally fatigued? The point being is that, in order to combat the Freshman 15 it is important to make exercise an integral part of your lifestyle, instead of an option to pass time whenever it strikes your fancy. Once you have internalized it and made it a part of your weekly or daily routine, then exercising no longer requires you to exert extra effort to shift your timetable around. However, how do you do that? A common myth is that you have to allocate a long period of time to exercising, but that is not true nor conducive to establishing lifelong routine. Exercise time can accumulate, and by doing a lot of small short activities can help you stay active during the day. In the middle of studying, a break of 20 minutes to do something active, such as running or playing ball, can help you regain focus afterwards and study better. There are always small intervals of time where you ended up procrastinating and didn’t use that small period of time wisely. You could have used that time to exercise and made that a part of your daily schedule. It’s all about being willing to make an effort to add it to your daily routine rather than

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finding excuses. As to which exercise to do, it is completely up to your personal preferences Whether you are a runner, swimmer or you like playing on a team, the great thing is that being in California, weather is more often than not wonderful for exercising. There is no form of exercise that is the best, as long as it keeps you active. Temptations In order to complement a healthy exercising regimen, it is also imperative to eat healthy. The Freshman 15 is said to be caused not so much by a sedentary lifestyle, but by the abundant fast-food resources and around the clock availability of unhealthy food options in cafeterias, food trucks and your fridge. When college starts, the last thing we have time for is cooking. Choosing convenience over health, we usually end up buying cheap and tasty food, ignoring the health aspects of the things that we are putting in our body. However, an average hot dog that contains approximately 350 calories (even without the cheese or bacon) can easily mitigate the hour you put into exercising and sweating. And just think about how little time it actually takes someone to finish a hot dog. People always complain that it’s difficult to eat healthy in college. While that’s true and there are inevitable times for midnight pizza eating, you can prevent and do as much damage control as possible. 1) Make health-conscious choices: Yes, that piece of cake looks extremely good and those nachos simply smell delicious, but it is not OK to always eat whatever your body is craving or whatever you feel like eating. But I am not saying to cut junk food out of your life completely, because over-abstinence can cause a rebound effect that will lead you to crave it even more. What I am suggesting here is to give into your cravings occasionally, but most of the time, take one minute to really think twice before putting that donut in your mouth. Sometimes, I like to take a picture of what I am about to eat just to reassess what I am about to ingest and make me reflect on its consequences. 2) Stock up on healthy snacks: Many times our midnight snacks accumulate and eventually lead up to the extra pounds we carry. Snacking is not bad, but snack choice is very important. Whether you decide to snack on carrots dipped in hummus or chocolate Oreos, they can make a huge difference at the end of your day. If you don’t have unhealthy snacks in your cupboard, chances are that if you do end up snacking, you will at least snack on healthy food that won’t cause as much damage to your weight and cholesterol like a

Motivation How do you stay motivated? When exams come up, people just forget about exercising, and there are times when you inevitably feel groggy. You put off working out until later, but will later ever come? Old habits can never be fully eradicated with conventional methods. This is when you have to get creative and be hard on yourself with the following methods that will help your exercising on track. Use visual aids as reminders by posting photos of people with figures you envy in every space possible. Every time I look at the background wallpaper on my laptop, I see numerous Miranda Kerrs dancing away in her perfect figure (effect maximized by setting background in mosaic format). Your cell phone is also a convenient place to set your wallpaper to a hot-figured person. There might be times when you are tempted to remove the photos because you feel discouraged by the huge disparity between your actual and ideal figure. In times like this, do not remove it completely, just change the photo to someone with a figure that is closer to your own. Surround yourself with motivation in any way – even watch weight-loss or makeover shows. Watching people literally sweating, panting and struggling hard for better health and looks will make you want to do the same. Many of us have clothes that we bought but have never worn because they’re too tight. Hang that outfit up in front of your wardrobe. Work out in front of it and try it on often – use that piece of clothing as a way to track your progress. Don’t forget about the post-workout high. We all know the great feelings that we get, whether it’s after a short game of Frisbee or a cross-country run, our bodies are programmed to release endorphins after we move. Remind yourself of how good you’ll feel after exercising. But Be Careful… It’s easy to become obsessed with keeping in shape, and sometimes people can take it too far. Remember, beating the Freshman 15 is not a short-term goal. Being in good shape is an endurance marathon; it will always be important to stay healthy and make smart choices. Pressure from peers, physical insecurities and all these things we typically associate with adolescence, can come back and still haunt us in college and beyond. You might laugh at the prospect of getting overly addicted to exercise, who wouldn’t want that? It may seem like a wonderful addiction to have, but it’s not good when obsession with weight and exercise take over your life. Forms of anorexia and bulimia are examples of horrible disorders people begin to develop through vigorous exercising and weight control. Tell your friends or family when you decide to keep in shape in college. Let them know that you are going to implement a healthy exercise and eating plan. This way, you will keep yourself in check by having someone to regulate your exercising and eating if they notice it becoming too extreme. At the End of the Day It’s not so much the Freshman 15 that should prompt you to begin exercising; it is simply a good habit for anyone to stay healthy and happy. The amount of endorphins exercising can bring into your life is incredible. It may initially seem daunting to start a complete overhaul of your previous lifestyle, but what better time is there than when you start college?

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Jennifer Colby Talton, John Arthur Greene and Tony Melson in “tick...tick...BOOM!”

“I’ve Never Been So Happy” Now-Oct. 23 @ Kirk Douglas Theatre The world premiere production of the Rude Mechs’ “I’ve Never Been So Happy” is part of DouglasPlus, presented by Center Theatre Group. DouglasPlus “is an eclectic mix of theatre choices, ranging from full-staged or minimally-staged events to workshops and readings that utilize both traditional and non-traditional performances.” From the moment you walk into the lobby of Kirk Douglas Theatre, you set foot into country-western chaos. There is a cantina lounge to your left, a photo booth to your right, makeshift shacks everywhere, hay stacks and a saddle just sitting there waiting to be straddled. The story is about two star-crossed lovers. Annabellee (Meg Sullivan) is desperate to get away from working on her father’s “Country and Western Comedy Variety Hour” show. He won’t allow her to leave showbiz until the day she gets married. Annabellee’s confidents are her two Dachshunds dogs, Sigmunda (Jenny Larson) and Sigfried (Paul Soileau). Jeremy (E. Jason Liebrecht) doesn’t exactly have it good either. His mother Julie (Cami Alys) joins an all-women commune and ties her son up to a mountain lion in the hopes that this will make him a stronger, tougher man. Although the plot was silly and a bit difficult to follow, the cast was full of superbly talented singers determined to make the audience have a great time. There was also cheesy dancing, animation, bad jokes and German accents. If you enjoy musical theater, I recommend checking out this performance. —Ximena Herschberg Kirk Douglas Theatre is located at 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. For more information, visit centertheatregroup.org

“tick…tick…BOOM!” Now-Oct. 23 @ The MET Theatre Fans of the Broadway mega-hit “Rent” will no doubt be enticed by this autobiographical musical from creator Jonathon Larson. Doma Theatre Company’s production of “tick… tick…BOOM!” portrays a young Larson as he struggles with identity and accomplishment approaching the landmark of his 30th birthday. Pressured by the mounting need to make a name for himself, Larson’s frustrations are portrayed through the show’s main character, Jon, who is a floundering composer living in New York’s West Side. For those familiar with the sounds and setting of “Rent,” the performance may induce a few brief moments of déjà vu. Lead John Arthur Greene exudes an enormous amount of energy as he cycles through the emotional turmoil of the show’s ambitious playwright. Juggling instances of depression, apathy and exuberance, his journey as “Jon” is exhausting yet nonetheless entertaining as Greene handles the mood swings with grace. Tony Melson, who plays the role of Michael, Jon’s childhood friend, supports Greene. Offering brief instances of comic relief, Melson adds a touch of civility that grounds Greene’s character. Melson along with Jennifer Colby Talton, who plays opposite Greene as Susan, dance between several different characters to keep the show moving. Yet, despite the enormous contributions of Greene and Melson, it is Talton who truly holds the show together vocally. Displaying an impressive amount of range and control, Talton powers through numbers with a vocal strength that seems to keep the rest of the cast on track. Doma Theatre’s performance is particularly impressive because of the size of its cast. Utilizing only three actors and a four-piece band, the sound produced onstage is striking, especially considering the harmonic complexities and size of range demanded by the score. You can tell when certain characters are being pushed to their vocal limit, even though any potential sonic blemishes are well masked by an overwhelming sense of professionalism. —Patrick Meissner The MET Theatre is located at 1089 N. Oxford Ave., Los Angeles. For more information, visit plays411.com/ticktick.

L.A. Fashion Week is upon us, and that means Project Ethos will be showcasing the newest young designers. This season’s designer lineup is one of the best yet, with Official Vitaminwater Zero Scholarship Designer winner Dorian Pentard’s first collection launch of Pentard Couture. Pentard, an upcoming graduate of FIDM, will be showing his ’50s inspired collection for the fall and winter seasons, along with designers including Multeepurpose, NAMI and Frederick’s of Hollywood’s spring/summer collection. Multeepurpose, a Los Angeles based casual-contemporary collection is focused on using design that is fully functional, custom treated and hand dyed. Each design has a cause behind it, be it humanity, liberty or other causes, and proceeds go back to the cause that inspires the series. This will be their first showing for Project Ethos. As the designers showcase their lines, they also have a chance at winning $3,000 to go towards their fashion line, all by designing a “Flavor Fashionista” outfit reflecting a select flavor of Vitaminwater Zero. The flavors this season are Glow, Drive, the infamous XXX, Squeeze, Rise and Rhythm. Last season’s winner, Renata J, featured a fiery red frock for the flavor XXX and stole the show. Now in its sixth season, Project Ethos’ knack for bringing fashion, young artists and musicians together has led to much success for many emerging designers. Providing the music this year is Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz with his side project Black Cards. Before and after the show, there will be an art gallery showcasing local talent and House of Blues will be transformed into a dance club with special guests DJs and performances. For more information, visit projectethos.com.

LIVESHOWREVIEWS <<< CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver” and making funny quips like: “You’re trying to have a fully emotive moment only to have a piece of confetti from last night’s band waft into your face, reminding you that you just don’t have the same production value of say, Muse” before rocketing into “Neat Little Rows.” The band gathered around Potter’s keyboard for a round of shots to celebrate its 20 years together with the entire crowd singing “Happy Birthday,” then Garvey reached “dolphin-like” sonic heights kicking off “Weather to Fly.” They created more memorable moments with “The Night Will Always Win” and “Lippy Kids” before closing the set with “Open Arms.” Elbow returned to the stage with trumpets literally blaring for “Starlings” and ended the night in the most beautiful way, with “One Day Like This.” —TJ Webber

Frankmusik Oct. 1 @ The Palladium He’s an unassuming guy, you would likely pass him on the street without throwing so much as a second glance. Clad in a simple white T-shirt and jeans with a nondescript buzz cut, Vincent Frank, aka British electro pop wizard Frankmusik, is better known for his creations behind the scenes, having remixed the likes of Lady Gaga and Pet Shop Boys, as well as producing headliner for the night, Erasure’s, new album Tomorrow’s World. Tonight he bounds onto the stage at the Palladium with a sure-footed air about him, looking like your average bloke but performing like a household name. His music harkens back to ’90s dance floor anthems, or perhaps gay pride parade float jams. Whatever the case may be, he serves up his specialty: simple pop anthems belted out on an impressive set of vocal chords. But I have to wonder, what is up with all of the vocoder? With a voice this good, do you really need to layer on the effects? It’s a bit like slathering lipstick and mascara on the Mona Lisa. Non-essential. Should it really be auto-tuning that determines which songs get onto the charts? Frankmusik would do well to attempt to turn the tide of this stale notion rather than going with the flow. Nevertheless, his buoyant pop anthems ignite the crowd. Samples from familiar songs like Paul Simon’s “Call Me Al” and Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” are worked into his own compositions seamlessly. “Better Off as 2” is a stunning showcase for the previously mentioned impressive vocals. And as a special surprise, label mate Colette Carr joins him onstage for the ridiculously catchy “No I.D.” He closes out the night with the club life anthem “Do It in the AM” to thunderous crowd approval. I give it a few months before Frankmusik is as huge stateside as his stage presence. —Natasha Desianto

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MAN BEHIND THE FACEMASK No. 10 Hayes Pullard

by elisa hernandez USC linebacker Hayes Pullard, 19, is quicK– ly making his presence known at USC by being an immediate threat to all quarterbacks who dare to enter the arena. Although only a freshman, Pullard was beyond impressive during the Trojans’ 2011 Spring Camp, which landed him a starting position. “The coach told me I was going to start when we were at the hotel. I was nervous, sweaty palms [and everything], but I put on my Dr. Dre Beats and calmed down,” Pullard says smiling. “When I got on the field I didn’t feel like a freshman though, it was natural … It felt like I was supposed to be out there with everybody.” Pullard grew up in Inglewood, Calif. and went to Crenshaw High School. Although he’s had success in football, he says it wasn’t his first love. “I didn’t even like to play football at first. To be honest I played basketball – that was my love … My brother told me to play football, [and once I did] I hated running; I used to cry every day,” Pullard says with a laugh. “But [after that I realized] I like to hit. Hitting was my thing, and I fell in love with that and kept going, so I gave up basketball and pursued football.”

Campus Circle > Blogs > Trojan SideLines After playing in front of a crowd of 400 people, Pullard now shows off his talents in front of more than 70,000 dedicated USC fans and still is able to play close to home. “USC is Los Angeles’ team, everyone loves SC. The fan base is crazy, and the connections we have all across the world too,” he says. “It feels real good [to play close to home]. All my friends and old teammates can still come see me at the games – and my brothers and sisters. I can be a role model for all the kids in the inner cities.” Pullard is the second youngest in his family and but feels he is looked up to the most since his father passed away. His expectations are high especially since he has his whole family supporting him. He wants to provide for his family and give them the best life he can. He not only has his family to look after, but also his 6-month-old son. “I have a son, which is my pitbull, Jay,” says Pullard. “It’s hard being a father. You have to take care of him before you take care of yourself, and even when you want to be alone he comes up to me to play and cheers me up. No matter what, he’s always bringing a smile to my face. I love him to death.” Pullard has big dreams to not only play in the NFL but to graduate from college and create some non-profit organizations in L.A. communities. He’s undecided right now, but plans to pursue a major in Policy, Planning and Development; thus creating programs to help the homeless, abused women and the youth. During his free time he loves to play with Jay and “NCAA Football 12.” His favorite color is blue. He loves listening to T.I. and watching his favorite show, “The Boondocks” and movie, Love & Basketball. When you can’t find Pullard in the classroom or on the playing field, you can find him at home, aka the Palace, with his roommates that include Robert Woods and Anthony Brown.

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by denise guerra I don’t want to think about it. Selfdiscipline is easy for me in regards to deadlines for projects set by teachers or employers, but when it comes to merely setting your own goals on your own time, I’m pretty much screwed. I know I’ve written before about the power of setting goals as a motivational tool. The hard part is sticking with your goals when you don’t have the pressure of your grades and job on the line. When it comes to regulating yourself as with healthy eating habits or cleaning your room, it’s easier just to leave it for another day (Besides, you have other things to do, like watching your new Netflix DVD that just came in the mail.). For anyone who has ever experienced this lack of discipline, I’m with you. The idea of “I’ll save it for later” has become a regular thing. I once read a Scottish proverb that went: “What may be done at any time will be done at no time.” I believe that. I’m going to be honest, my room once went through an entire school quarter trashed with last year’s papers. Books and unneeded crap accumulated on my desk. It became a monster. The pile just grew and grew with each passing day. It became a monster of trash, and every day I thought to myself, “I’ll clean it up tomorrow.” Soon (I’m not lying) the mess went viral. It

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“We call it the Palace because when we first moved in, we thought we [had] to think of a name. We were thinking of the palace in ancient Rome, and the Palace just stuck,” he says. “To live here is bomb.com. I’ve been with the bros since USC housing dorms. We created a bond, and now we moved it to living with each other. Plus. we’re all playing on the field representing our home towns.” Pullard is a humble, goofy person, but don’t mistake his niceness for weakness. Although he’s had a lot of success for a freshman, he stresses the importance of being humble, straying away from being arrogant and taking advantage of all the opportunities here at USC. “It feels good coming behind all the great linebackers that played here. It’s a dream come true, I never thought people would be screaming my name, it’s a real blessing.”

Campus Circle > Blogs > D-Day started spreading to the floor, the couch, my bed. It was bad. It wasn’t until my parents visited unexpectedly that I finally cleaned it up out of shame. It seemed that without some kind of authority or dire punishment (like my parent’s chiding me) that I finally got my lazy ass up. Now, what about the whole idea of exercising and eating right: Who’s going to regulate you about that? Sometimes eating too much junk food can show physically, and sometimes it won’t. For me, it manifested in a much different way. Running out of breath climbing the stairs, waking up groggy, long afternoon naps – the monster was back, except it was taking over my body and making me a zombie. Simply because my thought pattern was: I can just start tomorrow. Now I can understand how the dining halls can suck the self-discipline out of you with each swipe of your BruinCard, school ID or whatever you Trojans use. Once your card is swiped, you’re basically in the Garden of Eden (at least at UCLA). It’s an all-you-can-eat, fully stocked buffet right at your fingertips, and all up for grabs. Who’s to regulate you now? Skinny biatches? Heck, they’re probably doing the same thing. Imagine all that food and no one to punish you for it. Don’t be fooled, my friends. The age-old adage of the Freshman 15 is associated with gaining weight, but I like to think of it as the idea of losing self-discipline, or self-control. The Freshman 15 means we’ve stuffed our faces, and it felt good. So, we did it some more. To some, it’s called “letting yourself go.” One year, I used to live near a Jack in the Box, Chipotle and Starbucks. I always say Starbucks refreshes the soul but feeds the addiction, an addiction that is way too expensive in this economy. Living next to these amenities was my version of the dining halls, except they weren’t buffets. Again, after

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continually eating out and not exercising, fatigue started to settle in. As you can tell from my numerous experiences, this problem of just “letting myself go” is chronic. I wasn’t seriously overweight or crossing the line of Hoarderville, but it affected me in all types of ways. Physically I was tired, emotionally I was mad at myself for my lack of self-discipline and socially I was too embarrassed to have friends or family over. Honestly, it sucked, and life shouldn’t be lived this way. I don’t care what anyone says, self-discipline is hard. It’s not easy for some people, and the longer you put off tasks, it just feeds the monster even more. Again, I don’t want to think about it. ... And that’s my problem.

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The Lord of the Rings: In Concert Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim; lordoftheringsinconcert.com The show features Howard Shore’s complete Academy Award and Grammy-winning score performed live on stage while Peter Jackson’s epic is projected on an immense 60-foot screen using an uncompressed high-definition source with two 20k lumen projectors while the combined forces of the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale and Phoenix Boys Choir bring the music of Middle-earth to life. 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYOCT. 12 Social Media Breakfast Club Coupa Café, 419 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills; eventbrite.com/event/2251981738/ efbnen Here are a few exciting things to expect this month: topic – getting the most out of your business page; speaker – Brittany Bassett, the Community Manager & Ambassador for Yelp in West Los Angeles. There will also be a delicious breakfast plus free parking and WiFi and you can network and mingle with marketers, PR pros, entre– preneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, future SMBLA speakers and more. 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. $15.

THURSDAYOCT. 13 Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption: Fright Night The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax, Los Angeles; cinefamily.org Doug and his friends chill on the front row couches (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”-style), mics in hand, and say whatever hilarious thing pops into their heads while 1985 original unfolds on the screen. 10 p.m. $12.

FRIDAYOCT. 14 HSBC Tennis Cup Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa, Downtown; championsseriestennis.com Four former champions - Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras will participate in two pre-match clinics and a pre-party before they take to the court for the two semifinals and final.

FRIDAYOCT. 14 Screamfest Horror Film Festival Mann Chinese 6, Hollywood & Highland,; screamfestla.com Discovering the new blood of horror and honoring the masters. If you like horror and truly independent movies, then you can’t miss these horror films waiting to find distribution, along with some of your old faves. Runs through Oct. 23.

SATURDAYOCT. 15 South Bay Food Festival Home Depot Center, 18400 Avalon Blvd., Carson; sobayfoodfest.com With over 30 gourmet food trucks, a

beer garden, live entertainment and a VIP area, this is one food festival you don’t want to miss. 1p.m.-7 p.m.

SATURDAYOCT. 15 Vintage Fashion Expo Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St., Santa Monica; vintageexpo.com You are invited to join your fellow fashionistas at the semi-yearly event featuring 85 dealers of vintage clothing & accessories. Download the coupon at vintagefashionexpo.com/coupons.htm to receive $2 off admission. Students are free on Sunday with ID and coupon.

SUNDAYOCT. 16 AIDS Walk Los Angeles West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd.; aidswalk.net/losangeles Walk, sponsor a walker or cheer the walkers on along the route from Santa Monica to La Cienega to Melrose to La Brea to Beverly to San Vicente and ending at the park with festivities. Sign-in @ 8:30 a.m.

MONDAYOCT. 17 Tommy ArcLight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Blvd.; arclightcinemas.com The Who’s classic rock opera about the psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy who becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult’s desire because of that. 8 p.m.

TUESDAYOCT. 18 The Rolling Stones: Some Girls – Live in Texas fathomevents.com This concert was captured live in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18, 1978 and will be broadcast to select theaters nationwide. Digitally re-mastered, this legendary footage includes hits such as “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Tumbling Dice,” paired with blues numbers and Chuck Berry covers. 7:30 p.m.

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Your Favorite Sandwich – Voltaggio Style

by erica carter Foodies and culinarians alike have no doubt heard of the reputed chef, Michael Voltaggio. An inspiration to young aspiring chefs, Voltaggio started his journey in the culinary world at the ripe age of 15 working at restaurants and quickly picking up the tools of the trade. He soon enrolled in the exclusive Greenbrier Apprenticeship Program, where mentors guided him to build his international fine-dining techniques. Voltaggio’s strong penchant for unique flavor profiles and techniques landed him a position at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, where he learned how to marry the two talents. Through the years, Chef Voltaggio has worked for and with some of the most renowned names in the industry, and he earned a coveted Michelin star. For those who know him from his Season 6 win on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” and if you watched that season, I’m sure you have been following his plan to open his first restaurant here in Los Angeles. This year, as Voltaggio was preparing for his gastro-pub, Ink, many delays hampered the grand opening, and Ink.Sack, a tiny sandwich spot off Melrose Boulevard, came to fruition in July 2011. While it is just a sandwich shop, Voltaggio of course stepped up the game from your mundane pastrami on rye, club sandwich varieties. In fact, those sandwiches are nowhere to be found on the menu. Pastrami is now a spicy corned beef tongue, with kraut, Russian dressing and cider infused cow’s milk Appenzeller cheese. The nutty cheese, when paired with the tongue, packs a nice “Reuben” touch. Tongue might take a bit of getting used to, especially if you’ve never eaten lengua tacos, but it can be compared to brisket. If that sounds a little too rich for your taste buds, don’t worry, there’s plenty more to love at Ink.Sack. My favorite so far has been the spicy tuna albacore with a hint of miso and sriracha mayonnaise (mmm!). Albacore is a very mild tasting fish, and I’ve always asked for a side of sriracha when ordering my sushi – who knew it would now be featured in a delicious sandwich, with a nice salty layer of miso and pickles in the mix? It’s a draw between the Jose Andres, named after Chef Voltaggio’s former boss at the Bazaar at SLS, and the turkey melt. The Andres, aptly nicknamed “the Spanish godfather” is all the things we love, Serrano ham, chorizo and pork tenderloin (lomo) with one of the best cheeses this side of the continent: Manchego. This sandwich is about as close to butter as you can get, enveloping your palate with savory and slightly sweet flavors. The sides, or snacks as they are listed, are eclectic but approachable. Maryland crab dehydrated into chips, barbecue pork rinds or fruit with chili are nice additions to your meal, but totally not necessary. The sandwiches are Ink.Sack’s moneymakers, though a few can probably be tweaked just a tiny bit. The cold fried chicken sandwich for instance is exactly how it sounds, and it’s good that the skin is indeed crisp. But it does really trick the brain, as most are used to this being a hot dish. It’s not something I wouldn’t try again. The only sandwich I couldn’t muster up strength for was Voltaggio’s version of the B.L.T., called the C.L.T. Made with chicken liver mousse, crisp curry dusted chicken skin and lettuce and tomato. Liver is an acquired taste, and I have to be in the mood for it. Ink.Sack’s sandwiches run from $4 to $6, and the sandwiches are fairly small so you’re encouraged to order two. Don’t worry too much about the budget, as you’ll still be spending less than $20 for sandwiches, side and a drink. It’s really kind of a stand-up-and-eat type of place so if you’re not prepared for that, pick them up on your way to the library to study for that dreaded exam. Be forewarned: Arrive on the early side because once they’re out of sandwiches, they close.

Ink.Sack is located at 8360 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood. For more information, call (323) 651-5866 or visit mvink.com.

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UCLA: Two touchdowns in the fourth quarter lifted the Bruins past the visiting Washington State Cougars, 28-25, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Over 64,000 fans attended the much-anticipated matchup, and UCLA fans did not leave without a smile; the Bruins improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in Pac-12 play. “We’re excited about the victory. I’d like to congratulate Washington State on a hard-fought game. I’m thrilled that we stepped up when absolutely necessary to win the game,” UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel says. In the second quarter, starting quarterback Richard Brehaut suffered an injury and did not return to the game. This prompted Kevin Prince to enter as a replacement, and he did just fine in the UCLA come-from-behind victory. “I’m very proud of Kevin. We had conversations of how he needed to take care of business, but it’s different once you get in the game. I’m thrilled for him to be able to step into that situation,” Neuheisel confesses. For the game, Prince finished with 173 passing yards on eight-of-13 completed passes, including two for touchdowns. However, he did throw an interception but held a rating of

Campus Circle > Sports > Football over 200 for the affair. He was the starter when the season began, but had been demoted after the squad’s loss to Texas. Before leaving the game, Brehaut posted 28 passing yards on four completed throws from seven attempts. His injury seemed severe. “He was laying on the ground when I went out there. They were asking where it hurt. I was worried it was his knee, and it looked like it was an ankle. I looked down, and it wasn’t at a place where they call it a sprain. I was worried, especially with how he couldn’t put any weight on his foot,” Neuheisel says of Brehaut. Brehaut also had two carries for 11 rushing yards. He is nearing the 1,000 passing yard mark yet again this season. An Alta Loma native and junior, Brehaut has been known to be a tough athlete, especially with his coach. “If there is a tougher guy, I don’t know him. He’s a resilient son of a gun. He will be back as soon as he can get back. I’m proud of him, too,” says Neuheisel. Wide received Nelson Rosario, who is a senior, finished the game with three catches for 120 yards. “Kevin came through for us,” Rosario says. “He did what he had to do.” Running back Johnathan Franklin rushed the ball 12 times for 110 yards, while Derrick Coleman gained 27 rushing yards and two scores. By the 13:32 mark of the second quarter, the Cougars grabbed a 6-0 lead on two field goals, but the Bruins answered with a Coleman touchdown to lead 7-6 at 7:03 on the clock. By the end of the third quarter, the Cougars held a 16-14 edge, but when quarterback Marshall Lobbestael connected with Rickey Galvin for 21 yards, the score read 22-14. Over, right? Wrong! Prince’s pass to Josh Smith for nine yards cut the lead to two points. Then, after another WSU field goal, the Bruins

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RED BULLS TOP GALAXY by marvin vasquez

The Los Angeles Galaxy finally made their East Coast trip to New York Oct. 4 to play a game that was postponed due to drastic weather weeks ago. However, the result was not that favorable after a 2-0 loss to the Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. in front of over 25,000 fans. “It wasn’t our best night, I think we looked like a tired team. Tonight is a culmination of a lot of games over a short period of time, and it showed,” Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena says after the rival coast showdown. With the loss, Los Angeles suffered its fourth defeat of the season. They are now 18-4-10, have the best record in Major League Soccer and have already clinched this year’s MLS Supporters’ Shield. By winning the Supporters’ Shield, the Galaxy have clinched home-field advantage throughout the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, which was one of their goals coming into this year’s campaign. Mike Magee and Landon Donovan did not make the trip and did not play. “It is what it is. We had a lot of players that weren’t on the field tonight. But that’s not an excuse. It is what it is,” Arena adds. New York’s Luke Rodgers began the scoring in the 32nd minute on an unassisted score for his ninth goal of the year. Rodgers showed he was glad he nailed the eventual game-

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Receiver Nelson Rosario made three catches against WSU. mounted another score. Prince connected with Shaquelle Evans for a seven-yard TD that gave UCLA the lead and eventual win. “You have to give him a lot of credit. He came off the bench and made some really key throws. He ran the ball pretty well,” Washington State head coach Paul Wulff says of Prince and his performance on the night. The Bruins have a bye week, but will face their Pac-12 foes Arizona Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. in Tucson. USC: Although they did not see action this week, the Trojans did practice. They are preparing for their NorCal trip to the Bay Area to face the California Golden Bears (3-2, 0-2) on Thursday, Oct. 13. USC (4-1, 2-1) has quite the trio leading way. Quarterback Matt Barkley, receiver Robert Woods and running back Marc Tyler are some of the best in the nation. Look for the Trojans to win a close one.

Campus Circle > Sports > Soccer winner on such a good Galaxy squad. “Getting that score there against the top in the league, that’s really good. This is a massive confidence boost for us; I think this is the best we have played for a long time, you know probably from the start of the season,” Rodgers says. “It’s just a massive confidence boost, everyone looks so happy in the dressing room and that’s what we should be doing. We know we can beat any team in the league; obviously proving it is a different thing. I think tonight we worked together as a team, and we were the best team.” Both teams headed to their respective locker rooms with the scoreboard reading 1-0 in favor of the Red Bulls. In the 60th minute, however, that changed when defender Rafael Márquez assisted on forward Thierry Henry’s 15th goal of the season. The score was 2-0, and it remained that way until the end. “I thought the team played well, and that was the most important thing. We worked hard. Sometimes we are at the end of some movement and we try to score goals, but I’d rather talk about the way we all played as a team today,” Henry says. New York’s head coach Hans Backe liked the team’s performance, especially since they progressed as the game went on. “We played well. I would say we had an even start, but we were just getting better and better throughout the 90 minutes. The first 15 to 20 minutes were tight, but I think after that we got better and better with rhythm and with our passing game,” he states. “We had some unfortunate errors in the beginning, perhaps we were a little bit nervous, but after 15 to 20 minutes, we looked much, much better.” The Galaxy’s David Beckham shared his thoughts on the team’s display on the pitch and their long trip to the East

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David Beckham of the Galaxy battles for the ball with Thierry Henry of the Red Bulls. Coast. “I think every time we come here, we expect a fight because the Red Bulls is a team that the majority of the time will battle. We knew, obviously, the position they were in, they needed to win the game,” Beckham depicts. “We knew that they were going to battle tonight, and they did. At the end of the day, they out-battled us. I think they sat back a lot, but like I said they have quick players that can hit you on the break and they did that.” Now, the Galaxy has two games remaining during this 2011 season. Their home finale is on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Home Depot Center in Carson against Chivas USA. It will be another classic tale of the two rival squads that share the same city and venue. The Galaxy won the first match when they faced each other in May by a score of 1-0.

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LEATHER fever by dana jeong

Quite a few people cringe from wearing leather, considering it “too intimidating” and declaring themselves unable to “pull it off,” although leather continues to be one of the hottest trends every fall. Sure enough, leather has been a trademark for tough women (remember Sandy’s bad girl makeover in Grease?), but times have changed and so have the runways. Thanks to the designers who recognized our fear and tweaked their designs to be more accessible, we can now rock leather in so many different ways that we would never see it in the same way again.

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Adding colors to leather is, in my opinion, one of the most provocative yet brilliant ways of transforming its bad girl reputation. And now that primary colors are in for the fall season, why not combine the two trends? Thus we get what is called the colored leather craze – models have been rocking leather pants in a variety of colors. Blake Lively stepped out in an orange-yellow leather dress at an award show, and Intermix and J. Brand collaborated to create their “super coated” denim line that basically looks like waxed leather. Who else can totally see Ashley Olsen rocking this trend?

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If full leather is still a little too intimidating to you, take baby steps to leather dressing with patched items. Kelly Wearstler’s spring collection contains a sweet little miniskirt in red and pink leather triangles patched together to create a geometric pattern. If you’re more of an edgy personality, then opt for black leggings with leather patchworks under an oversized knit sweater for a New Yorker appeal. Roberto Cavalli’s stitched patchwork leather pants in olive green is perfect when layered with a swishy tunic, but Preen also mixed up pure leather and stretch-crepe in a pair of skinny pants to create a contrasting look.

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Although leather is typically limited to boots and purses, when it comes to accessories, this season has seen so many more options to the delight of leather lovers. Whether dancing by the side of metal links as a bracelet or showing off its delicate texture as a necklace, leather has chameleon-like abilities to transform and bring edginess to whatever piece it was incorporated into. The black leather in Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci bracelets perfectly complement the gold chain detail, while Alexander Wang chose to mix it in metallic with suede to create the perfect statement-making winter booties.

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