It's the big weekend before Halloween and luckily you have a guide for all things spooky and scary. We've updated it even more, so there's so much to do.
As we've been saying you just have a million places to check out horror movies. You've got plenty of haunts to frighten you and yours and more than one, one day events and parties to get scream and shout at.
So be sure to to look through the whole thing or you'll just die missing something!
The
first feature film to be entirely dubbed in Comanche, PREY (dir. Dan
Trachtenberg, 2022) follows a young woman, Naru, tasked with protecting
her people from colonizing French fur traders as well as from Mupitsi—a
human-hunting alien Predator.
Following a screening of the Comanche language dub of the film, Jhane
Myers, Comanche scholar Dr. Eric Tippeconnic, and artist Virgil Ortiz
(Cochiti Pueblo) will discuss science fiction, Indigenous storytelling,
and using art to preserve endangered languages and cultures.
One
of our all time favorites of all thing Halloween. This literal
all-nighter has you watching horror movies into the morning. That and
there's an almost cult like club of stupid ridiculous characters,
commercials and skits to laugh at and be a part of.
Haunted
Little Tokyo Scavenger Hunt is a family-friendly, Halloween celebration
that leads guests through Little Tokyo. Budokan serves as the hub where
there are fun games and activities for all ages. This event is
connected to the larger “Haunted Little Tokyo” celebration, which was
started by local businesses in the community to draw more folks to
Little Tokyo. Besides the scavenger hunt, there are also ghost tours and
the famous block party!
Calling
all ghosts and ghouls! Join the Academy Museum for a monstrously good
time. The museum will host a fun-filled day of screenings, special
effects makeup demonstrations, ghostly tours, special monster
appearances, and activities.
Coffee, caffeine, cocaine all one word substances to stimulate you playing The Jackbox Survey Scramble. And, you might need them as faster and luckier answers we'll win you the game! You also just have to think like anyone else playing it.
Jackbox surprised us this year, usually a pack of 5 games is coming out about now. Instead, we not only got an adults only naughty pack, but this new separate fast paced game we find here. The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a survey based game. You are constantly answering surveys and guessing where one-word answers fit on miles deep lists of nonsense. Loudest things, things kids don't know, prizes you want in a Happy Meal, all these surveys and more are ready for you to rapidly tap down your answer on smart phone or tablet.
And watch out Mario Party, things can get heated with where things our on lists. These surveys aren't taken from people off the street or big swaths of America. No! They're being answered by other players, playing the game. So, only other Jackboxers.
As per the usual, Jackbox knocks it out of the park on visuals and UI. The games are super easy to get into and to play. Though, the title screen looks like's it's preparing you for a dystopian shooter to play. In reality you have four game modes and even a tour of all four to get you trying each mode. It's like having a fun private gameshow for you and your friends or you and whomever your streaming with.
Even the announcer gets off some good ones when you don't do so well. Jackbox knows how you'll screw up and is ready to make fun of you as if they were there in person.
The games only needs two players to start, but looks like you can have a lot more players joining you in each mode. Bringing sweet, sweet chaos and much, much typing.
Let's go through the modes and what your actually doing:
SQUARES
Squares is sort of like tic-tac-toe, but much harder and more fun. You're trying to get three squares in a row to win the game. How do you earn squares? By guessing the top, middle and least answers for a random survey. So to get the top square you have to get the top answers to say, most mentioned words in a crime podcast. The word Murder is probably at the top, Police middle and Outline is on the bottom. The fun is guessing and getting three in a row with such random surveys. Like, best looking dogs have____ or what's the best unsalted_____? This has a team mode, because it be too hard with more than two opponents. It was also my favorite as it requires a bit of luck with guessing the correct place for words to be.
HILO
Really going Hi and Low on a random list is Hilo. Where you guess the highest put answer on the survey and the lowest. This can both be infuriating and fun. The next game mode even more so. It's one thing to guess everyone's favorite animal balloon or type of car your uncle would drive, but what's the least thing people are gonna put? Seeing everyone's answers go up and learning the top ten and how much of you hit it exceeds in entertaining.
SPEED
Remember when I mentioned all those uppers earlier in the review, there's a reason, games go by fast. Like, real fast. Speed has you typing out guesses as fast as possible. Higher on the list, the more you score. Oh, and the longer and more frustrated you get each round there's a better multiplier. So, if you type the right word describing the best material to put in houses in the second round you might beat everyone else who was doing well first round. It's chaotic and had a friend going, "I don't know any more words!" Should have said the classic line, "You Don't Know Jack!" Missed opportunities. A jolt from this one awaits as you just keep typing!
BOUNCE
It's what I want to do when this game came up in the tour mode. Not sure how this team game got made, because once again too many opponents would stop it from working, but it already doesn't work ...with how hard it is. You've got to keep a square from falling by bouncing it off your guesses of lists, one again by where they might appear on a list. Your bumper moves to the top or bottom as you try and bounce the square. It's like Pong that nobody wanted. Played it a few times know and can't figure how it made it's way past testing. Maybe, others can precisely think of where words are on silly lists faster than my friends and me. Yeesh, Bounce, gotta bounce.
With the exception of that one mode and possibly an option to customize the tour to drop it this was fast-paced, easy-to-get-in-n-out of gaming. Possibly the fastest to learn and entertain Jackbox game yet. I could see friends playing this before heading out to a movie or spending a few minutes before something. Perfect for a few games that's just so darn easy to get into.
And, there's settings to make it family-friendly, so once again perfect for upcoming get-togethers from Halloween, Thanksgiving to Christmas. It's not just adjusting it for no naughty stuff, but just the ease of getting anyone playing. As always you just have to have a smart phone or tablet, go to Jackbox.tv and you can play. No app to download, just a code to put in.
It's a strange new title and once again won't lie, I wanted a new pack, but, it's fun to see see Jackbox innovate...maybe more that one word answers in the future? The Jackbox Survey Scramble is ready for your horrible one-word answers.
*Yes, it does have and ending theme like all Jackbox games.
Say goodbye to anywhere you're planning to go Friday.
A traffic nightmare is expected Friday in Los Angeles as Game 1 of the World Series and several other big events take place around the same time.https://t.co/ibNYHOqdAh
Metro is urging Dodger fans to walk from the stadium to the Chinatown station after home games. They say it can be done in about 25 minutes. We walked the route, which is just over one mile. Follow along with us! 🚶 https://t.co/HTx6h6a8gJpic.twitter.com/u1oVzbBeRh
...out of nowhere a series taking place in our Chinatown with the first episode directed by Taika Waititi. Interior Chinatown comes to Hulu for I assume one season Nov 19th.
The fact that getting a film permit to shoot our one day short film would have cost over half our entire budget was the moment I realized Hollywood was in trouble. https://t.co/ODVJPet6bC
She's a real American hero. Also never heard of the name Gab and not Gabe. Gab Chabrán wrote the article. The last name easily more real then the first.
TCL Chinese Theatre 6925 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028 $
AFI Fest gave up on being in November and crams into month of October with even more movies to see. Sadly, it's shifted from giving out free tickets to films (since 2019), now you gotta grab tickets at the average price of $19 unless if it's a red carpet premiere, then it's more.
Still, can't deny getting to see new films with the cast and crew in person is such a LA thing. They have quite the selection this year including:
HERETIC Starring Hugh Grant, HERETIC follows two young missionaries who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. DIR Scott Beck, Bryan Woods. SCR Scott Beck, Bryan Woods. CAST Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East. USA
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS is a comprehensive look at the prolific life and career of legendary Oscar®-winning composer John Williams and his indelible impact on popular culture. DIR Laurent Bouzereau. CAST John Williams. USA
One of the longest-running and most successful foreign film series in the U.S. is back at the American Cinematheque! Marking its landmark 30th edition, offering the best in contemporary Spanish films and an unforgettable gateway to Spanish culture, art, music, food and more.
Sponsored by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco, is a 2-day showcase celebrating the diverse storytelling talent of Hong Kong that have captivated audiences all over the globe.This year’s theme centers around Cantopop and its profound influence on Hong Kong cinema, showcasing iconic films and stars that have shaped generations.
Set out on a legendary quest through the impossible worlds of fantasy. Let our landmark exhibition cast its spell as we explore the beautiful, uncanny and sometimes monstrous makings of fantasy. From epic visions to intricately envisaged details, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination celebrates some of the finest fantasy creators, reveal how their imagined lands, languages and creatures came into being, and delve into the traditions of a genre that has created some of the most passionate and enduring fandoms.
For the second “Rotunda Commission,” a series of art installations inspired by the Getty Museum’s collection, architecture, and site, American artist Charles Ross created a site-specific work centered on natural light, time, and planetary motion. Spectrum 14 is a calibrated array of prisms that casts luminous color across the Museum’s rotunda and evolves with the seasonal arc of the sun. In this conversation with curator Glenn Phillips, Ross talks about his storied career—from early collaborations with Judson Dance Theater, to engagements with the minimal and land art movements, to his decades-long work with light and prisms.
4:00 P.M. on Monday, October 28th, 2024 Norris Cinema Theatre at the Frank Sinatra Hall 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007 FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVPs REQUIRED. RSVPs ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.
Directed by Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham
Followed by Q&A with Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham
Extra:
L.A.'S ICONIC HOTEL FIGUEROA PARTNERS WITH I AM A VOTER TO SERVE AS A 2024 POLLING PLACE FOR 11 DAYS FROM OCTOBER 26 – NOVEMBER 5, 2024
L.A. locals voting at Hotel Figueroa will be directed to the hotel’s historic Gran Sala event space to cast their ballots in a welcoming and accessible environment for the ten days leading up to the election and on Election Day itself:
Saturday, October 26 to Monday, November 4, 2024: Voting open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5 (Election Day): Voting open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hotel Figueroa is located at 939 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
10am-4pm at @rowdtla Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.
Smorgasburg
is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, with markets in
Los Angeles attracting 50,000 people each weekend to eat from a hundred
local vendors.
Largo,
known for comedy shows. Grab some
tickets before everything sells out. Many new shows from some of LA's
top comedians. We see Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt,
Pete Holmes and Sarah Silverman performing here to name a few.
Do
you have Cine Insomnia? We have the cure! Join us at Landmark's Nuart
Theatre for midnight weekend programs ranging from classic anime and
horror to sci-fi favorites, offbeat musicals, cult sensations and more!
American Cinematheque-A celebratedindependent theatergroup that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
Vidiots -A
one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious
about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant
content and special screenings.
Now-2025 Japanese American National Museum 100 North Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 Admission $
Giant Robot Biennale 5 features artists Sean Chao, Felicia Chiao, Luke Chueh, Giorgiko, James Jean,
Taylor
Lee, Rain Szeto, and Yoskay Yamamoto, among others. Since 2007, JANM
has partnered with Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot, to produce the
Giant Robot Biennale, a recurring art exhibition that highlights
diverse creative works celebrating the brand’s ethos.
“Yes,
KAWAII is Art -EXPRESS YOURSELF-” is the first exhibition in which
Masuda, known as the “King of Kawaii,” brings together multiple artworks
unravelling the concepts within the phenomena while introducing his
personal story of sharing kawaii with the world. Through his collection
of artifacts from the origins of the culture and dazzling immersive art
installations, visitors are invited to explore the cultural context and
significance of the kawaii movement and step into the colorful world to
feel the aesthetic for themselves, emphasizing its role in fostering a
sense of joy, innocence, and community as a tool for self-expression and
representation of a worldwide tribe to which we can all belong.
Oooh, we've been waiting on this one and even missed one Hell of a premiere at AX, but this killer show has just started coming out. Over-the-top animation from Science Saru sells the killer plot of two teenage school kids dealing with both aliens, evil spirits and some romcom action. Not to mention losing one's "banana." Momo's turning into a high level psychic and Okarun is turning his curse into something else.
It fits in with the horror element of the season with all the ghosts and curses they battle, but also how creepy and intense scenes can shift to. A perfect peanut butter and jelly mix of sci-fi and supernatural. Enjoy each episode as it comes out.
*Editor's thought-For me, it's so strange to see the older ways of this anime being handled gone. Like this not going up on Toonami. It's being handled by Gkids, which will soon be part of Toho and usually you'd see this going to Viz as they own the manga license for North America.
Deadstream out now on Shudder and Blu-ray/DVD
Can't believe how much this one still hits today. Was waiting for it since seeing just a picture on Bloody Disgusting of a nasty gnarled finger up the Shawn's nose.
Deadstream is about a streamer trying to claw his way back to Internet fame by streaming from a supposed haunted house. What ensues is a modern day version of Evil Dead, but with a protagonist that fully deserves it. Shawn is every jerk you've seen hocking an energy drink and pulling pranks on people who don't deserve it. Writer/Director Joseph Winters plays the part perfectly as you don't feel too bad when he get his for being such a douche.
A modern horror comedy that'll have you laughing as much as you are grossed out by the pratical special effects.
Dude Bro Party Massacre III streaming free on Tubi or for rent or purchase digitally almost everywhere. Blu-ray/DVD, it just sold out a new Blu-ray on Vinegar Syndrome
Where do I even begin? There are no Dude Bro Party Massacre I or II's. We start at the third one as it's a parody of the 80's slasher sorority movies. Flipping it on it's side and having the killer taking out a frat instead. That's one of many insane ideas into having non-stop jokes and insane plot points every few seconds.
Shown as though ripped from a terrible VHS copy from a late night showing of the film it's hard to stop and not go what the Hell is happening? The main story slowly fades away as a twin brother tries to figure out if the killer Motherface is back from the dead and to blame for their siblings death or someone from his brother's frat has snapped. No answer will matter.
Probably one of the best parts and something you may not realize as the film goes by fast is the frat itself comes off as the heroes, but if you pay attention they are actually the cause of so much strife and death for their poor city of Chico.
I'm so unsure why none of the people in the film aren't doing more comedies now as this always gets new watchers going crazy for it.
Don't forget, fine ghouls, monsters and freaks, we still have our Halloween Guide up and added to. With all the latest events, haunts and scary movies to see, you won't miss any Halloween activity in LA.
Oh and don't wait to the last minute to get a costume or this could happen to you.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
