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Speaking of freakonomics, October means plenty of green for horror movies. Let Me In starts the month off with a fang. An American adaptation of Swedish vampire/coming-of-age film Let The Right One In, the remake from Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) trades subtitles for blood & guts, with Kick-Ass heroine Chloe Moretz as an eternal adolescent. The film's flanked by Hatchet II and Chain Letter, the former being released uncut and unrated at AMC Theatres, the latter a teen slasher shot upstate in Sacramento. Even Paramount gets into the ghoulish game with Renée Zellweger evil-child vehicle Case 39. In limited release, the Allen Ginsberg biopic Howl opens at several Laemmle Theatres. The Sunset 5 hosts over a dozen local laureates for a live performance of Ginsberg's still-controversial piece following the 7PM screening tonight. A full list of participating poets can be found on Laemmle's website.
If you’d like to see something further off the beaten path, check out our weekly Film Calendar of specialty theatres, revival houses and midnight movies. See you at the movies!
Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.
