Arts

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Nintendo's King of Cute returns

Grade: A-

The horde assembles in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, CALIF. ? Nine times out of 10, yelling "For the Horde" as loud as possible is looked at as socially unacceptable.

Sequel brings more Paranormal frights

Movie: Paranormal Activity 2 Release Date: Oct. 22 Grade: B- After the biggest breakout horror hit of the last five years, Paranormal Activity 2 attempts to follow in the freaky footsteps of the original. The much-anticipated sequel brings the audience more spooky scares but leaves it wanting more. Paranormal Activity 2 doesn't deviate much from the storyline of the original: a family is tormented by what it believes is a paranormal presence in its home. There are some additions, however, as the family expands to include a baby and a dog, and the film does establish an interesting connection to the first film. The plot centers on a suburban family that experiences what it believes to be a series of break-ins.

Burroughs in Buffalo Author speaks mind at CFA

Dead children and lawsuits aren't the first things that come to mind when thinking of a comedy show. But Friday night at the Center for the Arts, those were some of the topics discussed by author and comedian Augusten Burroughs. Burroughs, known for his New York Times bestseller Running With Scissors, addressed a less than half-packed auditorium that at times seemed unsure of how to respond to the author's wide-ranging stories.

Magnet brings you back to the '90s

Artist: Monster Magnet Album: Mastermind Release Date: Oct. 25 Label: Napalm Records Grade: C Monster Magnet returns with long hair, leather pants, guitars and '90s-inspired sounds on their new album, Mastermind. Monster Magnet's past signature riffs made listeners shake their rear ends.

Kings of the South

Artist: Kings of Leon Album: Come Around Sundown Label: RCA Release Date: Oct. 19 Grade: B+ Country isn't the only thing coming out of the South. Tennessee natives Kings of Leon are quickly becoming the kings of U.S.

Weekend in Buffalo

Who: John Hugar What: Paranormal Activity 2 When: October 22nd Where: Movie Theaters everywhere Why: It's almost Halloween, time to get the excrement scared out of you.

The Sun Does Come Out for Colombian Superstar

Artist: Shakira Album: Sale del Sol Label: Epic, Sony Music Latin Release Date: October 15, 2010 Grade: A After a disappointing 2009, Colombian superstar Shakira is poised to make a big comeback. Just a year after the release of her so-so sixth studio album, She Wolf, Shakira is at it again with her most recent work, a bilingual album titled Sale el Sol. Sale el Sol, which means "the sun comes out," brings Shakira back to her musical roots and seems to be using the same dynamics that made fans fall in love with her in the first place. Shakira is staying clear of the electro-pop mishaps she used in She Wolf and instead is focusing more on romanticized lyrics, using about every modern pop genre in the book. The most famous track on the album is one of its strongest.

Polish composers live on

Country music's big night out

Cowboy hats, mustaches and NASCAR jackets were all in abundance for the fall acoustic show on Wednesday at the Center for the Arts.

Unusually cold in Anaheim

YouTube videos of the week

5. Zoo Lion Tries To Eat Adorable Child

Jackass delivers laughs in 3-D

Movie: Jackass 3D Release Date: Oct. 15 Grade: A With the recent increase in 3-D films being released, audiences have been disappointed to notice that many of them use the technology as a gimmick to attract moviegoers but do not fully explore its possibilities. Those moviegoers will be excited to see that Jackass 3D has changed all of that. All the Jackass boys, whom audiences have grown to know and love, are back for the third cinematic installment based on the popular television series.

A week in ink: issue No. 6

Bruce Wayne: The Long Road Home: Batman and Robin The dynamic duo of Damian Wayne and Dick Grayson is put to the ultimate test as tensions boil over between the two.

The ink invasion

Last Sunday, Buffalo Comicon invaded the Marriott on Millersport Highway near North Campus, carpeting the area in inky goodness.

South Laughfrica

Artist: Die Antwoord Album Title: $O$ Label: Interscope Records Release Date: October 12 Grade: D- Did College Humor release some sort of spoof video of neo-Nazi kids?

The singing dead

Cheerful, uplifting numbers and light-footed dance sequences are all staples of your everyday garden variety musical. However, Evil Dead is different. "It was definitely one of the least infuriating musicals I've seen in a while?might have been because of the zombies," said Bryan Lynch, a 42-year-old accountant from Buffalo. It is deliberately campy, cheesy and outrageously gory.

Bollywood in Buffalo

Bollywood has finally arrived in Buffalo, and it has brought its world famous art and spectacle. On Tuesday, UB's Center For The Arts presented the international hit The Merchants of Bollywood in the Mainstage Theater.

YouTube videos of the week

5. Kid Hates the Raiders

An epic dose of demons

Grade: A Konami's history of lukewarm, "almost got it" failures changes with the triumphant release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Anyone who has paid attention to video games in the past 23 years has heard of Konami's venerated action/adventure series Castlevania.