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It's weird to think I've only really been aware of Lady GaGa since inauguration week when I heard "Just Dance" in a D.C. bar and marveled at how the room exploded. While I'm slightly bummed the Fame Monster EP shows the freaky vocal mannerisms and awesome lyrics of "Bad Romance" to be an interesting musical hiccup instead of the harbinger of a bold new direction -- sonically the EP hews incredibly closely to the more straightforward pop of her debut than the interesting tics and treats I was hoping for -- I still think she's just fucking fascinating in that art damaged NYC underground disco freakpunkrighton kind of way.

Poker Face, as read by Christopher Walken. OH! OH OH OH! [via]

Remember how people used to get spooked when a Friday would fall on the 13th of the month? There’d be a few articles about superstitions or about some dead kid’s mother terrorizing some campers. But lately? Bupkus. We’re bored with Friday the 13th. We crave a greater excitement. And who knows just how to take advantage of that ennui? Satan, natch! Shout at the devil, bitches, because it’s 6/6/06! Truth be told, the 14-year old...

It’s the event that Chicago film geeks and star watchers wait all year for: The Chicago International Film Festival. This year the fest celebrates its 40th Anniversary with an expanded program featuring more galas and historical retrospectives as well as films that please both your mom and your college film professor. Opening Night is this Thursday, October 7th as the film Kinsey starring Liam Neeson lights up across the Chicago Theatre. Screenings are held at...

What better way to get over that Memorial Day hangover than with some cheap beer and a couple of Tim Burton movies? This week, the Brew & View at the Vic Theatre, one of the few venues in the city where you can drink and watch quality films at the same time – unless you sneak a flask into Facets, that is – puts on a mini-retrospective of the oddball director’s work. Tonight, they’ll screen the magical Big Fish at 8 and follow it up with the eerie Sleepy Hollow at 10. (Christopher Walken as the Hessian Horseman is the very definition of the word “eerie.”) Though Chicagoist thinks these films pale in comparison to his classic Ed Wood (not to mention the criminally underrated Mars Attacks), you can’t go wrong with the $5 (per film) admission price or the Tuesday night drink specials. Edward Scissorhands – perhaps Burton’s greatest and most personal achievement – will show there Thursday at midnight.