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Friday
 · Recent Weather Channel addition Lewis Black ("Why are hurricanes so STUPID!") brings his trademark angry man comedy and accompanying agitated gesticulations to the Wiltern.
· Friday Night Music: The Dandy Warhols at the Avalon, Shout Out Louds and the Sun at the Troubadour, and, of course, Old 97s at the El Rey.
· Because movie screenings are always more enjoyable with celebrity involvement, Alec Baldwin introduces Gus Van Sant's Elephant at the Skirball Center.
Saturday
 · As part of their ongoing series, New And Creative Ways To Make Use Of Space Wasted On The Dead, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery is hosting a round of "Tombstone Hold 'Em," which we're not even going to attempt to explain in this space.
· Saturday Night Music: The Prix play the Echo, and Dios Malos are at the El Rey.
· Mayday films hosts a competition of 15 short films, all made in 24 hours and all titled Yellow Hammer, giving the filmmakers two things to blame if their movie doesn't meet box office expectations.
Sunday
 · It's like celebrity band Christmas! Juliette & the Licks are at the Troubadour, while the future Mr. Lindsay Lohan (Jared Leto) appears with his fancily-websited band 30 Seconds to Mars at the Sunset Virgin Megastore.
· Press photographer James Nachtwey reflects on what it means to be a press photographer at On Being a Press Photographer at the Getty Center.