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· For the moviegoer impatient to devour the new holiday releases, a pair of midnight screenings at the ArcLight: Phantom of the Opera (a possible Oscar contender!) and Meet the Fockers (has a cat that can flush a toilet!). Ah, to be in two places at the same time!
· Jailbait-y indie-pop stars The Like are like, totally at the Viper Room. Despite our lame attempt at airhead whimsy, they are not Valley girls from 1984. They are, however, totally awesome.
· Choreographer Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker is described as "a visual feast for all the senses," which sounds like it will be endlessly entertaining to the stoned.