Friday, September 5, 2025

Street Fighter's Live Action Cast Announced

 

Woah, didn't expect them to have fun with it, but the full cast for Legendary and Capcom's Live Action Street Fighter film was announced. It's supposed to be out next year, Oct 16th. Here's the full list of actors:

Street Fighter stars:
Noah Centineo as “Ken Masters” 
Andrew Koji as “Ryu” 
Callina Liang as “Chun-Li” 
Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i as “Akuma” 
David Dastmalchian as “M. Bison” 
Cody Rhodes as “Guile” 
Andrew Schulz as “Dan Hibiki” 
Eric André as “Don Sauvage” 
Vidyut Jammwal as “Dhalsim” 

With Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as “Balrog” 
And Jason Momoa as “Blanka”  

 

 

 

Also Starring:   
Orville Peck as “Vega” 
Olivier Richters as “Zangief” 
Hirooki Goto as “E. Honda” 
Rayna Vallandingham as “Juli”
Alexander Volkanovski as “Joe” 
Kyle Mooney as “Marvin” 
Mel Jarnson as “Cammy”

 The director doesn't have the best resume as his only feature film is Bad Trip starring Eric Andre, which might explain his casting, but we'll have to see a trailer before saying to give it a shot or not. Heck, Mortal Kombat came out and everyone seemed okay with it. 

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

SoCal Haunts & Experiences 2025

Here's our 2025 guide to all the haunts you can shake a broomstick at. It's divided into three sections, Wholesome Horrors for kids and family. Haunts for those old enough (FINE PRINT-by legal standards of those haunts...or needing a guardian, because theme parks aren't daycare)

And, Experiences, where you're part of the show and probably can't escape!

Wholesome Horrors

Disneyland,  Anaheim, CA 92802
$$

Disneyland wants those kid dollars so Halloween once again starts first at this house of mouse. Special decked out rides, goods and food are all in a Halloween style at the parks. And, special trick-or-treat missions seems like another experience you can pay for. Check their site for more info.

Starts September 14 
Natural History Museum
$10 per person. General Admission also required.
Free for Members. Reservation required.
*Please note that tickets are for 30 minute time slots

"This one-of-a-kind seasonal pavilion gives you a rare glimpse into the secret life of spiders. Stroll through the open air pavilion to see hundreds of orb weavers and their amazing webs all around you. Then enter the spider den to peer into enclosed habitats that house different species from tarantulas to jumping spiders. Along the way you'll hear amazing stories and get answers to all your arachnid questions from our Museum Educators."

 


HAUNTS

Select Nights, Thursday, September 4 through Sunday, November 2
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
$ 

Here's the many Halloween brands you find in the park this year via mazes and the tram ride:

Terror Tram: Enter the Blumhouse, Five Nights at Freddy's, The Terrifier, Fallout, Jason Universe (hate that name), Horrors of the Wyatt Sicks (WWE Superstar), Poltergeist
and then originals like Scarecrow featuring music by Slash, and Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America. Yes, the music by Slash thing is a weird pull, but the man loves horror. So, you're coming here for pulls based on movies and shows you know. Not sure if Poltergeist is still that poular, but whatever.

 
Select nights from September 18 through 
November 1
8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620
$$
 
"Knott’s Scary Farm is the longest-running and most haunting Halloween theme park event in Southern California. With over 50 years of nightmares, unimaginable scares and innovative thrills, Knott’s Scary Farm has left no tomb unearthed, no crypt un-rattled and no fear untouched.

New Offerings


Mary - The Haunting of Worth Home (Maze)
Venture into that creepy house at the end of the street.  Within the walls hides a terrifying secret. No one foolish enough to go in there has ever come back out alive.  But I’m sure this time it will be different, right? Be careful not to stare into the mirrors too long…you never know what’s staring back from the other side.

The Zoo (Maze)
Something has taken over the abandoned zoo.  What was once a lively showcase of exotic animals has been transformed into a terrifying laboratory of animal/human experiments.  Hybrid creatures have turned on their creators, and the compound is crawling with mutant soldiers thirsty for revenge. Rumors are swirling that the mutated monsters are planning something that will change everything! 

 
Select Nights, September 19 - November 2, 2025
26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
$$
 
The Conjuring Universe, SAW: Legacy of Terror, and Trick ‘r Treat all have mazes this year.
 
Select nights SELECT NIGHTS SEPT 19 - NOV 2
1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802
$$ 
 
We're glad Dark Harbor is back, the whole Shaq themed Halloween was funny, but made no sense. And they never used the name Haunted Shaq.
 
"Each fall the Queen Mary transforms the ship and surrounding harbor into a massive Halloween festival featuring haunted mazes, hundreds of monsters, immersive attractions, live entertainment, VIP experiences, themed bars and lounges, carnival rides, festive eats and treats, instagrammable moments and more!"

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
select nights SEPT 19 - NOV 2
Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Drive Los Angeles, CA, 90027
$$

One of our favorites of the season. You get on a hayride and get driven into the scares. We've enjoyed the different themes per year and hope they keep coming up with some awesome new ideas. 
 
This year they've team up with Elvira? Yes, the Mistress of the Dark is part of the scares this year with a specially themed haunt and her voice being part of the hayride itself as your own night DJ.
 


715 N Ontario Street
Dusk till 10pm
Burbank
Free, Donations welcome

One of the best free Haunted Houses in the LA area. Created by someone who work in the industry, we believe a former Disney Imagineer. It's amazing what is pulled off and for free.  


Select Nights
Sept 26- Nov 2nd 
285 N. Moorpark Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
$$ 

The largest indoor professional walk-through haunted house in Los Angeles Metro and All of Southern California. 142 bone chilling rooms across 32,000 square feet of pure terror.
 
 All 12 of Reign of Terror's theme attractions are connected! As you exit one attraction, you immediately enter the next!

Each attraction is designed to target - and maximize – a different part of your deepest fears in the most thrilling way you can imagine!


Oct 3- Nov 1 
Three SoCal locations 
$ 

Usually creepy clowns are washing your car. And, trying to get in....ahahahaha.

"Prepare for a spine-chilling experience like no other as Southern California’s Haunted Carwash makes its highly anticipated return this Halloween season. After five years of spine-tingling success, the Haunted Carwash returns this October 2025."


Experiences


Sept 20th-Nov 3rd every night, 
$$$
 
Always considered the top tier haunt to do, we can't wait hear how this year goes.
 
Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here

The famed inscription adorns the arched entryway leading into the belly of Pagan’s Path; a supernatural cult that has taken the metaphors of Dante’s Inferno far too literally, seducing followers through the circles of hell as a necessary preparation for the afterlife.

Like previous Delusion productions, Harrowing Of Hell furthers their novel “moving play” concept. Guests move through a storied venue as they play their part in a haunting, live narrative that unfolds around them.

For 2025, we will also introduce a vastly improved lounge experience that encompasses two floors. Enjoy themed spirits, food, and seductive music to revel in your sinful ways!
 

Oct 3-Nov 1 Fri-Sat
4850 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Advance tickets $24 online / $28 at door 

"Part twisting haunted house and part badass theatre attraction, URBAN DEATH TOUR OF TERROR will reach into the depths of the darkest corners of the human psyche to bring you their most horrifying show yet. There's nothing family friendly about this haunt anymore, folks... The monstrous freaks are here to terrify and shock you to your core! After facing the spine-chilling and often risqué maze upon entrance, guests will be treated to a captivating live show consisting of a series of shocking and bloody wordless vignettes and mind-blowing physical performances. Guests will then face frightening new creatures hiding within a reversed version of the scream-inducing TOUR OF TERROR maze on their way back into the real world. "


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SoCal Pumpkin Patches 2025

 
Magic of the Jack O' Lanterns
SELECT NIGHTS SEPT 19 - NOV 2
South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
$
 
"This fall, Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns returns to Southern California — now at the stunning South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes. If you joined us at Whittier Narrows, get ready for a whole new kind of enchantment. This year’s event is reimagined through the luminous beauty of Enchanted Hollow — a place where nature glows, jack-o’-lanterns shimmer, and wonder lives around every bend.
Now set within the lush, winding trails of one of SoCal’s most beautiful botanic gardens and featuring over 10,000 carved jack o’ lanterns, this year’s show feels more immersive, more atmospheric, and more magical than ever. With a mile-long walking trail, the experience is longer and more expansive, offering radiant light displays, whimsical scenes, and glowing pathways that come to life under the night sky."
 
Nights of the Jack
September 26th through November 1st
6pm - 10:30pm
26800 Mulholland Highway Calabasas, CA, 91302
$$ 

"This isn’t your average pumpkin patch… Night of the Jack is a jaw-dropping Halloween spectacle with its massive 1 mile long immersive trail featuring larger-than-life jack-o’-lantern installations, dazzling light technology, interactive displays, delectable food from LA’s top food trucks and themed cocktails and specialty drinks in the Spookeasy. Whether you’re looking for a night of family fun or a hauntingly good night out, this is the Halloween event you won’t want to miss! "
 
Dates: October 3–30, 2025. Entry times: 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm, 8:30, 9pm
Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011
Adult ticket prices
$20–38 (members)
$27–45 (non-members)
Children’s ticket prices (ages 2-12)
$10–23 (members)
$17–30 (non-members)
 
"Come discover a mesmerizing pumpkin wonderland featuring a new route, and even more pumpkin fun!Returning favorites and fresh delights Descanso Railroad will be specially lit for Carved, and new ghosts will join the family of wood spirits carved from five enormous logs by Chainsaw Jenna. You’ll be amazed by luminous jack-o’-lanterns, hand-carved giant pumpkins and our “Rhizome” installation by Tom and Lien Dekyvere."
 
Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch
Oct 4-30
10100 Jefferson Boulevard Culver City, CA, 90232
$ Admission

Founded in 1987, Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch is a family-owned and operated business that focuses on bringing the farm to the city and celebrating the magic of Halloween. Becky and David Campbell, drawing inspiration from their farm in Silverton, Oregon, originally opened the patch in Westwood when they realized how few opportunities there were for Los Angeles-area children to experience farm life at an urban pumpkin patch. Mr. Bones focused on creating a spooky, fun space for families wherein kids could learn more about nature and the environment while celebrating the more traditional side of Halloween.

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I LOVE LA Nov 2nd

We're totally entranced and wonder if it was actually all filmed here or suddenly notice scenes shot in Vancouver. We'll post a trailer when in drops. Let's hope HBO MAX doesn't change it's name again in-between it coming out.

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Jet Set Radio's 25th Anniversary @ Brain Dead Studios

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Too Much Del Toro?

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Weekly What To Do: Halloween Starts Early With Hungry Ghosts


 
Sep 3 – Nov 30, 2025
HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90024
Free 
 
Rising Sun, Falling Rain traces the evolution of ukiyo-e printmaking and the later shin-hanga movement, featuring over eighty prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts by renowned artists such as Katsukawa Shunshō, Utagawa Toyokuni, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and Kawase Hasui. These works exemplify the technical mastery and aesthetic refinement of Japanese woodblock printing, which profoundly shaped global perceptions of Japan’s cultural legacy and fostered enduring engagement with its historical narratives.
 
Halloween Comes Early
 
-We can't believe it, but yes, you can enjoy Halloween as early as this Thursday. We've gone over the various themed mazes this year and once again Universal goes all out with Five Nights at Freddy's, Terrifier, Fallout, a WWE Superstar and the terribly named Jason Universe ( we explain the name here)
 
 The event runs select nights from September 4 through November 2. A variety of tickets options are now available, including General Admission, Universal Express, After 2 P.M. Day/Night, the Early Access Ticket, which provides entry to select haunted houses beginning at 5:30 p.m. (subject to change), the premium R.I.P. Tour and popular passes, Frequent Fear Pass and Ultimate Fear Pass, which enable guests to experience the scares again and again. 
 
September 6– November 9, 2025
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 4949 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Tickets: $25 per ticket, Children 2 & under get in for free 

Bob Baker Marionette Theater (BBMT) is pleased to present Hallowe’en Spooktacular. Hallowe’en Spooktacular is an hour-long, family-friendly boo-sical revue featuring over one hundred spirited puppets rallying to regale you with silly things on strings. With new thrills and curious creations, from Frankenstein’s monster’s toe-tapping inception to an out-of-this-world Venutian dreamscape, Hallowe’en Spooktacular beckons you to the place where imagination … lurks!  

This year, Spooktacular now includes a Día de los Muertos sequence with a celebratory scene to pay tribute to the holiday and honor our community. 


 
Sep 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
810 MERIDIAN AVENUE
SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030
$28.00
 
Join us for the opening reception of SugarMynt Gallery annual Halloween movie art show. This year, we’re celebrating 10 years of SugarMynt Gallery and our long-standing obsession with the Halloween films and looking back on our past 10 exhibits and combining them into one massive throwback!
 
 Step into Haddonfield like never before.

On opening night (9/6), the gallery comes alive: Michael Myers will be creeping through, Barmaid Beauties will be serving spooky drinks, and exclusive throwback photo ops return with a twist 🎃 including Michael stalking in the sheets, Trick ’r Treat Sam roaming Haddonfield, and other new frightful 12ft surprises.

Landmark Theatres & Gorgazma Presents:

CREATURE FEATURES 2: THE SEQUEL
Featuring Gorgazma Horror Shorts & More!
At Nuart Theatre in September & October!
• Featuring Gorgazma Horror Shorts with each screening!
• Raffle prizes!
• Post-show Q&As with meet and greet at select screenings!
• Special edition collectors poster by Nathan Cabrera giveaway to the first 100 attendees with ticket purchase for each show, while supplies last!

Fri, Sep 05 - EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) with short film: WHITCH
Post show Q&A and meet & greet with WHITCH director Hoku Uchiyama!
Post show poster signing with Nathan Cabrera.
SYNDICATE Collectibes - Ash's Chainsaw giveaway!
 
 
Sunday, September 7 · 11am - 7pm
The Mayan
1038 South Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90015
$48.46
 
EXOTIKON: SUPER SHOCK SHOW! is a celebration steeped in classic HALLOWEEN and HORROR with non-stop entertainment. A SPOOKY VENDOR VILLAGE offering some of the finest in GHOUL-ICIOUS custom products you won't find on Amazon! A Spook Show Bar with themed HORROR COCKTAILS, themed projection shows with curated SPOOK MUZAK, our GHOUL-FRIEND BURLESQUE performances.
 
 
 

 
 
Sun Sept 7, 4-7pm
Alpine Recreation Center
817 Yale Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free

Join us for the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Hungry Ghost Festival at the Alpine Recreation Center, the heart of LA Chinatown. Through performance, ritual altars, and community celebration, we honor our ancestors and appease hungry ghosts.  

Building on last year’s success, this year’s festival features lion dance and Zodiac play by The East Wind Foundation for Youth, live music by Micah Huang and Annie Zhou, dance performances by The Sunset Light Dance Team, and martial arts demonstrations by Misako. 

Activities for youth include cultural crafts tables, face paint station, bouncy house, and a scavenger hunt.

The festival is free and open to the public. We can’t wait to see you there! 

Back To Non-Halloween Things To Do
 
AUTRY AFTER HOURS | KCRW Summer Nights
Friday, September 5, 2025, 6–10 p.m.
Free admission | Registration Recommended | Limited Tickets Available On-Site

KCRW is teaming up with the Autry Museum of the American West for a late summer bash of music, art, food, and drink! Gather up the family and come on over to Griffith Park to hit the dance floor with sets by KCRW DJs Jeremy Sole and Tyler Boudreaux. The Autry will be open late for you to wander the galleries and explore the special exhibition Black Cowboys: An American Story.

 
Shonen Jump Shop 
September 6 – October 5, 2025
    10:00 AM – 9:00 PM MON - SAT
    11:00 AM - 7:00 PM SUN
Del Amo Fashion Center – Space 154
3525 W Carson St, Suite 154
Torrance, CA 90503
(Located near Mitsuwa and AMC Theatres) 


Destined to be the drop event for anime and manga culture, the SHONEN JUMP SHOP is bringing its JUMP SHOP merch stateside for the first time. For one month only, LA fans can get their hands on rare gear from popular manga in Japan. With limited runs and first-come-first-served items, it’s not to be missed.
 
Giant Robot is proud to present Under the Sea 2025: An Underwater Themed Art Exhibition, on view from September 6 through September 21 at the Giant Robot Store in West Los Angeles.

This exhibition features works by a wide range of artists, each creating new pieces inspired by the mysteries and beauty of the ocean. Visitors can experience an array of styles and interpretations, all connected by the theme of life under the sea.

A live Instagram tour will be hosted by curator Cassia Lupo on the Giant Robot Store account on Saturday, September 6, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. Artworks will also be available online the same day.

The Giant Robot Store is located at 2015 Sawtelle Boulevard, West Los Angeles, and is open from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM daily, except Mondays when it is closed. Concurrent exhibitions will also be on view at GR2.
 
 
Join Gloria Molina Grand Park's Block Party!
Experience Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Block Party, a free and vibrant celebration of music, art, and community in the heart of DTLA. 
Move on the dance lawn to the sounds of KCRW’s Summer Nights with KCRW’s Boogie Boudreaux, Francesca Harding,  Discos Rolas, and Black House Radio, hosted by Raul Campos.
Be seen, be heard, and explore Little LA for hands‑on activations, interactive art, and creative experiences that bring Angelenos together. 
Enjoy food, activities for all ages, and a spectacular drone light show as we close out summer in #TheParkForEveryone. 






Light Gauge: FL•AURA
Saturday, September 6 | 6 - 9 pm | FREE
M&A x Craft Contemporary Courtyard
5814 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036

This hands-on workshop explores flower arranging, shadow casting, and scenic designs that transform as the sun sets. Led by United Futures and Function Design, participants will produce, document, and bring home their own floral architectures.  

For this evening summer program under Light Gauge, we encourage attendees to bring a snack and/or dinner and to join us for a synchronous sunset picnic during the program. Guests are welcome to make a potluck-style contribution to a shared table. Picnic blankets and light refreshments will be provided.



This Is Spinal Tap
Saturday, September 6th
gates at 6:15pm / movie at 8:00pm
Hollywood Forever Cemetery 
$24.11 - $35.88


With Director Rob Reiner in Person, DJ Elijah Wood and special guests! Turn it up to eleven—This Is Spinal Tap is rocking Hollywood Forever Cemetery this Saturday for a night of riffs, laughs, and mock-rock mayhem under the stars. Pack a picnic (make sure it's not a mini-bread catastrophe) or let us supply the eats. Raise a glass at our beer and wine bar with a specialty cocktail that’s a rock and roll creation. DJ Elijah Wood and Zach Cowie spin before and after the film, while our Free Photobooth is ready for your best rock-god meltdown or moody album-cover pose. It’s exploding drummers, tiny Stonehenges, and pure comedy chaos.
 
Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 6th 6-10pm
TOO SWEET
Curated by the Perez Bros
DAREL CAREY
Flow State
ERICA ROSE LEVINE
Matriline
The Fresh Series (Session Five)
Spotlight on Local Creatives (with Raymond Argumedo / Tanner Goldbeck / Laura Leigh)
THINKSPACE PROJECTS
4217 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
 
 
 
 

 
Hanging With Dr. Z - LIVE
Sunday, Sep 7, 2025, 6:00 PM
Dynasty Typewriter At The Hayworth
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
$30 General Admission / $35 Day of Show
 
Join showbiz legend Dr. Z as he welcomes comedians Andy Daly, Laurie Kilmartin and Chris Estrada. With Rusty Steele, Carmine St. Pierre and the whole gang!










RABBIT TRAP
September 4, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, Must RSVP 

AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee Screening: THE RAPACIOUS JAILBREAKER (1974)
September 9, 2025, 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, Must RSVP 
 
HKOSFF Finalist Collection B + CHA GUO
September 9, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
Norris Cinema Theatre at the Frank Sinatra Hall, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, Must RSVP 
 
Sep. 1-14 2025 on-demand and theater screenings
Various locations 
$ 
 
Japan Film Festival Los Angeles is back and yet again all over the place for two weeks. For whatever reason, they just don't rent out at theater somewhere in LA. A random collection of Japanese films is ready for you to see in person or online.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Extra:
 
Free Hours at the Autry
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Update: During this Wildfire season, The Autry closes off, please check day of event

Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
 

Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.



 
Sat, Aug 30, 2025 - Sat, Dec 27, 2025
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat
Isamu Noguchi Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free
 
"Join us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by JACCC and Food Access LA, this weekly market brings together fresh, affordable produce, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful community connection."
 

 

American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 

Street Food Cinema-Outdoor cult or recent hits you'll love.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán. & Rooftop Cinema Club

 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
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