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Halloween is quickly approaching. Does your child know what he wants to be? Avoid the last minute rush to local costume stores only to find bare shelves! Here's a list of ideas for helping your child figure out what he wants to be this Halloween:

• Movie characters. Movie characters are always very popular, and this year there are a ton of characters to choose from. And while main characters - Harry Potter, for example, or Shrek - are wildly popular, you can always choose a secondary character and help your child stand out. And don't forget movies like Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean!
• Disney characters. Disney characters are always a very popular choice. Is there a Disney movie that your child likes in particular? Characters like Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan and Captain Hook have become the new Disney classics.
• Classic costumes. Speaking of classics, old tried and true costumes always make a good choice. Choose from ninjas, pirates and clowns!
• Scary costumes. If your child loves scary stories, chances are a scary costume will totally thrill him. Scary costumes are definitely classics, and you can take your pick from among monsters, zombies, vampires and a lot more.
• Superheroes. What kid doesn't like the idea of being a superhero? You'll find a wide range of superhero costumes in stores: Batman, Robin, Spiderman, Superman, Flash from the Justice League. Superhero costumes are great for regular dress-up play time, too.

Run through this list of ideas with your child, and then head out to the stores or go online and find the perfect costume for your child this Halloween. And don't forget to get lightsticks and other safety items, for a safe and wonderful Halloween.

Angela Sofia Rabson is an editor at Surfilicious, an online shopping site featuring eclectic and unusual things you can buy online. Surfilicious features new items daily, so for some shopping fun, check out http://www.surfilicious.com

I was expecting 3:10 to Yuma to be good, even before I went to see it. After all, how can you really go wrong with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in a western? But it turns out I was wrong. It wasn't good. It was brilliant!

In fact, it is one of the best movies I have seen in years -- I'd say it's the best movie I have been to see since Master & Commander, another Russell Crowe movie that I dearly loved. Russell Crowe is just excellent as outlaw Ben Wade, providing him with charisma, menace and charm. Christian Bale, of course, is his usual incredible, intense self and they both have that crackling sparkly energy that Crowe had with Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential. The rest of the supporting cast is also excellent, especially Ben Foster playing Wades second in command, Charlie Prince. Foster virtually steals every scene hes in.

Russell Crowe needs to play the charming, menacing bad guy a lot more often because he is perfect -- especially since they have him dashingly dressed almost entirely in black with black leather gloves, a jaunty cap, perfect facial hair, perfect smirk, a black horse even! The second time I went to see the movie, I paid more attention to the visuals just to see how they present Ben Wade and it turns out I was correct in my previous recollection -- he is the only character dressed entirely in black in the entire movie. Visually, it makes him stand out significantly because both the scenery and the clothing worn by other characters are drab and neutral in color and tone.

One of the other great things about this movie is that it is serious, but it doesn't take itself too seriously. There's lots of great one liners and really satisfyingly vicious murders. Midway through the movie, the pacing can be a bit slow here and there, but overall the film proceeds with a deft elegance. There arent a lot of westerns I find myself able to watch over and over again, but 3:10 to Yuma is going on my buy list as soon as it hits DVD.

For more on Russell Crowe, visit Emma's Russell Crowe page. Love Westerns? Read Emma's Open Range review

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