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Cinespia

On May 19, 2007

 

Cemetery supper club

  • Address: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. [ map ]

    Cross Street: Gower St.

    Neighborhood: Hollywood

    Phone: (323) 469-1181

    Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; Sat-Sun 8:30am-4:30pm

  • Cost: $10

    Tips: Arrive early. The line's already long by the time the gates open, and capacity is limited.

  • > official website

Remember back in high school, when all the cool kids used to hang out in the cemetery and drink six-packs? Well, thanks to Cinespia, you can relive those days of being tipsy amid the tombstones.

Every Saturday in the summer, Hollywood Forever opens its gates to the picnic basket-toting masses who come armed with blankets, bottles of wine and Trader Joe's favorites. As diners munch and uncork, DJs play retro tunes to the backdrop of a slide-show collection of vintage-movie-poster slides projected on the side of a mausoleum, the cemetery's makeshift movie screen. The films screened are a mix of classic and cult; this year's selections include Robert Altman's black comedy The Player, the classic Hitchcock thriller Vertigo, the Rita Hayworth classic Gilda, and everybody's favorite December-May couple, Harold and Maude. Unlike the crazed atmosphere of the local multiplex, cemetery viewing is laid-back (people smoke cigarettes and casually banter during screenings) and friendly (a neighboring couple offered us their extra blanket when it started to get chilly). Odds are against hearing any angry shushing—flowing booze keeps everyone in jovial spirits. —Elisa Jacobs