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The Graveyard flick

 

Classic suspense/horror flick. In a cemetery.

  • Address: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd [ map ]

    Cross Street: N Gower St

    Hours: Gates open at 7:00 PM, Film begins at 8:30 (dark)

  • Cost: $10

    Parking: Free parking on cemetery grounds, but expect a long wait to get out.

    Tips: Get to the cemetery gates at 6:00 PM if you want prime seating. THE SCREEN IS NOT THAT BIG, so the earlier the better. Bring a blanket, pillows, small chairs if necessary. Alcohol is permitted, and don't be surprised if you see folks throwing back while they wait in line for the gates to open. Bring snacks. BONUS: DJ's spin records before and after the show.

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For those of you who think you've done it all, this semi-creepy version of "Movies in the Park" could have you sprinting for the cemetery gates. That is, if you didn't know what you were getting into.

Cinespia is the darker, slightly twisted love-child of the outdoor movie theater. Created for an edgier crowd, the screenings are mainly classic cinema picks with old Hollywood in mind. This works out nicely since it's smack dab in the middle of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which sounds like a place you'd buy raver clothes for dead teenagers. Instead, it's more of a mood-setting display of underground Hollywood.

Like, really underground. Rudolph Valentino, Nelson Eddy, Charlie Chaplin Jr., and Janet Gaynor are among the late movies stars taking residence here.
 
Cinespia has been thriving for the past five years, and there's still a chance you haven't heard of it. There's three more weeks to get in on the action, so get some.


WHEN: Saturdays nights, gates open at 7:00 PM, show begins at 8:30
September 15, 'The Exorcist' (last screening of the season!)