Cinespia.org’s Cemetery Screenings resume again this Saturday with “Ace In the Hole,” a rarely seen Kirk Douglas film directed by Billy Wilder. But these outdoor screenings, held on empty plots at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, rarely get better than when showing horror films, such as “The Hunger” scheduled for Saturday, June 7th.
“The Hunger,” directed by Tony Scott, stars Catherine Deneuve as a centuries old Egyptian vampire who grows tired of her fellow bloodsucking lover, David Bowie, causing his immortality to reverse, while her affections turn to Susan Sarandon, a doctor specializing in premature aging. A lesbian sex scene follows, so what’s not to like?
Screenings begin 9pm, with gates opening at 7:30, but if you attend prepare to show up a couple hours early to secure a place in line – there are no seats, but there is a land grab for prime real estate on the lawn once the cemetery opens. Bring a couple blankets (one to protect yourself from the grass, another to keep warm), snacks and beverages, a flashlight for when things get dark, and some holy water – this is a cemetery, after all.
Tickets are $10, cash only “donation” – parking can be found on neighboring streets, but, again, prepare to show up early for a decent spot or prepare for a long walk.
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I’m there! I saw an outdoor screening of this a couple summers back at the Ford Ampitheater as part of Outfest. I was surprised at how well it held up over the years.
Cinespia is definitely teh pwnership. It’s one of those unique experiences that defies all measures of comparison—you simply have to go in order to take in everything that it has to offer. I mean, it’s one thing to be in a cemetery watching a movie on the side of a mausoleum; it’s quite another to be doing the same thing in the most vain cemetery on earth!
Throw in some nice wine, a perfect summer night, the vintage movie posters that they show before the movie starts, and the unfailingly high quality of the movies themselves, and you’ve got one hell of an experience.
For the record, I saw My Man Godfrey earlier this season, and it was honestly one of the wittiest, best movies I’ve ever seen. The clincher, though? It was produced in the 30’s. Totally awesome.
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