Summer in Los Angeles is so close that we can taste it—and it tastes like a bottle of wine over a classic movie in a century-old cemetery.
Cinespia is already in full swing at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and two of its special screenings next month—Purple Rain and a fireworks-accompanied showing of Grease—have already been announced. But today Cinespia released the rest of its July lineup, which includes everything from a precious puppet musical to a bloody kung fu Western (we'll let you figure out which of those two is a Tarantino flick). Tickets are available now for $16 a film.
July 2: Purple Rain (1984)
Directed by Albert Magnoli; starring Prince, Apollonia Kotero and Morris Day.
July 3: Grease (1978)
Directed by Randal Kleiser; starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. With fireworks.
July 9: The Sandlot (1993)
Directed by David Mickey Evans; starring Tom Guiry and Mike Vitar.
July 16: Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 (2003, 2004)
Directed by Quentin Tarantino; starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Lucy Liu.
July 23: The Muppet Movie (1979)
Directed by James Frawley; starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson.
July 30: Sabrina (1954)
Directed by Billy Wilder; starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden.
Purple Rain, the cult classic Prince musical, is already sold out, but you can still pick up tickets to others. That said, you'll want to act quickly; Cinespia boasts that it sold out every single screening last summer, welcoming more than 100,000 audience members.
Make sure to brush up on our tips for going to Cinespia screenings before you go—lest you show up without a wine opener—and if you're in the mood for more outdoor movie screenings, check out some of our other favorites like Rooftop Film Club and Eat|See|Hear.
By the way, the fireworks show is pretty top-notch, put on by the same team that does Friday Night Fireworks at Dodger Stadium. Here's a look at last year's show:
