Last summer, I discovered one of the best things about living in Los Angeles: watching movies in a graveyard. And not just any graveyard -- it's the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Santa Monica Boulevard. Where other cities hold movie screenings in normal places like parks or rooftops and such, L.A. takes the darkly glamorous route and shows old flicks next to the graves of Cecil B. Demille, Estelle Getty, and Dee Dee Ramone. Because of the popularity of the screenings, people arrive several hours early with a bounty of food and picnic on the grass while a DJ spins, getting lightly tipsy and waiting for the movie to begin. Last year they screened Carrie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Alien, among many other awesome flicks. Truly fun.

The whole thing is put on by Cinespia, and this weekend marks the start of the season with a screening of Cool Hand Luke, featuring Paul Newman in one of his most iconic roles. (Also, he's really hot.) DJ Small Town Talk spins before and after the screening. The rest of the May line-up was also announced, including To Catch a Thief (May 23) and Woody Allen's Sleeper (May 30). But I'm most excited about Dazed and Confused on May 24. Billed as a special Sunday screening, it seems like just the right flick to get people out on a Sunday night. Who doesn't want to hear that famous line, "That's what I like about high school girls -- I get older, they stay the same age" over and over again.

Here's the clip to whet your whistle.

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