LA Magazine has already crowned it one of the best things about living in LA. If you've ever tried to drive down Santa Monica Blvd. around Gower on a Saturday night, you'll quickly find out what thousands of Angelenos already know: there's no better way to spend a Saturday night than with a picnic and a bottle of wine in the middle of a cemetery, watching a classic film. In fact, Cinespia's weekly summer film showings have become so popular that it's best to arrive several hours early (by public transportation if you can get it; parking's a bitch!), friends and pic-a-nic basket in tow.

The season begins this weekend with a showing of a lost Billy Wilder classic, "Ace in the Hole," which was a critical and commercial failure upon its release, but has since regained some acclaim for its ruthless depiction of corruption and yellow journalism. Future screenings include "The Party" and "The Hunger."

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