August 29th

Today, I watched a movie in a cemetery. My cousin and I went to see the cult classic Wild Style in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. We had never heard of the film before but it was definitely worth seeing as it showed the infant stage in the development of what eventually became hip hop culture. The acting was literally laughable at times, but the film wasn't about acting, it was about music, graffiti, and culture.

We were clearly the least prepared people there. Some groups brought chairs, beds, and entire picnic feasts with all the drugs and alcohol they could consume in an 80 minute time-span. We brought blankets... My cousin and I both agreed that it was definitely a scene. All the cool kids were there. At the end of the showing, the director and a couple of the stars came out for an interview which is always rad. We thought Grandmaster Flash might make an appearance, but alas, he did not.

(The picture on the left is from the Cinespia facebook page. It is of the crowd at one of their showings.  The picture on the right is a screenshot of the film and from my cell phone.)