Grab a seat in The Beverly Theater's intimate main hall for a screening of "Death Becomes Her," the darkly comic cult classic about vanity, rivalry, and the lengths two women will go to stay young forever. Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn spar with wicked charm as bitter rivals who discover a fountain-of-youth potion with some seriously gruesome side effects, while Bruce Willis rounds out the trio as the hapless plastic surgeon caught in the middle. Expect practical effects and outlandish makeup work that still hold up as gleefully over-the-top decades later.
The Beverly Theater's setting makes for a nice change of pace from a typical multiplex outing — plush seating, sharp acoustics, and a downtown Arts District backdrop that lends itself well to a night (or afternoon) of campy horror-comedy. It's the kind of film that plays even better with a crowd, so expect laughs, gasps, and probably a few groans at the more grotesque moments.