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This week: Hollywood hosts movies at the cemetery and a Marvin Gaye tribute concert, and the Burbank Comedy Festival features Jeff Garlin, Adam Carolla, and Wendy Liebman. As always, check Groupon for even more great things to do in Los Angeles. Movies All Night: Fantasy Hollywood | Saturday, August 16 Staying up all night to watch Labyrinth and Legend in Hollywood Forever Cemetery isn’t a fantasy. It’s Fantasy, the fourth edition of Cinespia’s all-night moviethon. Gates open at 11:30 p.m., screenings start at midnight, and Intelligentsia will be pouring free coffee until 6 a.m. (6000 Santa Monica Blvd.; $14; buy tickets here) Hot August Bikes at Amoeba Hollywood | Sunday, August 17 At this inaugural event, Amoeba Records will be celebrating bike culture in tandem with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, raffling off Bern helmets, Converse gift certificates, and a bike from Solé Bicycles. There'll also be complimentary treats from Hubert's Lemonade and the Hollywood Farmers’ Market, and music spun by local DJs. (6400 Sunset Blvd.; free) Marvin Gaye's What's Going On with John Legend Hollywood | Wednesday, August 20 Backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, nine-time Grammy winner John Legend will be covering Gaye's seminal civil-rights album. Sharon Jones will be filling in for Tammi Terrell on the duets, accompanied by the Dap-Kings. If you don't want to spring for a resale ticket, the event will be streamed for free online. (Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave.; resale tickets available only; $52–$489.50; buy tickets here) Sunset Strip Market West Hollywood | Thursday, August 21 With only a few Thursdays left before the market packs up for the fall, make sure to squeeze in a visit to this weekly bazaar that corrals several local food trucks, craft cocktails, and beers from Ballast Point, Lagunitas, and other craft brewers. Other highlights include fresh produce stands and a diverse schedule of live music. (8755 Sunset Blvd.; free) Burbank Comedy Festival Burbank | Through August 23 This weeklong festival at Flappers Comedy Club kicks off with a set by Jeff Garlin. He’ll be followed by more than 200 of his comic peers, including both up-and-comers and TV vets such as Adam Carolla and Whitney Cummings. Admission options range from tickets to individual shows to VIP passes that include food and drink credits and entry to all sets, classes, and panels. (102 E. Magnolia Blvd.; $15–$699; buy tickets here) Photos courtesy of Cinespia and the Hollywood Bowl

Whether embracing your inner child at an ice-cream festival, reliving your high-school years at a screening of Dazed and Confused, or commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement, this week’s events give you a chance to revisit the past. As always, check Groupon for even more great things to do in Los Angeles. Street Food Cinema Exposition Park | Saturday, August 2, 5:30 p.m. If seeing Richard Linklater’s much-lauded new film Boyhood has you jonesing for some of his cult classics, this outdoor screening of Dazed and Confused should do the trick. Come early for food-truck fare and indie-rock tunes from local band Speardane, before settling in for the 8 p.m. screening. (700 Exposition Park Dr.; $6–$17; children 5 and younger are free; buy tickets here) People Get Ready: A Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement Downtown | Saturday, August 2, 8 p.m. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement, this concert features modern soul and world-music singers performing freedom songs by Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, and other legends. The lineup includes French favorites Les Nubians, as well as Sam Cooke’s granddaughters, who’ll likely be covering their grandad’s classics. (350 S. Grand Ave.; free) Once Hollywood | Through August 10 This Oscar-, Grammy-, and Tony-winning story may have moved from Off-Broadway’s modest theaters to the Pantages’ grand stage, but it still centers on the original songs Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová wrote for the film. If you get there early enough, you can even grab a drink from the onstage bar before the show begins. (6233 Hollywood Blvd.; $32.25–$140.70; buy tickets here) Ice Cream Festival Downtown | Through August 24 At Rosa Mexicano, chefs are throwing a month-long Ice Cream Festival, during which they’re making scoops inspired by their savory, south of the border foods. Flavors include avocado, cinnamon-chili-spiced chocolate, and sweet-corn-and-caramel. If you’re worried how these concoctions might taste, don’t be—Martha Stewart once said the restaurant serves “the best guacamole in the world.” (800 W. Olympic Blvd.; free) Jack & the Giant Sawtelle | Through August 24 In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, kids in the audience decide the characters' fates by helping them make decisions along the way. The Little Theater's intimate, 49-seat setup eases the interactive process, but come early for a good seat as the venue is first come, first serve. (12420 Santa Monica Blvd.; $10–$15; buy tickets here) Photos courtesy of the Dazed and Confused Facebook page and Rosa Mexicano.

If the film industry resides in Hollywood, the greater city of Los Angeles is its backyard. Filmmakers have taken to exploring this backyard in their movies, and local residents have come to accept that a routine trip to the deli can quickly turn into a cameo in the latest blockbuster. Though tourists have taken to camping outside celebrities’ homes for a glimpse of fame, there’s a less invasive—and far tastier—method of stargazing. Here, we follow the cameras to seven restaurants made famous by their appearances in film. If you’re flying in to LAX, your first stop should be Randy’s Donuts on West Manchester Avenue. No, Randy’s was not named after Randy Newman. It was, however, briefly featured in the music video for the singer’s 1983 paean to his native city, “I Love L.A.”. When the giant donut that sits atop the shop isn’t appearing in action films such as 2012 and Iron Man 2, it acts as a beacon, enticing pilots to visit during long layovers at the nearby airport. Next, take a drive over to Canter’s Deli in the Fairfax District. Though countless celebrities have feasted on Canter’s pastrami sandwiches since 1931, Walter Matthau bears the rare distinction of doing so on camera in Neil Simon’s I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982). Current owner Marc Canter recently penned a book about Guns N’ Roses, whose frequent visits to his deli evince the band’s appetites for things other than destruction. If pastrami and hair metal don’t satisfy your taste for decadence, head to the lavishly appointed Cicada Restaurant downtown. In a memorable scene from Pretty Woman (1990), Julia Roberts flings a snail across the restaurant’s art deco-inspired dining room. Her costar, Richard Gere, would return to the restaurant just a few years later in Final Analysis (1992). Perhaps he was drawn back by the mallechort elevator doors or gold-leafed ceiling—traces left over from the restaurant’s former life as a 1920s haberdashery. Cicada’s transformation seems minor compared to that of J & J Sandwich Shop. The 6th Street delicatessen was stripped of its walk-up sandwich counter and injected with a dose of 1950s noir for L.A. Confidential (1997). Recast as the Nite Owl Coffee Shop, J & J became the scene of a multiple homicide and ground zero for the movie’s pulpy action. Hop on the 101 freeway and exit at Franklin for a post-lunch coffee or milkshake at the appropriately named 101 Coffee Shop. Restaurateur Warner Ebbink carefully designed the shop’s interior—complete with swiveling counter chairs and plush leather booths—to mimic the funky diners of the 1960s. According to the New York Times, Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn frequented the diner back when it was called the Hollywood Hills Coffee Shop. They repaid the hospitality by immortalizing the shop in their hit comedy Swingers (1996). Get back on the 101 and take it out to the San Fernando Valley for the last stop of our tour, which brings us to a nondescript strip mall in Granada Hills. This is the site of Vincenzo’s Pizza, which the filmmakers behind the neo-noir Drive converted into Ron Perlman’s latest criminal lair. Though one of the film’s most violent scenes takes place inside the renamed Nino’s Pizzeria, it’s worth risking your life for a slice of Vincenzo’s New York–style pepperoni.