Free Community Event:

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)’s OC Streetcar team invites you to review the next major construction activities, the testing phase, and tips on how to keep yourself and your community safe, as the Streetcar’s completion date approaches.

A brief presentation will be provided, followed by a Q&A session. Spanish translation will be available. This is a first come, first served event!

Our A24orror series comes to a very spooky conclusion with Bring Her Back, a disturbing descent into psychological dread from directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou (Talk To Me).

Bring Her Back tells the story of a brother and sister that uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. With another great performance from Sally Hawkins and a number of horrifying sequences, it’ll have you thinking long after you’ve left the theater.

Brace yourself for a haunting you won’t forget.

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught by the Tides.

The film mostly adheres to the perspective of Qiaoqiao (Jia’s immortal muse Zhao Tao) as she wanders an increasingly unrecognizable country in search of long-lost lover Bin (Li Zhubin), who left their home city of Datong seeking new financial prospects. The always captivating Zhao carries the film with her delicate expressiveness, while Jia constantly evokes cinema’s ability to capture the passage of time and the persistence of change: of people, landscapes, cities, politics, ideas.

Assembled from footage shot over a span of 23 years—a beguiling mix of fiction and documentary, featuring a cascade of images taken from previous movies, unused scenes, and newly shot dramatic sequences—Caught by the Tides is a free-flowing work of unspoken longing, carried along more by music than dialogue as it looms around the edges of a poignant love story.

Do you want to meet a ghost? June’s second Volunteer Of The Month screening is courtesy of Justin, who has chosen Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s heart-pounding Pulse.

After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents. One of them sees visions of his dead friend in the shadows on the wall, while another’s computer keeps showing strange, ghostly images. Is their friend trying to contact them from beyond the grave, or is there something much more sinister going on?

Iconic Events Releasing is proud to announce an amazing and long-awaited event 25 years in the making. Dogma is returning to The Frida Cinema for some encores! 

Dogma is a satirical fantasy comedy that follows two fallen angels, Bartleby and Loki, who discover a loophole that would allow them to return to Heaven, which would inadvertently undo the creation of the universe. A woman named Bethany, who is struggling with her faith, is tasked with stopping them before their plan succeeds. Along the way, she is joined by various characters, including a muse, a seraphim, and a group of unlikely allies, all as they battle against the forces of heaven and hell. Directed by Kevin Smith, the film combines dark humor, theological questions, and absurdity to explore topics of faith, redemption, and religious mythology. 

This film was only available through physical media from old DVD and Blu Ray releases in the 2000s (predating streaming rights). Now with the film available once again, Kevin Smith along with the awesome Iconic Events team are happy to offer the special 25th anniversary 4K remastered rerelease of Dogma: Resurrected! A 25th Anniversary Celebration for the original audience to see on the big screen and for a new generation of fans to experience it for the first time in movie theatres!  This release will offer special bonus content which will feature Q&A highlights of Kevin Smith and friends!  for you to join this celebration of Kevin’s favorite film in his repertoire!     

Join us for a night of brain-busting film trivia!

Think you’ve got what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the film nerds of Southern California? Then it’s time to put your cinema knowledge to the ultimate test at The Frida’s monthly Film Trivia Night!

Each month, we challenge cinephiles with five meticulously crafted rounds of film trivia, plus a special bonus round for those who truly know their stuff. Expect everything from deep dives to cult classics, iconic soundtracks to infamous flops.