Celebrate spooky cinema with Sight & Sound & Screams, a series of five of the greatest horror films ever!
Join us throughout the year for 21st Century Cult, a series celebrating the new cult canon of the 2000s and 2010s!
Come on out for Sensory Friendly Screenings, unique movie showings where you can get up, sing, dance, and shout!
Celebrate the life and career of William Friedkin this September and October with four of the director’s greatest films!
Join us for Classic Movie Nights, featuring five old Hollywood favorites throughout the rest of the year!
Join us as we partner with Anime Expo for Anime Expo Cinema Nights, a series of five unforgettable anime films!
Spend your summer at The Frida with our Summer Matinee series, featuring classic and family-friendly films!
Join us for another late-night screening of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room this Saturday!
Flickrhappy strikes again with sci-fi fantasy Time After Time, followed by an in-person Q&A with director Nicholas Meyer, Saturday night!
The next entry in our Friedkin Weekends series is 1977’s Sorceror, opening Friday!
Jonathan Demme’s unforgettable concert film Stop Making Sense returns in a brand new restoration this Thursday!
Frida writing team member Kay Jensen analyzes the various threads of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
Frida writing team member Kay Jensen explores the supernatural horror of David Bruckner’s The Ritual.
Frida writing team member Dani Shi examines Maurice Pialat’s portrayal of the titular artist in Van Gogh.
Frida writing team member Marleen Apodaca tells all about the feline-themed fun of CatVideoFest 2023.
Frida Shift Supervisor Bobby Thornson talks with September Volunteer of the Month Jesse Camacho about his VOTM pick Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as well as his time at The Frida.
Frida Blog Editor Reggie Peralta talks with September Volunteer of the Month Roxanne Reyes about her VOTM pick Green Room as well as her time at The Frida.
When you set out to do the impossible, it helps to find a source for inspiration…
Frida Kahlo (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954), the legendary Mexican painter and central figure in revolutionary Mexican politics and twentieth-century art, is renowned for her magnificent body of surreal, symbolic, and deeply personal art. What is less known about Kahlo is the incredible saga of integrity and perseverance inherent to her life’s story. In 1925, at the age of eighteen, Kahlo was involved in a tragic streetcar accident where she suffered multiple fractures to her spine, foot, and pelvic bones, spending the rest of her life struggling against severe pain and disability.
Where for some this would have been enough to lose oneself to despair, Kahlo turned to art to communicate her physical suffering, as well as her passions for Mexican politics and for the love of her life, Diego Rivera, whom she married in 1929. A consummate creator until her death at 47, Kahlo’s inspiring resoluteness and individualism has led to her becoming a leading icon for both the LGBT and feminist movements, as well as for the greater conversation of self-expression through art.
Well, well, well. Who knew that Frida Kahlo was a bit of a gambler? Apparently, she enjoyed her fair share of casino games back in the day. I can just picture her sitting at the blackjack table, sporting her signature unibrow and colorful wardrobe, sipping on a margarita. Maybe she even had a lucky rabbit’s foot tucked away in her pocket. Who knows? All I know is that if I ever find myself playing cards with Frida, I better watch out for her poker face – she was known for being quite the skilled bluffer. Viva Las Frida!
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