Coralie Fargeat’s smash hit sci-fi satire The Substance returns for a fresh round of encores hot off of its five Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Makeup And Hairstyling! 

Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity who, desperate to regain her youthful looks, turns to a mysterious black-market drug known as “The Substance.” This cell-replicating liquid temporarily creates a younger, enhanced version of those who ingest it — but their rejuvenation comes with horrifying consequences.

Blending satirical commentary on society’s obsession with beauty and aging with shocking body horror elements, Fargeat’s visual storytelling, and the film’s bold performances – particularly from Moore – have garnered early praise following its premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it took home the award for Best Screenplay. The Substance is a bold and unsettling exploration of the lengths people will go to defy aging, with Fargeat continuing to push boundaries in the horror genre.

New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas.

February’s screening sold out, so that means Jonathan Demme’s 1984 concert film masterpiece Stop Making Sense is coming back to The Frida in March! And this time, we’re going to be dancing on a Saturday night! Doors open at 9:15PM and the party begins at 9:45PM! 

Stop Making Sense is an iconic concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, while on tour for their 1983 album “Speaking in Tongues.” The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning, cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals. Featuring masterful performances by David Byrne and photography by Jordan Cronenweth (Blade Runner), Stop Making Sense is a concert experience at its most colorful and life-affirming.

Stop Making Sense will continue with regularity at The Frida CinemA as long as we keep selling it out! Don’t miss this once in a lifetime cinematic experience!

Bust out those plastic spoons! The Room is back at The Frida Cinema in March, and the star of The Room and best-selling author of The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero, is joining us for the fun to introduce the film in-person! 

Wiseau’s peerless magnum opus finds the auteur who shaped a generation taking on the arts of acting, writing, casting, directing, editing and more. What’s even more remarkable: he’s mastered them all. The multi-talented director stars as Johnny, a big-time banker working in gorgeously shot San Francisco. His fiancée Lisa, seemingly a happy part of a successful relationship, has wandering eyes…for Tommy’s best friend Mark. Cinema has never witnessed such betrayal!

An intense, sensual thriller, at least as it was intended by Wiseau, The Room is an intricately knit web of sweet secrets and bitter lies that interrogates the very form of drama itself, as well as a truly unforgettable piece of cinema.

Doors open at 6:45PM. Greg will be signing and selling merchadise in the lobby. Movie and introduction start at 7:45PM. Frida Cinema Member discounts do not apply to this special event.