Witness a new 4k restoration of Il Grido, Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1957 road drama.

The film follows Aldo (Steve Cochran), a factory worker who embarks on a desolate journey after his long-term lover, Irma (Alida Valli), ends their relationship upon discovering her feelings for another man. Taking their young daughter, Rosina, with him, Aldo drifts aimlessly through the rural Po Valley, encountering various women who offer fleeting solace but fail to alleviate his profound sense of emptiness. As he struggles to reconcile his inner turmoil with the changing social landscape around him, Aldo’s journey becomes a poignant meditation on love, loss, and the human condition.

Robert Eggers’ chilling new vision of Nosferatu is making its way to The Frida Cinema! A breathtaking reimagining of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 masterpiece, the film stars an incredible cast comprised of Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Frida favorite Willem Dafoe.

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Join us on January 2nd for the opening night party, where we will have themed drinks and photo opportunities! And as always, we encourage your best cosplay!

Join The Orange County Center For Contemporary Art as they team up with The Frida Cinema to bring you a very special screening of the 2012 documentary Beauty Is Embarrassing followed by a discussion with Wayne White and Neil Berkeley! 

Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee’s Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Recently his word paintings featuring pithy and and often sarcastic text statements finely crafted onto vintage landscape paintings have made him a darling of the fine art world. The movie chronicles the vaulted highs and crushing lows of an artist struggling to find peace and balance between his professional work and his personal art. This is especially complicated for a man who struggles with the virtues he most often mocks in his art…vanity, ego and fame.

White’s multi-disciplinary career spans decades of influence in art, television, and pop culture.

Our Wong Kar-Wai Month opens with Happy Together, the director’s 1997 LGBT romance!

The film follows the turbulent relationship of Ho Po-wing (Leslie Cheung) and Lai Yiu-fai (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a gay couple from Hong Kong who travel to Argentina in hopes of repairing their fractured bond. Struggling with cycles of passion, jealousy, and heartbreak, their relationship becomes a metaphor for the broader search for identity and connection. As Lai finds solace in a quiet friendship with a co-worker, Chang (Chang Chen), and Ho drifts further into self-destructive behavior, the narrative captures their struggles against the backdrop of Argentina’s stunning landscapes.

Who says our Party Like It’s 1999 series is over? Our first January Volunteer of the Month is Gio Carrillo, who has chosen the cult comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous!

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won’t give up without a fight.