Join us as we present the new documentary from A24 titled Architecton, directed by Viktor Kossakovky.

An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone. Filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how do we inhabit the world of tomorrow?

This simultaneously epic and intimate documentary is a meditation on architecture and how the design of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destructive tendencies.

Cloud,  the stylish and subversive new thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) has finally arrived at The Frida Cinema!

The story follows Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker from Tokyo who side hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling, cheating buyers and sellers alike. After swindling his way into loads of cash, Yoshii gradually attempts to disconnect from humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and entrusting duties to his new, devoted assistant.

Before long his life is plagued by a series of mysterious, sinister incidents that threaten to upend his success and bring about a most violent demise. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.

August 2025’s first Volunteer Of The Month pick is Pedro Almodovar’s Volver, courtesy of Frida Cinema volunteer Marissa! 

Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) works and lives Madrid with her husband Paco and daughter Paula. Her sister Sole (Lola Dueñas) lives nearby and they both miss their mother Irene (Carmen Maura), who died several years ago in a house fire along with their father. A former neighbor from their hometown reports that she has seen the ghost of Irene and both daughters do not believe her. After a murder and a family tragedy, Irene’s spirit materializes around her daughters to help comfort them.

Almodóvar is known for portraying strong, resilient female protagonists, and Volver is a prime example of this, highlighting women’s strength and solidarity in overcoming adversity.

Part science fiction, part noir, part poetry—Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville remains a landmark of experimental French New Wave cinema. On its 60th anniversary, step into a hypnotic future now remastered in 4K for the perfect big screen experience!

Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”

Don’t miss this rare chance to see one of cinema’s most influential dystopias on the big screen—where its stark beauty and radical ideas truly belong.

Filmmaker Jim Hosking (The Greasy Strangler) is back in his bag with another absurdist fever dream with his new movie Ebony & Ivory! 

Two musical legends gather at a Scottish Cottage on The Mull Of Kintyre for a tense summit to discuss a potential collaboration that will ultimately result in a Global Number One smash hit single.

Absolute nonsense or pure brilliance? Ebony & Ivory walks the line with ease, practically daring you not to laugh throughout.

We’ve added a special Friday night encore screening of Boogie Nights, the breakout film that announced Paul Thomas Anderson as the most exciting American filmmaker of his generation.

Mark Wahlberg stars as Eddie Adams, a shy busboy turned adult film superstar Dirk Diggler, whose meteoric rise and fall tracks the industry’s shift from ‘70s glam to ‘80s sleaze. Along for the ride: a dream ensemble that includes Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, John C. Reilly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and William H. Macy, all orbiting a world where dreams come true until they don’t.

At once a wild, raucous ride through the golden age of the adult film industry and a deeply human epic about family, fame, and the price of chasing the spotlight, Boogie Nights swings hard—and lands every punch.

A titan of repertory cinema, Michael Mann’s 1995 masterpiece Heat, is back at The Frida Cinema for some August encores!

A towering epic of crime and consequence, Heat is the film where everything came together: De Niro vs. Pacino, Mann at full power, and Los Angeles lit like a dream you don’t want to wake up from. It’s a genre-defining masterpiece that changed the way crime films look, sound, and move.

Robert De Niro is Neil McCauley, a master thief planning one last score. Al Pacino is Vincent Hanna, the obsessive LAPD detective on his trail. Their lives orbit each other in parallel—both masters of their craft, both isolated by it. When they finally sit down face-to-face in a now-legendary diner scene, the movie bends time around them.

With a killer ensemble cast (our beloved Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Natalie Portman, Jon Voight, and many more), an iconic synth-and-guitar score by Elliot Goldenthal, and shootouts that redefine the word intense, Heat is more than a crime film–it’s pure cinema.

Our award-winning resident performance troupe K.A.O.S. returns for their celebrated all-costumed, all-choreographed, all-leg-kicking live shadowcast presentation of 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, performed on stage in front of the film!

Director Jim (Don’t squeeze the…) Sharman’s cult classic stars Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as Brad and Janet, two virginal small-town lovers whose car breaks down in the shadows of a creepy old castle, where they encounter an odd collective of “unconventional conventionalists” gathered to witness transvestite scientist’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s latest creation – a muscular man named Rocky. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including tap-dancing Columbia, rocking biker Eddie, and of course, the castle’s “Sweet Transvestite” himself, Frank-N-Furter!

Adapted from the 1973 stage musical by Richard O’Brien, this glam cult classic is a cinematic experience unlike any other. Sing-along (and shout-along!) to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a classic that still packs houses 50 years after its initial release! Get your tickets now before it sells out!

Doors open at 11:00pm  Official K.A.O.S. preshow starts at 11:30pm!  Movie at midnight!

SENSORY WARNING: Flashing Lights and Fog effects may be used during the event.

This program is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid.