The Frida Cinema is pumped to present Stephen Chow’s Shaolin Soccer as our Volunteer Of The Month pick for October courtesy of Nathan! 

Nothing is as it seems on the field, where disgraced ex-players, washed-up coaches, and a ragtag crew of kung-fu brothers band together to reclaim their glory through the beautiful game. Watch as Shaolin monks bend physics, rocket soccer balls through the air like cannon fire, and unleash outrageous special moves that would make even Bruce Lee raise an eyebrow. 

A gravity-defying kick of pure joy for martial arts maniacs and sports movie fanatics alike, Shaolin Soccer was a global smash and instant cult classic.

Werner Herzog’s only horror film, Nosferatu The Vampyre, is finally coming to The Frida Cinema!

It is 1850 in the beautiful, perfectly-kept town of Wismar. Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz) is leaving on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman. His wife Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) begs him not to go and is troubled by a strong premonition of danger. Despite her warnings, Jonathan arrives four weeks later at a large, gloomy castle. Out of the mist appears a pale, wraith-like figure with deep-sunken eyes who identifies himself as Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski). The events that transpire slowly convince Harker that he is in the presence of a vampire. Even still, he doesn’t realize the magnitude of danger he, his wife and his town are about to experience.

A dreamlike homage to F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent classic, Nosferatu The Vampyre conjures a world where dread seeps into every frame—an atmosphere of fevered melancholy now revived in a new 4K restoration thanks to our friends at American Genre Film Archive!

They’re here. It’s Spooky Season, so you know what that means…it’s time to summon Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s 1982 masterpiece Poltergeist!

Nothing is as it seems in sunny suburbia, where cookie-cutter homes and smiling families mask a gateway to the beyond. When the Freeling family’s youngest daughter mysteriously vanishes into the television set, their idyllic life unravels into a parade of sinister spirits, creepy clowns, ravenous trees, and otherworldly terrors. Can they rescue her before she’s lost to the other side forever?

A cornerstone of 1980s supernatural cinema, Poltergeist blends the very best elements of horror and blends them into a suburban nightmare. 

Wazzzzzzzzup!? This year marks 25 years of Scary Movie, the outrageous horror spoof that crushed box office records and left audiences crying with laughter. And now, it’s coming back to the big screen for one night only courtesy of our friends at Nostalgic Nebula! Stop by early for a themed photo op, jam to early 2000’s Halloween beats, and participate in a “Guess the Killer” game on stage! 

Before Not Another Teen Movie or Shaun of the Dead, there was Scary Movie—a razor-sharp parody from director Keenen Ivory Wayans that skewered every slasher trope in sight. Mashing up Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer and about a billion other movies (and commercials?), the film introduced the world to Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris in her breakout role), bumbling stoners, clueless cops, and the goofiest Ghostface ever put to screen, making it one of the most memorable turn-of-the-Millenium comedies.

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To pass this final exam, you’ll have to survive your classmates! Deemed too controversial for release in 2000, Battle Royale is celebrating its 25th anniversary with three nights of screenings at The Frida! And as an added bonus, stick around for a 10 minute pre-recorded interview with the screenwriter–Director Kinji Fukasaku’s son Kenta–sharing an intimate look at the forces that shaped his father and how they inspired his final film.

In an alternate near-future Japan, the government has passed the Battle Royale Act, a brutal law designed to control unruly youth. Each year, one randomly chosen middle-school class is taken to a remote island, armed with weapons, and forced to fight to the death until only one student remains.

A savage satire on youth, control, and violence that still hits harder than ever, don’t miss your chance to catch it on the big screen, in 4K for the first time, starting October 13th! Get your tickets now!