Our friends at See It On 16mm are back! And this time they’re unspooling Charles Barton’s monster mash classic Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein!

Nothing is as it seems when bumbling baggage clerks Chick (Bud Abbott) and Wilbur (Lou Costello) find themselves caught in a comedy of terrors. Dracula’s coffin, the Wolf Man’s curse, Frankenstein’s monster — all land in their laps, and the results are shrieks of laughter mixed with genuine chills. Can these two scaredy-cats survive a night in the castle?

A horror-comedy landmark and one of Universal’s greatest monster rallies, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein brings together Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., and Glenn Strange for a frightful fiesta of classic ghouls.

The True Story Of Tamara de Lempicka and the Art of Survival is coming off of its festival run straight to The Frida Cinema! 

A visually stunning and sweeping feature documentary that traces the life and survival of the renowned painter through her powerful paintings – from her rise to international stardom in 1920s Paris, to her move to the United States in 1940, fleeing the rise of fascism, and her revival in the current art market.

Tamara de Lempicka was the preeminent Art Deco painter, known for her high-gloss sensual nudes and portraits of high society during the Jazz Age. She was marginalized and gained notoriety for her romantic liaisons with her models and her indulgent, decadent lifestyle, but she was so much more.

“They’re back…and hungrier than ever.”

Experience George A. Romero’s legendary tale of flesh-eating terror like never before with the brand new Uncensored Cut of Tom Savini’s Night of the Living Dead (1990)! This chilling reimagining of Romero’s classic drags audiences into a relentless fight for survival where the dead refuse to stay buried, and trust is as fragile as the boarded-up walls of an abandoned farmhouse.

Making this event truly unmissable, actors Patricia Tallman, William Butler, and Heather Mazur will be appearing in person for an exclusive post-screening Q&A! After the discussion, the actors will be on hand to meet fans and sell autographs/memorabilia. 

Patricia is offering an exclusive pre-order for her Hollywood memoir, Pleasure Thresholds, at a discounted rate. The purchase includes a personalized autograph following the screening! More details here: https://b5events.com/frida/

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

Get your popcorn ready and start your Halloween week with a fright! The Frida Cinema would like to invite you to the 5th Annual Spooktacular Special! Saturday, October 25th at 5PM! Special thanks to Santa Ana’s own Tony Ochoa for curating and hosting the event!

The Spooktacular is an opportunity for local Orange County (and often times Santa Ana-specific) filmmakers and artists to showcase their work on the big screen. From the macabre to the melancholy, there’s something spooky for everyone in this year’s lineup. Please join us Saturday, October 25th at 5pm for an evening of pure indie filmmaking magic.

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.

Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re screening the gnargly 2013 version of Evil Dead!

Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family’s remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.

Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream.

Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!

Possession is back for some Halloween Hangover encores with a 4K restoration thanks to our friends at Kino Lorber!

Professional spy Mark (Sam Neill) returns to his West Berlin home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani, in a role that earned her a Best Actress win at Cannes Film Festival) insistent on a divorce. As Anna’s frenzied behavior becomes ever more alarming, Mark discovers a truth far more sinister than his wildest suspicions. With its pulsating score, visceral imagery, and some of the most haunting performances ever captured on screen, Possession is cinematic delirium at its most intoxicating.

Banned upon its original release in 1981, Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession is a stunningly choreographed nightmare of a marriage unraveling and one of the great WTF movies of all time. Don’t miss it on the big screen!