The Sound of Music

The hills are alive…with one of the most beloved movie musicals of all time!

Experience the timeless magic of The Sound of Music at The Frida Cinema this Mother’s Day Weekend!

Julie Andrews (Julie Andrews) stars as Maria, a spirited young novice sent to care for the seven children of the строг but widowed Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). What begins as a challenge quickly blossoms into a story of music, love, and resilience, as Maria brings warmth and song back into a regimented household…just as the looming threat of war casts a shadow over their lives.

Directed by Robert Wise and featuring unforgettable songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Sound of Music is a sweeping, heart-lifting celebration of courage and the power of finding your voice. From its breathtaking alpine vistas to its iconic melodies, it remains a cinematic treasure that continues to inspire audiences of all ages.

The hills are alive…with one of the most beloved movie musicals of all time!
Experience the timeless magic of The Sound of Music at The Frida Cinema this Mother’s Day Weekend!
Julie Andrews (Julie Andrews) stars as Maria, a spirited young novice sent to care for the seven children of the строг but widowed Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). What begins as a challenge quickly blossoms into a story of music, love, and resilience, as Maria brings warmth and song back into a regimented household…just as the looming threat of war casts a shadow over their lives.
Directed by Robert Wise and featuring unforgettable songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Sound of Music is a sweeping, heart-lifting celebration of courage and the power of finding your voice. From its breathtaking alpine vistas to its iconic melodies, it remains a cinematic treasure that continues to inspire audiences of all ages.

  1. 1:00 pm

Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light

This Mother’s Day weekend, Academy Award and Emmy Winner director Paul Wagner takes you on a cinematic journey, narrated by Hugh Dancy, through Georgia O’Keeffe’s early struggles and artistic awakenings to her rise as a feminist icon and cultural icon in Georgia O’Keefee: The Brightness of Light.

This film is an epic portrait of love, loss, and radical independence that is perfect for everyone to take their mother to after Mother’s Day brunch! Featuring the intimate personal letters of Georgia O’Keeffe, voiced by Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Claire Danes, The Brightness of Light offers unprecedented access to O’Keeffe’s groundbreaking body of work. 

Celebrate the Mother of American Modernism this Mother’s Day at The Frida Cinema!

This Mother’s Day weekend, Academy Award and Emmy Winner director Paul Wagner takes you on a cinematic journey, narrated by Hugh Dancy, through Georgia O’Keeffe’s early struggles and artistic awakenings to her rise as a feminist icon and cultural icon in Georgia O’Keefee: The Brightness of Light.
This film is an epic portrait of love, loss, and radical independence that is perfect for everyone to take their mother to after Mother’s Day brunch! Featuring the intimate personal letters of Georgia O’Keeffe, voiced by Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Claire Danes, The Brightness of Light offers unprecedented access to O’Keeffe’s groundbreaking body of work. 
Celebrate the Mother of American Modernism this Mother’s Day at The Frida Cinema!

  1. 3:15 pm

Blue Heron

Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut, Blue Heron, is coming to The Frida Cinema!

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice.

A lyrical and profound testament to the things we carry with us, Blue Heron masterfully chronicles the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it.

Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut, Blue Heron, is coming to The Frida Cinema!
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice.
A lyrical and profound testament to the things we carry with us, Blue Heron masterfully chronicles the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it.

  1. 4:45 pm

Psycho: Presented by Play It By Fear

Play It By Fear is bringing the thrills and chills to Mother’s Day weekend as they present a screening of Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock’s immortalized 1960 thriller!

The film follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary who impulsively steals $40,000 and goes on the run, seeking refuge at the secluded Bates Motel. There, she meets the shy and peculiar owner, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), who has a disturbing relationship with his domineering mother. A shocking murder sets off an investigation that unveils a chilling series of twists, culminating in a haunting revelation about Norman’s dark psyche.

Renowned for its masterful suspense, iconic performances, and Bernard Herrmann’s unforgettable score, Psycho is celebrated as one of Hitchcock’s finest works and a cinematic classic that continues to captivate audiences 65 years later. If you haven’t had a chance to experience it on the big screen, there’s never a better time than now to watch this stunning masterpiece!

Play It By Fear is bringing the thrills and chills to Mother’s Day weekend as they present a screening of Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock’s immortalized 1960 thriller!
The film follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary who impulsively steals $40,000 and goes on the run, seeking refuge at the secluded Bates Motel. There, she meets the shy and peculiar owner, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), who has a disturbing relationship with his domineering mother. A shocking murder sets off an investigation that unveils a chilling series of twists, culminating in a haunting revelation about Norman’s dark psyche.
Renowned for its masterful suspense, iconic performances, and Bernard Herrmann’s unforgettable score, Psycho is celebrated as one of Hitchcock’s finest works and a cinematic classic that continues to captivate audiences 65 years later. If you haven’t had a chance to experience it on the big screen, there’s never a better time than now to watch this stunning masterpiece!

  1. 6:00 pm

Twin Peaks: The Complete Series - Season 1, Episodes 2 & 3

Season 1, Episode 2 – “Traces to Nowhere”
Original Air Date: April 12, 1990

As Agent Cooper settles into Twin Peaks, he joins Sheriff Truman, Hawk, and the rest of the department in following early leads connected to Laura Palmer’s death, and the disappearance of Ronette Pulaski. Laura’s classmates struggle to process what has happened, while certain citizens begin to come under closer scrutiny. With emotions running high and suspicion spreading through town, Cooper starts to realize that nearly everyone Laura knew may have been seeing a different side of her.


Season 1, Episode 3 – “Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer”
Original Air Date: April 19, 1990

Cooper introduces Sheriff Truman and his deputies to his unorthodox methods, hoping intuition will help unlock details that ordinary police work cannot. At the same time, Audrey Horne’s curiosity leads her to begin poking around on her own, while Donna and James grow closer as they try to make sense of Laura’s hidden life. As dreams, clues, and personal loyalties begin to overlap, the investigation takes on a stranger and more unsettling shape.

Season 1, Episode 2 – “Traces to Nowhere”
Original Air Date: April 12, 1990
As Agent Cooper settles into Twin Peaks, he joins Sheriff Truman, Hawk, and the rest of the department in following early leads connected to Laura Palmer’s death, and the disappearance of Ronette Pulaski. Laura’s classmates struggle to process what has happened, while certain citizens begin to come under closer scrutiny. With emotions running high and suspicion spreading through town, Cooper starts to realize that nearly everyone Laura knew may have been seeing a different side of her.


Season 1, Episode 3 – “Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer”
Original Air Date: April 19, 1990
Cooper introduces Sheriff Truman and his deputies to his unorthodox methods, hoping intuition will help unlock details that ordinary police work cannot. At the same time, Audrey Horne’s curiosity leads her to begin poking around on her own, while Donna and James grow closer as they try to make sense of Laura’s hidden life. As dreams, clues, and personal loyalties begin to overlap, the investigation takes on a stranger and more unsettling shape.

  1. 7:30 pm

The Brood: Presented by Play It By Fear

Play It By Fear is upping the nastiness of their Sunday Scaries series as they present a Mother’s Day screening of David Cronenberg’s The Brood!

A disturbed woman is receiving a radical form of psychotherapy at a remote, mysterious institute. Meanwhile, her five-year-old daughter, under the care of her estranged husband, is being terrorized by a group of demonic beings.

Starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar, The Brood laid the groundwork for many of the Cronenberg’s films to come, and stands alone as maybe the most filmmaker-going-through-a-divorce movie ever made! 

Play It By Fear is upping the nastiness of their Sunday Scaries series as they present a Mother’s Day screening of David Cronenberg’s The Brood!
A disturbed woman is receiving a radical form of psychotherapy at a remote, mysterious institute. Meanwhile, her five-year-old daughter, under the care of her estranged husband, is being terrorized by a group of demonic beings.
Starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar, The Brood laid the groundwork for many of the Cronenberg’s films to come, and stands alone as maybe the most filmmaker-going-through-a-divorce movie ever made! 

  1. 8:30 pm

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