Hope, the wild new sci-fi epic from The Wailing director Na Hong-jin, is coming to The Frida Cinema!

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

Starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Taylor Russell, Hope is a sprawling, genre-bending monster movie that mixes Korean thriller intensity with wild sci-fi spectacle. The film premiered in Competition at Cannes, where it received a six-minute standing ovation, and has already been hailed for its ferocious action and audacious filmmaking.

Just added: the Jurassic Park Motorpool will be parking two of their Jurassic Jeeps in front of the cinema before the 7:30PM screening on Monday, September 21st! 

An adventure 65 million years in the making.

Our Spielberg Summer series is taking a trip to Jurassic Park, the groundbreaking blockbuster that made audiences believe…and then run for their lives.

When a billionaire philanthropist unveils a revolutionary theme park filled with genetically resurrected dinosaurs, a small group of experts is invited to preview the island before opening day. But when the park’s security systems fail, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), along with mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), are forced to survive a prehistoric nightmare unleashed by the follies of human ambition.

A landmark in visual effects and suspense filmmaking, Jurassic Park remains one of cinema’s great “how did they do that?” experiences. Spielberg blends awe and terror in perfect balance, expanding his horizons to new themes that he would explore even more more in the second half of his career.

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On Saturday, September 19th, starting at 2PM and going allllll the way to midnight, The Frida Cinema is proud to partner with local film fanatic Matthias Avina to present Matthias Fest, a five film marathon made completely free to the community thanks to the fest’s namesake! 

Doors open at 1:30PM, and the first film begins at 2:00PM! You can get a free ticket for the entire marathon (titled Full Marathon Pass at checkout) or just grab a single ticket to just one free screening! The lineup and schedule is as follows:

2:00PM – Dog Man (89 min)

4:00PM – Muppets From Space (87 min)

6:00PM – Who Framed Roger Rabbit (104 min)

8:00PM – Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (91 min)

10:00PM – Seed of Chucky (87 min)

Each film will begin right on time, with allotted breaks between. Don’t miss this eclectic lineup on the big screen, totally for free!

We’re presenting the brand new 4K restoration of Letty Lynton, starring the incomparable Joan Crawford, on September 19th! And joining us for a special pre-screening introduction for the film will be Kim Luperi, the co-author of the TCM/Running Press book Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era, 1930-1934! 

Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.’s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.

After a 1936 copyright lawsuit found that MGM had plagiarized the play Dishonored Lady, the studio was barred from distributing the film. Unlike most “lost” films, Letty Lynton survived physically, but it was effectively unavailable legally for about 90 years. That long absence turned it into a holy grail for classic film fans. Join us in celebration!

Just added: before our 10PM screening on Friday, September 18th, DJ OLDBOY will be joining us to spin some vinyl inspired by the the film’s soundtrack, all while decked out in full Drive cosplay! Fans of Electronic, Synth-Pop, and Dream-Pop should not miss this pre-show!

There are no clean getaways.

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive is back at The Frida to celebrate its 15th anniversary with some very special In Remembrance screenings for Kavinsky, whose iconic song “Nightcall” helped define the film’s unforgettable neon-noir atmosphere.

Ryan Gosling stars as The Driver, a quiet Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself pulled into a dangerous world of criminals and forbidden romance.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and featuring Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman, Drive has been electrifying audiences at The Frida Cinema for over a decade since we first played it. And most of that can be attributed to the film’s brilliant soundtrack, which is a synth-soaked masterpiece featuring artists like Kavinsky, Chromatics, Desire, College & Electric Youth, and Cliff Martinez.

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