Get ready to shake what you’ve got as present a limited run of Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

Haru (Rinko Kikuchi) and Luis (Alejandro Edda) are passionate competitors on Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but when tragedy strikes, Haru retreats from the dance floor and into herself. With some encouragement from her friends, she returns to the studio and finds herself drawn to a new instructor (Alberto Guerra), forcing her to confront the possibility of moving forward.

Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka (Tokyo Vice) and winner of the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance, Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! is a wildly stylish drama with just a little bit of magical realism. At the center of it all is Rinko Kikuchi, giving Haru a performance that can move from heartbreak to hilarity in the blink of an eye.

The Exorcist is the next film up in our Art House of Horrors: Presented by MUBI series!

When young Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) begins exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior, her desperate mother Chris (Ellen Burstyn) turns to doctors, psychiatrists, and finally the Catholic Church for answers. As Father Karras (Jason Miller) struggles with his own crisis of faith, he and Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) confront an ancient evil in one of the most terrifying battles between good and evil ever committed to film.

William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece shattered the boundaries of mainstream horror, turning a story of demonic possession into a deeply unsettling drama about many things, but mostly…the nature of evil. From its unnerving sound design and groundbreaking makeup effects to unforgettable performances from its extraordinary cast, The Exorcist became a cultural phenomenon and remains one of the defining horror films of the 20th century.

Please note: we will be screening a 4K restoration of the 122 minute Theatrical Cut of the film!

Enhanced Accessibility: this film has Closed Captioning capability!

Gypsy 83: Director’s Cut is coming to The Frida Cinema with a brand new 4K restoration!

Sandusky, Ohio is hell on earth for goth misfits and Stevie Nicks superfans Gypsy Vale (Sara Rue) and her younger, queer protégée Clive Webb (Birkett Turton). When they discover a New York City club is hosting a “Night of 1000 Stevies”, the pair hit the road with high hopes that Gypsy will be able to perform. Along the way, they encounter other misfits who pave the way to their salvation, all while discovering profound truths about themselves.

For its 25th Anniversary, Gypsy 83 has been completely reimagined as a brand-new Director’s Cut, restored in 4K from the 35mm camera negative. Now featuring over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage and containing more legendary goth songs from bands like The Cure, Cocteau Twins and Echo and the Bunnymen, the Director’s Cut is sure to satiate longtime fans and create a generation of new ones.

John Lindahl’s CULT CLASSIQUÉ is a cinematic debut that is determined to entertain. This 80’s psychological thriller/musical is drenched in the aesthetic of cult classic slashers.

On Friday, October 13th 1989, mysterious murders befall the small town of Hargrove.  Local law enforcement directs their attention toward Johnny, a high school student with a dark secret who works as a janitor at the local cinema.  A cassette tape with songs created by Johnny is recovered and used as evidence in hopes to solve the deadly cases. A story of identity and trauma, John Lindahl’s CULT CLASSIQUÉ is a musical experience like no other. 

John Lindahl serves as a multi-hyphenate in his cinematic debut (Starring, Writing, Directing, Producing, Editing, Composing, Sound Design, Choreography, and Original Soundtrack).   

Legendary choreographer, Marty Kudelka, serves as Director of Choreography.

Josh Payne, in his directorial debut, Co-Directs and handles all VFX with practicals reminiscent of the classic genre.

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.

Our friends at See It On 16mm are back for their annual unspooling of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, but this time its on a double feature with the original Vincent Price House on Haunted Hill!

Released in 1968, and unlike anything audiences had ever seen, Night of the Living Dead strands a small group of strangers inside a farmhouse besieged by the ravenous dead. As flesh-hungry ghouls close in outside, tensions boil over inside—fear, mistrust, and violence consuming the survivors faster than the monsters themselves.

And then, after a 10 minute intermission, William Castle invites you to spend one terrifying night inside a mansion where five strangers have been offered $10,000 each to survive until morning. Their host, the sinister millionaire Frederick Loren (Vincent Price), assures them that the house is haunted. But as the night wears on and the guests begin disappearing one by one, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell what’s supernatural… and what’s murder.

Don’t miss this awesome double feature on the big screen!