Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern is coming to The Frida Cinema! A visually stunning masterpiece of power, jealousy, and survival, the films also stars the incomparable Gong Li in one of her most celebrated performances.

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian is forced to abandon her studies and marry a wealthy older man as his fourth wife. Inside his palatial estate, a nightly ritual determines which wife receives his attention, and the privileges that come with it. Soon, the household becomes a battleground of ruthless competition.

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this landmark of Chinese cinema transforms a seemingly simple domestic drama into a devastating portrait of patriarchal power, full of Zhang Yimou’s signature sumptuous colors. 

On Saturday, November 28th, 2026, an annual Frida Cinema tradition continues. It’s The Lord Of The Rings Extended Edition Trilogy Marathon! Come watch these three masterpieces back-to-back-to-back on the big screen!

The schedule will be as follows:
11:00AM – LOTR VIP guests are admitted early to get their seats and perks!
11:30AM – LOTR General Admission guests are admitted to get their seats!
12:00PM – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (208 minutes)
3:30PM – 15 minute break for Second Breakfast (30 min with credits)
3:45PM – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (225 minutes)
7:30PM – 45 minute break for Dinner (1 hour with credits)
8:15PM – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (252 minutes)
12:30AM – Our journey comes to an end!

We are offering GA ($40) and VIP ($60) passes this year! Tickets are limited for the VIP tier, so move fast!

And as always, our LOTR GA pass ($40) gets you in at 11:30AM and come-and-go access to three of the greatest films ever made!

The LOTR VIP pass ($60) gets you 30 minutes of early access to get your favorite seat, free coffee all day in our lobby from our friends at Coffee Muse, and a special LOTR goodie bag from The Frida! 

Throw on your comfiest clothes, grab a pillow and blanket, and take a 13-hour journey with us through Middle Earth!

Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid.

Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison star in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s enchanting supernatural romance, coming soon to The Frida Cinema!

The film follows a young widow who moves into a seaside cottage and discovers she’s not the only one living there. The ghost of its former owner, a blustery sea captain named Daniel Gregg, is none too pleased with his new tenant, but their battle of wills soon blossoms into an extraordinary bond.

With its gorgeous black-and-white cinematography, unforgettable score by Bernard Herrmann, and a young Natalie Wood in a supporting role, this beloved classic is a bittersweet romance about a connection that transcends the boundaries of life itself.

Cinematic Void and Madrid Skateboards are back at The Frida to present You Can Color Outside the Lines…The Big Boys, the true story of the beloved funk/punk band from Austin, Texas!

Go beyond Austin’s city limits and hear from some of music & skateboarding’s greats about how the original “skate punk” band’s message of DIY positivity still resonates today. Hear from such legends as Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Fred Armisen (SNL), Tony Alva (Dogtown & Z-Boys), Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), Exene Cervenka (X) & many more as this VHS-inspired trip takes you back to those hot summers of Texas in the 80s. And then go make your own art!

Our Spielberg Summer series concludes with some post-Thanksgiving screenings of War of the Worlds, his hauntingly realistic reinvention of a Sci Fi classic that transforms an alien invasion into a terrifying story of survival.

When colossal extraterrestrial machines suddenly emerge from beneath the Earth and begin annihilating entire cities, divorced dockworker Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is forced to protect his children as civilization collapses around them. As humanity struggles to comprehend the scale of the catastrophe, Ray’s desperate journey becomes a fight not to save the world, but simply to keep his family alive.

Released in the shadow of a newly changed America, War of the Worlds channels post-9/11 anxieties into some of the most intense and visceral spectacle of Spielberg’s career. Stripping away triumphalism in favor of fear, the film stands as one of his darkest works. It’s a reminder that even at his most pessimistic, Spielberg never loses sight of the human beings at the center of the story, making it the perfect film to conclude our 14 film retrospective of his work. 

One…last…plan.

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie is back for yet another late night party screening at The Frida Cinema! And this time around, we’re playing the brand new Commentary Track Version featuring Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol, Jared Raab, and Matt Greyson! 

As the long-gestating feature expansion of the cult Canadian series Nirvanna the Band the Show, created by and starring Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, the film continues the misadventures of the two best friends. As relentlessly delusional Toronto musicians, their main goal in life is to “play a show at the Rivoli.” When their plan goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

Like the series, the movie blurs fiction and reality, staging elaborate public pranks with unsuspecting bystanders while escalating the characters’ schemes to increasingly absurd and self-destructive extremes. If you love comedy that feels like it might collapse at any second, or perhaps maybe even get its creators thrown in jail, boy do we have a movie for you and your friends to come see!