John Carpenter's The Thing

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.

We’re heading back to the coldest corner of horror history with some encores of John Carpenter’s The Thing–now in a new 4K restoration!

What begins as a simple rescue mission at a remote Antarctic outpost quickly dissolves into a nightmare of shape-shifting terror. When a mysterious organism infiltrates U.S. research station Outpost 31, it doesn’t attack its victims–it becomes them. With no way out and no way to tell who’s human, the team must confront an enemy capable of wearing any face…including their own.

What can be said about The Thing that hasn’t already been said? This 1982 masterpiece redefined paranoia horror, practical effects (by the incredible Ron Botin and his team), and the art of keeping an audience on the very edge of its seat in only a way that the master of horror, John Carpenter, can do.

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
We’re heading back to the coldest corner of horror history with some encores of John Carpenter’s The Thing–now in a new 4K restoration!
What begins as a simple rescue mission at a remote Antarctic outpost quickly dissolves into a nightmare of shape-shifting terror. When a mysterious organism infiltrates U.S. research station Outpost 31, it doesn’t attack its victims–it becomes them. With no way out and no way to tell who’s human, the team must confront an enemy capable of wearing any face…including their own.
What can be said about The Thing that hasn’t already been said? This 1982 masterpiece redefined paranoia horror, practical effects (by the incredible Ron Botin and his team), and the art of keeping an audience on the very edge of its seat in only a way that the master of horror, John Carpenter, can do.

  1. 12:15 pm
  2. 10:30 pm

Islands

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom (Sam Riley) teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist (Stacy Martin) arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband (Jack Farthing) disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom (Sam Riley) teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist (Stacy Martin) arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband (Jack Farthing) disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

  1. 1:00 pm
  2. 4:00 pm

Iron Lung

Writer/Director Mark Fischbach’s (known to so many people around the world as @markiplier) brand new science fiction horror film Iron Lung is making its way to The Frida Cinema for limited weekend run!

Set in a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as “The Quiet Rapture” caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the “Iron Lung”.

Writer/Director Mark Fischbach’s (known to so many people around the world as @markiplier) brand new science fiction horror film Iron Lung is making its way to The Frida Cinema for limited weekend run!
Set in a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as “The Quiet Rapture” caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the “Iron Lung”.

  1. 7:00 pm Sold Out
  2. 10:00 pm

A Few Good Men

The final film in our tribute to the late, great Rob Reiner is the star-powered and endlessly quotable courtroom thriller A Few Good Men.

When two Marines are accused of murdering a fellow soldier at Guantánamo Bay, young Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is assigned to their defense. What begins as a routine plea deal spirals into a collision course with the chain of command, culminating in a courtroom showdown with the fearsome Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson in one of the most iconic performances in film history).

Few filmmakers moved so effortlessly between genres as Rob Reiner. From coming-of-age classics to sharp-edged comedy to pulse-pounding thrillers, his filmography is a tour of American movie magic. Tickets to the Remembering Ron Reiner are all discounted to $9.

The final film in our tribute to the late, great Rob Reiner is the star-powered and endlessly quotable courtroom thriller A Few Good Men.
When two Marines are accused of murdering a fellow soldier at Guantánamo Bay, young Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is assigned to their defense. What begins as a routine plea deal spirals into a collision course with the chain of command, culminating in a courtroom showdown with the fearsome Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson in one of the most iconic performances in film history).
Few filmmakers moved so effortlessly between genres as Rob Reiner. From coming-of-age classics to sharp-edged comedy to pulse-pounding thrillers, his filmography is a tour of American movie magic. Tickets to the Remembering Ron Reiner are all discounted to $9.

  1. 7:30 pm

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