ONE MORE DAY added to our run of legendary sci-fi cult classic Akira!   Catch encore screenings Tuesday, May 22nd and Wednesday, May 23rd at 3pm at 7pm! Director Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 adaptation of his popular manga series is a landmark work of animated cinema, which was met with widespread critical acclaim upon its release, andRead more about AKIRA showtimes extended through Wednesday![…]

Though Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman, who passed away on April 13 at the age of 86, directed only 13 feature films, the two American films for which he received Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture  cemented his legacy as an icon in the art of cinema.  We will be presenting both of theseRead more about The Frida Cinema celebrates Miloš Forman with ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST and AMADEUS[…]

Legendary director Penelope Spheeris is coming to The Frida! In celebration of the new 2K restorations of her acclaimed documentary trilogy The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris will be joining us in person for two special double-feature screenings! Friday, March 23 – 7:30pm It all starts March 23rd with 1981’s The Decline of Western Civilization, followed by 1998’s TheRead more about PENELOPE SPHEERIS comes to The Frida with two Double Features – including THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION Parts I, II, & III![…]

The Frida Cinema is excited to continue its annual tradition of bringing our community the opportunity to experience this year’s nominees for Best Short Film on the big screen, in all three categories: LIVE ACTION Short Films, ANIMATED Short Films, and DOCUMENTARY Short Films!  Experience them all March 2 – 8! Full schedule of presentations: LIVE ACTION Click for lineup ofRead more about The 2018 Academy Award nominees for BEST SHORT come to The Frida! Here’s the full schedule![…]

Doors / Televised Arrivals: 4pm Awards: 5:30pm It’s that time again!  Join us Sunday, March 4th for Hollywood’s biggest night, presented live on the big screen at The Frida!  Doors open at 4pm, when the celebrities start to arrive at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater.  Awards start at 5:30pm! You thought last year’s competition was rough, withRead more about AWARDS VIEWING PARTY 2018! 3rd Annual FREE Event, Sunday March 4th![…]

We are pleased to announce that director Derek Nguyen and director Timothy Linh Bui will be joining us in person for a Q&A following our 8pm screening of The Housemaid (Cô Haû Gaí), the buzzed-about new tale of horror from IFC Midnights (The Babadook)!  Nguyen, who is also a producer known for Buster’s Mal Heart and Lovesong, will beRead more about DEREK NGUYEN, director of new Vietnamese horror film THE HOUSEMAID, and producer TIMOTHY LINH BUI coming to The Frida for our 8PM screening Saturday, February 24![…]

The people have spoken! Escape from New York is our 4th Birthday Screening!     Last week we launched a poll to find out which of two Remasters you’d rather see at The Frida Cinema on Wednesday, February 21st, in celebration of our 4th Birthday: Mike Nichols’ The Graduate, or John Carpenter’s Escape from New York. Read more about FREE SCREENING of John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK – on our 4th Birthday, as voted on by YOU! February 21st, 7:30pm![…]

“This play can be played without any age restriction. It will work if the chemistry between all the characters makes sense. Human behavior and betrayal applies to all of us. It exists within ourselves. You love somebody. Do you? What is love?” So begins Tommy Wiseau’s first draft of what eventually became the landmark filmRead more about GREG SESTERO – Author of “The Disaster Artist,” and star of cult classic “The Room” – visits us Friday, March 2nd![…]