Event Recap: The Unbinding Q&A w/ Greg & Dana Newkirk

Frida writing team member Marleen Apodaca recounts her time at this past weekend’s screening and Q&A for The Unbinding, a new paranormal documentary.
Event Recap: Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut GutiFest Screening

Frida writing team member Marleen Apodaca describes her time at one of our recent Apocalypse Now screenings, playing as part of GutiFest.
Event Recap: Showa Godzilla Weekend

Frida Blog Editor Reggie Peralta shares about his experience at the theater’s recent Showa Godzilla Weekend marathon.
Event Recap: Arvida Book Co.’s Pride and Prejudice Screening

Frida Marketing director Bekah Phillips recounts her experience at Arvida Book Co.’s screening and discussion of Pride and Prejudice.
Event Recap: The Civil Dead Q&A w/ Clay Tatum and Whitmer Thomas

Frida marketing intern Kenzie Koch reflects on last week’s Q&A with Clay Tatum and Whitmer Thomas for their new film The Civil Dead.
Event Recap: Dark Alley Productions’ Twisted Christmas

Frida writing team member Bobby Thornson shares about his time at Dark Alley Productions’ Twisted Christmas event.
Event Recap: Arvida Book Co.’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Screening

Frida Content Editor Reggie Peralta recounts his experience at Arvida Book Co.’s screening and discussion of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Event Recap: See It On 16mm & Trash Mex’s Cementerio del Terror Screening

Frida writing team member Marleen Apodaca describes her time at See It 16mm and Trash Mex’s screening of Cementerio del Terror.
Event Recap: See It On 16mm’s Night of the Living Dead Screening

Frida writing team member Bobby Thornson describes his time at See It On 16mm’s recent Night of the Living Dead screening.
Event Recap: Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon Q&A w/ Ana Lily Amirpour

Frida Content Editor Reggie Peralta reflects on last week’s Q&A with Ana Lily Amirpour about her new film Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon.
Literature Meets Cinema as Arvida Book Co.’ “Movies ‘N’ the Books X Frida” series presents Call Me by Your Name

Frida writing team member Colin Kerekes gives a recap of Arvida Books’ screening of Call Me by Your Name and post-film discussion.
Event Recap: See It On 16mm & Trash Mex’s Grave Robbers Screening/Mexican Movie Poster Exhibition

Frida writing team member Bobby Thornson shares his experience at last week’s screening of Grave Robbers and interviews the event’s organizers.
Memories of Midsummer Scream – July 29th – July 31st, 2022

Just this last July weekend, The Frida Cinema’s staff stormed the main hall at Midsummer Scream in Long Beach! For those not familiar, Midsummer Scream is an annual, weekend long Halloween & Horror convention. It showcases the diversity of Southern California’s haunt and horror community, while inviting fans from around the world to experience non-stop […]
Looking back on Pride Speaks: Our Layers of Humanity – June 25, 2022

On June 25th, during this year’s OC LGBTQ+ Pride 2022, The Frida Cinema was proud to partner with the Immigration Resources Department at the LGBTQ Center OC to host Layers of Humanity: An Undocuqueer Art Exhibit, a multi-media event featured art pieces by UndocuQueer and immigrant artists, panel discussions, literary readings, and short and feature […]