Oh dads. You gotta love ‘em. They’re there for us by giving advice on life’s obstacles, putting bandages on our boo-boos, and sometimes being really annoying—like forcing us to go on road trips, be assassins, or join their shadowy organization. While the month of June and Father’s Day have been when we celebrate dads and […]
This year’s OC LGBT Pride Parade and Festival returns to Downtown Santa Ana on Saturday, June 22nd! The Frida Cinema is proud to participate in the festivities by presenting a series of classic films over the next month – many in partnership with wonderful organizations – ranging from cult classics that keep LGBT audiences howling […]
This month, The Frida Cinema celebrates THE quintessential action star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has brought us classic action, family, comedy. […]
Five jams to get you movin’ and groovin’ from films screening The Frida this June! […]
A count down of five must-see Godzilla films in anticipation of Los Angeles Arts Society’s upcoming Shin Godzilla event. […]
Don’t miss your chance to see the 30th Anniversary screening of UHF at The Frida Cinema! […]
On May 17th at 4pm, 7pm, and 10pm, The Frida Cinema celebrates the great Peggy Lipton with special screenings of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. She may only make one brief appearance in Lynch’s 1992 feature film continuation of the hit TV show, but it wouldn’t be Twin Peaks without Lipton’s iconic character Norma Jennings, owner of […]
Actor/producer/writer Carlos Gallardo – the original star of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’ landmark independent film El Mariachi (as well as that film’s co-producer), and co-star and co-producer of Rodriguez’ 1995 action-packed follow-up Desperado – joins us in person Sunday, May 5th at 8pm with Desperado! Antonio Banderas stars as the nameless vigilante simply called “El Mariachi,” travelling from pueblo to pueblo […]
Science fiction, when done with boldness and creativity, has the ability to open our minds to other worlds, as well as shine an often glaring mirror on society. Though there are some movies that are so undeniably groundbreaking that they captivate audiences into theaters, science fiction is often an overlooked and particularly criticized genre of […]
This April, The Frida Cinema is celebrating the career of Tim Burton. While Burton is most well known for his works in Disney adaptations and reboots, his most critically acclaimed film is a celebration of the creative passion of famously inept director Ed Wood. With Tim Burton’s 1994 film Ed Wood coming to The Frida Cinema, we decided […]