Thursday’s final screening of The Untamed (La region salvaje) will be followed by a Skype Q&A with the film’s visionary writer/director, Amat Escalante! Amat will be speaking to our audience from his home in Mexico City about his extraordinary genre-bending new film, which has taken art house cinemas by storm – and for which he […]
Here’s some good news for you Twin Peaks fans as you struggle to wait another full week before Episode 11 – the Criterion Collection, beloved source of lovingly-restored cult, art house, and international cinema, has just announced that they’ll be releasing a special edition of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me on October 17! What’s more, […]
The good folks at the Criterion Collection are tirelessly remastering and re-releasing quality films from around the world, but they’re presently on a parallel mission – to encourage folks not to forget the value and magic of a good book… A valid Los Angeles Public Library card has already hooked readers up with some fantastic perks, […]
What’s more exciting than seeing eight of Troma Entertainment founder Lloyd Kaufman’s most celebrated films on the big screen, paired off into four single-ticket Double Features? Getting to meet the man himself at The Frida Cinema on July 20th! Join us as we dedicate our The Directors series to one of cinema’s greatest living […]
Orange County LGBT Pride Parade and Festival returns to Downtown Santa Ana Saturday, June 24! The Frida Cinema is turning over both of our auditoriums to this exciting annual community event, with panel discussion series PRIDE SPEAKS in one of our rooms, and in the other, a series of films showcasing and celebrating some of cinema’s […]
Thanks to everyone who joined us in May as we kicked off THE CLASSICS, a new weekend series wherein we present legendary films every Saturday and Sunday that share a common genre, theme, decade, or other such unifying factor. We went Film Noir our first month, and this June, join us as we present four gun-slinging, […]
Confirmed! Director ALBERTO BARBOZA and actor MIGUEL ANGEL CABALLERO will be joining us for a Q&A after Sunday’s 4PM screening of CRY NOW! Sunday, June 4 11:30AM, 2PM, 4PM*, 7PM Click here for Advance Tickets! From director Alberto Barboza comes CRY NOW, an exhilarating tale of passion and creativity that takes us on a journey […]
JUNE 30: 8PM JULY 1: 8PM After far too long an absence, CinemAttack returns to The Frida with their legendary SCOTT PILGRIM PICTURE SHOW! Tickets are expected to go fast for these two screenings – get yours exclusively at CinemAttack’s online ticket shop by clicking here! The folks at CinemAttack have beefed up the modern […]
Every Saturday and Sunday (unless otherwise noted), The Frida Cinema will be presenting legendary classic films with a monthly focus on genres, years-of-release, and other commonalities that bind the films together. For our first month we have chosen some celebrated works of Film Noir, and are kicking it off with director Charles Laughton’s 1955 […]
This June, we dedicate our new monthly series THE DIRECTORS, which showcases highlights from the career of a filmmaker whose works have contributed greatly to the art and history of cinema, to four classic films by the iconic Martin Scorsese. All films begin at 8pm. To represent Scorsese’s amazing catalog of powerful films, each brimming with […]
