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A Brighter Summer Day
- Today, Sep 16
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Edward Yang Run Time: 237 min. Release Year: 1991 Language: Chinese
Starring: Chang Chen, Chuan Wang, Elaine Jin, Kuo-Chu Chang, Lisa Yang
Up next in our Edward Yang Retrospective is the director's magisterial A Brighter Summer Day!
Fantastic Planet
- Today, Sep 16
- Tue, Sep 17
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Director: René Laloux Run Time: 72 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1973 Language: French
Starring: Gérard Hernandez, Jean Valmont, Jeanine Forney, Jennifer Drake, Yves Barsacq
Our Surrealist Animation series moves along with Fantastic Planet, Rene Laloux's experimental sci-fi favorite!
Yi Yi
- Tue, Sep 17
- Wed, Sep 18
- Thu, Sep 19
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Edward Yang Run Time: 174 min. Release Year: 2000 Language: Chinese
Starring: Elaine Jin, Issey Ogata, Jonathan Chang, Kelly Lee, Wu Nien-jen
Count down the days to Yi Yi, the next entry in our Edward Yang Retrospective!
Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut: Presented by South Coast Repertory
- Tue, Sep 17
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Director: Frank Oz Run Time: 104 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1986
Starring: Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia
In anticipation of their upcoming stage production, of the Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, our friends at South Coast Repertory present a special screening of director Frank Oz's beloved 1986 big-screen adaptation, Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut!
Brooklyn
- Wed, Sep 18
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Director: John Crowley Run Time: 111 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2015
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Saoirse Ronan
Our Page to Screen series returns with Brooklyn, John Crowley's heartfelt 2015 drama!
Peking Opera Blues
- Wed, Sep 18
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Director: Tsui Hark Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 1986
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Mark Cheng Ho-Nam, Sally Yeh, Wu Ma
Come on out for a free screening of Peking Opera Blues, Tsui Hark's 1986 action comedy!
The Substance
- Thu, Sep 19
- Fri, Sep 20
- Sat, Sep 21
- Sun, Sep 22
- Mon, Sep 23
- Tue, Sep 24
- Wed, Sep 25
- Thu, Sep 26
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Coralie Fargeat Run Time: 140 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, Gore Abrams, Hugo Diego Garcia, Margaret Qualley
Succumb to The Substance, a new science fiction thriller from Coralie Fargeat!
CatVideoFest 2024
- Sat, Sep 21
- Sun, Sep 22
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Run Time: 73 min. Release Year: 2024
Join us for another edition of CatVideoFest, a favorite of feline lovers everywhere!
An American Werewolf in London
- Sat, Sep 21
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: John Landis Run Time: 97 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1981
Starring: David Naughton, Don McKillop, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, John Woodvine
Ring in the spooky season early with An American Werewolf in London, John Landis' groundbreaking horror film!
13 Going on 30
- Sat, Sep 21
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Director: Gary Winick Run Time: 98 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2004
Starring: Andy Serkis, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Kathy Baker, Mark Ruffalo
Up next in our Slumber Party Parties series is 13 Going on 30, Gary Winick's 2004 fantasy romcom!
Taipei Story
- Sun, Sep 22
- Mon, Sep 23
- Tue, Sep 24
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Director: Edward Yang Run Time: 120 min. Release Year: 1985 Language: Chinese
Starring: Chin Tsai, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Lin Hsiu-Ling, Su-Yun Ko, Wu Nien-jen
Our Edward Yang Retrospective winds down with Taipei Story, the director's 1985 drama.
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
- Sun, Sep 22
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Director: Ralph Bakshi Run Time: 132 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1978
Starring: Christopher Guard, John Hurt, Michael Scholes, Simon Chandler, William Squire
Witness the wonder of Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, the next entry in our Surrealist Animation series!
The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Wed, Sep 25
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Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley Run Time: 102 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1938
Starring: Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles
Up next in our Classic Movie Nights series is The Adventures of Robin Hood, Michael Curtiz's swashbuckling 1938 adventure!
California Split: Members Only
- Thu, Sep 26
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Director: Robert Altman Run Time: 108 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1974
Starring: Ann Prentiss, Edward Walsh, Elliott Gould, George Segal, Gwen Welles
Frida Film Club Members are invited to a free 50th anniversary screening of California Split, Robert Altman's 1974 dramedy!
OCLIFF: Heninger Elementary Student Filmmakers Block – 11AM
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Run Time: 60 min.
OCLIFF: Heninger Elementary Student Filmmakers Block
OCLIFF: Opening Night Feature – 8PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 96 min.
Coexistence/Convivencia (International Feature, Dominican Republic)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Fri, Sep 27
- Sat, Sep 28
- Sun, Sep 29
- Mon, Sep 30
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Wes Anderson Run Time: 119 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2004
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe
Celebrate 20 years of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Wes Anderson's 2004 dramedy!
OCLIFF: Santa Ana High School Filmmakers Block – 11AM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 60 min.
OCLIFF: Santa Ana High School Filmmakers Block
OCLIFF: Feature 3 – 8PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 90 min.
The Fishing Club/El Club de Pesca (International Feature, Argentina)
OCLIFF: Feature 2 – 5PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 82 min.
Rebelled/Rebeladas (International Feature, Spain)
OCLIFF: Shorts Block 2 – 3PM
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Run Time: 76 min.
Shura (US) Back to Normal (animated) (US) Hombre Sin Razon (US) Vida (US)
OCLIFF: Shorts Block 1 – 1PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 73 min.
My Grandma is My Champion (animated) (US) Over Coffee (OC Local) Koroneburg (OC Local) Fluffy Homegirls (OC Local)...
Encanto: Sensory Friendly Screenings
- Sat, Sep 28
- Sun, Sep 29
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Director: Byron Howard, Jared Bush Run Time: 102 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2021
Starring: Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, John Leguizamo, María Cecilia Botero, Stephanie Beatriz
The Frida Cinema, with support from the Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Youth, presents our monthly Sensory Friendly Screenings series. Guests at these special film screenings can expect to find our auditorium lights on, our sound levels lowered, and the rare invitation to NOT sit still at the movies! For once, don't expect to get hushed if sitting still is a challenge -- we invite our Sensory Friendly Screening guests to get up, dance, and move about the auditorium if that's what you feel like doing! These screenings will be presented the last Saturday and Sunday of every month, starting at 2pm.
OCLIFF: Awards Show – 8PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 90 min.
OCLIFF: Awards Show
OCLIFF: Feature 4 – 5PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 93 min.
23 Hours/23:00 Horas
OCLIFF: Shorts Block 4 – 3PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 68 min.
VASTI: Easy Prey (International) When There Are No Words (US) River Between Us (International) Celeste (International) Bajo La...
OCLIFF: Shorts Block 3 – 1PM
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 65 min.
Dia Temido (US) El Paisa (USl) Festival Child (US) Expanding Sanctuary (US) Por El Amor Al Futbol (US)...
The Phantom Carriage
- Mon, Sep 30
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Director: Victor Sjöström Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 1921 Language: Swedish
Starring: Astrid Holm, Concordia Selander, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Victor Sjöström
Celebrate Silent Movie Day with The Phantom Carriage, Victor Sjostrom's 1921 horror classic.
A Confucian Confusion
- Mon, Sep 30
- Tue, Oct 1
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Director: Edward Yang Run Time: 129 min. Release Year: 1994 Language: Chinese
Starring: Chen Shiang-Chyi, Chen Yi-wen, Danny Deng, Elaine Jin, Weiming Wang
Our Edward Yang Retrospective closes with A Confucian Confusion, the director's 1994 comedy.
Vice Presidential Debate: Free Community Viewing
- Tue, Oct 1
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Run Time: 180 min. Release Year: 2024
Charitable Ventures, OC Votes, and The Frida Cinema invite you to a FREE community viewing of CBS News' Vice Presidential Debates, Tuesday October 1st.
Mobile Suit Gundam I
- Wed, Oct 2
- Sun, Oct 6
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Ryoji Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Tomino Run Time: 139 min. Release Year: 1981 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Shozo Iizuka, Toru Furuya
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Mobile Suit Gundam I, the first entry in the Gundam film series.
Ganja & Hess: Free Screening Presented by Kino Lorber
- Wed, Oct 2
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Director: Bill Gunn Run Time: 110 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1973
Starring: Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Leonard Jackson, Marlene Clark, Sam Waymon
Kick off the spooky season with 1973's Ganja & Hess, presented for free by Kino Lorber!
Carrie
- Thu, Oct 3
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
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Director: Brian De Palma Run Time: 98 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1976
Starring: Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, William Katt
Experience the horror of Brian De Palma's 1976 supernatural horror Carrie in a new 4K restoration!
Frankie Freako
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
- Thu, Oct 10
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Steven Kostanski Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Adam Brooks, Conor Sweeney, Kristy Wordsworth, Matthew Kennedy, Meredith Sweeney
Freak out with Frankie Freako, a new horror comedy from Psycho Goreman director Steven Kostanski!
Audition
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Takashi Miike Run Time: 115 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2000 Language: Japanese
Starring: Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi, Ryo Ishibashi, Tetsu Sawaki
Party Like It's 1999 takes a twisted turn with Audition, Takashi Miike's unsettling horror drama.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Fri, Oct 4
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Tobe Hooper Run Time: 83 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1974
Starring: Allen Danziger, Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Teri McMinn, William Vail
Celebrate 50 years of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper's groundbreaking 1974 slasher!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Fri, Oct 4
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Jim Sharman Run Time: 100 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1975
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry
Our award-winning resident performance troupe K.A.O.S. returns for their celebrated all-costumed, all-choreographed, all-leg-kicking live shadowcast presentation of the 1975 cult classic, performed on stage in front of the film!
Wes Craven Double Feature: The Last House on the Left (1972) + The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
- Sat, Oct 5
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Wes Craven Run Time: 174 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1972
Starring: David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Lucy Grantham, Sandra Peabody
On October 5, get ready for a night of raw, unfiltered terror as our friends at flickrhappy present a spine-chilling double feature of Wes Craven’s early cult classics, featuring a post-screening Q&A with actors Susan Lanier (The Hills Have Eyes), Marc Sheffler and Jeramie Rain (The Last House On The Left)! Join us for a double dose of Craven's groundbreaking horror that reshaped the genre and left an indelible mark on cinema.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Presented by Cinematic Void and Madrid Skateboards
- Sat, Oct 5
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Tobe Hooper Run Time: 83 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1974
Starring: Allen Danziger, Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Teri McMinn, William Vail
Join Cinematic Void and Madrid Skateboards for a special 50th anniversary screening of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
Nosferatu With Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film
- Sat, Oct 5
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Josh Frank Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: German
Starring: Georg H. Schnell, Greta Schröder, Gustav von Wangenheim, Max Schreck, Ruth Landshoff
Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music. Created by an independent cinema owner for independent cinemas! The first film will feature Radiohead’s KID A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001), paired with 1922's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
Look Back
- Sun, Oct 6
- Mon, Oct 7
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama Run Time: 58 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: Japanese
Starring: Mizuki Yoshida, Yuumi Kawai
GKIDS presents Look Back, a new coming-of-age anime from first-time director Kiyotaka Oshiyama.
George Pal’s Puppetoons (2024) & War of the Worlds (1953) Double Feature + Q&A w/ Arnold Leibovit
- Sun, Oct 6
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: George Pal Run Time: 165 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Ann Robinson, Cedric Hardwicke, Gene Barry, Les Tremayne, Paul Frees
Prepare yourself for a landmark screening featuring the 71st Anniversary of The War of the Worlds, George Pal’s eye-popping, edge-of-your-seat science fiction classic restored in 4K plus Academy Award®-winning restored Puppetoons not seen on the big screen in generations! Producer-Director-Restorationist Arnold Leibovit (The Puppetoon Movie, The Time Machine 2002) will be on hand for Q&A and signing The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3 the Rondo Award Winner Best Blu-ray Collection of 2024
Boyz N the Hood
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
- Thu, Oct 10
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: John Singleton Run Time: 112 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1991
Starring: Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut
Our first October Volunteer of the Month is Albert Macias, who has chosen John Singleton's Boyz N the Hood as his VOTM pick.
Blood and Black Lace
- Mon, Oct 7
- Tue, Oct 8
- Wed, Oct 9
- Thu, Oct 10
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Mario Bava Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 1964 Language: Italian
Starring: Ariana Gorini, Cameron Mitchell, Dante DiPaolo, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner
Shiver at the sight of Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace, presented in a new 4K restoration!
Idle Hands + Q&A: Presented By Nostalgic Nebula
- Tue, Oct 8
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rodman Flender Run Time: 92 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1999
Starring: Christopher Hart, Devon Sawa, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Seth Green
Idle Hands returns to the big screen for its 25th anniversarythis October, presented by Nostalgic Nebula!
Eno (Version 1)
- Tue, Oct 8
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Gary Hustwit Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Bono, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, David Bowie, David Byrne
Revisit the life and artistry of Brian Eno with Eno, a new generative documentary by Gary Hustwit.
Lost in the Shuffle + Magic Show!
- Thu, Oct 10
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Jon Ornoy Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Alexandra Duvivier, Juan Tamariz, Michael Vincent, Richard Turner, Shawn Farquhar
Feel the magic of Lost in the Shuffle, a new documentary about the world of magicians by Jon Ornoy.
Terrifier 3
- Thu, Oct 10
- Mon, Oct 14
- Tue, Oct 15
- Wed, Oct 16
- Thu, Oct 17
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Damien Leone Run Time: 128 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Daniel Roebuck, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi
The blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown continues in Terrifier 3, Damien Leone's highly-anticipated horror sequel!
Eno (Version 2)
- Thu, Oct 10
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Gary Hustwit Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Bono, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, David Bowie, David Byrne
Revisit the life and artistry of Brian Eno with Eno, a new generative documentary by Gary Hustwit. Rich with...
Frenzy: Members Only
- Mon, Oct 14
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 116 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1972
Starring: Alec McCowen, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Barry Foster, Jon Finch
Frida Film Club Members are invited to a special screening of Frenzy, Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 thriller!
Black Swan
- Tue, Oct 15
- Wed, Oct 16
- Thu, Oct 17
- Fri, Oct 18
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Darren Aronofsky Run Time: 109 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2010
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Our second October Volunteer of the Month is Kai Marks, who has chosen Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan as their VOTM pick!
The Fall
- Tue, Oct 15
- Fri, Oct 18
- Sun, Oct 20
- Mon, Oct 21
- Tue, Oct 22
- Wed, Oct 23
- Thu, Oct 24
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Tarsem Singh Run Time: 117 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2006
Starring: Catinca Untaru, Jeetu Verma, Lee Pace, Leo Bill, Marcus Wesley
Experience the wonder of Tarsem Singh's The Fall, finally returning to the big screen in a brand new 4K restoration!
Betty Boop’s Halloween Party
- Thu, Oct 17
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Director: Dave Fleischer Run Time: 7 min. Release Year: 1933
Starring: Bonnie Poe
Join our friends over at Fleischer Cartoons for another round of classic toons as we present Betty Boop’s...
The Exorcist
- Thu, Oct 17
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: William Friedkin Run Time: 122 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1973
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow
Our Page to Screen series continues with a spooky season screening of The Exorcist, William Friedkin's 1973 horror milestone!
The Crow: Presented By Cinematic Void
- Fri, Oct 18
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Alex Proyas Run Time: 102 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1994
Starring: Bai Ling, Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis
Join Cinematic Void for a 30th anniversary screening of The Crow, Alex Proyas' gothic fantasy classic!
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
- Sun, Oct 20
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Osamu Sekita, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino Run Time: 133 min. Release Year: 1981 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Shuichi Ikeda, Toru Furuya
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, the second entry in the Gundam film series.
Godzilla (2014)
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Gareth Edwards Run Time: 123 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2014
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe
Our In Defense Of... series continues with Gareth Edwards' majestic 2014 Godzilla reboot, presented by our Staff Writer/Editor Reggie Peralta!
The Vourdalak
- Mon, Oct 21
- Tue, Oct 22
- Wed, Oct 23
- Thu, Oct 24
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Adrien Beau Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: French
Starring: Ariane Labed, Claire Duburcq, Grégoire Colin, Kacey Mottet Klein, Vassili Schneider
Monseigneur has exquisite taste!
Hocus Pocus: Presented By OC Pride
- Tue, Oct 22
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Kenny Ortega Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1993
Starring: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thora Birch
It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus.
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
- Wed, Oct 23
- Sun, Oct 27
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Osamu Sekita, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 1982 Language: Japanese
Starring: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Shuichi Ikeda, Toru Furuya
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the classic anime Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space, the third entry in the Gundam film series.
Curse of the Demon (aka Night of the Demon)
- Wed, Oct 23
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Jacques Tourneur Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1957
Starring: Athene Seyler, Dana Andrews, Maurice Denham, Niall MacGinnis, Peggy Cummins
Join us for a spooky season-themed edition of Classic Movie Nights with Night of the Demon, a 1957 British horror film!
Trick ‘r Treat: Presented By Creepy AF
- Thu, Oct 24
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Michael Dougherty Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 2007
Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Leslie Bibb, Quinn Lord
Poison, drowning, claw, or knife. So many ways to take a life.
The Mummy
- Fri, Oct 25
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Stephen Sommers Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 1999
Starring: Arnold Vosloo, Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Patricia Velásquez, Rachel Weisz
The sands will rise. The heavens will part. The power will be unleashed.
Goosebumps: Sensory Friendly Screenings
- Sat, Oct 26
- Sun, Oct 27
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rob Letterman Run Time: 103 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 2015
Starring: Amy Ryan, Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee
The Frida Cinema, with support from the Doreen D. Marshall Fund for Youth, presents our monthly Sensory Friendly Screenings series. Guests at these special film screenings can expect to find our auditorium lights on, our sound levels lowered, and the rare invitation to NOT sit still at the movies! For once, don't expect to get hushed if sitting still is a challenge -- we invite our Sensory Friendly Screening guests to get up, dance, and move about the auditorium if that's what you feel like doing! These screenings will be presented the last Saturday and Sunday of every month, starting at 2pm.
Fright Night: Presented By Horrorbuzz
- Sat, Oct 26
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Tom Holland Run Time: 107 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1985
Starring: Amanda Bearse, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys, William Ragsdale
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is screening the classic 80's vampire movie Fright Night!
The Fog: Presented By Breakfast All Day
- Sun, Oct 27
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Tom Atkins
What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!
Hell’s Trap: Presented By Trash-Mex
- Sun, Oct 27
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Pedro Galindo III Run Time: 76 min. Release Year: 1990 Language: Spanish
Starring: Charly Valentino, Edith González, Marisol Santacruz, Pedro Fernández, Toño Mauri
Trash-Mex is returning to The Frida Cinema to present a newly restored version of the gruesomely bloody Mexican...
Frankenstein + Bride of Frankenstein + Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: James Whale Run Time: 220 min. Release Year: 1935
Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, O. P. Heggie, Una O'Connor
She's Alive!
Night of the Living Dead: Presented By See It On 16MM
- Mon, Oct 28
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: George A. Romero Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1968
Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Judith Ridley, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
They Won't Stay Dead!
Halloween
- Wed, Oct 30
- Thu, Oct 31
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 1978
Starring: Charles Cyphers, Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles
The Night He Came Home!
Metropolis (Subbed)
- Sun, Nov 3
- Wed, Nov 6
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rintaro Run Time: 108 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2001 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kei Kobayashi, Kohki Okada, Kosei Tomita, Tarō Ishida, Yuka Imoto
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis, where it's man against machine in this film based on the classic manga by Tezuka, the godfather of Japanese anime and manga.
Metropolis (Dubbed)
- Mon, Nov 4
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Rintaro Run Time: 108 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2001 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kei Kobayashi, Kohki Okada, Kosei Tomita, Tarō Ishida, Yuka Imoto
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis, where it's man against machine in this film based on the classic manga by Tezuka, the godfather of Japanese anime and manga.
The Philadelphia Story
- Wed, Nov 20
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: George Cukor Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 1940
Starring: Cary Grant, James Stewart, John Howard, Katharine Hepburn, Ruth Hussey
Our Classic Movie Nights series continues with The Philadelphia Story, George Cukor's 1940 romantic comedy!
The Outsiders + Live Commentary by C. Thomas Howell
- Sat, Nov 30
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola Run Time: 270 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1983
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe
Join C. Thomas Howell as he provides live commentary throughout the iconic film, The Outsiders: The Complete Novel. Hear what it was like to work with the infamous Francis Ford Coppola and Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, and the late Patrick Swayze. Learn why Francis Ford Coppola kept the Greaser and Socks separate, even in their down time, and why he chose to film the complete movie on VHS tape first as a rehearsal, and so much more!
Jesus Christ Superstar w/ Ted Neeley In Person: The Farewell Tour
- Fri, Dec 6
- Sat, Dec 7
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Norman Jewison Run Time: 108 min. Rating: G Release Year: 1973
Starring: Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Carl Anderson, Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman
Join us as legendary singer/actor Ted Neeley joins us for the sixth -- and final -- time, as he makes the first stop in Farewell Tour of director Norman Jewison’s 1973 musical classic Jesus Christ Superstar.
BABYMETAL – Legend 43 – The Movie
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Rating: PG
Starring: Moa Kikuchi, Momoko Okazaki, Suzuka Nakamoto
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents a special concert film of the band BABYMETAL with their worldwide tour Legend-43.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- Wed, Dec 18
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 95 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1964
Starring: George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn, Peter Sellers, Slim Pickens, Sterling Hayden
Up next in our Classic Movie Nights series is Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb!