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Cooley High
- Today, Feb 17
- Tue, Feb 18
- Wed, Feb 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: Michael Schultz Run Time: 107 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1975
Starring: Corin Rogers, Cynthia Davis, Garrett Morris, Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Preach (Glynn Turman), an aspiring writer, and Cochise (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), a talented basketball player with a bright future, navigate the joys and challenges of adolescence in their predominantly Black neighborhood. Their carefree days of mischief, romance, and camaraderie take a tragic turn after a series of poor decisions lead to unforeseen consequences, testing their friendship and shaping their paths. Renowned for its authentic portrayal of youth, the film features a soulful Motown soundtrack and is celebrated as a groundbreaking work in Black cinema. Concrete Dreams: Black Identity in the Urban Frame is a series that explores the profound relationship between Black Cinema and the cities that shape its narratives. Each film in the series not only tells a compelling story, but also positions the urban environment as a central character—its streets, culture, and communities influencing the lives, struggles, and triumphs of its inhabitants. By highlighting stories that intertwine identity, culture, and place, this series invites audiences to reflect on the dynamic interplay between people and the environments they call home, showcasing how these cities pulse through the heart of Black storytelling.

Fallen Angels
- Today, Feb 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: Wong Kar-Wai Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 1995
Starring: Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, Karen Mok Man-Wai, Leon Lai Ming, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro
Wong Kar-Wai Month winds down with the director's neon-soaked dramedy Fallen Angels. The film intertwines two loosely connected stories: a disillusioned hitman who contemplates leaving his dangerous profession and his enigmatic female partner who silently yearns for him, and a mute ex-convict who runs an unconventional business and finds himself entangled with a free-spirited woman searching for her own purpose. Through its fragmented narrative, kinetic cinematography, and surreal atmosphere, the story captures the yearning for human connection amid the alienation of urban life

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
- Tue, Feb 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: David Lynch Run Time: 135 min. Release Year: 1992
Starring: Dana Ashbrook, Mädchen Amick, Phoebe Augustine, Ray Wise, Sheryl Lee
Continuing to shine a spotlight on our dearly departed David Lynch, we at The Frida Cinema are proud to present his unsung masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me in a limited run. In the town of Twin Peaks, everyone has their secrets—but especially Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). In this prequel to his groundbreaking 1990s television series, David Lynch resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, following her through the last week of her life and teasing out the enigmas that surround her murder. Homecoming queen by day and drug-addicted thrill seeker by night, Laura leads a double life that pulls her deeper and deeper into horror as she pieces together the identity of the assailant who has been terrorizing her for years. Nightmarish in its vision of an innocent torn apart by unfathomable forces, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is nevertheless one of Lynch’s most humane films, aching with compassion for its tortured heroine—a character as enthralling in life as she was in death.
The 2nd Annual Abstract Milk Film Festival
- Tue, Feb 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.
Run Time: 60 min. Release Year: 2025
This program is a venue rental engagement. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff. Abstract Milk Productions returns to present The 2nd Annual Abstract Milk Film Festival! In addition to a slate of fantastic films, this event offers the opportunity to network with fellow filmmakers, actors, musicians, and more. Abstract Milk Productions was founded in 2023 by a close-knit group of film students in Southern California. We produce movies and showcase them locally, always working to build a diverse and talented network of performers and crew. Abstract Milk is passionate about developing thoughtful, entertaining media, and above all else, having fun! Doors open at 7:00PM and the films start at 7:30PM! There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers afterwards.

In the Mood for Love
- Tue, Feb 18
- Wed, Feb 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: Wong Kar-Wai Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 2000
Starring: Kelly Lai Chen, Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, Rebecca Pan, Siu Ping-lam, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Wong Kar-Wai Month comes to an end the only way we know how: screening the iconic filmmaker's year 2000 masterpiece In The Mood For Love. The story follows Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), neighbors who discover that their spouses are having an affair. As they grapple with this betrayal, they form a bond over their shared pain, reenacting their spouses' infidelity in a bid to understand it. Despite their growing feelings for each other, they remain bound by societal expectations and their own moral codes, creating a story brimming with unspoken emotions and unfulfilled desires.

Ball of Fire
- Wed, Feb 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: Howard Hawks Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 1941
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Henry Travers, Oskar Homolka, S.Z. Sakall
Our Classic Movie Night series keeps on rolling with Ball Of Fire, Howard Hawks' 1941 screwball comedy starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck! A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.

Do the Right Thing
- Thu, Feb 20
- Fri, Feb 21
- Sat, Feb 22
- Sun, Feb 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: Spike Lee Run Time: 120 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1989
Starring: Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Ossie Davis, Richard Edson, Spike Lee
Fight the power with Spike Lee’s 1989 masterpiece Do the Right Thing, screening as part of our Concrete Dreams series! Salvatore “Sal” Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria’s Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin’ Out believes a pizzeria in a Black neighborhood should showcase Black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin’ Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise on the hottest day of the summer. Often listed as Spike Lee’s best as well as one of the greatest films of all time, Do the Right Thing resonates with a scorching sociopolitical fury that proves ever more relevant thirty years onward. Concrete Dreams: Black Identity in the Urban Frame is a series that explores the profound relationship between Black Cinema and the cities that shape its narratives. Each film in the series not only tells a compelling story, but also positions the urban environment as a central character—its streets, culture, and communities influencing the lives, struggles, and triumphs of its inhabitants. By highlighting stories that intertwine identity, culture, and place, this series invites audiences to reflect on the dynamic interplay between people and the environments they call home, showcasing how these cities pulse through the heart of Black storytelling.

The Buildout: Free Screening + Q&A w/ Cast & Crew Moderated by Sean Gunn
- Thu, Feb 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: Zeshaan Younus Run Time: 70 min. Release Year: 2025
Just added: actor Sean Gunn (Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Suicide Squad, Gilmore Girls) has agreed to moderate the post-screening Q&A! Join us for a free screening of the new indie found footage paranormal drama The Buildout, written and directed by local filmmaker and former Frida Cinema Board President Zeshaan Younus! Stick around after the screening as Zeshaan, Natasha Halevi, and other cast and crew from the film take part in a Q&A! Produced by The Frida Cinema's Programming Director Trevor Dillon, The Buildout stars Jenna Kanell (Terrifier, Faceless After Dark, Renfield), Hannah Alline (Doom Patrol, Mayfair Witches, The Hunt), and Natasha Halevi (Give Me An A). This Terrence Malick-inspired tale of high strangeness follows a friendship that is put to the ultimate test as two women experience something strange in the desert. The Buildout is a feature film that was shot in 7 days, on a crowdfunded budget, entirely on location in the Southern California wilderness. An official selection at Panic Fest, Chattanooga Film Festival, Popcorn Frights Film Festival, SoHo Horror Film Festival, MidWest Weirdfest, Oceanside Film Festival, and many more, this is a community event celebrating the VOD release of the film on 2/25/25. Thank you to Ethos Releasing for making this screening possible.
The Monkey
- Thu, Feb 20
- Fri, Feb 21
- Sat, Feb 22
- Sun, Feb 23
- Mon, Feb 24
- Tue, Feb 25
- Wed, Feb 26
- Thu, Feb 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: Osgood Perkins Run Time: 98 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: Christian Convery, Elijah Wood, Rohan Campbell, Tatiana Maslany, Theo James
Wind up the tension with The Monkey, a new horror film from Longlegs' Osgood Perkins! The film follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, portrayed by Theo James and Bill Skarsgård, who reunite to settle their late father’s estate. Among his belongings, they discover an eerie wind-up monkey toy with cymbals, an artifact tied to a series of tragic deaths from their childhood. As the monkey’s sinister influence resurfaces, the brothers are drawn into a horrifying battle to break its curse before it claims more lives.

Sing Sing
- Fri, Feb 21
- Sat, Feb 22
- Sun, Feb 23
- Mon, Feb 24
- Tue, Feb 25
- Wed, Feb 26
- Thu, Feb 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: Greg Kwedar Run Time: 107 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024
Starring: Clarence Maclin, Colman Domingo, David "Dap" Giraudy, Paul Raci, Sean San Jose
A24 presents Sing Sing, Greg Kwedar's 2023 prison drama based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Prison. Now nominated for three Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Song! The film centers on John "Divine G" Whitfield (Colman Domingo), an inmate wrongfully convicted, who finds purpose and redemption by participating in a theater group composed of fellow prisoners. As they collaborate to stage an original comedy, "Breakin' the Mummy's Code," tensions arise with the introduction of a new member, Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin (portraying a version of himself), who challenges the group's dynamics and Divine G's leadership. Through the transformative power of art, the men confront their pasts, forge deep bonds, and rediscover their humanity. Sing Sing features a compelling ensemble cast, including many formerly incarcerated actors, and has been lauded for its authentic portrayal of resilience and the rehabilitative impact of creative expression.

Phantom Thread
- Fri, Feb 21
- Sat, Feb 22
- Sun, Feb 23
- Mon, Feb 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: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 130 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2017
Starring: Camilla Rutherford, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gina McKee, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps
Our second Volunteer of the Month is Alex Alcala, who has chosen Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread as his VOTM pick! Set in 1950s London, the film follows renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his tightly controlled life dedicated to crafting exquisite couture for high society. Reynolds' world is upended when he meets Alma (Vicky Krieps), a headstrong young woman who becomes his muse and lover. As their relationship deepens, a battle of wills emerges, with Alma challenging Reynolds' rigid ways and asserting her own desires. Their dynamic becomes a haunting and unconventional love story, steeped in power struggles and mutual dependence.
Snack Shack + Dinner in America + Q&A w/ Adam Rehmeier & Ross Putnam & More Cast TBA
- Fri, Feb 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: Adam Rehmeier Run Time: 108 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2022
Starring: Emily Skeggs, Kyle Gallner
Adam Rehmeier's darkly comedic indie favorite Dinner in America returns just in time for our all-month birthday celebration! And this time, we're preceding it with Adam's 2024 film Snack Shack for a double feature for the ages! And stick around after each film for an exclusive Q&A with writer/director Adam Rehmeier, Producer Ross Putnam, and more surprise cast and crew TBA from each film! Snack Shack is set in Nebraska City, 1991, as two best friends get the chance to run the swimming pool snack shack. Later on, it becomes to be the perfect scenario for transgression, fun, personal discovery and romance. The perfect Summer movie! Dinner In America follows an unlikely pair—Simon (Kyle Gallner), a punk rocker on the run from the law, and Patty (Emily Skeggs), a socially awkward misfit obsessed with his band. Set in the suburbs of Detroit, the film explores their chaotic journey as they bond over their mutual disdain for societal norms. As their connection grows, Simon and Patty embark on a rebellious adventure that confronts their personal insecurities and helps them discover their own voices.

Crimson Peak
- Fri, Feb 21
- Sat, Feb 22
- Sun, Feb 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: Guillermo del Toro Run Time: 118 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2015
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Jim Beaver, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston
21st Century Cult takes a dark detour with Crimson Peak, Guillermo del Toro's 2015 gothic romance. The film follows Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), an aspiring writer haunted by the ghostly warning to "Beware of Crimson Peak." After a whirlwind romance, she marries the enigmatic Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) and moves to his decaying ancestral mansion, Allerdale Hall, alongside his mysterious sister, Lady Lucille (Jessica Chastain). As Edith unravels the sinister history of the Sharpe family and the house itself, she discovers dark truths lurking beneath its beautiful, crumbling facade.

Tremors: Presented by Horrorbuzz
- Sat, Feb 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: Ron Underwood Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1990
Starring: Finn Carter, Fred Ward, Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re celebrating 35 years of the Kevin Bacon monster movie masterpiece Tremors! Repairmen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) are tired of their dull lives in the small desert town of Perfection, Nev. But just as the two try to skip town, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist (Finn Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of an eccentric couple (Reba McEntire, Michael Gross), the group fights for survival against giant, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh. Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream. Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!

The Room
- Sat, Feb 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: Tommy Wiseau Run Time: 99 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2003
Starring: Carolyn Minnott, Greg Sestero, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau
Tommy Wiseau's enduring 2003 cult classic returns to The Frida!

Army of Shadows: Members Only
- Sun, Feb 23
- Fri, Feb 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: Jean-Pierre Melville Run Time: 145 min. Release Year: 1969 Language: French
Starring: Claude Mann, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret
Film Club Members are invited to an exclusive screening of Army of Shadows, Jean-Pierre Melville's gripping depiction of the French Resistance during World War II. The film follows Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura), a stoic resistance leader, as he navigates the perilous world of espionage and betrayal while fighting against Nazi occupation. Alongside a dedicated group of comrades, including the fearless Mathilde (Simone Signoret) and the resourceful Jean-François (Jean-Pierre Cassel), Gerbier undertakes covert operations, rescues, and assassinations, all while facing the constant threat of capture and execution.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Mon, Feb 24
- Tue, Feb 25
- Wed, Feb 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: Joe Talbot Run Time: 121 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2019
Starring: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Mike Epps, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold
Our Concrete Dreams series wraps up with The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Joe Talbot's poignant 2019 drama. The film follows Jimmie Fails (playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself) as he dreams of reclaiming his childhood home, a grand Victorian house in San Francisco, which his grandfather supposedly built. With the help of his best friend Montgomery Allen (Jonathan Majors), Jimmie embarks on a heartfelt quest to restore and reclaim the house amidst a city undergoing rapid change. As their journey unfolds, the film delves into the complexities of home, friendship, and the cultural dislocation faced by Black communities in a gentrifying city. Praised for its lyrical storytelling, stunning cinematography, and heartfelt performances, the film won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and solidified its place as a modern cinematic masterpiece. Concrete Dreams: Black Identity in the Urban Frame is a series that explores the profound relationship between Black Cinema and the cities that shape its narratives. Each film in the series not only tells a compelling story, but also positions the urban environment as a central character—its streets, culture, and communities influencing the lives, struggles, and triumphs of its inhabitants. By highlighting stories that intertwine identity, culture, and place, this series invites audiences to reflect on the dynamic interplay between people and the environments they call home, showcasing how these cities pulse through the heart of Black storytelling.

The Cable Guy
- Mon, Feb 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: Ben Stiller Run Time: 96 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 1996
Starring: George Segal, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, Leslie Mann, Matthew Broderick
Our In Defense Of... series continues with Ben Stiller's 1996 black comedy The Cable Guy, our Film Club Manager Bobby Thornson's pick! The film follows Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick), a mild-mannered architect who moves into a new apartment after a breakup. Hoping to set up his cable TV, he encounters Chip Douglas (Jim Carrey), an eccentric and overly friendly cable installer who quickly insinuates himself into Steven's life. Initially amused by Chip's antics, Steven soon realizes that Chip's desire for friendship comes with increasingly invasive and dangerous consequences. As Chip's behavior escalates, Steven finds himself caught in a web of manipulation and chaos.

Deep Cover
- Tue, Feb 25
- Wed, Feb 26
- Thu, Feb 27
- Fri, Feb 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: Bill Duke Run Time: 108 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1992
Starring: Clarence Williams III, Gregory Sierra, Jeff Goldblum, Laurence Fishburne, Victoria Dillard
Our second Volunteer of the Month is Ryan O'Flaherty, who has chosen Bill Duke's 1992 crime thriller Deep Cover! Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, an idealistic police officer recruited by a federal agent (Charles Martin Smith) to go undercover in Los Angeles and infiltrate a powerful drug syndicate. Adopting the alias "John Hull," Stevens rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld, forming an uneasy partnership with drug-dealing lawyer David Jason (Jeff Goldblum). As Stevens becomes entangled in the duplicity of his mission, he struggles to reconcile his sense of justice with the seductive power of the world he’s infiltrating. With its intense performances, sharp dialogue, and exploration of systemic corruption, Deep Cover is both a gripping crime saga and a searing critique of the drug war’s ethical complexities.
The Superman Cartoons of Max Fleischer
- Wed, Feb 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.
Run Time: 70 min.
Our pals at Fleischer Cartoons are back with an event we're calling The Superman Cartoons of Max Fleischer! The most super of all superheroes, these is an hour+ block of newly restored Superman cartoons! And as always, Fleischer Cartoons will be set up in our lobby selling merch from all of your favorite characters! Tickets are only $10 to this all-ages special event!

Def by Temptation
- Wed, Feb 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: James Bond III Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 1990
Starring: Bill Nunn, Cynthia Bond, James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson
The second entry into our Hallucinations series is Def By Temptation! Joel grew up in the church but has recently started questioning his beliefs. After sensing a supernatural presence from his deceased father, Joel becomes compelled to visit his cousin in New York. But shortly after arriving, they become embroiled in a series of mysterious homicides of local men, all of whom were last seen in the company of a mysterious and beautiful woman. Beautifully photographed by Ernest Dickerson (Do The Right Thing) and starring Kadeem Hardison (I'm Gonna Get You Sucka) and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), this sole directorial effort from child actor James Bond III is a macabre, neon-tinged portrait of late 1980s Brooklyn. The movie blends supernatural horror and religious mysticism, punctuated by an electrifying hip hop and R&B soundtrack. Newly restored from the original 35mm camera negative! Hosted by Polygon's editor-in-chief Chris Plante, Hallucinations is a monthly event that spotlights movies that challenge our expectations of story, style, and "good taste". Plante will introduce each film with some behind-the-scenes history and critical context. With Hallucinations, The Frida Cinema wants to build a communal space for lovers of Weird Cinema. We invite guests to bond over films that change what we expect from the medium, the world, and themselves. So come early, stay late, make friends, and watch something strange, surprising, or just shamelessly sick.

Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Thu, Feb 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: Peter Weir Run Time: 115 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1975
Starring: Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Rachel Roberts, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Vivean Gray
Our Page to Screen series celebrates Valentine's Day with Picnic at Hanging Rock, Peter Weir's penetrating 1975 mystery! Now in a brand new 4K restoration for its 50th anniversary! In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously. After the film, stick around for a discussion about the film and book it's based on with our Staff Writer/Editor Reggie Peralta and our friends from Arvida Book Co!

Universal Language
- Fri, Feb 28
- Sat, Mar 1
- Mon, Mar 3
- Tue, Mar 4
- Wed, Mar 5
- Thu, Mar 6
- Thu, Mar 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: Matthew Rankin Run Time: 89 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2024 Language: French
Starring: Mani Soleymanlou, Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi
Come on out for Universal Language, a new absurdist comedy-drama from Matthew Rankin! Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew (Matthew Rankin) leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.

Love & Pop
- Fri, Feb 28
- Sun, Mar 2
- Mon, Mar 3
- Tue, Mar 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: Hideaki Anno Run Time: 112 min. Release Year: 1998 Language: Japanese
Starring: Asumi Miwa, Hirono Kudo, Kirari, Mitsuru Hirata, Yukie Nakama
Kick off March with us as we present brand new 2K restoration screenings of the rarely-screened Japanese film Love & Pop! July 1997. Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends spend the summer going on dates with older men for money. Armed with only a cellphone, Hiromi sets out to date her way to ¥128,000 in order to purchase an expensive topaz ring before the mall closes for the day. Based on the novel by Ryū Murakami, Love & Pop is the live action feature debut from Hideaki Anno, creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion, one of the most celebrated anime series of all time. The film is radical in its stylistic approach to teenage ennui, taking to the seedy streets of Shibuya with handheld digicams, distorted lenses, and a barrage of unconventional camera angles. Criminally underseen for years, Love & Pop remains a singular portrait of Japanese youth coming of age in the approach to the 21st century. All screenings will be presented the original Japanese language with English subtitles.

Hundreds of Beavers + Q&A w/ Mike Cheslik
- Fri, Feb 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: Mike Cheslik Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Doug Mancheski, Luis Rico, Olivia Graves, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Wes Tank
Our all-month birthday celebration wraps up with Hundreds Of Beavers, a new age cult comedy classic! And as an added bonus, stick around after the film as we chat with the man behind the madness, writer/director Mike Cheslik himself, moderated by LA Times film critic Amy Nicholson! In the early 1800’s, Jean Kayak, a drunken applejack salesman, finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. Against a backdrop of ruthless elements and forest creatures - all played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes – Kayak develops increasingly complex traps in order to win the hand of a mischievous lover. When he discovers that the Beavers have formed their own secret society, he must infiltrate their lair to uncover their secrets and win the day.

RATS!
- Fri, Feb 28
- Sat, Mar 1
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: Carl Fry, Maxwell Nalevansky Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Danielle Evon Ploeger, Darius Autry, Jacob Wysocki, John Ennis, Khali McDuff-Sykes
Just added: actresses Danielle Evon Ploeger and Shelby Quinn will be joining us for a Q&A after the 10PM screening on 3/1! Travel to the fictional town of Pfresno, Texas in RATS!, Maxwell Nalevansky and Carl Fry's new indie comedy! The story follows 19-year-old Raphael Tinski (Luke Wilcox), a graffiti artist whose arrest by the unhinged Officer Williams (Danielle Evon Ploeger) for defacing a dilapidated payphone—a local "monument"—sets off a chain of absurd events. To avoid jail time, Raphael is coerced into spying on his cousin Mateo (Darius Autry), whom Officer Williams irrationally suspects of trafficking nuclear weapons. As Raphael delves deeper into this chaotic mission, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, including the aspiring rapper Flophouse (Ka5sh) and the enigmatic Bernadette (Khali Sykes), all while navigating the tumultuous landscape of small-town life. Blending gross-out humor with heartfelt moments, Rats! offers a nostalgic nod to early 2000s counterculture and youthful rebellion.

2025 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation
- Sat, Mar 1
- Sun, Mar 2
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: Daisuke Nishio, Hossein Molayemi, Loic Espuche, Nicolas Keppens, Nina Gantz, Shirin Sohani Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2024
See the most-acclaimed animated shorts of the year as we present the 2025 Oscar® Nominated Short Films in the category of Animation! Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular animated short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time. Program includes: Beautiful Men (Belgium/France/Netherlands, 18 min.), In the Shadow of the Cypress (Iran, 20 min.), Magic Candies (Japan, 21 min.), Wander to Wonder (Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK, 13 min.), and Yuck! (France, 13 min.)

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action
- Sat, Mar 1
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: Adam J. Graves, Cindy Lee, David Cutler-Kreutz, Nebojsa Slijepcevic, Sam Cutler-Kreutz, Victoria Warmerdam
See the most-acclaimed live-action shorts of the year as we present the 2025 Oscar® Nominated Short Films in the category of Live Action! Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular live-action short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time. Program includes: A Lien (USA, 15 min.), Anuja (India, USA, 22 min.), I'm Not a Robot (Belgium, Netherlands, 22 min.), The Last Ranger (South Africa, 28 min.), and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia, 13 min.)

2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary
- Sun, Mar 2
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: Bill Morrison, Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Kim A. Snyder, Molly O'Brien, Smriti Mundhra Run Time: 158 min.
See the most-acclaimed documentary shorts of the year as we present the 2025 Oscar® Nominated Short Films in the category of Documentary! Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular animated short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time. Program includes: Death by Numbers (USA, 33 min.), I Am Ready, Warden (USA, 37 min.), Incident (USA, 30 min.), Instruments of a Beating Heart (Japan, 23 min.), and The Only Girl in the Orchestra (USA, 35 min.)
The Frida Cinema’s Annual Film Club Members Only Big Movie Awards Show Party
- Sun, Mar 2
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Run Time: 180 min.
On March 2nd at 4:00PM, The Frida Cinema is rolling out our red carpet to Frida Cinema Members as we present a live-stream presentation of that Big Movie Awards Show! Dress up, enjoy delicious drinks courtesy of The Frida, and celebrate the year that was 2024 in film! Enjoy the live broadcast of the 2025 Big Movie Awards Show the best way possible: surrounded by other movie lovers at your favorite theater! Not a member yet? Sign up here: https://thefridacinema.org/memberships/

Memoir of a Snail + Pre-Recorded Q&A w/ Adam Elliot & George Miller
- Mon, Mar 3
- Tue, Mar 4
- Wed, Mar 5
- Thu, Mar 6
- Fri, Mar 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: Adam Elliot Run Time: 94 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Dominique Pinon, Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Sarah Snook
Oscar-nominated animated film Memoir Of A Snail has finally slithered its way to The Frida Cinema! And after the film, stick around for a pre-recorded Q&A with filmmaker Adam Elliot & George Miller! Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life. Memoir of a Snail is a poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life. Adam Elliot is an Academy Award winning independent animator and visual artist based in Melbourne Australia. His animated films and imagery are what he calls, Clayographies, clay animated biographies based on the bittersweet lives of his family and friends. He has created seven animated films including, Memoir of a Snail, Mary and Max, Harvie Krumpet, Ernie Biscuit, Brother, Cousin and Uncle. Please note: Memoir Of A Snail is rated R for Restricted!

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Wed, Mar 5
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Director: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 202 min. Release Year: 1976 Language: French
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Jan Decorte, Yves Bical
Our month-long tribute to iconic French filmmaker Chantal Akerman opens with Sight & Sound's #1 film of all time: Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, now celebrating its 50th anniversary! The film follows Jeanne Dielman (portrayed by Delphine Seyrig), a widowed housewife living with her teenage son in a meticulously ordered existence in Brussels. Her days are structured around cooking, cleaning, and occasional sex work to make ends meet. Shot in a slow, observational style, the film captures the monotony of her daily routine in real-time, emphasizing the quiet oppression of domestic labor. As the film progresses, small disruptions in her routine foreshadow a shocking, climactic moment of rebellion, making for an unforgettable study of alienation and psychological breakdown. With Seyrig’s mesmerizing performance and Akerman’s meticulous approach, Jeanne Dielman remains a touchstone of feminist and experimental cinema.

The Accidental Getaway Driver
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: Sing J. Lee Run Time: 116 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: Dali Benssalah, Dustin Nguyen, Gabrielle Chan, Hiep Tran Nghia, Phi Vu
Drive out for Sing J. Lee's The Accidental Getaway Driver, a tense and emotionally charged crime thriller based on a true story. These screenings sponsored by our friends from Viet Film Festival! The film follows Long Ma (played by Tsai Chin), an elderly Vietnamese taxi driver in Southern California who unwittingly picks up three escaped convicts in the dead of night. What begins as a routine fare spirals into a harrowing hostage situation as Long finds himself caught between fear and an unlikely connection with the group’s conflicted leader, Tây (Hoa Xuande). As the night unfolds, tensions rise, past traumas resurface, and Long must navigate both physical and psychological survival in an environment where trust is a dangerous gamble.

Nickel Boys
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: RaMell Ross Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Brandon Wilson, Ethan Herisse, Gralen Bryant Banks, Hamish Linklater
RaMell Ross's Nickel Boys is a gripping adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, bringing to life the harrowing experiences of two Black teenagers at the Nickel Academy, a brutal reform school in 1960s Florida. The film follows Elwood Curtis (Aubrey Joseph), an idealistic young man inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose dreams are shattered when he is unjustly sentenced to the school. There, he befriends Turner (Caleb McLaughlin), a more cynical and pragmatic boy who teaches him the hard truths about survival in an institution rife with corruption, racism, and violence. As the two navigate the horrors of Nickel Academy, their clashing philosophies on resistance and endurance lead them down paths that will forever shape their fates.

Mulholland Drive
- Fri, Mar 7
- Sat, Mar 8
- Sun, Mar 9
- Mon, Mar 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: David Lynch Run Time: 147 min. Release Year: 2001
Starring: Ann Miller, Justin Theroux, Laura Harring, Mark Pellegrino, Naomi Watts
Our 21st Century Cult series moves along as we continue to pay tribute to the legend of David Lynch with Mulholland Drive, his 2001 neo-noir mystery! Betty Elms (Naomi Watts), a hopeful actress newly arrived in Los Angeles, discovers a woman (Laura Harring) with amnesia hiding in her aunt’s apartment. The two women set out to uncover the mystery of the stranger’s identity, leading them through a labyrinth of cryptic clues, sinister characters, and dark Hollywood secrets. As their investigation deepens, the narrative becomes increasingly disjointed, reflecting Lynch’s signature exploration of subconscious fears and desires. With its haunting atmosphere, fragmented storytelling, and an unsettling score, Mulholland Drive is widely considered a masterpiece of psychological horror and ambiguity, earning Lynch an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and gaining a reputation as one of the greatest films of the 21st century.

At Long Last Love + Post-Screening Discussion w/ Karina Longworth
- Sat, Mar 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: Peter Bogdanovich Run Time: 123 min. Release Year: 1975
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Duilio Del Prete, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn
At Long Last Longworth, a week-long guest programming takeover of The Frida Cinema by author, critic, and podcaster Karina Longworth kicks off by celebrating 50 years of Peter Bogdanovich's seldom screened At Long Last Love, starring Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, and Cybill Shepherd! Stick around after the screening for an in-person discussion with Karina Longworth herself! The film follows four socialites that unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James. At Long Last Longworth is a week-long guest programming takeover by author, critic, podcaster, and certified Frida Cinema favorite Karina Longworth. We gave her a promt for four different films: one of her "all-timers" (Trouble In Paradise), her favorite flop (At Long Last Love), a movie she thinks needs to be re-examined (Arizona Dream), and a movie she loves from her childhood (The Wizard Of Oz). Before each screening, there will be an exclusive introduction pre-recorded by Ms Longworth, with the exception of At Long Last Love, which will have an in-person conversation after the screening!

The Wizard of Oz + Pre-Recorded Introduction By Karina Longworth
- Sun, Mar 9
- Mon, Mar 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: Victor Fleming Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 1939
Starring: Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger
At Long Last Longworth continues with the iconic Technicolor wonder of the original 1939 American masterpiece The Wizard Of Oz! Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them. At Long Last Longworth is a week-long guest programming takeover by author, critic, podcaster, and certified Frida Cinema favorite Karina Longworth. We gave her a promt for four different films: one of her “all-timers” (Trouble In Paradise), her favorite flop (At Long Last Love), a movie she thinks needs to be re-examined (Arizona Dream), and a movie she loves from her childhood (The Wizard Of Oz). Before each screening, there will be an exclusive introduction pre-recorded by Ms Longworth, with the exception of At Long Last Love, which will have an in-person conversation after the screening!

News from Home
- Sun, Mar 9
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Director: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 89 min. Release Year: 1977 Language: French
Starring: Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman Month continues with 1976's News from Home, a meditative exploration of isolation, distance, and the immigrant experience. The film juxtaposes static and slow-moving shots of 1970s New York City — its streets, subways, and anonymous crowds — with Akerman’s voiceover reading letters from her mother in Belgium. These letters, filled with mundane updates and expressions of maternal concern, contrast with the urban alienation and quiet detachment of the visuals, creating a poignant reflection on homesickness and the unspoken tensions of familial bonds.

Arizona Dream + Pre-Recorded Introduction By Karina Longworth
- Tue, Mar 11
- Wed, Mar 12
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: Emir Kusturica Run Time: 142 min. Release Year: 1993
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Depp, Lili Taylor, Vincent Gallo
At Long Last Longworth continues with a very rare screening the 1993 film Arizona Dream! Johnny Depp plays Axel Blackwell, a young man from New York City who is sent to Arizona to attend the wedding of his uncle Leo (Jerry Lewis), a car salesman who lives in the desert. While there, Axel finds himself tangled up in the eccentric lives of the people around him, including a passionate, somewhat unstable woman named Elaine (Faye Dunaway) and her stepdaughter, Grace (Lili Taylor), who has an unusual obsession with the idea of flying. Axel's journey becomes a surreal exploration of freedom, longing, and the bizarre connections that people form in their lives. Directed by Emir Kusturica and featuring an evocative soundtrack by Goran Bregović, the film strikes the perfect tone between a whimsical detachment and an almost-otherworldly feel. Set against the stark, colorful backdrop of the Arizona desert, it's a perfect choice for those who enjoy a mix of whimsical fantasy and deep, introspective character studies. At Long Last Longworth is a week-long guest programming takeover by author, critic, podcaster, and certified Frida Cinema favorite Karina Longworth. We gave her a promt for four different films: one of her “all-timers” (Trouble In Paradise), her favorite flop (At Long Last Love), a movie she thinks needs to be re-examined (Arizona Dream), and a movie she loves from her childhood (The Wizard Of Oz). Before each screening, there will be an exclusive introduction pre-recorded by Ms Longworth, with the exception of At Long Last Love, which will have an in-person conversation after the screening!

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Presented By Muzeo Museum
- Thu, Mar 13
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 Spielberg Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 1981
Starring: Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey
The Frida is partnering up with Muzeo Museum to present Raiders Of The Lost Ark, the first film in the Steven Spielberg/George Lucas Indiana Jones trilogy. This collaborative series features classic films inspired by the posters on display in “Painted for the Pictures: The Illustrative Art of Classic Movie Posters.” A discussion on this subject will follow each screening. When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime. The Muzeo Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00AM-5:00PM. "Painted for the Pictures" runs from Saturday, February 8 through Sunday, April 20 and is in our Main Gallery. For tickets and more information, please visit: https://muzeo.org/
Trouble in Paradise + Pre-Recorded Introduction By Karina Longworth
- Thu, Mar 13
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: Ernst Lubitsch Run Time: 83 min. Release Year: 1932
Starring: Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins
At Long Last Longworth comes to an end with one of the great films from the 1930s, Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble In Paradise! Widely considered one of Lubitsch's best works, Trouble In Paradise epitomizes the elegance and charm of pre-Code Hollywood with its sharp dialogue, playful innuendo, and sophisticated narrative. Fans of romance, comedy, heist capers, sparkling dialogue, clever plot twists, and a satirical look at the world of high society and criminal sophistication are bound to have a great time! The story follows a thief named Gaston Monescu and a pickpocket named Lily that are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily. At Long Last Longworth is a week-long guest programming takeover by author, critic, podcaster, and certified Frida Cinema favorite Karina Longworth. We gave her a promt for four different films: one of her “all-timers” (Trouble In Paradise), her favorite flop (At Long Last Love), a movie she thinks needs to be re-examined (Arizona Dream), and a movie she loves from her childhood (The Wizard Of Oz). Before each screening, there will be an exclusive introduction pre-recorded by Ms Longworth, with the exception of At Long Last Love, which will have an in-person conversation after the screening!
Dance, Girl, Dance
- Fri, Mar 14
- Sat, Mar 15
- Sun, Mar 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: Dorothy Arzner Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 1940
Starring: Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Maureen O'Hara, Ralph Bellamy, Virginia Field
1940's Dance, Girl, Dance, directed by Dorothy Arzner, is a groundbreaking and feminist-tinged drama that explores the struggles of women in the entertainment industry. The film follows Judy O'Brien (Maureen O'Hara), a classically trained ballet dancer with dreams of artistic success, who finds herself working alongside the bold and ambitious Bubbles (Lucille Ball), a brassy burlesque performer. As their careers take divergent paths — Judy yearning for legitimacy while Bubbles embraces the spotlight — the two women become rivals in both dance and love, particularly over the affections of a wealthy playboy (Louis Hayward).

I Saw the TV Glow
- Fri, Mar 14
- Sat, Mar 15
- Sun, Mar 16
- Mon, Mar 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: Jane Schoenbrun Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Helena Howard, Ian Foreman, Jack Haven, Justice Smith, Lindsey Jordan
I Saw The TV Glow is back already as part of our 21st Century Cult series! Join us for a limited engagement as we revisit our favorite first run film of 2024! Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack. Not even a full year after its initial release at our cinema, I Saw The TV Glow has been one of our most requested bring-back titles. It may have been snubbed at the Oscars, but it will live on in our hearts forever!

Polyester + Free Odorama Cards: Presented By Cinematic Void
- Fri, Mar 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: John Waters Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1981
Starring: David Samson, Divine, Edith Massey, Mary Garlington, Tab Hunter
Cinematic Void is back and better than ever as they bring John Waters' 1981 trashterpiece Polyester to The Frida in the most scentsational way! Each ticket purchased comes with a complimentary Odorama card courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures! 10 distinct scratch-and-sniff smells await! Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Foreber a Frida Favorite, John Waters' films continue to radiate their own funky energy (and smell) to all audiences alike. There's nothing like seeing a movie on the big screen by The Pope Of Trash himself!
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla: Presented By Creature Bazaar & See It On 16MM
- Sat, Mar 15
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: Jun Fukuda Run Time: 84 min. Release Year: 1974 Language: Japanese
Starring: Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kazuya Aoyama, Masaaki Daimon, Reiko Tajima
See the mighty Godzilla in a fight to the death with his mechanical double as Creature Bazaar and See It On 16MM are teaming up to bring Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla to the big screen! And this time, it's on glorious 16mm film! There will be plenty of fun surprises, and even a special message before the film from the original Mechagodzilla designer Akihiku Iguchi! An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon. Doors open at 3:00PM and the movie starts at 4:00PM! Get there early to hang out and talk with real Godzilla fans and newbies alike!

Je Tu Il Elle
- Sun, Mar 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: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1974 Language: French
Starring: Chantal Akerman, Claire Wauthion, Niels Arestrup
Up next in our Chantal Akerman Month series is Je Tu Il Elle, her 1974 feature film debut. The movie follows a young woman (played by Akerman herself) as she withdraws into solitude, rearranging her sparse room, writing and rewriting letters, and engaging in mundane rituals of self-imposed confinement. Eventually, she leaves and hitches a ride with a truck driver, sharing a series of charged yet distant interactions before arriving at the home of a former lover, where the film culminates in an intense, extended love scene. Stripped of conventional narrative structure, Je Tu Il Elle is a raw and minimalist meditation on loneliness, longing, and the fluidity of relationships, showcasing Akerman’s bold, uncompromising vision.

All That Jazz
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: Bob Fosse Run Time: 123 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1979
Starring: Ann Reinking, Erzsebet Foldi, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, Roy Scheider
Witness the dramatic side of dance with Bob Fosse's All That Jazz, a semi-autobiographical musical drama that blurs the line between reality and fantasy in a dazzling, feverish spectacle, screening for The Frida Zinema in anticipation of their Musical March Madness issue! Copies will be available for purchase in the lobby. The film follows Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a brilliant yet self-destructive Broadway director and choreographer, as he juggles his demanding career, multiple relationships, and an increasing dependence on drugs and alcohol. As he edits his latest film by day and rehearses a new stage production by night, his health deteriorates, leading him into a surreal, hallucinatory journey where he confronts his own mortality.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Sponsored By Creepy AF
- Mon, Mar 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: Tommy Lee Wallace Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 1982
Starring: Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie, Ralph Strait, Stacey Nelkin, Tom Atkins
Our friends at Creepy AF are back to sponsor a screening to celebrate Halloween and St. Patrick's Day with Halloween III: Season of the Witch! This is truly, at its roots, the most Irish horror film there is. If you know, you know! And if you don't...well...don't miss it on the big screen! Every movie ticket purchased comes with a free raffle ticket! Horror Producer Ace Jordan will introduce the film and raffle off some cool prizes before the show, so get there early and don't miss out! Anyone wearing green or wearing a costume (related to Halloween 3: Season of the Witch) will receive an additional raffle ticket! Those who don't wear green at all will get pinched!* The film follows Dr. Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin) as they investigate the mysterious death of Ellie's father, which leads them to the eerie town of Santa Mira. There, they uncover a sinister plot by Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), the owner of Silver Shamrock Novelties, who plans to unleash a deadly Halloween night massacre through his popular masks, embedded with ancient Celtic magic and microchips that trigger lethal transformations when activated by a televised jingle. Racing against time, Challis must stop the broadcast before millions of children fall victim to Cochran’s horrifying scheme. *we will not really be pinching anybody--we promise!

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight: Presented By Nostalgic Nebula
- Tue, Mar 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: Ernest R. Dickerson Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1995
Starring: Billy Zane, Brenda Bakke, CCH Pounder, Jada Pinkett Smith, William Sadler
Greetings, boils and ghouls! Join Nostalgic Nebula on March 18th at the Frida Cinema for a special 30th anniversary screaming of Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. Show up early for the 8:00 PM pre-show to celebrate the Cryptkeeper's directorial debut with Crypt trivia, lost and forgotten Crypt clips from commercials, movies and television, and if you can hack it, win yourself some goodies by trying your best Cryptkeeper impersonation! You'll have to be dead on to win yourself a reprint of the original Tales from the Crypt comic book. The story follows Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key. Are you ready for your deadtime story?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Wed, Mar 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: Joel Coen Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 2000
Starring: George Clooney, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson
Our Page To Screen series takes an odyssey into the American South as we present the Coen Bros' 2003 George Clooney musical O Brother, Where Art Thou? In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. The film's popularity (and its soundtrack) have remained popular over time, and it won the Golden Globe for Best Picture - Music or Comedy in 2001. After the film, stick around for a discussion about the film and book it’s based on with our Staff Writer/Editor Reggie Peralta and our friends from Arvida Book Co!

Destroyer + Post-Screening Discussion w/ Karyn Kusama & Marya E. Gates
- Thu, Mar 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: Karyn Kusama Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 2018
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Scoot McNairy, Sebastian Stan, Tatiana Maslany, Toby Kebbell
Join us at The Frida Cinema as we present a one night only screening of the 2018 Nicole Kidman neo-noir crime thriller Destroyer, followed by an in-person discussion with the director of the film, Karyn Kusama (Jennifer's Body, The Invitation, Girlfight) and author Marya E Gates! The film follows Erin Bell (played by Kidman), a deeply troubled LAPD detective who, years after an undercover operation went horribly wrong, is haunted by its consequences. As she confronts both her past and the destructive choices she's made, Erin's journey takes a toll on her physical and emotional state, revealing the complexities of guilt, trauma, and justice. Before and after the screening, Marya E. Gates will be selling and signing copies of her book Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors In Their Own Words. Celebrating women directors and their incredible contributions to filmmaking, this fascinating survey includes a brief history about groundbreaking trailblazers, in-depth interviews with singular female directors (including Karyn Kusama, of course), and a comprehensive list of noteworthy talents and their films.

Street Trash
- Thu, Mar 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: Ryan Kruger Run Time: 85 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Donna Cormack Thomson, Joe Vaz, Lloyd Martinez Newkirk, Sean Cameron Michael, Shuraigh Meyer
Join us for the 2025 remake of Street Trash, directed by Ryan Kruger (Fried Barry) and starring Sean Cameron Michael and Donna Cormack Thomson. A group of homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city. A remake of the 1987 cult classic. Don't miss this splatterfest on the big screen with a crowd! It's gonna be a hoot!

The Royal Tenenbaums
- Fri, Mar 21
- Sat, Mar 22
- Sun, Mar 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: Wes Anderson Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 2001
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson
Our first Volunteer Of The Month pick comes courtesy of Vivian, who has selected Wes Anderson's star-studded ensemble dramady The Royal Tenenbaums! Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. This is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent Winter. Starring Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Ben Stiller, Anjelica Huston, Danny Glover, Bill Murray and many many other amazing actors that would undoubtedly become part of the Wes Anderson troupe, The Royal Tenenbaums remains the director's magnum opus; a film (and soundtrack) that has only gotten better with time.

Hausu: Presented By Mood Poison
- Fri, Mar 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: Nobuhiko Obayashi Run Time: 88 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 1977 Language: Japanese
Starring: Ai Matsubara, Eriko Tanaka, Kimiko Ikegami, Kumiko Ohba, Miki Jinbo
Get ready for one of the wildest cinematic experiences of your life as The Frida Cinema and Mood Posion team up to present Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1977 surrealist masterpiece Hausu (aka House). And as an added bonus, everybody in attendance will receive a custom Hausu Mood Poison magnet! The story follows a group of schoolgirls headed to a haunted house for summer vacation, only for things to go from weird to...weirder. From floating pianos to killer stuffed animals, the film is an explosion of colors and chaos. So join us for this Japanese cult classic (and certified Frida Cinema Favorite) that has become legendary for its bizarre special effects, haunting visuals, and wacky storytelling. It needs to be seen (on the big screen) to be believed.

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
- Sat, Mar 22
- Sun, Mar 23
- Mon, Mar 24
- Tue, Mar 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: Johan Grimonprez Run Time: 150 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: French
Starring: Abbey Lincoln, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Max Roach, Patrice Lumumba
Johan Grimonprez's Soundtrack to a Coup d'État is a gripping documentary that examines the intersection of music, politics, and Cold War-era power struggles in Africa. The film explores the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, revealing how Western governments —particularly the U.S. and Belgium — manipulated political events to maintain control over Africa’s resources. Against this backdrop of covert operations and geopolitical maneuvering, the documentary highlights the role of jazz musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, who were sent as cultural ambassadors, often unknowingly aiding in political cover-ups.

Cool World
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: Ralph Bakshi Run Time: 102 min. Release Year: 1992
Starring: Brad Pitt, Deirdre O'Connell, Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Michele Abrams
The Frida Cinema's In Defense Of... series for March circles all the way back to our Executive Director, Logan Crow, as he selects the 1992 Brad Pitt live action/cartoon hybrid Cool World! A bizarre accident lands Frank Harris in Cool World, a realm of cartoons. Years later, cartoonist Jack Deebs, who's been drawing Cool World, crosses over as well. He sets his lustful sights on animated femme fatale Holli Would, but she's got plans of her own to become real, and it's up to Frank to stop her. Directed by legendary animator Ralph Bakshi, the film's poor reception, coupled with its confusing narrative and mismatched tone, contributed to it being a major dud in the box office. While it has since gained a cult following (Logan included), general audiences still continue to reject it...until now!
Les Rendez-vous d’Anna
- Mon, Mar 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: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 128 min. Release Year: 1978 Language: French
Starring: Aurore Clément, Hanns Zischler, Helmut Griem, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Magali Noël
Chantal Akerman Month proceeds with Les Rendez-vous d'Anna, the director's quietly haunting study of alienation and emotional detachment. The film follows Anna (Aurore Clément), a reserved and introspective filmmaker, as she travels across Europe for a screening tour. Along the way, she drifts through a series of encounters — with strangers, old lovers, and family members — each conversation exposing unspoken loneliness and the difficulty of genuine human connection.

Oppenheimer: Presented By Science On Screen
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: Christopher Nolan Run Time: 181 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2023
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Science on Screen returns to The Frida Cinema with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, an epic biographical thriller that chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer. And make sure to get there early to see Oppenheimer, Quantum Mechanics, and the Structure of Reality, the Science on Screen portion of the program! We're happy to welcome Dr. Jacob Barandes, a philosopher of science and mathematical physicist at Harvard, who will give a brief introduction to the key people, physics, and philosophical ideas in the film. You can see some of Dr. Barandes's research and other talks at his website: jacobbarandes.com. Cillian Murphy plays the brilliant and conflicted physicist who led the Manhattan Project during World War II, ultimately developing the atomic bomb. The film delves into his rise as a theoretical physicist, the intense moral dilemmas he faced, and the political fallout that followed his contributions to the war effort, including his later persecution during the Red Scare. As he reckons with the consequences of his actions - both in his professional and personal life - he is forced to ask whether his pursuit of knowlege for its own sake was worth it. Oppenheimer was lauded for its historical depth, powerful performances, and immersive IMAX cinematography, earning widespread acclaim and multiple Academy Awards.

Top Secret!
- Tue, Mar 25
- Wed, Mar 26
- Thu, Mar 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: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 1984
Starring: Christopher Villiers, Jeremy Kemp, Lucy Gutteridge, Peter Cushing, Val Kilmer
Our second Volunteer Of The Month pick of March comes courtesy of Ben, who has selected the hilarious Abrahams/Zucker satire Top Secret! starring the one and only Val Kilmer! Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine. Overshadowed slightly in the Abrahams/Zucker canon of comedy classics by the likes of Airplane! or the Naked Gun movies, Top Secret has gained cult classic over the years and makes for a hilarious time at the movies!

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Wed, Mar 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: Howard Hawks Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 1953
Starring: Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Noonan
Our Classic Movie Nights series goes platinum with Howard Hawks' musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring the iconic Marilyn Monroe! Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

Toute Une Nuit
- Thu, Mar 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: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 90 min. Release Year: 1982 Language: French
Starring: Angelo Abazoglou, Aurore Clément, Frank Aendenboom, Natalia Akerman, Paul Allio
Chantal Akerman Month winds down with 1982's Toute Une Nuit, a hypnotic, atmospheric portrait of longing and fleeting connections over the course of a single summer night in Brussels. The film unfolds as a series of vignettes depicting strangers, lovers, and lonely individuals moving through dimly lit streets, cafés, and apartments, engaging in brief encounters—some passionate, some melancholic, some wordless. Akerman’s poetic, observational style turns these ephemeral moments into a deeply immersive and evocative cinematic experience.
Thank You Very Much
- Fri, Mar 28
- Sat, Mar 29
- Sun, Mar 30
- Mon, Mar 31
- Tue, Apr 1
- Wed, Apr 2
- Thu, Apr 3
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 Braverman Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Andy Kaufman, Bob Zmuda, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Steve Martin
Relive the zany antics of Andy Kaufman with Thank You Very Much, Alex Braverman's new documentary about the madcap comedian! In his short, enigmatic life, Andy Kaufman entertained and transfixed audiences while simultaneously driving them away. His work dissolved the boundaries separating reality from fiction, and his commitment to performance, both on stage and off, rendered any distinctions between his characters and his real life useless. Was he a comic, an affable sit-com star, a washed-up lounge singer, a bus boy, a professional wrestler, a hoaxer, a provocateur or a pest? Nearly 40 years after his supposed death, one question still puzzles fans and haters alike: “was that for real?”

Night Moves: Members Only
- Fri, Mar 28
- Sun, Mar 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: Arthur Penn Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 1975
Starring: Edward Binns, Gene Hackman, Harris Yulin, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark
Frida Cinema members are invited to exclusive 50th anniversary screenings of the Gene Hackman neo-noir thriller Night Moves! Now in a brand new 4K restoration, the movie remains one of the underseen and underrated gems of the 1970s, wildly seen as the best decade in American cinema. Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light. Not a member yet? Sign up here at: https://thefridacinema.org/memberships/

The Scott Pilgrim Picture Show: Presented By CinemAttack!
- Fri, Mar 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: Edgar Wright Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 2010
Starring: Alison Pill, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera
CinemAttack! presents The Scott Pilgrim Picture Show! Join us for the return of this legendary Scott Pilgrim celebration, screening at The Frida Cinema for the first time in over 5 years! Relive Edgar Wright's cult classic, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, as you've never seen it before! We've taken our favorite movie and enhanced it with audience callbacks, sing-a-long songs, costume contests, a hilarious pre-show, and a ton of very special surprises that will blow your mind's eye or whatever. These shows have regularly sold out, so don't wait! Get your tickets today! For those not familiar, Scott Pilgrim vs The World is about a bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim, who has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

The Visitor
- Fri, Mar 28
- Sat, Mar 29
- Sun, Mar 30
- Mon, Mar 31
- Tue, Apr 1
- Wed, Apr 2
- Thu, Apr 3
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: Bruce LaBruce Run Time: 101 min. Rating: NC-17 Release Year: 2024
Starring: Amy Kingsmill, Bishop Black, Kurtis Lincoln, Macklin Kowal, Ray Filar
Experience the sensual in The Visitor, Bruce LaBruce's new erotic comedy based on Pier Paolo Pasolini's allegorical film Teorema. London, today. A refugee washes up naked in a suitcase on the bank of the Thames. The enigmatic, sexually fluid stranger introduces himself to a bourgeois, upper class family. He is invited to stay on as an employee. The Visitor soon seduces each member of the family in a series of explicit sexual encounters. He will turn their world upside down as they are able to redefine themselves in new, radical ways.
Grindhouse Terror 4-Film Marathon: Presented by See It On 16mm + Filmpower
- Sat, Mar 29
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: 420 min.
Buckle up for a non-stop assault of gritty, low-budget gems that’ll take you on a rollercoaster across the full spectrum of shock and awe. Grab your popcorn and settle in for a night of unapologetic chaos. Welcome to the grindhouse! General admission tickets are $30. Doors will open 3PM and the movies will start at 4PM. The party ends around 11PM! This is a third party engagement programmed by See It On 16mm and Filmpower. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.
Valley of Peace Free Screening: Presented by SEEfest
- Sun, Mar 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: France Štiglic Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 1956 Language: Slovene
Starring: Evelyne Wohlfeiler, John Kitzmiller, Tugo Štiglic
The bona fide Cannes classic, and a beloved gem, Slovenian film Valley Of Peace is making its way to The Frida Cinema for a special FREE SCREENING courtesy of our friends at SEEfest! John Kitzmiller, an American GI from WWII, was the very first Black actor ever to win Best Actor Prize in Cannes in 1957! Virtually unknown in the U.S., John Kitzmiller’s celebration has long been overdue for his trailblazing path in the cinema of the 1950s and 60s. Kitzmiller’s star turn and a timeless war time story crowned Valley Of Peace one of the enduring Cannes Classics and masterpieces about humanity in war times. Set during the final days of WWII, the story follows a young Slovenian boy and a German girl, both orphaned by bombing raids, as they embark on a quest to find a mythical "Valley of Peace." Along the way they are joined by a black American pilot who has crash-landed behind German forces retreating from Italy. They represent a symbolic triangle of peace in this adventure happening in the middle of a war. SEEfest program and activities are supported, in part, by the California Arts Council, a state agency; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; ELMA Foundation for European Movies in America, and California Humanities. We are deeply grateful for their continued support of our programs.

Golden Eighties
- Mon, Mar 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: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1986 Language: French
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Fanny Cottençon, Lio, Myriam Boyer, Pascale Salkin
The shopping mall becomes a dance hall in 1986's Golden Eighties, a vibrant and stylized musical closing out our Chantal Akerman Month series. The film follows a group of sales clerks, customers, and shop owners whose romantic entanglements unfold in a world of brightly lit storefronts and choreographed musical numbers. At the center of the story is a love triangle involving a young woman torn between a stable but dull suitor and a passionate but unreliable lover, reflecting themes of longing and disillusionment.

Nine to Five: Presented By Muzeo Museum
- Thu, Apr 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: Colin Higgins Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Dabney Coleman, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sterling Hayden
The Frida is partnering up with Muzeo Museum to present Nine To Five, the outrageously fun comedy caper starring the legendary trio of Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolley Parton. This collaborative series features classic films inspired by the posters on display in “Painted for the Pictures: The Illustrative Art of Classic Movie Posters.” A discussion on this subject will follow each screening. Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage of the women who work with him in the grossest manner. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house, they assume control of his department, and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up? The Muzeo Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00AM-5:00PM. “Painted for the Pictures” runs from Saturday, February 8 through Sunday, April 20 and is in our Main Gallery. For tickets and more information, please visit: https://muzeo.org/

Thir13en Ghosts: Presented by Horrorbuzz
- Sat, Apr 12
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: Steve Beck Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2001
Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Rah Digga, Shannon Elizabeth, Tony Shalhoub
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re screening the 2001 cult classic Thir13en Ghosts! Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive. Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream. Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back + Q&A w/ Craig Miller & Mark Marshall: Presented By Moviebusters
- Sun, Apr 13
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: Irvin Kershner Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill
You’re invited to an exclusive screening of the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Stikes Back with special guests Craig Miller & Mark Marshall! Craig was director of Fan Relations for Lucasfilm from 1977-1980. He created and oversaw the official Star Wars Fan Club as well as having edited and written virtually all of the first two years of Bantha Tracks as well as being a producer for Lucasfilm Ltd. Mark served as a Production Assistant on Empire and went on to join Amblin Entertainment as personal assistant to Steven Spielberg. Craig and Mark will be appearing for an on-stage discussion after the film moderated by Scott Zillner. Craig and Mark will also be available to meet fans before the film, and both will be signing their books Star Wars Memories and Goonies, Droids and Killer Whales, respectively. The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair. This program is a venue rental engagement. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

The Goonies 40th Anniversary + Q&A w/ Sandy Gimpel & Mark Marshall: Presented By Moviebusters
- Sun, Apr 13
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: Richard Donner Run Time: 114 min. Release Year: 1985
Starring: Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Josh Brolin, Kerri Green, Sean Astin
You’re invited to an exclusive 40th anniversary screening of The Goonies with special guests Sandy Gimpel and Mark Marshall. Sandy was a stunt double/performer in the film and Mark served as a Production Assistant who went on to join Amblin Entertainment as personal assistant to Steven Spielberg! Sandy and Mark will be appearing for an on-stage discussion after the film moderated by Scott Zillner. They will also be available to meet fans before the film and be signing copies of their book Falling For The Stars and Goonies, Droids and Killer Whales, respectively. A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie. This program is a venue rental engagement. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.

The Time Machine + The Fantasy Worlds Of George Pal + Q&A w/ Arnold Leibovit
- Sat, Apr 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: George Pal Run Time: 240 min. Release Year: 1960
Starring: Alan Young, Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux
Jump into the fantastical world of time travel with original The Time Machine (1960), followed by the documentary The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal, following the life and times of its director! Stick around for the intermission as we discuss both films with the producer/director of the documentary, Mr Arnold Leibovit! Experience the groundbreaking special effects and visionary storytelling of George Pal, one of the most innovative filmmakers of his time. The Time Machine — a thrilling adaptation of H.G. Wells' timeless novel — takes you on an unforgettable adventure through time, where a daring inventor (Rod Taylor) uses his fantastic creation to travel into the far-flung future. Witness an incredible journey that bridges centuries in vivid Technicolor, and marvel at Pal’s imaginative world-building, which set the standard for future sci-fi cinema. Then, go behind the scenes with The Fantasy Film World of George Pal, a documentary celebrating the creative genius behind such classics as War of the Worlds and The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. Before E.T. and Star Wars, there was George Pal. The documentary covers the five-decades life and career of the Academy Award-winning producer-director whose vision and groundbreaking works continue to inspire the filmmakers of today. Presented are interviews with the stars and filmmakers whose lives he touched, along with famous movie scenes, rare footage, and original artist’s renderings. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind double feature that brings both the magic of the past and the fantasy of the future together in a way only George Pal can deliver! This screening is a exclusive arrangement with Warner Brothers Motion Pictures. Thank you to them for making it possible! Doors - 2:00PM The Time Machine - 3:00PM Intermission + Q&A - 5:00PM The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal - 5:30PM

Rio Bravo
- Wed, Apr 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: Howard Hawks Run Time: 141 min. Release Year: 1959
Starring: Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, John Wayne, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan
Our Classic Movie Nights series heads West as we screen Howard Hawks' Western masterpiece Rio Bravo, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson. A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Disregarded at the time of its release, and still underrated by many critics, Rio Bavo is finally coming into its own as one of director/producer Howard Hawks' final great films.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- Sat, Jun 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: Jack Sholder Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 1985
Starring: Clu Gulager, Kim Myers, Mark Patton, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re celebrating 40 years of the cult classic sequel A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge! Just in time to celebrate Pride Month! Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. There, he is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent impulses. Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream. Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!

Se7en: Presented by Horrorbuzz
- Sat, Aug 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: David Fincher Run Time: 127 min. Release Year: 1995
Starring: Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Cassini, Morgan Freeman, Peter Crombie
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re celebrating 30 years of David Fincher's serial killer classic Se7en! Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case. Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream. Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!

Evil Dead (2013): Presented by Horrorbuzz
- Sat, 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: Fede Álvarez Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2013
Starring: Elizabeth Blackmore, Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Shiloh Fernandez
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re screening the gnargly 2013 version of Evil Dead! Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia. Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream. Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!

The Changeling: Presented by Horrorbuzz
- Sat, Dec 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: Peter Medak Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Barry Morse, George C. Scott, John Colicos, Melvyn Douglas, Trish Van Devere
Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they're celebrating 45 years of the George C Scott masterpiece The Changeling! After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him. Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream. Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!