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Our A24orror series comes to a very spooky conclusion with Bring Her Back, a disturbing descent into psychological dread from directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou (Talk To Me). Bring Her Back tells the story of a brother and sister that uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. With another great performance from Sally Hawkins and a number of horrifying sequences, it'll have you thinking long after you've left the theater. Brace yourself for a haunting you won’t forget.

Our Pride Month programming takes it back to the early-90s queer cinema movement with Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho! The film follows Mike Waters (River Phoenix), a vulnerable, narcoleptic street hustler, as he drifts through the Pacific Northwest in search of his estranged mother. Alongside him is Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves), the rebellious, privileged son of a mayor who chooses to live on the streets until he inherits his fortune. Together, they navigate a world of sex work, survival, and fleeting human connection.  Loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays and infused with a dreamlike sense of melancholy, My Own Private Idaho is a cornerstone of queer cinema.

No Pride Month programming would be complete without a film from Pedro Almodóvar. This year, we've chosen All About My Mother! Manuela (Cecilia Roth), a nurse and single mother, watches her teenage son die tragically in a car accident on his 17th birthday. Grieving and desperate to find closure, she leaves Madrid to search for the boy’s estranged father—now a transgender woman named Lola—who is unaware of ever having a son. Almodóvar’s signature blend of melodrama, bold color palettes, and layered female characters shines in this emotionally charged and compassionate film. Themes of gender fluidity, chosen family, loss, and rebirth make this one of the definitive LGBTIA+ films of the 90s. 

We're back to our old tricks of playing a Friday The 13th movie every Friday The 13th. Except this time around, we realized we had already played them all over the past seven years! The solution to this problem is simple: how about we play all ten movies from the iconic Slasher franchise over a two night span? Welcome back to Camp Crystal Lake as we present The Frida Cinema's Ten Film Friday The 13th Marathon!  Up first is night one, where we will be highlighting the first five films from the F13 series! Doors open at 6PM and the fun all begins at 7PM. We will run each film subsequently with a 15 minute break between each film! GA tickets to each night are $30, and a 2 night GA Pass is $50 and gives you access all ten films! Friday the 13th (1980) - 7:00PM The original Friday the 13th (1980), directed by Sean S. Cunningham, is a film that launched one of the most iconic franchises in horror history. Set at the seemingly idyllic Camp Crystal Lake, the film begins with a mystery surrounding a series of killings at the camp in the past. As a new group of counselors arrive to reopen the camp, they become the next targets of an unknown killer. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) - 9:00PM Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), directed by Steve Miner, quickly capitalizes on the success of the original film by continuing the story, introducing Jason Voorhees as the central killer. After his mother’s death, Jason is revealed to have survived his drowning, living in the woods near Camp Crystal Lake. This film sees a new group of counselors who unknowingly walk into the same dangerous fate. Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) - 10:45PM In Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982), directed again by Steve Miner, Jason is fully embraced as the franchise's antagonist and is given his iconic hockey mask. The film takes place in a secluded cabin, where a group of friends encounter the masked killer.  Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984) - 12:30AM Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984), directed by Joseph Zito, continues to refine the formula that was established in previous films. Jason, believed to be dead at the end of Part 3, is resurrected by a group of teens who are visiting a nearby cabin. This film is notable for its portrayal of Jason as a more aggressive, physically imposing figure, making him more formidable than ever before. Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985) - 2:15AM Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985), directed by Danny Steinmann, marks a major shift in the franchise. The film follows Tommy Jarvis, now a teenager, as he’s sent to a mental institution after the events of Part 4. There's a big twist in this installment -- and we're not giving it away here!

RATED NC-17 -- No one 17 and under admitted.

Showgirls is coming back to The Frida Cinema as we celebrate its 30th anniversary with a two-night-only spectacular!

Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal (Gina Gershon), a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.

Three decades after its release, Showgirls stands as a striking example of misunderstood cinema—equal parts satire, spectacle, and critique of American capitalism, it may be the shiniest jewel in our Pride Month programming crown for 2025.

Our award-winning resident performance troupe K.A.O.S. returns for their celebrated all-costumed, all-choreographed, all-leg-kicking live shadowcast presentation of 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, performed on stage in front of the film! Director Jim (Don’t squeeze the…) Sharman’s cult classic stars Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as Brad and Janet, two virginal small-town lovers whose car breaks down in the shadows of a creepy old castle, where they encounter an odd collective of “unconventional conventionalists” gathered to witness transvestite scientist’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s latest creation – a muscular man named Rocky. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including tap-dancing Columbia, rocking biker Eddie, and of course, the castle’s “Sweet Transvestite” himself, Frank-N-Furter! Adapted from the 1973 stage musical by Richard O’Brien, this glam cult classic is a cinematic experience unlike any other. Sing-along (and shout-along!) to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a classic that still packs houses almost 50 years since its release! Get your tickets now before it sells out!

Join Tesseract Cinema for their first event at the incredible Frida Cinema in Santa Ana as they present an anime double feature! They're playing two portraits of young artists - 2024 heartrending standout Look Back and 2019's underrated slacker gem On-Gaku: Our Sound. They'll be joined by some vendor friends and you can grab popcorn, candy, drinks & more at the Frida's concession stand! You can buy tickets to this event at: https://www.tixtree.com/e/look-back-on-gaku-our-sound-f98945b2b389 1:30 PM - Doors open 2:00 PM - Pre-Show, Trailers & Introduction 2:15 PM - Look Back (Oshiyama, 2024) 3:15 PM - Intermission 3:45 PM - On-Gaku: Our Sound (Iwaisawa, 2019) Both films will be presented in their original Japanese language with English subtitles. 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. You can buy tickets to this event at: https://www.tixtree.com/e/look-back-on-gaku-our-sound-f98945b2b389

We're back to our old tricks of playing a Friday The 13th movie every Friday The 13th. Except this time around, we realized we had already played them all over the past seven years! The solution to this problem is simple: how about we play all ten movies from the iconic Slasher franchise over a two night span? Welcome back to Camp Crystal Lake as we present The Frida Cinema's Ten Film Friday The 13th Marathon!  Join us for our second evening of kills and thrills, where we will be highlighting parts five-ten from the F13 series! Doors open at 4PM and the fun all begins at 5PM. We will run each film subsequently with a 15 minute break between each! GA tickets to each night are $30, and a 2 night GA Pass is $50 and gives you access all ten movies! Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) - 5:00PM After the divisive reception of Part V, Jason Lives brings the real Jason Voorhees back with a supernatural twist! The film opens with Tommy Jarvis (now played by Thom Mathews) attempting to cremate Jason’s corpse, but in true Frankenstein fashion, a lightning strike resurrects him instead. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) - 6:45PM In The New Blood, Jason meets his match: a teenage girl named Tina Shepard who possesses telekinetic powers. After accidentally releasing Jason from his watery grave at the bottom of Crystal Lake, Tina must confront him in a final battle of supernatural strength vs. undead brute force. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - 8:30pM Marketed with the tantalizing promise of Jason slashing his way through the Big Apple, Part VIII spends most of its runtime on a cruise ship headed to Manhattan. When Jason finally arrives in NYC (in the third act), the setting provides some memorable scenes—Jason stalking Times Square, confronting punks, and causing general chaos. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - 10:30PM With New Line Cinema now in control, The Final Friday boldly attempts to break the mold. Jason is blown to pieces in the opening scene by a SWAT team, and his evil spirit possesses a series of bodies, jumping host to host. The film focuses on the mythology of Jason’s demonic nature and introduces the idea that only a Voorhees family member can kill him permanently. Jason X (2001) - 12:15AM By the early 2000s, the franchise embraced self-parody and sci-fi absurdity. Jason X sends Jason into space in the distant future after he's cryogenically frozen and thawed aboard a spaceship. Once loose, he tears through the crew until he's upgraded into a futuristic cyborg version: Uber Jason.

Our Technicolor Summer series continues with the Cary Grant-Grace Kelly-Alfred Hitchcock classic To Catch A Thief!  On the sun-drenched French Riviera, retired jewel thief John “The Cat” Robie (Cary Grant) finds his peaceful life interrupted when a string of copycat burglaries threatens to frame him for crimes he didn’t commit. Determined to clear his name, Robie sets out to catch the new thief in action—posing once more as a high-society gentleman among the Riviera’s wealthy elite. There, he meets Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly), a cool and elegant American heiress who may be more intrigued by Robie’s rumored criminal past than his attempts at innocence. As romance and suspicion intertwine, To Catch a Thief becomes a dazzling game of cat and mouse—full of flirtation, deception, and Hitchcock’s signature suspense. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Funeral Parade Of Roses is back this June for a one-night-only presentation! In the neon-lit underworld of 1960s Tokyo, Funeral Parade of Roses follows Eddie (played by gender-nonconforming pop icon Pîtâ), a young transgender nightclub performer navigating love, identity, and rivalry in the city's queer nightlife scene. As Eddie rises in popularity at a gay bar called Genet, she becomes entangled in a love triangle with Gonda, the bar’s manager, and Leda, her older rival and Gonda’s lover. An electrifying collision of French New Wave, underground documentary, and psychedelic experimentalism, Funeral Parade Of Roses is perfect for our Pride Month programming series this year.

Charlotte Wells' quietly devastating debut masterpiece, Aftersun, is returning to The Frida Cinema for a special 2-day run for Father's Day weekend.  An 11-year-old girl named Sophie (Frankie Corio) spends a summer holiday at a Turkish resort with her father, Calum (Paul Mescal)—a man young in years but carrying invisible burdens. Seen through Sophie’s sunlit, inquisitive eyes, the trip is tender and ordinary: poolside games, shared meals, camcorder footage, karaoke, and fleeting glimpses of adult sadness she doesn’t yet understand. Aftersun is more than a coming-of-age story. It's also a haunting act of remembrance.

Up first in our Santo Sundays series is Santo vs. The Diabolical Brain! In Santo vs. Evil Brain (Santo Conntra Cerebro Del Mal), the dastardly Doctor Campos is kidnapping and brainwashing scientists. When undercover detective Santo falls prey to Campos’ scheme, Lieutenant Zambrano (Enrique Zambrano) and El Incognito (Fernando Osés) must come to his assistance to foil Campos’ plans. Meanwhile, in the same year’s Santo vs. Infernal Men (Santo contra hombres infernales), the trio of Santo, El Incognito, and Zambrano team up once again to fight a band of drug smugglers. Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9. 

Julia Ducournau's controversial Palme d'Or body horror extravaganza is coming back for our Father's Day weekend programming as present Titane from 2021! A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years. Unflinching and unforgettable, Titane fuses the visceral with the vulnerable. Ducournau (Raw and the upcoming Alpha) directs with feral intensity, crafting a film that shifts from slasher to surrealist family drama to near-mythic transformation tale all in one.

One night. One city. One endless conversation. We continue our recurring June 16th celebration with yet another screening of Before Sunrise, now celebrating 30 years since its release! On a train bound for Vienna, two strangers—Jesse (Ethan Hawke), a restless American backpacker, and Céline (Julie Delpy), a thoughtful French student—strike up a casual conversation that quickly deepens into something electric. Jesse, impulsive and charming, persuades Céline to get off the train with him and wander the city until his flight leaves the next morning. Over the course of one night, they talk, laugh, debate, and flirt as they walk the cobblestone streets, share glances by the Danube, and explore the edges of intimacy. With no promise of a future, they make the present infinite.

Our first Volunteer Of The Month pick comes from Ellie, who has chosen Jacques Toureur's 1948 classic I Walked With A Zombie!  In this haunting reimagining of Jane Eyre by way of Caribbean folklore, Canadian nurse Betsy Connell (Frances Dee) travels to the West Indies island of Saint Sebastian to care for Jessica Holland, the mysteriously catatonic wife of a sugar plantation owner. As Betsy uncovers more about the family’s tragic past, she becomes entangled in an atmosphere thick with secrets, sorrow, and superstition. Drawn toward the eerie pull of local voodoo rites and emotional tensions within the Holland household, Betsy’s journey becomes one of descent—into both personal obsession and the island’s enigmatic spiritual world. What emerges isn’t just a horror tale, but a ghostly meditation on colonialism, love, and the things that refuse to die.

When down-and-out guitarist Dewey Finn (Jack Black) is kicked out of his band and on the brink of eviction, he hatches a desperate plan: pose as his roommate and take a job as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Totally unqualified but totally undeterred, Dewey discovers his fifth-grade students are musical prodigies—and decides to secretly transform them into...the School Of Rock!  What starts as a scam turns into a mission, as Dewey teaches the kids not just how to shred, but how to channel their frustrations, find their confidence, and challenge the rigid world around them. With the Battle of the Bands as their target, School of Rock becomes a high-decibel anthem to self-expression. Directed by Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) and written by Mike White of White Lotus fame, School of Rock strikes a perfect chord between anarchic comedy and heartwarming sincerity. Jack Black’s performance is a full-force, career-defining blend of physical comedy, genuine musicality, and chaotic charisma.

Our Hallucinations series continues in June with the mash-up of historical drama, exploitation cinema, and art-house in Toshiya Fujita's revenge tale Lady Snowblood! Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge. A cult sensation upon release, Lady Snowblood gained international fame in the decades that followed, particularly after Quentin Tarantino cited it as a major influence on Kill Bill, borrowing both stylistic elements and its iconic theme song (“Shura no Hana,” performed by Kaji herself).

Join us for a double feature of Gregg Araki’s The Doom Generation (1995) and Nowhere (1997)—a hallucinatory pairing of sex, violence, nihilism, teen alienation, and everything you'd want from a singular 90s queer punk film! These films are equal parts loud, hilarious, and devastating. Buckle up. It’s gonna get weird. The Doom Generation (1995) Starring Rose McGowan, James Duval, and Jonathan Schaech, this blood-soaked road movie follows teenage couple Amy Blue and Jordan White as they pick up the magnetic and possibly homicidal drifter Xavier Red. What starts as a sexy, snarky joyride descends into a surreal, ultraviolent spiral of absurdist violence, nihilism, and late-night convenience store hellscapes. Nowhere (1997) The final and most flamboyant entry in the Teen Apocalypse trilogy, Nowhere is a tangential day-in-the-life of queer and questioning teens in Los Angeles. Centered on the sweetly dazed Dark Smith (James Duval) and his yearning for love amid sex, drugs, alien abductions, cults, and lizard people, the film explodes into pure sensory overload.

The Slamdance Unstoppable: On The Road lineup was programmed from major festivals, including Slamdance, Sundance, ReelAbilities, Superfest, and Easterseals Disability Services. Programmed exclusively by artists with visible and non-visible disabilities, the tour will expand the Slamdance Unstoppable programming into arthouse theaters across the US championing underrepresented voices and fostering accessibility and representation to new audiences across the country. The Frida Cinema has curated a unique selection from the Slamdance Unstoppable programming featuring the following shorts and feature and will also feature in-person Q&As with local filmmakers. Check out the times and information on the films below!

The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught by the Tides. The film mostly adheres to the perspective of Qiaoqiao (Jia’s immortal muse Zhao Tao) as she wanders an increasingly unrecognizable country in search of long-lost lover Bin (Li Zhubin), who left their home city of Datong seeking new financial prospects. The always captivating Zhao carries the film with her delicate expressiveness, while Jia constantly evokes cinema’s ability to capture the passage of time and the persistence of change: of people, landscapes, cities, politics, ideas. Assembled from footage shot over a span of 23 years—a beguiling mix of fiction and documentary, featuring a cascade of images taken from previous movies, unused scenes, and newly shot dramatic sequences—Caught by the Tides is a free-flowing work of unspoken longing, carried along more by music than dialogue as it looms around the edges of a poignant love story.

For the first time in The Frida Cinema's history, we are finally playing Juno!  Juno MacGuff (Elliot Page), a smart, sarcastic 16-year-old in the Minneapolis suburbs, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a casual hookup with her shy best friend, Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). Opting against abortion but not ready for motherhood, Juno sets out to find the perfect adoptive parents—a seemingly put-together yuppie couple played by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman. Written by Diablo Cody in her Oscar-winning debut, Juno pairs quippy, stylized dialogue with sincere emotional beats, carving out a space in indie film where teenage girls are allowed to be complicated, self-aware, and funny without being reduced to tropes.

Join us as we partner up with our friends at OC Pride to bring you a special screening the 1999 queer cult classic But I'm A Cheerleader! Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight. Bring your friends, wear pink if you dare, and relive (or discover) a certified Frida Cinema Favorite the way it deserves to be experienced: loudly and proudly, in a movie theater! A portion of ticket sales for this screening will go to fund the Teen Pride Zone at the OC Pride Festival, which will be planned by the LGBT Center OC's youth group!

Join us for two screenings of James Wan's 2004 horror classic Saw, playing this year as part of our Pride Month programming! Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom. Join us for two screenings of James Wan's 2004 horror classic Saw, playing this year as part of our Pride Month programming! Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom. Saw may not wave a rainbow flag, but in the best tradition of horror, it’s deeply, delightfully queer. From its sadomasochistic aesthetics to its fixation on secrets, guilt, and transformation, Saw taps into queer-coded themes of repression and revelation. The entire franchise revolves around hidden lives, bodies under pressure, and moral tests imposed by a voyeuristic authority. Watch it again and make the choice for yourself! 

Often described as a film that doesn’t just depict dance, but becomes it, The Red Shoes is returning to The Frida Cinema as part of of our Technicolor Summer series. Directed by Powell & Pressburger, every frame is lush and painterly. The film’s 17-minute central ballet sequence remains one of the greatest ever filmed. In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Halloween night takes a deadly turn in Blue Murder when a rogue lightning bolt transforms free-spirited nurse Blue (Jewel Bressler) into something far more sinister. Possessed by the soul of the infamous Lone Pine Killer (Bonnie Jean Tyer), Blue is suddenly overcome with an unrelenting urge to punish the deserving. Stick around after the screening for a Q&A with Jewel Bressler, Bonnie Jean Tyer, Hunter Shigley, Colin Seifert, and Preston Gant! Now, fueled by a killer’s instincts and a taste for vengeance, she stalks the streets, slashing through sorority queens, loudmouth punks, insufferable Karens, frat boys, and even a twisted clown. But amidst the bloodbath, she might just find some unlikely allies. Buckets of gore, foul-mouthed kids, unstoppable badassery, and one seriously cool black dude—get ready for the most insane Halloween of all time. From the creators of Bloodsucka Jones and Xanadu Hellfire. 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.

See It On 16MM is back with another heater as we team up to present the 1974 Tobe Hoober horror masterpiece The Texas Chain Saw Massacre! When a group of young friends take a detour through rural Texas, what begins as a sun-bleached road trip dissolves into something far more harrowing. In the middle of nowhere, they stumble upon a decaying farmhouse—and a family of cannibals. Chief among them: a towering, masked figure with a roaring chainsaw and a childlike rage. One by one, the travelers are pulled into a waking nightmare of violence, ritual, and bone-deep madness. No comfort. No escape. Just heat, metal, and the sound of human terror.

Emma Seligman's chaotic teen romp Bottoms is back at The Frida Cinema just in time for our Pride Month programming! PJ and Josie are unpopular, gay, and desperate—to hook up with hot cheerleaders before graduation. Their solution? Start a high school fight club for girls, marketed as a “self-defense group” but fueled by unchecked teen delusion and deeply questionable motives. What begins as a messy ploy for clout becomes something that's equal parts tender and violently cathartic. This is not a coming-out story. No one’s asking for tolerance. Everyone’s already gay, and they’re busy bleeding, making out, and throwing fists. 

Frida Cinema Film Club members are invited to a treat for the senses as we present Krzysztof Kieślowski's radical exploration of fate, Blind Chance!  The story revolves around Witek, a young medical student disillusioned after the death of his father. At a train station, he runs to catch a train—and in a sudden narrative split, the film shows three divergent versions of Witek's life, each depending on whether he catches the train, misses it, or is stopped by a guard. Shot in 1981 but shelved by censors until 1987, the film resonates as both a deeply personal reflection and a subtle political critique.

Do you want to meet a ghost? June's second Volunteer Of The Month screening is courtesy of Justin, who has chosen Kiyoshi Kurosawa's heart-pounding Pulse. After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents. One of them sees visions of his dead friend in the shadows on the wall, while another's computer keeps showing strange, ghostly images. Is their friend trying to contact them from beyond the grave, or is there something much more sinister going on?

Iconic Events Releasing is proud to announce an amazing and long-awaited event 25 years in the making. Dogma is returning to The Frida Cinema for some encores!  Dogma is a satirical fantasy comedy that follows two fallen angels, Bartleby and Loki, who discover a loophole that would allow them to return to Heaven, which would inadvertently undo the creation of the universe. A woman named Bethany, who is struggling with her faith, is tasked with stopping them before their plan succeeds. Along the way, she is joined by various characters, including a muse, a seraphim, and a group of unlikely allies, all as they battle against the forces of heaven and hell. Directed by Kevin Smith, the film combines dark humor, theological questions, and absurdity to explore topics of faith, redemption, and religious mythology.  This film was only available through physical media from old DVD and Blu Ray releases in the 2000s (predating streaming rights). Now with the film available once again, Kevin Smith along with the awesome Iconic Events team are happy to offer the special 25th anniversary 4K remastered rerelease of Dogma: Resurrected! A 25th Anniversary Celebration for the original audience to see on the big screen and for a new generation of fans to experience it for the first time in movie theatres!  This release will offer special bonus content which will feature Q&A highlights of Kevin Smith and friends!  for you to join this celebration of Kevin’s favorite film in his repertoire!     

Our In Defense Of Series pick for June comes via Isa as she has chosen the underrated musical Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!  A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith. Few films have been more gleefully panned, misunderstood, or prematurely written off than Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the 1978 jukebox musical that dares to turn The Beatles’ most iconic album into a surreal, candy-colored rock opera. Dismissed by critics as a misguided cash-in, the film has long existed as a cultural punchline. But behind the glitter, kitsch, and chaos lies an ambitious, bold, and strangely hypnotic cinematic artifact that deserves a closer look. Isa says "give it a chance!" 

Free Community Event: Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)'s OC Streetcar team invites you to review the next major construction activities, the testing phase, and tips on how to keep yourself and your community safe, as the Streetcar's completion date approaches. A brief presentation will be provided, followed by a Q&A session. Spanish translation will be available. This is a first come, first served event!

Our Classic Movie Nights series hits the stage in June for our highly-anticipated screening the legendarily catty All About Eve! Long before “gay icon” was a household term, there was Margo Channing—played with fire and majesty by Bette Davis, in this ultimate camp classic of backstage betrayal, biting wit, and theatrical fabulousness. This is the blueprint: a film drenched in glamour, gossip, and the punishment of aging in a world obsessed with youth. Not to be outdone (ever) is Anne Baxter’s Eve, the original ingénue, and George Sanders, delivering high-grade snark as the venomous critic Addison DeWitt. And we could never forget a baby Marilyn Monroe in a scene-stealing early role.  Every glance is loaded, every line is iconic, and every cigarette is smoked like a weapon. Fasten your seatbelts? Darling, we never took them off. Make sure to get to the screening early, as our Marketing Director Bekah will be doing a very informative and entertaining presentation on the film before it starts!

Harley Flanagan is coming to The Frida Cinema for a very special post-screening Q&A of the new doc about his life--Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos! From his harsh childhood in the burnt-out Lower East Side, musician Harley Flanagan burst onto the punk music scene at age 11 as drummer for his aunt’s band, the Stimulators. The founder of the Cro-Mags tells his incredible story, while interviews with hard rockers and icons like Flea, Ice-T, Henry Rollins, and Anthony Bourdain add insights. Featuring gritty footage of NYC’s downtown 1970s and 80s music scene, this passionate film showcases Harley’s against-the-odds transformation from chaos to peace, driven by music, family, and personal growth. Directed by Rex Miller, the film promises to be a singular look into the life of a hardcore punk icon.

Our Page To Screen series for June is Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 masterwork Arrival! Adapted from Ted Chiang’s celebrated 1998 novella Story of Your Life, the film retains the cerebral complexity of its source while transforming it into a moving cinematic experience. The story follows Dr. Louise Banks (played by Amy Adams), a linguist enlisted to communicate with mysterious alien visitors whose ships have appeared around the globe. As she works to decode the heptapods' intricate written language, she begins to experience time in a radically new way—past, present, and future folding into one. Emotional and visually stunning the way only a filmmaker like Villeneuve can deliver, Arrival has quickly become a Science Fiction classic. 

Our 21st Century Cult series sticks to the cheerleader theme as we present the mother of em all: Bring It On!  The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen. Bring It On may have started as a seemingly light teen comedy about competitive cheerleading, but over two decades later, it stands as a sharp, enduring satire of cultural appropriation and privilege while masquerading as a bubble gum pop teen movie! 

This must be the place! Stop Making Sense, Jonathan Demme’s 1984 masterpiece of sight and sound, returns to The Frida for a special dance party screening! Stop Making Sense is an iconic concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, while on tour for their 1983 album “Speaking in Tongues.” The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning, cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals. Featuring masterful performances by David Byrne and photography by Jordan Cronenweth (Blade Runner), Stop Making Sense is a concert experience at its most colorful and life-affirming.

Has it really been thirty years since To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar came out? Yes. Are we screening it two times for absolutely no charge on the weekend of OC's Pride celebrations? Also yes!  Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time. Join us for this bold, campy, and surprisingly tender film that helped bring drag culture—and a message of acceptance—to the mainstream in the mid-1990s.

It's not OC Pride weekend at The Frida without a screening or two of Hedwig And The Angry Inch! And this year, the showings are completely free!  Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'. At a time when few films dared to center queer and trans experiences with this much raw honesty and visual style, Hedwig and the Angry Inch carved out a space that felt radical and necessary.

Join us for some free screenings of The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert as we celebrate OC's official Pride weekend!  Two drag queens and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, whilst widening comfort zones and exploring new horizons. Released at a time when positive queer representation in film was still rare, Priscilla broke ground simply by putting LGBTQ+ characters front and center—and letting them shine.

Glitz and glamour has officially entered our Technicolor Summer series as we present a weekend of the 50s classic How To Marry A Millionaire!  Three ambitious New York models—Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall), Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable), and Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe)—decide to pool their resources and rent a luxurious Manhattan penthouse, not for comfort, but as a strategic base of operations to catch rich husbands. Beneath the surface, the film gently satirizes postwar materialism and gender roles, while still delivering the charm of a traditional romantic comedy. Each of the three leads brings distinct comedic timing and personality, especially Marilyn Monroe, whose physical comedy as the glasses-averse Pola steals the show.

Always a favorite around these parts, Mike Nichols and Elaine May's The Birdcage is returning to The Frida Cinema just in time for some screenings on Orange County Pride celebration weekend! Oh, and did we mention we're playing it totally free of charge!? Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic community of South Beach and have raised a straight son. Now, their newly engaged son, 20-year-old Val, wants to bring his fiancée, Barbara, and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. By Val's request, Armand pretends to be straight, not Jewish and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert, in order to please Barbara's father, controversial right-wing Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley. Starring the iconic trio of Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, and Gene Hackman, The Birdcage is a rare gem in the realm of mainstream American comedy—a film that manages to be riotously funny, sharply satirical, and quietly groundbreaking all at once. 

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!

Bust out those plastic spoons! Tommy Wiseau's enduring 2003 cult classic The Room is back at The Frida for its monthly screening! Wiseau's peerless magnum opus finds the auteur who shaped a generation taking on the arts of acting, writing, casting, directing, editing and more. What's even more remarkable: he's mastered them all. The multi-talented director stars as Johnny, a big-time banker working in gorgeously shot San Francisco. His fiancée Lisa, seemingly a happy part of a successful relationship, has wandering eyes…for Tommy's best friend Mark. Cinema has never witnessed such betrayal! An intense, sensual thriller -- at least as it was intended by Wiseau -- The Room is an intricately knit web of sweet secrets and bitter lies that interrogates the very form of drama itself, as well as a truly unforgettable piece of cinema.

Up second in our Santo Sundays series is Santo Vs. Hombres Infernales! Agent Joaquin recalls his latest mission while lying wounded in an ambulance: Joaquin has infiltrated into a band of smugglers. When the villains learn the truth about him, they kidnap Jouqin's fiancee. Santo comes to her rescue and fights the band. Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9.

Ridley Scott's girl trip Thelma & Louise winds down our Pride Month programming with a brand new 4K restoration! The story follows Thelma (Geena Davis), a timid housewife, and Louise (Susan Sarandon), a no-nonsense waitress, as they embark on what starts as a weekend getaway and turns into a flight from the law. After Louise kills a man who attempts to rape Thelma, the two hit the road, realizing that the justice system is unlikely to see their side. Their journey becomes one of personal awakening, radical defiance, and ultimately, tragic liberation. Thelma & Louise is more than a road movie—it’s a feminist landmark, a genre-defying tale of friendship, freedom, and fury that still resonates over three decades later.

Pink Narcissus closes out our Pride Month programming with a special one night only presentation. A landmark of queer underground cinema—it's an erotic, dreamlike fantasia shot entirely within the confines of a New York apartment over the course of seven years. Originally released anonymously, the film became a cult object of fascination, long believed to have been made by Andy Warhol or one of his Factory acolytes. It wasn't until decades later that James Bidgood—a former fashion photographer and drag performer—was revealed as the true auteur behind the film. Today, Pink Narcissus is rightly celebrated as a foundational work of queer cinema and a forerunner to later visual artists and filmmakers—from Pierre et Gilles to Derek Jarman to Todd Haynes. It is a reminder that even in the most constrained circumstances, beauty and radical vision can flourish.

As the groundbreaking series Andor comes to a thrilling and emotional close, we invite you to return to where Cassian Andor’s journey leads: the unforgettable mission that changed the fate of the galaxy. Join us for three nights of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story--the gritty, high-stakes prelude to A New Hope that redefined where stories in the Star Wars universe could go in the 21st century!  Directed by Gareth Edwards and featuring a powerhouse ensemble cast led by Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, and Forest Whitaker, Rogue One is a bold and unflinching tale of sacrifice, solidarity, and the ordinary heroes who dared to fight the impossible. With Andor expanding and deepening the world of Rogue One, these screenings are a chance to witness the full arc of rebellion--from the shadows of espionage to the edge of hope.

Our Technicolor Summer series continues with one of the most lavish and visually stunning musicals ever put to film: An American in Paris! This dazzling musical tells the story of Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly), a former American GI turned struggling painter who’s trying to make a name for himself in the City of Light. His art catches the eye of a wealthy benefactor, Milo Roberts (Nina Foch), but Jerry’s heart belongs to someone else—Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron), a spirited young dancer with a complicated past. With music by George and Ira Gershwin and direction by Vincente Minnelli, An American in Paris is a feast for the senses and a celebration of the intoxicating magic of post-war Paris. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

It's widely regarded as one of the worst movies of the Eighties..and they made a documentary about how awesome it is! Join us for a very special Sunday evening screening of Making MegaForce, followed by a Q&A with the director of the documentary, Bob Lindenmayer, and then stick around for a screening of the original 1982 film! Starring Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Megaforce is packed with futuristic vehicles, spandex jumpsuits, insane stunts, and corny dialogue. It’s an adolescent adventure that time has forgotten. But one man remembers: director Bob Lindenmayer. And he’s on a quest to convince the rest of the world just how amazing this under-appreciated stunt-filled spectacle is. The world’s biggest Megaforce fan, Bob owns a fleet of fully operational dune buggies and motorcycles from the film. At first, Bob’s mission is pretty straightforward – chronicle the making of this box-office flop through cast and crew interviews. But when he meets his hero, Barry Bostwick, the film takes a left turn and becomes something more than a documentary – it becomes a hilarious and touching tribute to the power of fandom, friendship, and flying motorcycles. Making Megaforce is a feature-length documentary scheduled for released in 2025, starring Barry Bostwick and directed by Bob Lindenmayer. 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.

In partnership with Anaheim's Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, witness the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we present Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers on the big screen in one day! Answer trivia questions to win prizes between films and watch Marvel's Mightiest Heroes assemble again! Excelsior! First up is Iron Man from 2008! After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. This is the Marvel movie that started it all, and remains one of the very best superhero movies ever made! And make sure that you head down to Muzeo for Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross, their new exhibit that's running from May 16th onwards!

In partnership with Anaheim's Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, witness the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we present Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers on the big screen in one day! Answer trivia questions to win prizes between films and watch Marvel's Mightiest Heroes assemble again! Excelsior! Next up is the original Thor from 2011! Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. And make sure that you head down to Muzeo for Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross, their new exhibit that's running from May 16th onwards!

Our Technicolor Summer takes a darker turn with the lush and haunting Leave Her to Heaven—a psychological thriller cloaked in sun-drenched, beautiful colors. When novelist Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde) meets the striking and enigmatic Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney), it seems like a whirlwind romance straight out of a dream. But their fairy-tale love story quickly curdles into obsession as Ellen’s possessiveness spirals into something far more dangerous. She doesn’t want to share Richard’s affection with anyone—not his family, not his work, not even his past. A noir dressed in Technicolor’s finest, Leave Her to Heaven is a masterclass in contrasts: light and shadow. It's a chilling reminder that darkness can lurk even in the brightest places—and a true gem of Hollywood’s golden era. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

In partnership with Anaheim's Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, witness the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we present Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers on the big screen in one day! Answer trivia questions to win prizes between films and watch Marvel's Mightiest Heroes assemble again! Excelsior! The third film in our lineup is Captain America: The First Avenger! During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination. And make sure that you head down to Muzeo for Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross, their new exhibit that's running from May 16th onwards!

In partnership with Anaheim's Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center, witness the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we present Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers on the big screen in one day! Answer trivia questions to win prizes between films and watch Marvel's Mightiest Heroes assemble again! Excelsior! The final film in our lineup is The Avengers from 2012! When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins! And make sure that you head down to Muzeo for Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross, their new exhibit that's running from May 16th onwards!

Our Santo Sundays series gets a bit weirder with Los Leprosos y El Sexo! When a group of lepers escape from their asylum, they fall under the influence of a band of outlaws who are terrorizing a small western town. The desperate sheriff calls for El Santo to defeat the bandits, defend the townsfolk, and help the exploited lepers. This is the ‘sexy’ reworking of Santo vs. the Riders of Terror, which was created by the producers for the export market–all without the knowledge of the family friendly El Santo! For mature audiences only! Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9. 

Our Classic Movie Nights series heads to the peak of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ legendary collaborations with Top Hat, an art deco dream of gravity-defying dance! Set against a backdrop of gleaming ballrooms and breezy Venice vistas, this musical comedy is pure cinematic joy!  Astaire is the dashing American dancer who falls for Rogers’ quick-witted society girl, but a case of confused identity threatens their budding romance. What follows is a confection of screwball comedy and iconic choreography—including the immortal “Cheek to Cheek,” where Rogers floats across the floor in that legendary feathered gown. With music by Irving Berlin, direction by Mark Sandrich, and the kind of sparkling chemistry you can’t fake, Top Hat is a love letter to the golden age of movie musicals. Eighty-plus years later, it still sings, sways, and seduces. Make sure to get to the screening early, as our Marketing Director Bekah will be doing a very informative and entertaining presentation on the film before it starts!

Our Technicolor Summer series goes from surreal to scrumptious with Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory—a candy-colored fantasy that has enchanted generations with just the right amount of weirdness and pitch-black humor!  When poor but kind-hearted Charlie Bucket finds a golden ticket inside a Wonka Bar, he wins the chance of a lifetime: a tour of the mysterious, magical chocolate factory run by the reclusive and eccentric Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder, in one of the greatest screen performances of all time). Charlie joins a group of wildly different children—each one a cautionary tale—on a journey through a world of edible delights, fizzy-lifting drinks, and Oompa Loompa morals. Whether you grew up with it or are discovering it anew, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a golden ticket to a world where imagination rules—and where the most dazzling sights often hide the strangest secrets. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

You’re invited to a screening of 1983’s Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi with actors Kevin Edward Thompson and Stephen Costantino in attendance to discuss their time working on the film! Kevin Edward Thompson played one of the Ewoks in the film, and also worked on movies such as Blade Runner, Under the Rainbow, The Goonies, Weird Science, and the two Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor! Stephen Costantino played one of Jabba the Hutt’s Gamorrean Guards in the film, also did the music for Last Lives as well as being a singer/songwriter of his own. Both Stephen and Kevin will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs in the lobby starting at 2PM. The rest of the schedule is as follows: 2:00PM - Doors  3:00PM - Start of Return Of The Jedi 5:15PM - Start Q&A (moderated by Scott Zillner) 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.

You’re invited to a special screening of 1995’s Batman Forever, the third film in the original Batman series, with the film’s writers, Lee Batchler and Janet Scott Batchler appearing for a post-screening on-stage Q&A, moderated by Scott Zillner! Before the Dark Knight brooded in grayscale and before Gotham became “grounded,” there was Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever—a neon-drenched pop spectacle with a gothic heart and, at its center, a genuinely legendary performance by the late, great Val Kilmer as the Caped Crusader. 6:45PM - Doors Open 7:30PM - Start Batman Forever 9:45pm - Start Q&A Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Batman Forever on the big screen and let’s give Kilmer’s Batman the flowers he’s long deserved. 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.

Celebrate Arthouse Theater Day 2025 with the dazzling 4K restoration of one of cinema’s most poignant masterpieces: Nights of Cabiria, directed by the legendary Federico Fellini and starring the incomparable Giulietta Masina. Masina delivers a career-defining performance as Cabiria, a spirited and big-hearted sex worker navigating the streets of Rome in search of love, dignity, and meaning. With each disappointment, Cabiria’s resilience and vulnerability shine brighter — a testament to the human capacity for hope in the face of heartbreak. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Nights of Cabiria is a cornerstone of Italian neorealism infused with Fellini’s signature surrealist lyricism. This stunning new 4K restoration brings back the richness of its Roman nights, the expressive faces of its characters, and the unforgettable finale — one of the most quietly triumphant endings in film history.

Join us in celebrating Arthouse Theater Day 2025 with a special screening of Céline Sciamma’s powerful coming-of-age film Tomboy--a landmark work in contemporary queer and arthouse cinema. A luminous exploration of gender identity and childhood, Tomboy follows 10-year-old Laure, who introduces himself as Mickäel after moving to a new neighborhood during summer break. As friendships blossom and playtime gives way to self-discovery, Laure navigates a world of freedom and tension that arises from living between gender expressions in a society still learning how to respond. On this day dedicated to the power of independent and artist-driven film, Tomboy reminds us why arthouse theaters matter: they make space for stories that are deeply human.

Ten years ago, a wildly original, and unapologetically raw movie exploded onto the indie film scene--shot entirely on an iPhone and changing the rules of what independent cinema could look and feel like. This Arthouse Theater Day, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, a landmark in queer and DIY filmmaking. More details are to be announced, but the screening will also include exclusive content with Arthouse Theater Day Ambassador Sean Baker himself! Set against the sun-soaked, neon-drenched streets of Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, Tangerine follows Sin-Dee and Alexandra--two Black trans sex workers and best friends--as they embark on a chaotic and deeply heartfelt odyssey through Hollywood in search of a little revenge. Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor give breakout performances that forever redefined representation and visibility on screen. More than just a technical marvel or an underdog success story, Tangerine remains a vital portrait of friendship and life lived loud on the margins. On its 10th anniversary, it still feels as urgent as ever.

Our Technicolor Summer series gets delightfully macabre with Alfred Hitchcock’s offbeat charmer The Trouble with Harry—a murder mystery where the murder is beside the point, and the comedy is as dry as a New England autumn. When the body of Harry Worp is discovered in the woods outside a sleepy Vermont town, the locals react not with horror, but with a series of polite, peculiar inconveniences. Who killed Harry? Was it the eccentric spinster? The retired sea captain? The single mother with a past? As each character quietly confesses—or denies—involvement, the real puzzle becomes what to do with the body… and how many times it must be buried. Unexpected, off-kilter, and beautifully shot, it’s a reminder that Technicolor wasn’t just for musicals and melodramas—it could bring even the darkest jokes to life with a brilliant, irreverent glow. And plus, you didn't think we could do this series without a couple of Hitchcock flicks, right? In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Santo Sundays continue with Santo Contra Los Jinetes Del Terror! After a group of violent lepers escapes from a sanitarium, robbing several farms, residents of the town demand the the sheriff - take action. Meanwhile, a local criminal joins forces with the lepers - to commit even more robberies. As the disfigured madmen keep the - entire town indoors with its reign of terror, the sheriff has no - choice but to call on the only man who can help--legendary wrestling - superhero, Santo! Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9. 

Our Technicolor Summer series slows down for a sun-drenched romantic escape with Summertime—a bittersweet story set against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice. Katharine Hepburn stars as Jane Hudson, a middle-aged American schoolteacher fulfilling a lifelong dream of visiting Italy. Independent, curious, and slightly adrift, Jane arrives in Venice with her camera and sensible shoes, eager to soak in the beauty but wholly unprepared for what she finds: a chance at unexpected romance with Renato (Rossano Brazzi), a charming Italian antiques dealer. Directed with warmth and restraint by David Lean, Summertime achingly romantic a perfect midsummer reverie in vivid, glowing color. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

This year's Segerstrom at The Frida series kicks off with Some Like it Hot, Billy Wilder's hilarious 1959 screwball comedy that follows two down-on-their-luck musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), who witness a gangland massacre and flee Chicago disguised as women in an all-female band on their way to a Florida resort. On the run, they become Josephine and Daphne, traveling with the enchanting Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), a singer with dreams of marrying a millionaire. Romantic entanglements and mistaken identities spiral out of control in a Florida resort, culminating in what many consider to be one of the funniest comedies of all time.

See the movie. then experience the brand new Tony and Grammy Award-winning stage musical! Running October 7 - 19 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, experience the “glorious, toe-tapping, razzle-dazzling" (Deadline) Some Like it Hot! Visit scfta.org/events/2025/some-like-it-hot for info and tickets!

Our Technicolor Summer series turns rich with mid-century emotion in All That Heaven Allows—a swooning melodrama from master filmmaker Douglas Sirk that’s as emotionally vivid as it is visually stunning. Jane Wyman stars as Cary Scott, a well-to-do widow in a quiet New England town whose world is upended when she falls for her much younger gardener, Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson). What begins as a tender connection soon draws the judgmental glare of her country club peers and disapproving adult children. As Cary wrestles with the pressures of conformity and the cost of personal happiness, the film paints her inner conflict in bold, breathtaking hues. Elegant, emotional, and quietly radical, All That Heaven Allows is a shining example of how Technicolor could elevate not just the world we see, but the feelings we carry. A true classic of color, style, and heart. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Our Santo Sundays series continues with 1973's monster mash Santo Y Blue demon Vs. Dracula y El Hombre Lobo! After facing defeat at the hands of Cristaldi the magician, Dracula is back to seek revenge and rule the world. With the help of Wolfman and his legion of followers, victory seems eminent. Professor Cristaldi, a descendant of the magician, is warned about Dracula's plans and calls upon El Santo and Blue Demon in the hopes that they can put the infamous Count and the werewolf down for good. Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9. 

Last night I dreamt that I was at Manderlay again... Our Classic Movie Nights series celebrates Alfred Hitchcock's birthday by screening his only film ever to win Best Motion Picture at The Oscars--Rebecca! A masterclass in shadowy suspense (what else did you expect?), this gothic romance cloaked in elegance, obsession, and secrets that refuse to stay buried is not just a ghost story—it’s a story about the ghosts we create, the ones we inherit, and the ones we try to escape. Joan Fontaine stars as the shy, unnamed heroine who marries the wealthy widower Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier), only to find herself haunted by the legacy of his late wife, Rebecca—a presence that lingers over the mansion of Manderley like perfume in a locked room. Judith Anderson is unforgettable as Mrs. Danvers, the icy housekeeper whose devotion to Rebecca tips from unsettling to unhinged. Make sure to get to the screening early, as our Marketing Director Bekah will be doing a very informative and entertaining presentation on the film before it starts!

Our 2025 Segerstrom at the Frida series continues with Baz Luhrmann’s eye-popping 2001 musical Moulin Rouge!

A fever dream of romance, music, and heartbreak in turn-of-the-century Paris, Moulin Rouge! stars Ewan McGregor as Christian, a penniless writer who falls madly in love with the dazzling courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman), star performer at the titular famed cabaret. Set against the backdrop of the bohemian underworld and bursting with mash-ups of modern pop songs reimagined through Luhrmann’s hyper-stylized lens, Luhrmann's vision is a sensory whirlwind of color, musica, and passion that blends theatrical spectacle with melodramatic tragedy, as love and art collide under the threat of greed and ambition.  Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design, the film was also nominated for Best Actress (Nicole Kidman), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup, Best Sound, and Best Picture of the Year.

“The jukebox musical to end all jukebox musicals - it’s hard to imagine how it can be topped.”- Time Out New York

Now that you've seen the movie, watch it come to life on the Segerstrom stage, October 28 - November 2! Pop the champagne -- Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards®—including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and—above all—Love, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical—it is a state of mind.  Running at Segerstrom Center for the Arts!

Visit scfta.org/events/2025/moulin-rouge for info and tickets!

Our Technicolor Summer series gets delightfully glamorous with Indiscreet—a sparkling romantic comedy that pairs the incomparable Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in a dance of charm, wit, and stylish deception. Bergman plays Anna Kalman, a successful London stage actress who’s all but given up on love—until she meets Philip Adams (Grant), a suave economist with a roguish smile and a secret: he claims he’s married and can’t divorce. Anna, swept off her feet despite herself, embarks on a love affair with no strings...until the truth begins to unravel. Directed with breezy elegance by Stanley Donen, Indiscreet is a romantic farce where misunderstandings are played for sophistication, and every line sparkles with mid-century wit. But it’s the chemistry between Bergman and Grant—radiant in Technicolor—that makes this film truly irresistible. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Our 2025 Segerstrom at the Frida series continues with the stunning new 4K Restoration of Sidney Lumet's bold and imaginative reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, 1978's The Wiz!

Set in a dreamlike version of New York City and brought to life with an all-Black cast, The Wiz stars iconic performer Diana Ross as Dorothy, a Harlem schoolteacher who gets swept away by a magical storm to a fantastical urban landscape. Along the way, she’s joined by a Scarecrow made of garbage (Michael Jackson), a Tinman from a Coney Island theme park (Nipsey Russell), and a cowardly Lion from the New York Public Library (Ted Ross). Infused with infectious musical numbers, Broadway flair, and stunning costume and set design, the film explores themes of self-discovery, community, and inner courage through a uniquely soulful lens.

We thank Warner Bros. for partnering with us to share their beautiful new restoration at The Frida as part of this series!

“An eye-popping and high-intensity revival!” - Chicago Sun-Times

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back in an all-new Broadway tour, coming to Segerstrom Center for the Arts January 13 - 26, 2026! This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world. Everybody rejoice--this dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop brings a whole new groove to easing on down the road!

Our Technicolor Summer series heads to the rolling green hills of Ireland with The Quiet Man—a sweeping romantic classic brimming with fiery passions, heartfelt tradition, and postcard-perfect landscapes. John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxer who returns to his Irish roots in the village of Innisfree, hoping to leave his past behind and live a quiet life. But peace proves elusive when he falls for the strong-willed Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara), whose pride and fiery spirit are matched only by the land itself. Their courtship is as tempestuous as the Irish weather, complicated by local customs, family pride, and a brother with a grudge. Directed by John Ford with deep affection and painterly vision, The Quiet Man is as much a love letter to Ireland as it is a love story between two unforgettable characters. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

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!

Santo Sundays keeps on truckin' with Santo Y Mantequilla Nápoles En La Venganza De La Llorona! El Santo & boxer Mantequilla Nápoles  assist a professor in finding a medallion that will be used to help local children. The medallion is worn by a mummy in a cave, known as "The Crying Woman". The mummy soon comes to life & terrorizes the locals! Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9.

Our 2025 Segerstrom at the Frida series continues with beloved 2004 tearjerker The Notebook!

Directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook tells the decades-spanning love story of Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams), two young lovers from different social worlds who fall deeply for one another during a summer in the 1940s. Their bond is tested by class divides, war, and the passage of time, but through it all, Noah remains steadfast in his devotion. Framed by an elderly man reading their story from a notebook to a woman in a nursing home, the film explores memory, endurance, and the transformative power of love. Highlighted by lush cinematography and sweeping emotion, The Notebook has become a hallmark of early 2000s romantic cinema.

“a love story for the ages”- The New York Daily News

You've seen the movie --  now experience the stage adaptation of The Notebook, coming to Segerstrom Center for the Arts January 27 - February 8, 2026!  Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. “Full of butterfly-inducing highs and beautiful songs” (Entertainment Weekly), The Notebook is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.

The penultimate film in our Technicolor Summer series takes a thrilling detour into espionage and mistaken identity with Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest—a sleek, suspenseful, and wildly entertaining ride across some of America’s most iconic landscapes. Cary Grant stars as Roger Thornhill, a suave Manhattan ad executive who’s suddenly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse after being mistaken for a government agent. Framed, pursued, and utterly bewildered, Thornhill races from New York to Chicago to Mount Rushmore, dodging enemy spies, government secrets, and one unforgettable crop duster along the way. Along for the ride is the enigmatic Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint), whose loyalties—and affections—are anything but clear. Directed with Hitchcock’s signature style and razor-sharp wit, North by Northwest is a masterclass in cinematic storytelling. Cool, clever, and endlessly rewatchable, North by Northwest is a Technicolor thrill ride that proves Hitchcock didn’t just master fear—he mastered fun. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Our 2025 Segerstrom at the Frida series concludes with a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of a Frida Cinema favorite, Monty Python and the Holy Grail!

Ranked among the top British films of all time by the BFI and various critics’ polls, directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones' irreverent and absurdist reimagining of the Arthurian legend stars the Monty Python comedy troupe as King Arthur and his eccentric band of knights. The film follows their doomed quest for the Holy Grail through a series of loosely connected skits featuring killer rabbits, anarcho-syndicalist peasants, and a castle full of rude Frenchmen. With its low-budget charm, fourth-wall-breaking humor, and endlessly quotable dialogue, the film skewers everything from medieval epics to organized religion to British bureaucracy, all deliciously sandwiched between hilarious opening credits and a climax for the ages.

“Pure Glee! Spamalot is deliriously funny!” -The Wall Street Journal

“The funniest musical on Broadway!” -The Washington Post

“A hilarious funfest filled with true Broadway razzle dazzle!” –Entertainment Weekly

The final film in our Technicolor Summer series reaches the celestial with A Matter of Life and Death—a visionary romance that floats between worlds, from war-torn Earth to the halls of a fantastical afterlife, in one of the most inventive films ever made. David Niven stars as Peter Carter, a British RAF pilot who miraculously survives a doomed jump from his burning plane—only to fall in love with June (Kim Hunter), the American radio operator who heard his final words. But Peter was meant to die, and when the otherworldly authorities realize their clerical error, he must plead his case for life in a cosmic courtroom, where love itself becomes the ultimate argument. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, this genre-defying masterpiece blends romance, fantasy, and philosophical inquiry with dazzling visual artistry. In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!

Santo Sundays rumbles along with Santo En El Tesoro De Drácula! El Santo assembles a time machine. After somebody uses the machine to find the hidden location of Drácula's treasure, El Santo must hunt down & battle the fearless vampire leader.  Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9.

We've saved the best for our last Santo Sunday screening as we present Santo Vs. La Hija del Dr. Frankenstein! Dr. Frankenstein and her assistant, Dr. Yanco, are going to bring one of their experiments to life in Santo Vs. Frankenstein's Daughter. She intends to use a monster named Ursus to do her evil bidding. Using a youth serum to retain their vitality, the doctors set their sights upon none other than El Santo. They need his super human blood to regenerate a stronger youth serum. They kidnap Santo's goddaughter, Norma and lure him into Dr. Frankenstein's lab where he is captured and enslaved. Will Santo make it out alive? Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9.

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!

Prepare to journey beyond the stars to Altair IV with the groundbreaking classic Forbidden Planet—newly restored in dazzling Cinemascope! A landmark of visual effects, sound, and imagination, this 1956 classic helped ignite the future of the genre setting a new standard for sci-fi influencing Star Wars, Star Trek and beyond! Experience the stunning visuals and unforgettable special effects that transformed science fiction and fantasy motion pictures from then on. Whether you're a sci-fi enthusiast or a newcomer, don't miss your chance to see this timeless adventure on the big screen--including the legendary screen debut of the iconic Robby the Robot! As an added bonus, enjoy a rare screening of 2 George Pal Academy Award-nominated stop-motion animated Puppetoon Classics before the show: Dr. Seuss The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Tubby the Tuba, restored from their original Technicolor negatives by producer/director Arnold Leibovit, who will also be show's MC for the evening! 

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!