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Our 21st Century Cult series heads back down to Bikini Bottom as we present special matinee encores of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie from 2004! The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie takes our beloved underwater fry cook to new cinematic heights—on a quest to save Mr. Krabs, recover King Neptune’s stolen crown, and prove once and for all that being a “kid” doesn’t mean you can’t be a hero. Bursting with surreal gags, sea shanties, and a David Hasselhoff cameo, it’s a deliriously funny deep-sea odyssey that captures the show’s weird genius on a bigger, bolder scale. Goofy? Absolutely. Glorious? You bet your yellow sponge butt it is!

Encoring as part of our Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective is Andrei Rublev, one of the director's most celebrated and historically significant works. Set in 15th-century Russia, the film follows the life of Andrei Rublev, a monk and icon painter, as he grapples with the brutality of the world around him, the spiritual toll of his calling, and the complexities of artistic creation. Upon its release, Andrei Rublev faced heavy censorship in the Soviet Union, and it was initially banned for its perceived bleak portrayal of Russian history and spirituality. However, it eventually garnered international acclaim, receiving the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival and securing its place as one of the greatest films ever made. Andrei Rublev remains a cornerstone of both Tarkovsky’s career and Russian cinema, offering a profound exploration of the intersection between art, faith, and the human condition.

Our Classic Movie Nights series trades in its bright colors for a stark, Southern Gothic black-and-white as we present The Night of the Hunter, one of the most haunting and singular films ever made. The only movie ever directed by actor Charles Laughton, it is celebrating its 70th birthday this year! Robert Mitchum is unforgettable as Reverend Harry Powell, a preacher with a forked tongue, a switchblade in his pocket, and “LOVE” and “HATE” tattooed across his knuckles. Posing as a man of God, he hunts two children across a dreamlike rural landscape, believing they hold the secret to a hidden fortune. What unfolds is a shadow-drenched tale of survival, spiritual terror, and the strange, luminous resilience of children in a world gone cold. A box office failure on release, it’s now hailed as one of the most daring American films of the 20th century—an extremely unique vision that has permeated through pop culture until this very day. 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!

The penultimate event in our A24orror series is an off-kilter double feature of The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Talk to Me, two films that deep-dive into the psychological horror of guilt, manipulation, and the dark consequences of making dangerous choices. In The Killing of a Sacred Deer, we follow Dr. Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell), a successful surgeon whose life begins to unravel after he befriends a mysterious teenage boy, Martin (Barry Keoghan). As Martin manipulates his way into Steven’s life, the boundaries between guilt and punishment begin to blur. With director Yorgos Lanthimos at the helm, the film has the very best examples of his deadpan dialogue, unsettling atmosphere, and an absolutely surreal sense of dread. Then, Talk to Me ramps up the terror with its supernatural premise: a group of teenagers discovers the unsettling power of an embalmed hand that allows them to communicate with spirits. But when one of them takes things too far, the consequences are horrifying and irreversible.

We are proud to present a weeklong engagement of Akira Kurosawa's final epic masterpiece Ran, celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a stunning new 4K Restoration. A grand and visually breathtaking reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear, Ran explores themes of power, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of human folly. Set against the backdrop of feudal Japan, Kurosawa employs sweeping landscapes, intricate battle sequences, and vivid color symbolism to create a world teetering on the edge of chaos. Thirty years after its original release, Studiocanal decided to restore Ran in 4K in collaboration with the Japanese company Kadokawa. In 1985, the production of the original film was possible thanks to a French-Japanese collaboration and 30 years later, Studiocanal and Kadokawa replicated this partnership to restore the film. Ran has been restored in 4K by the French laboratory Éclair, under Studiocanal's supervision. Based on an original negative, the majority of the restoration work was done manually, image by image. Color grading was approved by Masaharu Ueda, one of Ran's three cinematographers and a close associate of Kurosawa's.

For the first time in over 5 years, The Frida Cinema is proud to bring back one of greatest films of all time--Jaws! For Memorial Day Weekend only, come celebrate Steven Spielberg's industry-changing, pop culture-shifting, era-defining movie right where it belongs to be seen: on the big screen with a packed crowd!  When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. What else can be said about Jaws that hasn't been said by every film scholar for the past fifty years? Featuring career-best work from its all-star cast of Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton, the film has kept audiences from ever going back into the ocean (or their pool...or bathtub) for the better part of a century. It's one of the best examples of man vs man, man vs himself, man vs society, and man vs nature ever put on celluloid. 

The beavers are back, baby! Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds...possibly even thousands...Hundreds Of Beavers is returning to The Frida Cinema! 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.

Encores added! Step into a world where folklore nightmare and innocence walk hand in hand as we present the long-awated Soviet classic Viy! This hallucinatory delight of Eastern European cinematic magic is sure to satisfy fans of gothic and folk horror! Get ready to be haunted. Viy is Soviet cinema’s first officially sanctioned horror film—and it doesn’t hold back. Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s macabre tale, this supernatural fever dream follows a hapless seminarian forced to spend three nights praying over the body of a witch. What begins as eerie restraint explodes into phantasmagoric spectacle, complete with flying coffins, demonic hordes, and otherworldly visions rendered with wild, hand-crafted ingenuity.

Join us for an encore of Denis Villeneuve’s epic space odyssey returns to the big screen in its full, awe-inspiring form: a double feature presentation of Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two. Spanning the desolate beauty of Arrakis and the shadowy corridors of interstellar power, this two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary sci-fi novel marks a towering cinematic achievement—both a sprawling mythological epic and a hauntingly intimate story of destiny, prophecy, and the terrible price of power. In Part One, Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Sicario, Prisoners) introduces us to the dying empire and the doomed House Atreides, torn from their home world and cast into the brutal desert sands of Arrakis—a planet rich in spice and ruled by violence. As Paul (Timothée Chalamet) begins to awaken to visions of the future, Part Two catapults us into a full-scale revolution. Shot with staggering scale and precision, Dune is modern blockbuster filmmaking at its most operatic. From Hans Zimmer’s thunderous score to Greig Fraser’s otherworldly cinematography, every frame is built for the big screen.

Join us for the world premiere of The Meathook Massacre! Get there early at 1PM to walk the red carpet, and stick around after the screening for a Q&A with the cast and crew of the film! In this all-new reboot, three young women experience car trouble on their way to a concert. One-by-bloody-one they go to a nearby house for help where they come face-to-face with the meathook wielding maniac "Bubba" and his entire sadistic family. From director Dustin Ferguson, this re-imagining stars Brett Wagner (Leatherface, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003), Jennifer Moriarty (Spider Baby) and Anastasia Elfman! 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.

Join us for a rare screening of The Absence Of Milk In The Mouths Of The Lost with filmmaker Case Esparros and star, outsider music legend, Gary Wilson. Those two will be in attendance as we celebrate the blu ray release of this one-of-a-kind Expressionist film. A single mother struggles with grief on the one-year anniversary of her child's disappearance, as her neighborhood milkman begins to feel a strong connection to her grief. Somewhere far away, a group of missing children tries to celebrate a birthday party but is intercepted by a group of demons. Doors open at 7:30PM and the movie will begin at 8:00PM!

Our In Defense Of...series keeps on trucking, and it's Jill's turn again to pick the movie! This time around, she's chosen Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder's 2011 fever dream--a mashup of steampunk warfare, dragons, samurai demons, and burlesque surrealism wrapped inside a story of survival and resistance! Emily Browning stars as Babydoll, a young woman institutionalized against her will who escapes into elaborate dreamscapes to reclaim her power. Joined by a fierce ensemble—including Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, and Oscar Isaac—she battles through layers of metaphor and mayhem, blurring the line between imagination and reality. Dismissed by many and embraced by some, Sucker Punch has become a true cult artifact over the years and is a perfect entry into this series!

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.

Celebrate 40 years of Martin Scorsese's anxiety-dream (nightmare?) New York City classic After Hours, just added for two final encores! When mild-mannered word processor Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) heads to SoHo for what he thinks is a casual date, he’s thrust into an all-night odyssey of bizarre encounters, escalating misfortunes, and existential dread. From punk clubs to papier-mâché sculptors, sadistic bartenders to vengeful mobsters, every turn deepens the absurdity—and the anxiety. Shot with kinetic energy and pitch-black wit, After Hours is Scorsese at his most playfully unhinged and possibly most influential onto the aesthetic of some of your favorite new filmmakers!

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. Doors are at 7PM and the movie starts at 8PM. Make sure to get there early when Resident Vinyl is spinning and selling records!

Enter the world of Joel Potrykus' Vulcanizadora, a twisted exploration of two friends, Marty (Potrykus) and Derek (Joshua Burge), who embark on a disturbing mission in the Michigan woods. What begins as a seemingly straightforward pact unravels into a tense and surreal confrontation with the consequences of their actions. Premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, Vulcanizadora has garnered critical acclaim for its unique blend of horror and drama, earning a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . The film's striking cinematography and potent storytelling have been highlighted as standout elements, making it a must-see for fans of genre-defying and absurdist cinema.

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.

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is back for some encores in early June!  A visually inventive and emotionally raw exploration of memory, love, and loss, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind follows Joel (Jim Carrey), a reserved man who discovers that his impulsive ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has undergone a medical procedure to erase all memories of their relationship. In a mix of desperation and curiosity, Joel decides to do the same -- but as he relives his memories with her as they vanish one by one, he rediscovers just how deeply he loves her. The film unfolds largely inside Joel’s mind, blending surrealism with grounded emotion as he tries to hide Clementine in forgotten corners of his subconscious in an effort to resist the erasure. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was met with critical acclaim for its originality, emotional depth, and the dramatic range of Carrey and Winslet’s performances. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actress (Winslet). It’s often cited as one of the defining films of the 2000s, celebrated for its bold storytelling structure, dreamlike visuals, and bittersweet meditation on memory and identity, and influencing countless films and series that navigate nonlinear timelines, unreliable narrators, and the fragile mechanics of human connection.

Iconic Events Releasing is proud to announce an amazing and long-awaited event 25 years in the making. Dogma is finally coming to The Frida Cinema! 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!     

Alex Ross Perry's Pavements is coming to The Frida Cinema! An ambitious blend of narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, and metatextual form, the fil intimately shows the band preparing for their sold out 2022 reunion tour while simultaneously tracking their preparations for a musical based on their songs, a museum devoted to their history, and a big-budget Hollywood biopic inspired by their saga as the most important band of a generation. Starring Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman, Nat Wolff, Fred Hechinger, Logan Miller, Griffin Newman, Tim Heidecker, Michael Esper, Zoe Lister-Jones, Kathryn Gallagher, and as themselves....the band Pavement. 

Our Pride Month programming takes a dark turn as we venture into the nu-Giallo genre with Yann Gonzalez's brilliantly bizarre Knife + Heart! Set in Paris during the summer of 1979, Knife + Heart follows Anne (Vanessa Paradis), a producer and director of gay pornography, who is grappling with the recent departure of her editor and lover, Loïs (Kate Moran). In an attempt to win her back, Anne embarks on creating her most ambitious film yet. However, the production takes a dark turn when one of her actors is brutally murdered, leading Anne into a perilous investigation that intertwines with her professional and personal life. Exploring themes of love, obsession, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction, Knife + Heart delves deep into the world of 1970s gay pornography, offering a narrative that is both a tribute to and a critique of the Giallo genre.

Get ready to be drenched in neon as we present the oft-maligned but extremely fun Batman & Robin film from 1997! In the second Joel Schumacher-directed installment of the Batman franchise, Gotham City faces a chilling new threat: Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a villain determined to encase the world in ice while searching for a cure for his terminally ill wife. Teaming up with the seductive and poisonous eco-terrorist Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), Freeze launches a plan to freeze Gotham solid. Batman & Robin embraces a high-camp, cartoonish aesthetic that sharply contrasts the darker tones of its predecessors. The result is a film saturated in spectacle, puns, and visual excess, which making it a perfect addition to our Pride Month programming!

Our Technicolor Summer series kicks off with one of the greatest musicals—and films—of all time: the iconic Singin' In The Rain!  Set in late-1920s Hollywood during the turbulent transition from silent films to "talkies," Singin’ in the Rain centers on Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), a charismatic silent film star whose latest film must be transformed into a sound picture. However, his leading lady, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), has a voice that’s disastrously unsuited for talkies. Enter Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds), a talented singer and dancer brought in to secretly dub Lina’s lines. What follows is a whirlwind of backstage drama, comedic misadventures, and dazzling musical numbers as Don and his best friend Cosmo (Donald O’Connor) try to save their careers and reinvent the industry—while Don falls in love with Kathy in the process. 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 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.

An official selection at SXSW and SITGES, the clever new caper film Sew Torn is making its way to The Frida Cinema for one night only! And make sure to stick around after the screening for a Q&A with writer/director Freddy Macdonald!  A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way. In 2021, Freddy Macdonald graduated as the youngest Directing Fellow to ever attend AFI. His AFI thesis film, Shedding Angels, won a Student Academy Award and was shortlisted for a student BAFTA.

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. The twist in this installment is that Jason is not the killer; instead, a copycat killer is using the same modus operandi as Jason.

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, a certified Frida Cinema Favorite, 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.

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 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.

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).

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!

Join us for a double feature of Gregg Araki’s The Doom Generation (1995) and Nowhere (1997)—a hallucinatory pairing of sex, violence, nihilism, and teen alienation, and everything you'd want from a singular 90s queer punk film! These films are loud, lurid, hilarious, and devastating—equal parts satire, horror show, and glitterbomb. 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.

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. 

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?

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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 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!

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.

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!

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!

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!