Classic Movie Nights
Take in some vintage cinema on the big screen at The Frida, introduced by members of our team!
The Big Sleep
- Wed, Jan 22
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Howard Hawks Run Time: 114 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Elisha Cook Jr., Humphrey Bogart, John Ridgely, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers
Our Classic Movie Night series kicks off 2025 with The Big Sleep, Howard Hawks' noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler's iconic novel. Private detective Philip Marlowe, played by Humphrey Bogart, is hired by the wealthy General Sternwood to investigate a blackmail scheme involving his daughter, Carmen. What begins as a straightforward case unravels into a labyrinth of deception, murder, and corruption, as Marlowe discovers connections to gambling dens, organized crime, and a missing person. Along the way, he encounters the General’s other daughter, the sharp-witted and enigmatic Vivian, portrayed by Lauren Bacall, with whom he shares a smoldering chemistry.
Ball of Fire
- Wed, Feb 19
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Howard Hawks Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 1941
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Henry Travers, Oskar Homolka, S.Z. Sakall
Our Classic Movie Night series keeps on rolling with Ball Of Fire, Howard Hawks' 1941 screwball comedy starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck! A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Wed, Mar 26
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Howard Hawks Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 1953
Starring: Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Noonan
Our Classic Movie Nights series goes platinum with Howard Hawks' musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring the iconic Marilyn Monroe! Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
Rio Bravo
- Wed, Apr 23
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Howard Hawks Run Time: 141 min. Release Year: 1959
Starring: Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, John Wayne, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan
Our Classic Movie Nights series heads West as we screen Howard Hawks' Western masterpiece Rio Bravo, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson. A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Disregarded at the time of its release, and still underrated by many critics, Rio Bavo is finally coming into its own as one of director/producer Howard Hawks' final great films.