Special Guests
Here are the upcoming events at the theater featuring special guest Q&As, intros, panels, signings, and more!
Film Threat Presents: The 7th Annual Award This! 2026 Truly Independent Film Awards
- Sat, Jan 31
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Run Time: 120 min.
The Oscars Can Suck It! Film Threat’s Award This! is the only award show where anyone can attend by simply buying a ticket. (Try getting tickets to the Oscars!) This year, Film Threat's Award This! event celebrates a diverse group of truly independent movies! The Award This! nominees were selected from over 2,000 indie films reviewed by Film Threat in 2025. The utterly unique Award This! event includes bold and diverse categories including Indie Sci-Fi, Indie Horror, Indie Comedy, Indie Action/Thriller, WTF Indie, Indie Romantic Comedy, Indie Drama, Indie LGBTQ+ Film, Music Documentary, Pop Culture Documentary, Socially-Relevant Documentary, Best Director, Best Directress, Indie Made for Less Than the Contents of an Oscar Gift Bag (Under $100K), and Indie Movie of the Year. For more info, go to: FilmThreat.com or AwardsThis.com! Please join us for this very special evening honoring the best indie films! The schedule is below: 6PM - Red Carpet Arrivals and Cocktail Party 8PM - Award This! Show 10PM - After Party (location TBA) The tickets that are available to the public are: $125 VIP Tickets (Limited Availability) (Admission to the main room, drink tickets, + a gift bag) $50 Gold Tickets (Admission to the overflow party room, drink tickets, + a gift bag) This program is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles + Q&A w/ Ernie Reyes Jr: Presented By Moviebusters
- Sat, Feb 7
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Steve Barron Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1990
Starring: Brian Tochi, Corey Feldman, Josh Pais, Judith Hoag, Robbie Rist
Grab a slice and skate on down to The Frida Cinema as Moviebusters presents a very special screening of the 1990 cult classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles! And make sure to stick around after the screening as martial artist, actor, and the man behind Donatello’s legendary moves, Ernie Reyes Jr joins us for an in-person Q&A! Before superheroes ruled the multiplex, four brothers from the New York sewers saved the world with martial arts and heart. Director Steve Barron’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a box-office surprise and a practical-effects marvel. Produced on the edge of indie ingenuity, the film blended Jim Henson’s Creature Shop wizardry with street-level grit, creating a tone that felt mythic. Beneath the pizza jokes and wisecracks was something sincere--growing up in a hard (shelled?) city. This program is a venue rental engagement. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff. Membership discounts and comp passes do not apply. Doors open at 4:00PM and the film will begin at 5:00PM.