Volunteer of the Month
Our VOTM series invites a selected volunteer(s) to program a film of their choice, in gratitude of their stellar service!
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Mon, Nov 23
- Tue, Nov 24
- Wed, Nov 25
- Thu, Nov 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: Robert Mulligan Run Time: 129 min. Release Year: 1962
Starring: Frank Overton, Gregory Peck, John Megna, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford
Our first Volunteer of the Month pick for November comes courtesy of Curtis, who has chosen To Kill a Mockingbird, the 1962 classic starring Gregory Peck! Scout Finch, 6 years old, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.\ Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, it’s a powerful story of standing up for what’s right...even when the odds are stacked against you.
Almost Famous
- Mon, Nov 23
- Tue, Nov 24
- Wed, Nov 25
- Thu, Nov 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: Cameron Crowe Run Time: 124 min. Release Year: 2000
Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit
Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it. Our second Volunteer of the Month pick comes courtesy of Steve, who has chosen Cameron Crowe's 2000 love letter to rock'n'roll Almost Famous! In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom. Featuring Frances McDormand, Billy Crudup, Jason Lee, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as legendary rock critic Lester Bangs, and Kate Hudson in the unforgettable role of Penny Lane, this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age classic won Crowe an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and gave us one of cinema’s greatest looks into the adventure of being in the band.