Go back to the very beginning with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the next entry in our Party Like It’s 1999 series!
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Celebrate 30 years of Leon: The Professional, Luc Besson’s 1994 action-thriller!
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective “cleaner”. But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda’s thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon’s footsteps.
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Our In Defense Of… series continues with our Founder and Executive Director Logan Crow’s second pick, Over The Top, Menahem Golan’s 1987 sports drama!
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Sate your need for Speed with 30th anniversary screenings of Jan de Bont’s 1994 action thriller!
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Summertime is blockbuster season, and FilmWeek is coming to The Frida to bring you one of the biggest hits of the early 2000s, The Fast and The Furious! Stick around after the film as legendary AirTalk host Larry Mantle joins us in person to welcome special guests to discuss the film’s lasting impact, how some of the thrilling race scenes were made, and more!
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Cheer along for Mr. Furious, Spleen, Bowler, Shoveler, Blue Rajah, and their team of quirky superheroes as 1999’s Mystery Men returns to the big screen!
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Celebrate the late, great Shelley Duvall with her iconic role as Olive Oyl in Robert Altman’s Popeye!
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If you’re going to race with the devil, you’ve got to be as fast as Hell!
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Feel the need… The need for speed.
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Our all-month birthday celebration wraps up with Hundreds Of Beavers, a new age cult comedy classic! And as an added bonus, stick around after the film as we chat with the man behind the madness, writer/director Mike Cheslik himself, moderated by LA Times film critic Amy Nicholson!
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.
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