FanMail Cinema Club is back at The Frida Cinema to present a themed screening event of the 2004 star-studded underwater animated movie Shark Tale! Come dressed up for a themed-photo-op, a cosplay contest, and karaoke in the theater!
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He’s a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
Starring Will Smith, Renee Zellweger, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Ziggy Marley, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro, Shark Tale is a fun time capsule of mid-2000s comedy that Gen Z has a lot of nostalgia and fond memories of, ironic or not!
Themed-Vending starts @ 5:00PM
Karaoke Hour is from 5:30PM-6:30PM
Cosplay Contest is @ 6:45PM
Film starts at 7:00PM shark…errrm we mean sharp!
Tickets to this event are $20. Frida Cinema Member discounts and comp passes do not apply!
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Our friends at GKIDS are presenting a brand new 4K restoration of the fantastic Italian sendup of Fantastia, Allegro Non Troppo!
An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music. Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named ‘Prisney,’ he rallies an orchestra of geriatric women, a bullish conductor, and an animator that he keeps locked in the dungeon. What could go wrong?
From evolution gone haywire to a lonely cat navigating a decaying world, Allegro Non Troppo swings between absurd comedy and quiet melancholy, all wrapped in inventive, boundary-pushing animation.
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Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it!
Cinematic Void is back at The Frida Cinema to present a slightly-late 40th anniversary screening of Disney’s rarely-screened gem The Black Cauldron!
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
This event is co-presented by both Cinematic Void and The American Cinematheque! Member discounts do apply!
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Just beyond your dreams lives a secret world. Where every tree is a home. Every sound is a song. And humans only exist in fairy tales. Until now…
Join us on Earth Day, April 22nd, as we present special screenings of FernGully: The Last Rainforest on a beautiful big screen for everyone to enjoy!
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.
Way before Avatar, this Don Bluth-esque animated rainforest romp warmed the hearts of kids everywhere with the voices of Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry, Robin Williams, Cheech & Chong, Harry Shearer, Tone-Loc, Pamela Adlon, and even David Lynch favorite Grace Zabriskie. Weâre delightfully buzzed to be playing a brand new DCP of this psychedelic â90s staple from our buds at Shout! Studios and American Genre Film Archive!
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Just added: actor/comedian Sam Brown and director Sevan Najarian will be joining us for the 7:30PM screening on April 11th for a post-screening Q&A!
Mars, an animated feature film by the cult comedy troupe, The Whitest Kids UâKnow, is having its long-awaited theatrical release, and we’re playing it!
The movie revolves around Kyle, who enters a contest to go to Mars only half seriously, since heâs getting married in a few days. When he wins, he decides to ditch his wedding to escape to the red planet. This would all be great for him except the luxury accommodations are a facade, his shipmates are insane, and the crew gets stranded on Mars with no way home.
Mars was conceived during the production of the original sketch series, often held in the same high regard as âSaturday Night Live,â âKids in the Hallâ and âSCTV.â Thanks to a booming fanbase on Twitch, the troupe was able to crowdfund the animated filmâs budget and commence production. Come see it on the big screen with like-minded fans!
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This screening will be dubbed in the English language, featuring the voice ensemble of Kirsten Dunst, Janeane Garofalo, Phil Hartman, and Debbie Reynolds.
Kiki’s Delivery Service, the timeless and beloved classic from Academy AwardÂź-winning director Hayao Miyazaki and globally celebrated animation house Studio Ghibli, is coming back to The Frida Cinema, newly remastered in 4K!
It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside town, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation.
First released in 1989, Kiki’s Delivery Service is one of director Hayao Miyazakiâs most adored features from Studio Ghibli. The hand-drawn, animated feature, based on the novel by Eiko Kadono, is produced, written, and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, and features a musical score from Miyazakiâs long-time collaborator, the renowned composer Joe Hisaishi. The new 4K remaster highlights the great thought and care put into every frame of the film, celebrating the authentic craftsmanship of Studio Ghibliâs detailed artwork.
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This screening will be in the films original Japanese language with English subtitles.
Kiki’s Delivery Service, the timeless and beloved classic from Academy AwardÂź-winning director Hayao Miyazaki and globally celebrated animation house Studio Ghibli, is coming back to The Frida Cinema, newly remastered in 4K!
It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside town, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation.
First released in 1989, Kiki’s Delivery Service is one of director Hayao Miyazakiâs most adored features from Studio Ghibli. The hand-drawn, animated feature, based on the novel by Eiko Kadono, is produced, written, and directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, and features a musical score from Miyazakiâs long-time collaborator, the renowned composer Joe Hisaishi. The new 4K remaster highlights the great thought and care put into every frame of the film, celebrating the authentic craftsmanship of Studio Ghibliâs detailed artwork.
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Live for tomorrow. Die today.
The Frida Cinema is excited to partner up with our friends at GKIDS to present All You Need Is Kill, the action-packed new anime film from director Kenichiro Akimoto!
When a massive alien flower known as “Darol” unexpectedly erupts in a deadly event, unleashing monstrous creatures that decimate the population of Japan, Rita is caught in the destructionâand killed. But then she wakes up again. And again. Caught in an endless time loop, Rita must navigate the trauma and repetition of death until she crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop and find meaning in the chaos around them.
All screenings will be presented in the film’s original Japanese language with English subtitles.
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When you’re three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.
Join us for some matinee screenings of the Golden Globe nominated animated film Little Amélie or the Character of Rain!
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to AmĂ©lie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san, AmĂ©lie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family’s idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
This film will be presented dubbed in English for all screenings.Â
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We heard your voices! Or more specifically…we heard one person’s voice that’s been asking us to play Monkeybone every month for the past few years. And now it’s time to celebrate 25 years of Henry Selick’s cult classic!
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu’s body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!
Upon release, Monkeybone was considered a commercial and critical failure. Audiences didnât know what to make of its surreal blend of live action, stop-motion animation, adult humor, grim fantasy–the list goes on and on. But over time, that same strangeness became its appeal. Fans of âhow did a major studio make this?â type of films should be lining up around the block for this one.Â
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