Master animator Satoshi Kon’s masterpiece, Perfect Blue, returns to The Frida’s screen for some well-deserved encores! If you missed it the first time around, come see this amazing restoration from our friends at GKIDS on the big screen!
Former pop idol Mima Kirigoe (voiced by Junko Iwao) leaves her idol group to pursue acting. But as she trades microphones for movie sets, the lines between her past and present blur: a mysterious website chronicling her every move appears, an obsessed fan creeps closer, and the roles she plays begin to swallow who she thought she was. The camera follows Mima into a mirror-maze of perception and performance, where even the reflection cannot be trusted.
Rich with acute unease, Perfect Blue remains a landmark of adult animation—its influence stretching from horror to cinema and animation alike. With every cut-frame and every whispered echo, it undermines the fantasy of stardom and forces the audience to ask: Who am I when they’re watching?
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Our In Defense Of…series for November is Chloe’s pick, and she’s chosen the 2011 animated classic Rango!
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.
A love letter to Spaghetti Westerns and cinematic misfits alike, Rango dazzles with eye-popping animation that can’t be missed on the big screen!
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Join us for some extra spooky encores of Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s Corpse Bride, now celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand new 4K restoration!
In a gloomy Victorian village where arranged marriages are the norm, nervous groom-to-be Victor (Johnny Depp) accidentally proposes to the wrong bride—one who happens to be dead. Swept into the underworld by the ghostly and gorgeous Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), Victor finds himself torn between two worlds—one teeming with color, music, and life after death, and another gray and suffocating among the living.
With Danny Elfman’s whimsical score and Burton’s signature gothic romanticism, this modern classic remains one of the director’s most heartfelt creations. Don’t miss the chance to see Corpse Bride it on the big screen!
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Join us for a two-day limited run celebrating 40 years of director Mamoru Oshii’s animated cult classic Angel’s Egg, now with a brand new 4K restoration via our friends at GKIDS.
In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel’s egg. One day, a boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream and, at first, it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two.
This film will be presented in its original Japanese language with English subtitles.
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Step right up to the scariest lawn on the block! The Frida Cinema invites you to re-live the spooky-fun thrills of the animated adventure Monster House!
DJ, Chowder, and Jenny are just your average neighborhood kids until they realize the creepy house across the street is alive–and hungry. With no adults believing them, it’s up to this brave trio to uncover the mystery, outwit the snarling structure, and maybe save the entire neighborhood from being swallowed whole.
Packed with clever scares, witty banter, and a perfect mix of chills and chuckles, Monster House is a rollicking animated gem that delivers Halloween vibes year-round.
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Animation lovers, we didn’t forget about you this Spooky Season! We’re delighted to be running 20th anniversary screenings of Nick Park’s claymation caper Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit!
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park’s animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit combines stop-motion wizardry, cozy British humor, and monster-movie parody into one endlessly charming package.
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The 2025 Orange County Latino International Film Festival (OCLIFF) is proud to present the Orange County premiere of directors Karine Vézina and André Kadi’s animated tribute to iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, Hola Frida!
Frida is a vibrant girl growing up in Coyoacán Mexico, but when sickness casts a cloud over her spirit, she finds solace in her imagination. Hola Frida! recreates the childhood of artist Frida Kahlo, and highlights the power of imagination.
Presented in Spanish, with English subtitles.
WORLD PREMIERE: Morelia International Film Festival, Mexico
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival International de Ciné de Morelia; BIFFF; Annecy International Animated Film Festival; Festival De Cinéma En Famille De Québec (FCEQ); Festival International Du Film Pour Enfants De Montréa (Fifem); Anima – The Brussels International Animation FIlm Festival; Orange County Latino International Film Fest
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Before The Matrix, before Westworld—there was Ghost in the Shell. Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 cyberpunk landmark returns to the big screen for its 30th anniversary: a hypnotic, high-tech meditation on what it means to be alive in a world where the line between human and machine has all but vanished.
Set in a dystopian future where cybernetic enhancements are the norm and the human mind can be hacked, Ghost in the Shell follows Major Motoko Kusanagi—a special-ops agent in a synthetic body—on a mission to track a mysterious hacker known only as the Puppet Master. But as the investigation deepens, so does the existential dread: Where does the “self” reside when your body is hardware, your memories are code, and your soul—your ghost—is possibly just another program?
Blending hauntingly beautiful hand-drawn animation with early digital effects, Oshii’s vision is erily prescient. It’s a genre-defining anime that helped lay the groundwork for modern sci-fi as we know it.
These screenings will be presented in the film’s original Japanese language with English subtitles.
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FanMail Cinema Club is invading The Frida for the first time as they are presenting a very special screening of the 2004 animated classic Shrek 2, featuring themed mini-cakes by Keelys Cake Studio, face painting by La Rainbow Fiesta, merch and photo ops by FanMail Cinema Club, a cosplay contest, and so much more!
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona’s mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek and the King find it difficult to get along, and there’s tension in the marriage. The Fairy Godmother discovers that Fiona has married Shrek instead of her son Prince Charming and plots to destroy their marriage.
Don’t miss this laugh riot on the big screen with a rowdy crowd full of Shrek fans! Doors open at 7:00PM and the movie will start at 8:15PM sharp!
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The Frida Cinema is excited to present the brand new candy-colored absurdist animated comedy Boys Go To Jupiter, with the star of the film, Jack Corbett, joining us in-person for a Q&A after the screening!
The story follows Billy 5000, a teenage gig worker in suburban Florida. He tries to earn enough money to move out of his sister’s garage. His plans are disrupted by the arrival of a gelatinous alien named Donut. Billy must protect Donut from the schemes of the Dolphin Groves Juice Company and its CEO, Dr. Dolphin.
Boys Go To Jupiter features a cast of comedic talent, including Jack Corbett as Billy 5000, Janeane Garofalo as Dr. Dolphin, Tavi Gevinson as Glarba, Elsie Fisher as Beatbox, and Joe Pera as Herschel Cretaceous, among many others!
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