Wind up the tension with The Monkey, a new horror film from Longlegs’ Osgood Perkins!
The film follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, portrayed by Theo James and Bill Skarsgård, who reunite to settle their late father’s estate. Among his belongings, they discover an eerie wind-up monkey toy with cymbals, an artifact tied to a series of tragic deaths from their childhood. As the monkey’s sinister influence resurfaces, the brothers are drawn into a horrifying battle to break its curse before it claims more lives.
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As part of our Fire Relief Fundraiser series, we are screening Damien Chazelle’s 2016 romantic musical La La Land, with proceeds from this screening going to relief efforts in Los Angeles.
Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
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Our Classic Movie Nights series goes platinum with Howard Hawks’ musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring the iconic Marilyn Monroe!
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus’ rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
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Our Classic Movie Night series keeps on rolling with Ball Of Fire, Howard Hawks’ 1941 screwball comedy starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck!
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
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Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back! And this time they’re celebrating 35 years of the Kevin Bacon monster movie masterpiece Tremors!
Repairmen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) are tired of their dull lives in the small desert town of Perfection, Nev. But just as the two try to skip town, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist (Finn Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of an eccentric couple (Reba McEntire, Michael Gross), the group fights for survival against giant, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh.
Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment, including a themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream.
Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!
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Our Page To Screen series keeps on rolling into the new year as we present the 2020 rendition of Emma., starring Frida favorites Anya Taylor-Joy, Mia Goth, and Josh O’Connor! Make sure to stick around after the screening as we partner with Arvida Book Co in Tustin for a conversation about the original text versus this particular movie version!
In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
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Our 21st Century Cult series marches along as we present the controversial 2002 film Secretary, starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal!
he film follows Lee Holloway (Gyllenhaal), a socially awkward young woman recently released from a mental health institution, who takes a job as a secretary for the demanding and enigmatic lawyer E. Edward Grey (Spader). As their professional relationship evolves into an unorthodox BDSM dynamic, Lee begins to reclaim her sense of agency and identity, while Edward confronts his own vulnerabilities and desires.
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See It On 16mm starts the new year off with Tim Burton’s original 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice!
The story follows a recently deceased couple, Adam and Barbara Maitland (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis), who find themselves stuck haunting their beloved home when an eccentric and obnoxious family moves in. Desperate to reclaim their house, the Maitlands unwittingly summon Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a mischievous and unpredictable “bio-exorcist” from the netherworld, to scare away the new occupants. Chaos ensues as Beetlejuice’s antics spiral out of control, leading to an alliance with the couple’s unexpected ally, the quirky and goth-spirited Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder).
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Our In Defense of… series returns with Tank Girl, Rachel Talalay’s post apocalyptic sci-fi film and our Director of Volunteers and Interns Jill Georgieff’s pick!
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee — head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government — has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee’s tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.
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Join us for the inaugural film in a new series we’re calling Hallucinations as we present the 1996 cult classic Cannibal! The Musical.
Before South Park and The Book Of Mormon, Trey Parker and Matt Stone created an ultra-low budget musical that’s been largely lost to time, despite their creators’ fame. A new restoration is the perfect way to see this forgotten film that paved the way for two oft he most successful comedy writers of the century.
Hosted by Polygon’s editor-in-chief Chris Plante, Hallucinations is a monthly event that spotlights movies that challenge our expectations of story, style, and “good taste”. Plante will introduce each film with some behind-the-scenes history and critical context. With Hallucinations, The Frida Cinema wants to build a communal space for lovers of Weird Cinema. We invite guests to bond over films that change what we expect from the medium, the world, and themselves. So come early, stay late, make friends, and watch something strange, surprising, or just shamelessly sick.
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