Best buds. Worst adults.
The Wrong Girls, starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat, is coming to The Frida Cinema for one night only on Thursday, August 27th!
Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
With its bizarre premise, stellar leads, and awesome supporting cast (LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox, Tony Hale…the list goes on and on) The Wrong Girls makes a very good time at the movies!
Enhanced Accessibility: this film has Closed Captioning, Assisted Listening, and Audio Description capability!
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Just added: Horror movie legend Brian Yuzna will be joining us to moderate the Q&A after Bloody Bridget!
Come one, come all to an evening of voodoo, vampires, revenge, and bloody burlesque as The Frida Cinema is teaming up with Peepshow Menagerie and Anastasia & Richard Elfman to present a ghoulish double feature extravaganza of 1990’s Frankenhooker and 2024’s Bloody Bridget!
7:30PM – Frankenhooker: A grief stricken med student builds the perfect woman from dead prostitutes…then discovers his resurrected bride has a killer mind of her own.
9:30PM – Bloody Bridget: Anastasia Elfman plays a “Valentine Vampire,” sucking blood only whets her appetite…she must eat their beating hearts! LIVE MUSIC & BURLESQUE PRE-SHOW with Richard Elfman and the Mystic Knights of the Forbidden Zone. Q&A with Richard and Anastasia after film!
Make sure to get there early for the first feature, as we have the Peepshow Menagerie pre-show, a burlesque performance from Pinky Petite as Frankenhooker, AND as an introduction for the film by Fangoria writer Pat Jankiewicz!
Tickets for this event are $25. Frida Cinema member discounts and comp passes do not apply.
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Certified Frida Favorite Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, I Saw The TV Glow) is back with their latest mindf**k, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring the supernova duo of Hannah Einbender and Gillian Anderson!
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2026, the early reviews for Camp Miasma were passionate, promising a wildly entertaining exploration of the slasher film, erotic pleasure, and everything in between. The words “gonzo” and “pop art” were also being thrown around, which you know we love!
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Just added: in addition to director Sabrina Greco, we will also be joined by stars Colin Burgess and Kevin Grossman!
The new indie dramedy, Lockjaw, is coming to The Frida Cinema! And make sure to stick around after the screening as the director of the film, Sabrina Greco, joins us for an in-person Q&A!
Six weeks after getting into a drunk driving accident that leaves her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun night out with her friends.
Premiering at Slamdance 2025, Lockjaw has been praised for its oddball tone and stellar leading performance from Blu Hunt. Fans of naturalistic and painfully funny hangout movies…don’t miss this one!
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Before he gave us The Lady Eve, writer-director Preston Sturges delivered one of Hollywood’s great love letters to the movies with Sullivan’s Travels, a hilarious and heartfelt comedy that asks one timeless question: what good are movies in difficult times?
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won’t be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to “know trouble” first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
More than eighty years later, Sullivan’s Travels’ message feels as vital as ever. If you’ve ever wondered whether movies can change lives, this is one of the greatest arguments ever put forward! Come see this classic on the big screen!
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There’s only one way to win the girl of your dreams: floor it!
Our Hallucinations series for August is getting revved up as we explore the weird world of the extremely-rarely-screened 90s film Motorama!
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing “Motorama,” a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.
Praised for its loopy Americana and bizarre tone while widely derided as a punishingly dark and occasionally cruel film that isn’t for everyone, look at this as more of an R-rated Pee-wee’s Big Adventure than anything else! Who wouldn’t wanna watch that!?
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We can see the future, and it’s full of pals. On August 1st, we’re celebrating National Friendship Day with a screening of Andrew DeYoung and Tim Robinson’s sick and twisted tale of male friendship…Friendship!
Suburban dad Craig (Tim Robinson) falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin (Paul Rudd), and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.
Call it what you want. Single White Female meets suburban dad comedy. Fatal Attraction but with dudes. Whatever. It’s a great time at the movie theaters. Invite your buds!
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You have the right to remain silent…dead silent.
Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about roundhouse kicks, thongs, and katana beheadings as Samurai Cop is finally coming back to The Frida Cinema! And as an extra special added bonus, stick around after the screening for an in-person Q&A with the stars of the film: Matthew Karedas, Cranston Komuro, and Gerald Okamura!
Joe (Matt Hannon, Sylvester Stallone’s one-time bodyguard) is the Samurai Cop, a rock of a man who will do literally whatever it takes to punish criminals—even if that means taking dozens of innocent lives in the process. Teamed with a truly hilarious partner (Mark Frazer), Joe embarks on a mindmelting sex-and-violence-fueled adventure against evil ninjas, drug dealers, and genre legend Robert Z’Dar (Maniac Cop)!
Directed by prolific Iranian ex-pat Amir Shervan, this reckless and outrageous gem is a true treasure of the trash-action pantheon! Don’t miss out!
Our guests will be setting up when doors open at 5pM for a meet-and-greet signing opportunity. The film will start at 7PM. Q&A will be around 8:45PM!
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She’s not “a lot”. You’re just underprepared.
Horsegirls, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2025, is coming to The Frida Cinema! And make sure to stick around after the screening for a very special Q&A with the films writer and director, Lauren Meyering!
The film stars Lillian Carrier as Margarita, a 22-year-old autistic woman navigating early adulthood, a new job, and her mother’s uncertain health diagnosis. When she discovers the world of competitive hobby horsing, it becomes the unexpected lifeline that helps her find her footing and grow into her independence.
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Just added: Nathan Bexton will be joining us to introduce our 10:15PM screening of Nowhere on August 21st!
Also just added: James Duval and Nathan Bexton will be joining us to introduce the 10:30PM screening of Nowhere on August 22nd!
Let the love feast begin.
We’re concluding Gregg Araki’s legendary Teen Apocalypse Trilogy with Nowhere, a delirious, end-of-the-millennium fever dream that’s turned up to eleven.
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they’ll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.
The most visually audacious entry in the trilogy, Nowhere is Araki experimenting with science fiction, queer romance as a euphoric celebration of outsiders, making it the perfect culmination of one of the boldest trilogies in American independent cinema.
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