Up next in our Wong Kar-Wai Month series is the 1988 crime drama As Tears Go By.
Set in the underworld of Hong Kong’s triads, the film follows Wah (Andy Lau), a small-time gangster torn between loyalty and love. Wah must navigate his turbulent relationship with his reckless, self-destructive protégé, Fly (Jacky Cheung), whose impulsive behavior repeatedly draws them into dangerous conflicts. Meanwhile, Wah finds solace in a tender romance with his cousin Ngor (Maggie Cheung), a woman from a quieter world who offers him a glimpse of redemption and a life beyond violence.
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Wong Kar-Wai Month continues with Days of Being Wild, the director’s 1990 Hong Kong drama.
The film centers on the enigmatic and emotionally detached Yuddy (Leslie Cheung), a charming drifter who seduces and abandons women, leaving emotional devastation in his wake. He becomes romantically involved with the reserved Su Lizhen (Maggie Cheung) and later with the free-spirited dancer Mimi (Carina Lau), yet remains emotionally distant as he grapples with his troubled past and his search for his biological mother. Meanwhile, Lizhen finds solace in a kind-hearted policeman, Tide (Andy Lau), who harbors feelings for her. Through interwoven lives and fleeting connections, Wong crafts a lyrical exploration of love’s impermanence and the yearning for belonging.
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Our Kubrick Christmas and Page to Screen series crossover for A Clockwork Orange, the director’s 1971 adaptation of the Anthony Burgess novel!
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that’ll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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Walk on the wild side with Hardcore, Paul Schrader’s 1979 drama that delves into the seedy world of the adult film industry.
The film follows Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott), a conservative Midwestern businessman whose world is upended when his teenage daughter, Kristen, goes missing during a church trip. After discovering that she has been drawn into the world of pornography, Jake hires a private investigator (Peter Boyle) to track her down, ultimately taking the investigation into his own hands. His relentless search leads him deep into a dark and dangerous subculture, forcing him to confront his own values and vulnerabilities.
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Revisit one of Stanley Kubrick’s first features with 1956’s The Killing, the next entry in our Kubrick Christmas series.
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
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Our Party Like It’s 1999 series draws to a close with Go, Doug Liman’s LGBTQ crime comedy!
Grocery store clerk Simon occasionally sells drugs from his cash register at work, so when soap opera actors Adam and Zack come looking for Ecstasy on a quiet Christmas Eve, they are surprised to find Ronna covering his shift. Desperate for money, Ronna decides to become an impromptu drug dealer, unaware that Adam and Zack are secretly working for obsessed narcotics officer Burke.
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A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
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You sold out the first screening, so let’s do another! Join us for a very special early-evening screening with C. Thomas Howell as he provides live commentary throughout the iconic film, The Outsiders: The Complete Novel. Hear what it was like to work with the infamous Francis Ford Coppola and Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, and the late Patrick Swayze. Learn why Francis Ford Coppola kept the Greaser and Socks separate, even in their down time, and why he chose to film the complete movie on VHS tape first as a rehearsal, and so much more!
Want to get your memorabilia you’ve kept all these years signed by Ponyboy Curtis himself? Now’s your chance. Arrive early at 4:00PM for one-on-one time with your favorite greaser. Meet and greet tickets sold separately at tommyhowellmusic.com!
As a super added bonus, there will be an audience participation Q&A immediately following the screening!
This screening is to benefit C. Thomas Howell’s non-profit, The Stay Gold Foundation, which promotes literacy and the arts in schools.
This program is a venue rental engagement. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.
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Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino’s groundbreaking crime film, turns 30!
The film follows the lives of several characters, including hitmen Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, mob boss Marsellus Wallace, his wife Mia, and a washed-up boxer named Butch Coolidge. Each of their stories unfolds non-linearly, connected by moments of violence, absurdity, and unexpected humanity. Whether it’s a bizarre twist during a date, a botched robbery, or an accidental shooting, Pulp Fiction defies traditional storytelling conventions, making it both unpredictable and iconic.
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Our next In Defense Of entry comes courtesy of our Marketing Director Bekah Phillips, who has chosen Thomas Schlamme’s 1993 black comedy So I Married an Axe Murderer!
Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer — “Mrs. X” — wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.
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