In the town of Twin Peaks, everyone has their secrets…especially Laura Palmer.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is coming back to The Frida Cinema, playing between seasons two and three of our Twin Peaks: The Complete Series saga! And make sure to stick around afterwards as we go further down the rabbit hole with Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, a 2014 compilation of deleted and extended scenes from the film.
In this prequel to his groundbreaking 1990s television series, David Lynch resurrects the teenager found wrapped in plastic at the beginning of the show, following her through the last week of her life and teasing out the enigmas that surround her murder. Nightmarish in its vision of an innocent torn apart by unfathomable forces, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is nevertheless one of Lynch’s most humane films, aching with compassion for its tortured heroine.
One ticket gets you access to two movies! There will be a ten minute intermission between both films.
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The new cringe-com film Situations is making its way to The Frida Cinema, thanks to our friends at Circle Collective. And make sure to stick around after the screening for a special Q&A with director/star Greg Vrotsos and producer Daniel Hartigan!
Three months after a breakup, photographer Nick plunges back into L.A.’s dating scene, where party culture clashes with the search for real connection. Despite flaky friends, his ex’s obsessive spreadsheet, and slim odds, Nick’s still chasing love.
Vrotsos (Orange Is The New Black, Boston Strangler), who drew inspiration from some of his own experiences, calls Situations his “love letter to Los Angeles” that pulls back the curtain on dating and relationships in a raw and relatable way.
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Join us as we say goodbye (for now) to our beloved volunteer Hiroki as we present one of his favorite films, Junebug, on the big screen!
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine’s affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George’s wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George’s character.
Widely seen as the breakout performance for Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams, Junebug is a funny and quietly devastating indie gem that perfectly encapsulates our bittersweet goodbye to a Frida Cinema legend. We’ll miss you, Hiroki!
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Our Staff Pick for May 2026 comes courtesy of The Frida’s Director of Memberships & Exhibition Operations, Bobby, as he has chosen Lou Ye’s 2000 romantic drama Suzhou River!
Along the banks of the Suzhou River, which winds precariously through Shanghai, Marda (Jia Hongshen) falls in love with a dramatically beautiful young woman named Moudan (Zhou Xun). When he tries to kidnap her in order to demand ransom money from her rich father, she escapes him, jumping in to the river and disappearing forever. Marda serves a three-year jail sentence for his attempted crime. Upon his release, he meets a woman that looks exactly like Moudan, named MeiMei (also played by Zhou Xun).
An exciting, action-filled mystery suspense movie, Suzhou River shares many thematic and stylistic elements with Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, and demands to be seen on the big screen in this brand new 4K restoration via our friends at Strand Releasing.
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Abbas Kiarostami’s Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece Taste of Cherry is our members only screening for the month of May!
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.
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Join us for a screening of the new film The Travel Companion, followed by an in-person Q&A w/ co-director Travis Wood and actors Tristan Turner and Anthony Oberbeck!
Simon, a struggling documentary filmmaker, enjoys free flights courtesy of his best friend and roommate, Bruce, who works for an airline. However, when Beatrice, a more successful filmmaker, enters the picture and starts dating Bruce, Simon risks flying too close to the sun.
The film is made by indie filmmakers about indie filmmakers, and it tackles the enduring question of how the hell anyone can possibly maintain healthy friendships in the face of professional disarray.
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Life’s a banquet…and some poor suckers are starving!
Dive into the fabulous, freewheeling world of Auntie Mame with a brand new 4K restoration from Warner Brothers!
When young orphan Patrick is sent to live with his wildly unconventional aunt, his life is turned upside down by the unstoppable force that is Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell). Bohemian, larger-than-life, and always chasing the next adventure, Mame sweeps Patrick through a whirlwind of parties, teaching him to embrace life in all its chaos, even as society (and his stuffy guardian) try to rein them in.
Directed by Morton DaCosta, Auntie Mame is a technicolor celebration of living without regrets. Anchored by Russell’s iconic, whirlwind performance, the film sparkles with a rebellious spirit that still feels downright contagious! Don’t miss it on the big screen!
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The buzzy new indie drama Our Hero, Balthazar is finally coming to The Frida Cinema! The new film from director Oscar Boyson (Producer of Uncut Gems, Good Time, Frances Ha), the film stars Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, and Noah Centineo.
Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he’s convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence.
“…a screw-loose buddy movie for our time” -Owen Gleiberman, Variety
“alternately disturbing and brutally funny” -Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
“a scathing look at America” -Frank J. Avella, The Contending
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Laugh. Cry. Share the pants.
Our Page To Screen series is back to present a 20th anniversary screening of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants!
Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they’ll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.
Adapted from Ann Brashares’s bestselling novels, the film became a standout of mid-2000s teen cinema by centering female friendship as the main event instead of the subplot. Starring Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel, the story uses a simple magical premise to explore body image and growing up.
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Director Pete Ohs new relationship drama Erupcja is coming to The Frida Cinema, starring big screen icon Charli XCX!
While on vacation in Poland, Bethany (Charli) breaks away from a romantic itinerary planned by her doting boyfriend, Rob (Will Madden), fearing that a marriage proposal is imminent. Reuniting instead with an old friend, Nel, the two women rekindle a uniquely combustible chemistry over the course of a few days in a chaste but burning trust predicated on sapphic synchronicity and a mutual penchant for poetry.
After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, Erupcja hits our screen on May 15th. Ohs co-wrote the script with all of the movie’s lead actors, lending the film to a very untraditional and exciting approach.
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