Party Like It’s 1999 continues with Election, Alexander Payne’s dark teen comedy.
Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is an overachieving student determined to win the student body presidency at all costs. However, her campaign is disrupted by Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), a frustrated teacher who holds a personal grudge against her and convinces popular but apathetic jock Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) to run against her. What ensues is a battle of wits, sabotage, and unintended consequences, highlighting the complexities of ambition, morality, and personal failure.
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In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.
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David Lynch’s 2001 neo-noir mystery masterpiece Mulholland Drive is back at The Frida Cinema!
Betty Elms (Naomi Watts), a hopeful actress newly arrived in Los Angeles, discovers a woman (Laura Harring) with amnesia hiding in her aunt’s apartment. The two women set out to uncover the mystery of the stranger’s identity, leading them through a labyrinth of cryptic clues, sinister characters, and dark Hollywood secrets. As their investigation deepens, the narrative becomes increasingly disjointed, reflecting Lynch’s signature exploration of subconscious fears and desires.
With its haunting atmosphere, fragmented storytelling, and an unsettling score, Mulholland Drive is widely considered a masterpiece of psychological horror and ambiguity, earning Lynch an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and gaining a reputation as one of the greatest films of the 21st century
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Up next in our Halloween Hangover Week is Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, screening just in time for its 20th anniversary!
The film follows a group of survivors in the aftermath of a sudden and devastating zombie outbreak, led by nurse Ana (Sarah Polley) after she narrowly escapes her home being overrun. She joins forces with a diverse group of strangers, including a police officer (Ving Rhames) and a television salesman (Jake Weber), seeking refuge in a shopping mall. As the undead hordes gather outside, tensions rise inside the mall as the group struggles with survival, moral dilemmas, and the psychological toll of the apocalypse.
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Fall in love all over again with Anora, the Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning new film from writer/director Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket). On Oscar night, Anora shook up the entire movie world as it took home five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress In A Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing! Don’t miss your chance see the most acclaimed film of 2024 on the big screen!
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
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The Bogart suspense picture with the surprise finish!
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There NEVER was a woman like Gilda!
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Our In Defense Of… series continues with Gareth Edwards’ majestic 2014 Godzilla reboot, presented by our Staff Writer/Editor Reggie Peralta!
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Trash-Mex is returning to The Frida Cinema to present a newly restored version of the gruesomely bloody Mexican…
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