Join us on May 3rd as The Frida Cinema screens Tinsman Road, the second film from writer/director Robbie Banfitch (The Outwaters). And stick around after the screening for a Q&A with the director!
Shot fully on gritty 4:3 Mini-DV, Banfitch’s sophomore feature takes us on a raw, emotionally-winding voyage into the wilderness of death and sorrow. The story centers on a young man as he navigates the serpentine mystery surrounding his missing sister and their family home.
Starring Robbie Banfitch, his real-life mother Leslie Ann Banfitch, Salem Belladonna, Heather Middleton, Nancy Bujnowski, Noelle Faccone, David Fekety and Keith Bixby.
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Anime Expo Cinema Nights Presents special 40th anniversary screenings of the cult classic Vampire Hunter D!
In the year 12,090 AD, technology and the supernatural have overtaken the world, leaving the land desolate and despotic. The remnants of humanity are scattered into small communities and live in fear of vampires who compose the ruling Nobility. When Count Magnus Lee tastes the blood of Doris Lang, she is forcibly chosen to be his next wife. In an effort to escape her ill-gotten fate, she hires a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D, who comes from a peculiar lineage.
This screening will be presented dubbed in English.
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Anime Expo Cinema Nights Presents special 40th anniversary screenings of the cult classic Vampire Hunter D!
In the year 12,090 AD, technology and the supernatural have overtaken the world, leaving the land desolate and despotic. The remnants of humanity are scattered into small communities and live in fear of vampires who compose the ruling Nobility. When Count Magnus Lee tastes the blood of Doris Lang, she is forcibly chosen to be his next wife. In an effort to escape her ill-gotten fate, she hires a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D, who comes from a peculiar lineage.
This screening will be presented in its original Japanese language with English subtitles.
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Get ready for one of the wildest cinematic experiences of your life as The Frida Cinema presents Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 1977 surrealist masterpiece Hausu (aka House).
The story follows a group of schoolgirls headed to a haunted house for summer vacation, only for things to go from weird to…weirder. From floating pianos to killer stuffed animals, the film is an explosion of colors and chaos.
Join us for this Japanese cult classic (and certified Frida Cinema Favorite) that has become legendary for its bizarre special effects, haunting visuals, and wacky storytelling. It needs to be seen (on the big screen) to be believed.
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For the first time in over 5 years, The Frida Cinema is proud to bring back one of greatest films of all time–Jaws! For Memorial Day Weekend only, come celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s industry-changing, pop culture-shifting, era-defining movie right where it belongs to be seen: on the big screen with a packed crowd!
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
What else can be said about Jaws that hasn’t been said by every film scholar for the past fifty years? Featuring career-best work from its all-star cast of Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton, the film has kept audiences from ever going back into the ocean (or their pool…or bathtub) for the better part of a century. It’s one of the best examples of man vs man, man vs himself, man vs society, and man vs nature ever put on celluloid.
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Witness The Rule Of Jenny Pen, the twisted new Horror-Thriller from filmmaker James Ashcroft starring the iconic duo of John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush!
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child’s puppet to abuse the home’s residents with deadly consequences.
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I Saw The TV Glow is back already as part of our 21st Century Cult series! Join us for a limited engagement as we revisit our favorite first run film of 2024!
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
Not even a full year after its initial release at our cinema, I Saw The TV Glow has been one of our most requested bring-back titles. It may have been snubbed at the Oscars, but it will live on in our hearts forever!
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21st Century Cult moves along with Suspiria, Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 remake of the Dario Argento horror classic!
Young American dancer Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Company. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, the woman she replaces breaks down and accuses the company’s female directors of witchcraft. Meanwhile, an inquisitive psychotherapist (Tilda Swinton) and a member of the troupe (Mia Goth) uncover dark and sinister secrets as they probe the depths of the studio’s hidden underground chambers.
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Greetings, boils and ghouls! Join Nostalgic Nebula on March 18th at the Frida Cinema for a special 30th anniversary screaming of Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. And make sure to stick around afterwards for an in-person Q&A with Emmy award-winning Special FX & Makeup Artist Todd Masters!
Show up early for the 8:00 PM pre-show to celebrate the Cryptkeeper’s directorial debut with Crypt trivia, lost and forgotten Crypt clips from commercials, movies and television, and if you can hack it, win yourself some goodies by trying your best Cryptkeeper impersonation! You’ll have to be dead on to win yourself a reprint of the original Tales from the Crypt comic book.
The story follows Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
Are you ready for your deadtime story?
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James Ashcroft’s The Rule of Jenny Pen is a psychological horror film set in the unsettling confines of a retirement home where the lines between reality and delusion blur.
The story follows Judge Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush), a once-powerful legal mind now weakened by a stroke and struggling to adjust to life in the facility. There, he encounters Dave Crealy (John Lithgow), a seemingly harmless resident who uses a hand puppet named Jenny Pen to exert a disturbing influence over the other inhabitants. As Mortensen begins to suspect that Crealy’s antics are more sinister than they appear, he faces skepticism from staff and fellow residents, forcing him into a desperate battle to uncover the truth before he too falls under Jenny Pen’s rule.
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