Ernest P. Worrell once saved Christmas, but this time, he has to save Halloween! End your October right at The Frida Cinema with a 35th anniversary screening of the 90’s family Halloween classic, Ernest Scared Stupid, hosted by our friends over at Nostalgic Nebula!
Featuring out of this world creature effects by the Chiodo Bros (Killer Klowns from Outer Space), the side-splitting comedy antics of Jim Varney, and the legendary Eartha Kitt’s indelible presence on screen, this film is every bit a master class in comedy and Halloween nostalgia. So grab a nice fresh jar of Miak, and join us in celebrating this “whacky” yet terrifying tale of Man vs. Troll!
Be sure to arrive early for a themed photo op, trivia and prize games before the show!
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They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!
See It On 16mm is back at The Frida to unspool the 1984 sci-fi horror cult classic Night of the Comet!
When a mysterious comet passes close to Earth, nearly everyone on the planet is reduced to piles of red dust…or transformed into bloodthirsty zombies! Among the few survivors are Valley Girl sisters Regina and Samantha, who emerge from their steel-lined shelters to find Los Angeles completely deserted.
Zombies, machine guns, deserted malls, killer ’80s fashion, and a killer soundtrack…what else do you want from a movie!?
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Get ready for a Guillermo del Toro comic book double feature featuring Blade II and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, hosted by our buddy Jordan Morris!
First up, Wesley Snipes goes full vampire-hunting badass as Blade, forced to team up with his sworn enemies to battle a terrifying new breed of vampire. Then, after a ten minute intermission, Ron Perlman’s beloved Hellboy returns alongside Liz and Abe Sapien to stop an ancient prince from unleashing an unstoppable army of supernatural creatures. Both films were directed by del Toro, showcasing the monster-loving imagination that would go on to define one of cinema’s most distinctive auteurs.
Two comic-book classics. Two armies of monsters. Two awesome movies. Don’t miss these bad boys on the big screen!
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The second feature directed by Todd Haynes, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of Far from Heaven and Carol, Poison is the next film up in our Art House 101: Global Queer Cinema series. Thank you to our friends at OC Pride for presenting these screenings!
This groundbreaking American Indie was the most fervently debated film of the early 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of queer cinema. A work of immense visual invention, Haynes’ spectacular follow-up to his legendary Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is audacious, disturbing and thrillingly cinematic.
Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, Poison deftly interweaves trio of transgressive tales-“Hero,” “Horror” and “Homo”-that build toward a devastating climax. “Hero,” shot in mock TV-documentary style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice; “Horror,” filmed like a delirious ’50s B-movie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague; while “Homo” explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
A runaway hit which made national headlines when it was attacked by right-wing figures including Dick Armey, Ralph Reed and minister Donald Wildmon, Poison is unsettling, unforgettable and thoroughly entertaining.
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We are paying our respects to horror legend Reggie Bannister with a one night only screening of Don Coscarelli’s horror classic Phantasm!
Like The Shining and Dawn of the Dead, Phantasm is a cerebral nightmare that we never want to end. Written, produced, directed, shot, and edited by Don Coscarelli when he was only 23-years-old, the movie follows a group of small-town friends as they battle the “Tall Man”—a mysterious force of cosmic horror who wields flying silver murderballs. This Lovecraftian vortex deftly combines gothic horror, surrealism, and a killer prog rock score into a concoction that horror fans have never stopped worshipping.
Thanks to a stunning restoration and 5.1 surround sound mix produced by J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot and Coscarelli, Phantasm has never looked or sounded better.
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Portal to Hell, the new indie horror gem, is coming to The Frida Cinema! And stick around the screening for a Q&A with writer/director Woody Bess and producer Lucas Ford!
After a debt-collector finds a portal to hell in a washing machine at his local laundromat, he’s propositioned into feeding it sinners to save his neighbor’s soul, maybe even at the expense of his own.
Check out the trailer below and come see it on the big screen!
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Come celebrate the new movement of young filmmakers devouring the medium with their intense, cinematic visions with this double feature of two bold, boundary pushing, & incendiary debut feature films that compliment each-other: the hot-boiled angst of the timely ABRAXAS (Written, Directed, Edited, & Starring Charles Tyler Kinder) & the synthetic, neon-drenched, liminal nightmare fuel that schizoids out of the screen into your senses with FaceTape (Written, Directed, Edited, Shot, Sound Designed by Manny Liotta).
Made in unison with each other with a blend of cast members between the two films, this is a double feature that you won’t walk away from feeling the same as when you entered the theater!
ABRAXAS (85 min): Struggling to complete his college thesis, a frustrated environmentalist starts to receive “divine inspiration” which liberates him from writer’s block. However, as his ideas intensify, he spirals into a dangerous fixation, crafting an enraged manifesto against techno-industrial civilization. Watch the trailer for it here!
FaceTape (84 min): A junkie decides to come clean from abusing an analog VR drug called FaceTape only to find his life outside of his addiction is far from stable. Watch the trailer here!
There will be a 10 minute intermission between each film and an introduction by the filmmakers!
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Some legends really bite.
Ken Russell season continues at The Frida, as we are presenting a late night 0ne-off of The Lair of the White Worm on September 18th!
This deliriously unhinged adaptation of Bram Stoker’s final novel follows a young archaeologist who uncovers the skull of a mythical serpent. Of course, it awakens an ancient evil and its seductive priestess, Lady Sylvia Marsh. That old story!
Starring Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Catherine Oxenberg, and Sammi Davis, The Lair of the White Worm is Ken Russell at his most gloriously deranged, and that’s really saying something! British folk horror, pagan mythology, sexual decadence, surrealist imagery, pitch-black comedy…it’s the perfect Friday night flick!
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See It On 16mm is back at The Frida to unspool the 1933 adventure classic King Kong!
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Over 80 years later, King Kong has been remade and ripped off a hundred times over, but nothing can ever compare to the original! See it where it deserves to be seen: on the big screen!
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It’s Buddy time, folks!
Remember Buddy? The bright orange unicorn and star of that classic childrens’ television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room? Inside the colorful world of “It’s Buddy!”, a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased…he’s not pleased at all.
From Casper Kelly, the creator of Too Many Cooks, comes this new hilarious, creepy, and downright disturbing descent into pop culture madness. It’s Buddy!
Enhanced Accessibility: this movie has Closed Captioning, Assisted Listening, and/or Audio Description!
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