Michael Powell’s (of the iconic directorial duo Powell & Pressburger) deeply disturbing Peeping Tom is coming to The Frida Cinema in a brand new restoration from Rialto Pictures!
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he’s making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
When Peeping Tom premiered in 1960, British critics savaged it. The film was immediately branded “vile,” “depraved,” and “disgusting.” 55 years later, it’s one of the most influential (and cleverly shot) thrillers ever made.
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Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s new “adaptation” of Dracula is coming to The Frida Cinema!
A Dracula film made in modern day Transylvania? What does it contain? Well…a vampire hunt. Oh, and zombies and Dracula crashing a strike. Also…a science-fiction story about Vlad the Impaler coming back. An adaptation of the first Romanian vampire novella. A love story. A montage film reusing a classic vampire film. A vulgar folktale. Oh, and did we mention it’s three hours long?
While not a “straightforward” adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, Jude’s take is a bold, satirical, and multi-layered deconstruction of the Dracula myth. Are you ready for the big screen event of the year*?
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Celebrate 40 years of mad science and midnight movie mayhem as we present encores of Stuart Gordon’s cult classic Re-Animator in a brand new 4K restoration!
When brilliant but deranged medical student Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs, in a career-defining performance) discovers a serum that brings the dead back to life, his experiments spiral from groundbreaking to grotesque. Soon, morgues overflow, limbs twitch, and body parts revolt in one of the most deliriously gory and darkly hilarious horror films ever made.
Re-Animator is the gold standard for splatter horror and shouldn’t be missed on the big screen!
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Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre shocked the world and forever changed the face of global cinema and popular culture, Chain Reactions charts the film’s profound impact and lasting influence on five great artists–Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama.
Through early memories, sensory experiences, and childhood trauma, the film creates a dynamic dialogue between contemporary footage and never-before-seen outtakes and delving into personal impressions triggered by distinct audiovisual formats (16mm, 35mm, VHS, digital), Chain Reactions goes to the heart of how a scruffy, no-budget independent film wormed its way into our collective nightmares and permanently altered the zeitgeist.
Pair this up before or after our screenings of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre during our Halloween Hangover Weekend series for the ultimate deep dive into the 70s horror phenomenon!
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Lived any good books lately?
Cinematic Void is back at The Frida to headline Friday night of our Halloween Hangover Weekend as they present a special 30th anniversary screening of John Carpenter’s In The Mouth Of Madness in a stunning brand new 4K resotration via Warner Brothers!
When best-selling horror novelist Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow) mysteriously vanishes, skeptical insurance investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) is sent to track him down. But as Trent digs deeper into Cane’s disappearance, he discovers a terrifying world where fiction infects reality, madness spreads like a virus, and the boundaries of existence dissolve into nightmare.
A Lovecraftian and meta-cinematic mind warp, Carpenter’s cult classic is a supremely underrated descent into cosmic terror that also contains another one of his all-timer synth scores.
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Malibu Horror Story follows a team of amateur paranormal investigators as they delve into an unresolved case involving the disappearance of four popular high school boys from Malibu, California. While investigating a sacred cave in the Malibu hills, the team encounters chilling paranormal occurrences and uncovers a terrifying discovery that reveals an ancient curse, forcing them to confront their deepest fears and unravel the sinister truth behind the boys’ vanishing.
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To round out an absolutely wild ride of an October lineup, we have saved the best…and grooviest…for last! We are unleashing Sam Raimi’s legendary splatstick masterpiece Evil Dead II starting on October 30th!
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda’s body.
Packed with jaw-dropping camera tricks, cartoonish gore, and Campbell’s unparalleled gift for physical comedy, Evil Dead II is the ultimate late night movie ride–a delirious blender of scares and slapstick that has kept audiences howling (and shrieking) for decades.
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Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.
A bloodsucker blast of style and sass, Joel Schumacher’s cult classic The Lost Boys has joined our Halloween week lineup!
In the sleepy town of Santa Carla, brothers Michael and Sam (Jason Patric and Corey Haim) discover the boardwalk nightlife hides more than just roller coasters and neon thrills. Enter a gang of leather-clad, motorcycle-riding vampires led by the magnetic David (Kiefer Sutherland), and suddenly it’s bloodsucking, comic book wisdom, and holy water squirt guns galore.
Dripping with MTV swagger, a killer soundtrack (INXS! Echo & the Bunnymen!), and unforgettable performances from the “two Coreys,” The Lost Boys redefined the teen vampire movie as a sexy, funny, and stylish rollercoaster of horror and humor.
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The Frida Cinema pays tribute to Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur with a shadowy double feature of Cat People and The Leopard Man!
In Cat People, a young woman’s secret obsession with a Balkan curse blurs the line between love, repression, and deadly feline transformation. In The Leopard Man, a small New Mexico town is gripped by terror when an escaped circus cat–or perhaps something far worse–begins claiming victims in the night. Who stalks the darkness: beast or human?
Brimming with moody cinematography, eerie sound design, and suggestive scares, both films exemplify RKO’s golden age of psychological horror. These flicks might not satisfy fans of buckets of gore, but they’ll still stay with you long after you left the theater.
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The Frida Cinema is paying tribute to legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne in the only way that we know how: with a limited run of the 1986 freak show Trick Or Treat!
When rocker Sammi Curr (Tony Fields) burns to death in a hotel fire, his number one fan, devastated high school student Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price), becomes embroiled in a supernatural turn of events driven by his desire for revenge against his bullies.
Widely regarded as a cult oddity and beloved by heavy metal fans and ’80s horror enthusiasts, Trick Or Treat is often described as a perfect time capsule of the “Satanic Panic” era, blending teen horror and a hard rock/metal aesthetic.
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