Party Like It’s 1999 and Kubrick Christmas closes with Eyes Wide Shut, the director’s subversive, sexual holiday mystery.
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star as William and Alice, a wealthy New York couple trying to get in the holiday spirit. After Alice admits to William that she once almost — key word being almost — cheated on him, William is suddenly inspired to partake in a nightlong sexual odyssey, finding himself in one strange entanglement after another as the possible indiscretion plays out on a loop in his head. His late night sojourn eventually brings him to a secretive occult group that may offer him more excitement than he’s looking for…
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Walk on the wild side with Hardcore, Paul Schrader’s 1979 drama that delves into the seedy world of the adult film industry.
The film follows Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott), a conservative Midwestern businessman whose world is upended when his teenage daughter, Kristen, goes missing during a church trip. After discovering that she has been drawn into the world of pornography, Jake hires a private investigator (Peter Boyle) to track her down, ultimately taking the investigation into his own hands. His relentless search leads him deep into a dark and dangerous subculture, forcing him to confront his own values and vulnerabilities.
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A Kubrick Christmas kicks off with 2001: A Space Odyssey, the director’s 1969 science fiction trip!
Opening in prehistoric times, the film jumps from early man’s discovery of a strange monolith and subsequent development of weaponry to hundreds of thousands of years into the future when humanity has mastered space travel. As the rest of their crew rests in hibernation, scientists Dave and Frank lead a mission to Jupiter to retrieve a mysterious ancient artifact, accompanied by sentient computer system HAL 9000. When HAL’s intellect and ego are challenged, the journey takes an ominous turn as the craft races closer to its cryptic destination.
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Join Cinematic Void, Scream Screen, and Vinegar Syndrome as they present a Christmas horror double feature of Don’t Open Till Christmas and Winterbeast! As an added bonus, Vinegar Syndrome will have a pop-up shop for guests to peruse before the films.
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Horror Movie Night presented by HorrorBuzz is back, and this time they’re celebrating 50 years of the Bob Clark masterpiece Black Christmas with a brand new 4K restoration!
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions. Black Christmas stands the test of time as one of the creepiest movies ever and even went on to inspire some of your favorite Slasher films!
Horror Movie Night takes it to another level with a full night of entertainment including a Christmas themed HMN Video Preshow, Trivia, Games, Prizes, and another outstanding horror short from HorrorBuzz’s The Screaming Room Film Festival at Midsummer Scream.
Join HorrorBuzz for Horror Movie Night at The Frida Cinema to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a landmark of horror this holiday season!
Doors open and pre-show begins promptly at 7:30 pm, so arrive early!
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Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is a high school student in the town of Woodsboro who becomes the target of a masked killer known as Ghostface. As the killer terrorizes the town, picking off Sidney’s friends one by one, the survivors must navigate the killer’s twisted game of horror movie tropes. With the help of horror movie-obsessed Randy (Jamie Kennedy), Sidney and her group try to figure out the identity of Ghostface while staying alive.
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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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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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Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
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