Celebrate Mother’s Day with laughter, tears, and the unstoppable strength of Southern women as we present the beloved classic Steel Magnolias!
Set in a small Louisiana town and anchored by an all-star cast (Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, and Daryl Hannah…every heard of em?), this timeless story of friendship, family, and resilience is a masterclass in emotional storytelling. Bring your mom, bring some tissues, and prepare to ugly cry (in the best way).
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The Frida Cinema is excited to present the new film from director Eugene Kotlyarenko–The Code! And make sure to stick around after the film for an in-person conversation with the director himself!
A sexless couple, paranoid about the status of their relationship, embraces surveillance, spying and performance as a means to fall in love again, in this absurd, high-concept comedy.
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Our first Volunteer Of The Month screening of April comes from Quinn, as they have chosen the haunting beauty of time and loss with David Lowery’s A Ghost Story from 2017.
The film follows a recently deceased ghost (Casey Affleck), draped in a simple white sheet, as he silently observes his wife (Rooney Mara) navigating life without him. Set in a secluded house, the ghost remains stuck in a liminal space, watching time unfold in unexpected ways, while grappling with his own inability to connect with the world around him.
Director David Lowery’s lyrical and meditative approach to storytelling transforms A Ghost Story into an introspective exploration of the impermanence of life and the eternal nature of memory. With its slow pace, breathtaking visuals, and an evocative score, the film has been highly influential across all genres.
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The penultimate film in our Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective is his rarely-screen film from 1983: Nostalgia.
Set in Italy, Nostalgia follows Andrei Gorchakov, a Russian poet who is researching the life of an Italian composer while grappling with deep homesickness and a sense of alienation in a foreign land. As Gorchakov reflects on his past and the world he left behind in Russia, the film explores the themes of memory, longing, and the difficulty of reconciling one’s personal history with the present.
The film’s intimate, reflective tone, combined with its stark, beautiful cinematography, earned Nostalgia widespread acclaim. It was awarded the Best Director prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, a recognition of Tarkovsky’s extraordinary ability to capture the emotional and spiritual depth of his characters. As a work of exile and reflection, Nostalgia serves as both a personal meditation for Tarkovsky and a universal exploration of the human condition, making it an essential part of his cinematic legacy.
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Our 4/20 Weekend keeps on groovin with Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2021 coming-of-age dramedy Licorice Pizza!
The story follows Gary Valentine and Alana Kane, two young people growing up, running around, and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley in 1973.
Licorice Pizza was hailed as one of the best films of 2021. It earned a number of nominations and awards, including three Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Original Screenplay). Critics praised its direction, screenplay, and the performances of its leads, Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman. The film’s blend of humor, charm, awesome soundtrack, and tender moments stood out and was exactly what film fans wanted post-Pandemic lockdown.
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CinemAttack! presents The Scott Pilgrim Picture Show! Join us for the return of this legendary Scott Pilgrim celebration, screening at The Frida Cinema for the first time in over 5 years!
Relive Edgar Wright’s cult classic, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, as you’ve never seen it before! We’ve taken our favorite movie and enhanced it with audience callbacks, sing-a-long songs, costume contests, a hilarious pre-show, and a ton of very special surprises that will blow your mind’s eye or whatever. These shows have regularly sold out, so don’t wait! Get your tickets today!
For those not familiar, Scott Pilgrim vs The World is about a bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim, who has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.
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Delight in Jean-Luc Godard’s A Woman Is a Woman, a playful and unconventional homage to the American musical and a bold experiment in the language of cinema presented in a new 4K restoration!
The film follows Angela (Anna Karina), a vivacious Parisian striptease artist who desperately wants to have a child. However, her boyfriend Émile (Jean-Claude Brialy) is reluctant, leading Angela to flirt with his best friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo) in an attempt to provoke jealousy and perhaps find a willing father. Blending humor, romance, and self-aware cinematic tricks, Godard deconstructs genre conventions with his signature jump cuts, bold color compositions, and fourth-wall-breaking dialogue.
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Our Hallucinations series continues with Isao Fujisawa’s Bye Bye Love, a poignant Japanese road movie that captures the spirit of youthful rebellion and existential searching.
The film follows Utamaro, a disillusioned young drifter, who crosses paths with Giko, a mysterious and gender-fluid wanderer. Together, they embark on a journey across Japan, engaging in petty crimes and forging an intense, complicated relationship as they attempt to escape both the law and the constraints of societal expectations. As their journey unfolds, Utamaro is forced to confront his own notions of identity, love, and freedom, leading to moments of deep introspection and emotional reckoning.
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1940’s Dance, Girl, Dance, directed by Dorothy Arzner, is a groundbreaking and feminist-tinged drama that explores the struggles of women in the entertainment industry.
The film follows Judy O’Brien (Maureen O’Hara), a classically trained ballet dancer with dreams of artistic success, who finds herself working alongside the bold and ambitious Bubbles (Lucille Ball), a brassy burlesque performer. As their careers take divergent paths — Judy yearning for legitimacy while Bubbles embraces the spotlight — the two women become rivals in both dance and love, particularly over the affections of a wealthy playboy (Louis Hayward).
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The shopping mall becomes a dance hall in 1986’s Golden Eighties, a vibrant and stylized musical closing out our Chantal Akerman Month series.
The film follows a group of sales clerks, customers, and shop owners whose romantic entanglements unfold in a world of brightly lit storefronts and choreographed musical numbers. At the center of the story is a love triangle involving a young woman torn between a stable but dull suitor and a passionate but unreliable lover, reflecting themes of longing and disillusionment.
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