Dreamworks’ fantasy comedy sequel Shrek 2 returns just in time for its 20th anniversary!
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona’s mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek and the King find it difficult to get along, and there’s tension in the marriage. The Fairy Godmother discovers that Fiona has married Shrek instead of her son Prince Charming and plots to destroy their marriage.
Read MoreBrian Helgeland’s medieval action comedy A Knight’s Tale is coming back to The Frida Cinema to celebrate its 25th anniversary, and we are honored to be hosting an in-person Q&A with Shannyn Sossamon, who plays Jocelyn in the film!
William Thatcher (the unforgettable Heath Ledger) is a peasant who disguises himself as a noble knight to compete in jousting tournaments across Europe. With the help of his loyal friends, including a witty writer named Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany), William rises through the ranks of the tournament circuit, all while hiding his true identity. Along the way, he falls in love with a noblewoman and faces off against the ruthless Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell), his main rival.
With its energetic blend of medieval action and humor, A Knight’s Tale quickly became (and has remained) one the 21st century’s most beloved cult classics!
Read MoreOur next In Defense Of entry comes courtesy of our Marketing Director Bekah Phillips, who has chosen Thomas Schlamme’s 1993 black comedy So I Married an Axe Murderer!
Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer — “Mrs. X” — wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.
Read MoreParty 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.
Read MoreFall in love all over again with Anora, the Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning new film from writer/director Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket). On Oscar night, Anora shook up the entire movie world as it took home five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress In A Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing! Don’t miss your chance see the most acclaimed film of 2024 on the big screen!
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
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Read MoreClosing out our Bogie Fest series, celebrating the legendary performances of Hollywood icon Humprey Bogart, is Nicholas Ray’s 1950 masterpiece In A Lonely Place!
Bogart plays Dixon Steele, a Hollywood screenwriter with talent to spare and a temper he can’t quite control. When a young woman he briefly encounters turns up dead, suspicion settles on him almost immediately. And the unsettling part is…it doesn’t feel entirely misplaced.
What makes In a Lonely Place stand out in a filmography stacked full of classics is how it subverts expectations of the noir genre. Directed with a quiet intensity, letting silences stretch and emotions simmer, the violence occasionally erupts in very upsetting aways. And Bogart, often the embodiment of control, lets something fray at the edges here. His Dix is charming enough…until he’s not.
Read MoreThere NEVER was a woman like Gilda!
Read MoreOur Edward Yang Retrospective closes with A Confucian Confusion, the director’s 1994 comedy.
Read MoreUp next in our Slumber Party Parties series is 13 Going on 30, Gary Winick’s 2004 fantasy romcom!
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