For the first time in The Frida Cinema’s history, we are finally playing Juno!
Juno MacGuff (Elliot Page), a smart, sarcastic 16-year-old in the Minneapolis suburbs, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a casual hookup with her shy best friend, Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). Opting against abortion but not ready for motherhood, Juno sets out to find the perfect adoptive parents—a seemingly put-together yuppie couple played by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman.
Written by Diablo Cody in her Oscar-winning debut, Juno pairs quippy, stylized dialogue with sincere emotional beats, carving out a space in indie film where teenage girls are allowed to be complicated, self-aware, and funny without being reduced to tropes.
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Glitz and glamour has officially entered our Technicolor Summer series as we present a weekend of the 50s classic How To Marry A Millionaire!
Three ambitious New York models—Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall), Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable), and Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe)—decide to pool their resources and rent a luxurious Manhattan penthouse, not for comfort, but as a strategic base of operations to catch rich husbands.
Beneath the surface, the film gently satirizes postwar materialism and gender roles, while still delivering the charm of a traditional romantic comedy. Each of the three leads brings distinct comedic timing and personality, especially Marilyn Monroe, whose physical comedy as the glasses-averse Pola steals the show.
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The Red Shoes is dancing back to The Frida with some encores as part of of our Technicolor Summer series. Directed by Powell & Pressburger, every frame is lush and painterly. The film’s 17-minute central ballet sequence remains one of the greatest ever filmed.
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!
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Our Technicolor Summer series continues with the Cary Grant-Grace Kelly-Alfred Hitchcock classic To Catch A Thief!
On the sun-drenched French Riviera, retired jewel thief John “The Cat” Robie (Cary Grant) finds his peaceful life interrupted when a string of copycat burglaries threatens to frame him for crimes he didn’t commit. Determined to clear his name, Robie sets out to catch the new thief in action—posing once more as a high-society gentleman among the Riviera’s wealthy elite.
There, he meets Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly), a cool and elegant American heiress who may be more intrigued by Robie’s rumored criminal past than his attempts at innocence. As romance and suspicion intertwine, To Catch a Thief becomes a dazzling game of cat and mouse—full of flirtation, deception, and Hitchcock’s signature suspense.
In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!
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Our Technicolor Summer series kicks off with one of the greatest musicals—and films—of all time: the iconic Singin’ In The Rain!
Set in late-1920s Hollywood during the turbulent transition from silent films to “talkies,” Singin’ in the Rain centers on Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly), a charismatic silent film star whose latest film must be transformed into a sound picture. However, his leading lady, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), has a voice that’s disastrously unsuited for talkies. Enter Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds), a talented singer and dancer brought in to secretly dub Lina’s lines.
What follows is a whirlwind of backstage drama, comedic misadventures, and dazzling musical numbers as Don and his best friend Cosmo (Donald O’Connor) try to save their careers and reinvent the industry—while Don falls in love with Kathy in the process.
In the early 1930s, the 3-strip Technicolor process was introduced to audiences, inviting them to experience a world dripping with vibrant saturation for the very first time. The Technicolor Summer series ranges from familiar classics to rarely-screened gems all Summer long!
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Our Pride Month programming takes a dark turn as we venture into the nu-Giallo genre with Yann Gonzalez’s brilliantly bizarre Knife + Heart!
Set in Paris during the summer of 1979, Knife + Heart follows Anne (Vanessa Paradis), a producer and director of gay pornography, who is grappling with the recent departure of her editor and lover, Loïs (Kate Moran). In an attempt to win her back, Anne embarks on creating her most ambitious film yet. However, the production takes a dark turn when one of her actors is brutally murdered, leading Anne into a perilous investigation that intertwines with her professional and personal life.
Exploring themes of love, obsession, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction, Knife + Heart delves deep into the world of 1970s gay pornography, offering a narrative that is both a tribute to and a critique of the Giallo genre.
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Just added: Porter Gilberg (Frida Director of Development) is back on Thursday 3/26 for a special pre-screening presentation on the cultural and cinematic roots of But I’m A Cheerleader. An interactive discussion will take place immediately following the film.
Join us as we present some screenings of the 1999 cult classic But I’m A Cheerleader, the final film in our Tribute To Bud Court series.
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she’s pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to “sexual redirection” school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
Bring your friends, wear pink if you dare, and re-live (or discover) a certified Frida Cinema Favorite the way it deserves to be experienced: loudly and proudly, in a movie theater!
Beloved character actor Bud Cort built a career out of making the unusual unforgettable. From his odd bird performance in Brewster McCloud to his tender, offbeat turn in Harold And Maude, he gave us a lifetime of bringing humanity to the outsiders he inhabited. Join us in March 2026 as we pay tribute to his work.
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Our Classic Movie Nights series heads to the peak of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ legendary collaborations with Top Hat, an art deco dream of gravity-defying dance! Set against a backdrop of gleaming ballrooms and breezy Venice vistas, this musical comedy is pure cinematic joy!
Astaire is the dashing American dancer who falls for Rogers’ quick-witted society girl, but a case of confused identity threatens their budding romance. What follows is a confection of screwball comedy and iconic choreography—including the immortal “Cheek to Cheek,” where Rogers floats across the floor in that legendary feathered gown.
With music by Irving Berlin, direction by Mark Sandrich, and the kind of sparkling chemistry you can’t fake, Top Hat is a love letter to the golden age of movie musicals. Eighty-plus years later, it still sings, sways, and seduces.
Make sure to get to the screening early, as our Marketing Director Bekah will be doing a very informative and entertaining presentation on the film before it starts!
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Legally Blonde is back at The Frida! This whip-smart, feel-good classic starsReese Witherspoon as the iconic Elle Woods, a fashion-obsessed sorority queen who follows her ex to Harvard Law. Only, once she’s done that, she discovers she’s more than just a pretty face. Way more.
Directed by Robert Luketic, this early-2000s gem is equal parts screwball comedy, courtroom drama, and underdog triumph. Its sharp screenplay will leave you quoting the movie long after it’s over. Don’t let the pink fool you!
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Our second Volunteer Of The Month pick goes to Hillary, who has chosen Frida Cinema favorite Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, also doubling as an entry into our 21st Century Cult series!
Set in the fictional Iranian ghost town of Bad City, the film follows a chador-cloaked vampire (Sheila Vand) who stalks the night on a skateboard, preying on men who underestimate her. Shot in sumptuous black-and-white, it’s a hauntingly stylish tale of loneliness, justice, and bloodlust—where underground rock, spaghetti western swagger, and quiet longing swirl into something fierce and unforgettable.
Part vampire noir, part feminist revenge fantasy, and entirely its own hypnotic beast, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a genre-smashing cult sensation—equal parts Sergio Leone, Jim Jarmusch, and graphic novel fever dream. A bold debut that announced a major new voice in genre cinema, this is arthouse horror with some serious bite!
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