From acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong (Poetry, Secret Sunshine) comes Burning, our first Volunteer Of The Month pick for November, thanks to our friend Eugene!
When aimless delivery worker Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) reconnects with a spirited young woman from his past (Jeon Jong-seo), their brief spark is interrupted by the arrival of Ben (Steven Yeun), her wealthy and enigmatic new friend. What begins as a quiet love triangle unfolds into a haunting mystery of class, longing, and the invisible rage simmering beneath modern life.
Adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story, Burning builds its tension like a fever dream. With its stunning performances an an ending that ignited endless debate, it’s a masterwork of ambiguity and unease.
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Murder. Lust. Insurance. The perfect crime? Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity, the film that defined film noir, is our Page To Screen pick for November!
Fred MacMurray stars as Walter Neff, a slick insurance salesman whose routine pitch turns deadly when he meets Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck, all anklet and ice). Together they hatch a plan to kill her husband and collect on his policy—simple on paper, until suspicion, guilt, and one relentless claims adjuster (Edward G. Robinson) start to close in.
Written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler from James M. Cain’s pulp novel, Double Indemnity is a razor-sharp descent into desire and doom, crackling with hard-boiled dialogue and the most lethal femme fatale in film history.
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Place your bets. Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter returns to The Frida as our first Volunteer Of The Month pick—this one courtesy of Jonathan!
William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.
Produced by Martin Scorsese and written and directed by Schrader (First Reformed, Hardcore, American Gigolo), The Card Counter is a simmering psychological thriller where every move feels like penance.
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You know the name. You know the number. Thirty years after it reignited the 007 legacy, GoldenEye is returning to our screens in explosive style!
Pierce Brosnan makes his electrifying debut as James Bond in this sleek, adrenaline-fueled reinvention of the world’s most famous spy. When a rogue agent from Bond’s past, Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean), resurfaces with control of a devastating satellite weapon, the stage is set for globe-trotting espionage, high-octane chases, and some of the most iconic stunts of the series—including a tank plowing through St. Petersburg.
With its pulse-pounding score and unforgettable villains (Famke Janssen’s scene-stealing Xenia Onatopp!), and a perfectly suave turn from Brosnan, GoldenEye didn’t just revive the Bond franchise—it redefined it for a new generation. Not to mention…that Nintendo 64 game!
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Legendary filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, We Need To Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here) is back with a bold and uncompromisingly emotional take on the maternal crisis with her new film Die My Love.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film follows Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.
At the Cannes Film Festival in 2025, Die My Love premiered in competition and earned a lengthy six-minute standing ovation, and many critics are calling Jennifer Lawrence’s performance “fearless” and a “career high”.
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David Lynch’s 2001 masterwork Mulholland Drive is returning to The Frida for a limited four day run as part of our 21st Century Cult series! And for our 7PM screening on Sunday, November 2nd, we are delighted to be joined in-person for a post-screening Q&A with actor Richard Green, who portrays “The Magician” in the film.
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
Mystifying and terrifying audiences for over twenty years, Mulholland Drive remains one of the greatest films ever made in any genre and in any decade. Lynch’s stranglehold on his one-of-a-kind tone puts him into the rarified air of the true masters of the medium. Seeing it on the big screen with an audience is a holy grail of modern cinema-going experiences.
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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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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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A total hoot for Italian horror novices and superfans alike, The Frida Cinema is jazzed to present Lucio Fulci’s Murder-Rock: Dancing Death!
Nothing is as it seems in this foggy ‘80s world of whiny dance students, backbiting school staff, puzzled cops, handsome strangers, surreal dream sequences, gruesome kills, naughty eroticism and spiraling labyrinthine mystery. Who will live to dance another day?!?!
One of the final horror gems in Fulci’s vast, sleazy filmography (Zombie, The Beyond), Murder-Rock blends Flashdance tropes, upbeat Eurodisco nonsense (courtesy of prog rocker Keith Emerson) and black-gloved slasher thrills into a lavish satisfying stew.
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The new indie freakshow from writer/director Jon Westling, Brainbugs, is coming to The Frida Cinema!
A food delivery driver is reluctantly dragged into the middle of a criminal plot. When the job goes wrong, quick thinking and smart talking are the only tools protecting him from his captor, and an increasingly uncertain fate.
This program is a venue rental engagement. Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid. The views and opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The Frida Cinema or its staff.
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