The Frida Cinema is proud to annouce we have been approved for a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America award to support free community screenings throughout Santa Ana!
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Anthony & Miquela contact previous guests from the podcast to discuss the best films of 2021. We also talk about some of the films we’re looking forward to most in 2022.
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Frida writing team member Justina Bonilla reflects on the life and career of the one and only Sidney Poitier.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green analyzes Tangerine Dream's soundtrack for Michael Mann's nighttime neo-noir Thief.
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Frida writing team member Austin Jaye pays tribute to Peter Bogdanovich, the New Hollywood maverick who passed away this week.
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Two weeks ago, our Sony projector officially screened its last film. We're back up and running with a brand new 4K projector, but at a tremendous and completely unexpected cost. We need your help!
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In this episode, we look at the impossible designs and architectural production of Wes Anderson’s cinema.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green shares his initial impressions of Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence before it screens this week.
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy wraps up his multi-part examination of the sartorial stylings of Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson.
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy tries to get to the bottom of just how high "Doc" Sportello is in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.
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Frida intern Melisa Rybaltowski explores several thematic threads running through the work of Kurt Vonnegut, the subject of Robert B. Weide's documentary Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time.
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy continues his examination of the sartorial styles of Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson throughout the 2000's.
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The Frida Cinema is proud to present the December film series, “Dead of Winter;” a collection of six bone-chilling thrillers that will be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Tickets are on sale now!
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Frida writing team member Mick Nguyen examines the ways Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, The Master, and Inherent Vice portray different periods of American history and culture.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green reflects on the work of Nobuhiko Obayashi, the late great director of the surreal horror comedy House.
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On this episode, we look at the work of Paul Thomas Anderson - film by film - to study his characters and their sense of personal identity as a matter of theme.
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In this extensive interview, Julie shares with us the responsibilities of producing, her memories of Saturday the 14th, and her inspirations for filmmaking.
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Frida writing team member Mick Nguyen explains why Punch-Drunk Love is his favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green shares his first impressions of Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread before it hits our screen this month.
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Later Days, the upcoming independent comedy film, features local film teacher Sandy Sternshein as a co-director and co-scriptwriter alongside Brad Riddell.
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy examines the sartorial sensibilities of Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson throughout the 90s.
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The Frida writing team weighs in on all things horror, halloween, and film.
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Frida writing team member Nicole Nguyen takes a look at Hereditary and its portrayal of disability.
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The Frida Cinema is proud to present The Magnificent Andersons, a series of 15 movies by two of modern cinema's most celebrated auteurs, Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson!
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy explores the artistic and cultural context that the legendary rock group The Velvet Underground emerged from.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green examines the questions of identity and gender-fluidity tackled by Julia Ducournau's Titane.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green shares his impressions of Possession in anticipation of his first time watching it this weekend.
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“KTFC: Scene Selections” is a series of conversations between Anthony McKelroy, Miquela Davis, and a rotating cast of friends of The Frida Cinema. Tune in as we dissect shot compositions, overanalyze subtext, and wait for our coronavirus vaccines. Scene Selections is honored to welcome Dr. Kevin O’Brien to the show to discuss the best of Soviet Cinema. Dr. O’Brien has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley and also studied at St. Petersburg University in Russia. He teaches course topics on 19th and 20th century Russian literature, poetry, and the 20th Century Russian avant-garde.
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Frida writing team member Justina Bonilla interviews Eli Roth's History of Horror show runner Kurt Sayenga about his work on the AMC documentary series.
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Frida Content Editor Reggie Peralta picks up where our Soviet September series leaves off with an examination of 5 more movies from Russia and the former USSR.
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Yet another spooky season tradition returns to the Frida next month! Buckle up for a wild ride with Camp Frida V: Road Trip on Saturday, October 23rd! Starting at 8PM, attendees will experience an all-night marathon of horror movies that lasts until 8AM. It's going to be a long, fun night, but the concessions bar will be open all night to keep you stocked with food and drinks to help you stay awake. Stay tuned for more details, and we'll see you on October 23rd when Camp Frida rolls into town!
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Due to nearby construction, our 1 PM screenings of Stalker and 1:30 PM screenings of The Year of The Everlasting Storm on Tuesday, September 28th and Wednesday, September 29th are cancelled.
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This Halloween season, we are excited to announce we will be programming The Frida Cinema’s Horror Class of 1981! Over the course of October, we will be screening ten horror films from 1981 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of these films’ release. Being that 1981 was one of the more notable years for horror films, with slashers, werewolves, demons, and ghosts populating much of the theaters, we hope to revisit some of these canonical pieces with our local community. 
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Join us Saturday, September 25th at Plaza Calle Cuatro for a FREE, outdoor, all-ages evening of live music and classic cinema, as we partner with the City of Santa Ana to bring you a performance by PACIFIC SYMPTHONY'S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, followed by a screening of Disney classic FANTASIA!
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Has it really been thirty-five years?? In celebration of our upcoming 35th Anniversary Screening of BLUE VELVET (and accompanying Art Show!), The Frida's Executive Director Logan Crow looks back at his own 35-year relationship with David Lynch's iconic 1986 classic.
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Are you an Orange County student who is currently in, or about to enter. Grades 7th – 12th? If so, we invite you to register for our free 2021 WORLD OF ANIMATION program! This in-person Film-viewing + Discussion program will take place every Tuesday afternoon at 3:30pm starting Tuesday, October 5th!
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“So, after all this, what do I think this show is about? I won’t say — that’s like putting the nose on the clown — but I will say the title is not ironic.”
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You’re invited to a very special evening! Aaron Hendry (screenwriter for Sion Sono’s Prisoners of the Ghostland) and Reza Sixo Safa (screenwriter and producer) will be at The Frida Cinema on September 18th. They will introduce the film at the latest 8:00 p.m. screening and will be hosting a Q&A session afterward. Please come join us as we witness Sion’s English-language debut alongside the writers that made the film possible. Feel free to come with questions to ask the actors-turned-screenwriters, Hendry (Inhumans) and Safa (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), who have taken bold strides across their imagination with this post-apocalyptic script, further visualized by one of Japan’s most subversive auteur filmmakers, Sion Sono. 
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“KTFC: Scene Selections” is a series of conversations between Anthony McKelroy, Miquela Davis, and a rotating cast of friends of The Frida Cinema. Tune in as we dissect shot compositions, overanalyze subtext, and wait for our coronavirus vaccines. Frida Content Editor Reggie Peralta joins Anthony & Miquela on the show to talk about the movie musical in the post-Annette era.
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The Frida Cinema is proud to partner with our friends at South East European Film Festival (SEEFest) to present Soviet September, a series of nine acclaimed films representing six decades of cinema from the former Soviet Union (1922 – 1991).
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Frida writing team member Austin Jaye reflects on Tsai Ming-Liang's Days and how it complements the rest of the director's oeuvre.
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Frida writing team member Josh Green shares his thoughts about being able to see Dario Argento's Suspiria for the very first time this upcoming weekend.
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Anthony & Miquela welcome Frida blog writer Nicole Nguyen, in her first appearance on the show, to discuss film adaptations and their various source materials.
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy discusses Annette, the new musical from Leos Carax that debuted at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
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A big Thank You to everyone who helped with this week's Tools4School supply drive!
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We are reopening our gallery space on September 10th!  Located in the lobby of The Frida Cinema, art will be displayed in the gallery for three weeks.  Inspired by David Lynch to coincide with the celebration of the 35th anniversary of his cult-hit “Blue Velvet”, we are accepting work from now to August 29th. Theme: In Dreams You’re Mine: A Blue Velvet Tribute Submission Deadline: Sun, Aug 29th Exhibition Dates: Sept 10th – Oct 2nd
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Over the past few months we've been so happy to open our doors and see you again after our long closure, but doing our part to ensure your health and safety continues to be our highest priority. In response to the growing spread of the COVID-19 Delta Variant, effective today we are reinstating our original Face Mask policy:
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Anthony & Miquela are joined once again by Frida Programmer Trevor Dillon, and Writer Austin Jaye to discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film Old.
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The writers of The Frida Cinema share their recommendations for the Barnes and Noble Criterion Collection sale, streaming selections on the Criterion channel, and which movies they'd like to see in the collection.
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Frida writing team member Anthony McKelroy takes readers on a tour through 10 modern musical documentaries.
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Join us on July 30th & 31st for a special Frida After Dark event with drink specials and a live DJ set by T ABU Z followed by a screening of  CLIMAX -- party starts at 9:30pm and the film at 10:30pm!  Tickets are on sale now! From A24 and director Gaspar Noé comes Climax, a hypnotic and hallucinatory portrayal of a party that descends into delirium over the course of a night.
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Thursday night's screening of Bo Burnham's already-iconic comedy special Inside is sold out!  By popular demand, we've just added an encore screening this Friday, July 23rd at 7:45pm! Don’t miss what Tech Radar is calling “a dazzling and electric one man show” where it deserves to be experienced – on the big screen!  Nominated for SIX Emmys!
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With Paul Verhoeven’s newest film Benedetta premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this year, The Frida Cinema brings his most iconic works back to the big screen! Anthony & Miquela welcome Blog Writer Sean Woodard to the show for his first appearance as we discuss the best scenes of Robocop, Showgirls, and more!
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In anticipation of our upcoming screenings of Malcolm X, Frida writing team member Justina Bonilla shares her list of 6 must-see Denzel Washington performances.
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In tribute to the late, great Richard Donner, Frida writing team member Justina Bonilla shares her 10 favorite films and television episodes directed by him.
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Frida writing team member Isa Bulnes-Shaw gives readers the scoop on July's Frida After Dark line-up, which also doubles as our Verhoeven Month series!
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To celebrate Pride Month 2021, Anthony & Miquela sit with Frida Writer Isa-Bulnes Shaw to discuss great scenes from queer cinema.
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Frida writing team member Justina Bonilla talks with director Penelope Spheeris on the eve of the 40th anniversary of her groundbreaking punk documentary The Decline of Western Civilization.
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With the release of Fast & Furious 9, Anthony & Miquela rundown the absolute best scenes of the entire franchise. Later, we discuss our thoughts on the newest installment and future of the series.
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Frida writing team member Isa Bulnes-Shaw gives readers a sneak peek at Pride Month's Frida After Dark line-up.
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Recorded LIVE at the Frida’s Nightmare On 4th Street Marathon on 6/5/21, Anthony & Miquela talk to fans about their favorite scenes from Nightmare On Elm Street film franchise.
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Thank you to everyone who made June 5th's A Nightmare on Fourth Street Reopening Marathon Fundraiser such an incredible success!
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Recorded LIVE at the Frida Cinema’s Breaking Dawn double feature on 5/28/21, Anthony & Miquela discuss the Twilight Saga with volunteers from the audience. 
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Celebrate the life and career of the late, great Clarence Williams III with a special screening of director Rusty Cundieff's 1995 horror anthology classic Tales from the Hood, featuring an iconic performance by the late, great performer.
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"I am. I was."
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The Frida Cinema is reopening — and we need your help!!
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This week, hosts Anthony and Miquela are joined by Frida blog writers Bradley Burke and Justina Bonilla to examine the sartorial design of Quentin Tarantino’s cinema.
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Join us this June for our Big Screen Rewind series, highlighting great movies of the past year that were denied a proper theatrical experience by the COVID pandemic.
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Join the Frida Cinema in helping Tools 4 Schools gather backpacks and school supplies for kids in Santa Ana and neighboring communities!
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Relive the early days of punk with Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement, a dynamic portrait of the DC punk scene and philosophy. A documentary tracing the birth of punk rock in Washington D.C. (1976-1983). Featuring Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Void, Rites of Spring, and more, with interviews from Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, H.R., Jello Biafra, Joe Keithley, and many others.
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Throughout the month of May, The Frida Cinema is proud to present our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Film Series, a curated collection of films recognizing the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
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In partnership with the SCIENCE ON SCREEN initiative, the Frida Cinema is proud to host Dr. Maja Gutman, Ph.D and Professor Atalia Lopez for a live Q&A presentation following Wim Wenders’ monstrous 287-minute cut of Until The End Of The World (1991).
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On this goofy edition of Scene Selections, Anthony & Miquela are joined by animation fan Isa Bulnes-Shaw to discuss great scenes of animation in the last century.
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WE'RE BACK! The Frida Cinema's doors have reopened, and our screens once again lit with great cinema! For the safety of our guests, volunteers, and staff, we are following local, state, and federal guidelines, as well as the National Association of Theatre Owners' CinemaSafe guidlines, which are recommendations of health experts to address the specific environment of movie theaters. We look forward to seeing you at the movies! CinemaSafe Health & Safety Guidelines Masks Required All guests, employees, and volunteers must wear a face covering or mask inside our lobby and auditoriums.  Guests will be allowed to lower their masks once in their auditorium seats, and only when taking a bite or a drink.  Patrons must wear a face covering at all times, except as noted by the CDC and herein. Those who are unwilling to wear a face covering will be denied entry. Social Distancing Appropriate physical distancing must
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In this episode, co-hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis tune in to the 93rd Annual Academy Awards and offer their commentary as they watch the show LIVE.
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In partnership with The Wayward Artist, Feliz—an American play by playwright Michael J. Mejia premiers as a drive-in experience.  Awarded a Santa Ana Arts Grant, this streamed zoom performance brings the Latinx experience to the virtual stage.  Directed by LA-based director, Rosa Lisbeth Navarrete, the story follows a Mexican-American family living in Bakersfield.  Crippled by secrets of addiction, desire, and identity, the family must face the truth all are avoiding.  In a world of magical realism, the trumpets of the apocalypse have been sounded!
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On Tuesday, April 20th, The Frida Cinema invites you to join us for a classic that invites you to flash back to a time when...well, you could watch a classic movie at The Frida Cinema! For our first screening in over a year at The Frida, we're joining art house cinemas around the world in partnering with our colleagues at Alamo Drafthouse to present a special screening of Richard Linklater's DAZED AND CONFUSED -- followed by a screening of a brand new Cast Reunion that the Alamo Draftouse will be conducting and sharing with participating theaters! 
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Join us for a drive-in screening of Wonder Woman 1984 on Thursday, April 8th at Tustin's Mess Hall Market. Presented by NAIOP. Use Promo Code: FRIDACINEMA for $35 tickets.
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For April Fools’ Day, co-hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis are joined by esteemed Frida Blog Writer Isa Bulnes-Shaw to look at great scenes of comedy in cinema.
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We're very excited to partner with KINO! Germany NOW! to present a handpicked selection of Germany’s most promising narrative and documentary films that premiered within the last year, many of them directed by women.
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Co-Hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis look at great scenes of rivalry, and meetings of characters that were destined to face-off.
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The Frida Cinema looks back at the day we shut down our machines, changed our marquees, and locked our doors -- March 14th, 2020.
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Co-Hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis discuss their favorite scenes all about language.
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In this episode, co-hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis tune in to the 2021 Golden Globes Awards and offer their commentary as they watch the show LIVE.
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Hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis are joined by Frida Blog writers Isa Bulnes-Shaw & Bradley Burke to discuss the signature style of Tim Burton’s live-action cinema.
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M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity is the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Extended in our Streaming Cinema!
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Thank you for seven years! Because of your support, we are able to ring in Year Eight with two of the greatest gifts we can hope for -- a profound sense of accomplishment, and a sense of tremendous hope for the coming year.
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Hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis are joined by Frida Blog writer Austin Jaye and Frida Film Programmer Trevor Dillon to discuss the narrative choices in M. Night Shyamalan’s cinema.
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On Episode 6, Trevor invites Frida Cinema blogger/grant writer/superstar volunteer Isa Bulnes-Shaw to discuss Jake Mahaff's 2020 Gothic Horror film REUNION!
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To celebrate Black History Month, The Frida Cinema curated a collection of fifteen films spanning over 100 years of cinematic storytelling.
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Join us on Thursday, February 18th at 7:00pm at Tustin’s Mess Hall Market for a horror-comedy double feature of Willy’s Wonderland + Psycho Goreman!
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The Frida Cinema is proud to present the first episode of Scene Selections, our first podcast about all things cinema. Hosts Anthony McKelroy & Miquela Davis are joined by Frida Blog writer Austin Jaye to discuss the weather and atmospheres of David Lynch's films.
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Hello! Trevor here. I regret to inform you that tonight's (1/28/21) Member's Only screening of THE GRADUATE is postponed to a later date, Thursday, February 4th at 7:30pm.
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For our fifth installment, Trevor delves into the Writer's Room and discusses Eyes Without a Face with Frida Writers Justina Bonilla and Austin Jaye!
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Celebrate the energy, vitality and passion of dance in the age of social distancing – at the Drive-In! The Broad Stage presents Dance Camera West in Santa Monica on January 30th and 31st!
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MTV Documentary Films commemorates the one year anniversary of the world's first COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China by offering audiences an opportunity to experience award-winning documentary 76 DAYS for free this Saturday, January 23rd -- and will donate $5 to The Frida Cinema for every rental.
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Tonight’s (1/19) screening of REPO MAN has been postponed until Friday, February 5th due to a high wind advisory sweeping the Orange County area.
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"A lovely adult melodrama about loneliness and the desire to connect and share our lives with someone," but... Vampire? Join Trevor Dillon and Frida Blog Writer Anthony McKelroy this Tuesday as they tackle Climate of the Hunter on the next edition of WTF WEDNESDAYS!
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We are proud to announce that in 2020 our organization presented 83 drive-in events, for approximately 17,716 guests. And we provided you with 161 diverse titles on our streaming platform. We thank the many wonderful host venues and film distributors who partnered with us to make this possible, and we thank every one of you who purchased a ticket, rented a film, made a donation, shared a social media post, or simply told their friends about our organization and events. Thank you!
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On Friday, January 22nd, we are proud to welcome writer-director's Fernanda Valadez' acclaimed new film Identifying Features (Sin señas particulares) to our catalog of streaming on-demand titles -- recognized today by IFP Gotham Awards as 2020's Best International Feature Film! "A confident, accomplished and distinctive feature directorial debut.” – Dennis Harvey, Variety “Speaks volumes of the boundaries of the human heart and of the undeniable qualities of this director, who should be watched with interest.” – Fabien Lemercier, Cineuropa “Combines stunning cinematography, evocative sound design and hints of magical realism to create a visionary work of devastating power." – Anjana Janardhan, Sight & Sound “A vivid, sun-scorched portrait of a country in crisis.” – Alex Saleviev, Film Threat “Speaks volumes of the boundaries of the human heart.” – Fabien Lemercier, Cineuropa “On every level, this is impressively accomplished cinema.” – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily "Poignant. A moving familial love story.
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Join us at the baseball diamond at Anaheim's Zion Lutheran Church & School this Saturday, January 9th as we present one of the most acclaimed animated films of recent years, Wolfwalkers! Widely considered to be a front-runner for this year's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, receiving stronger reviews than even Pixar's two 2020 entries, Wolfwalkers has already taken home awards from AFI Fest 2020 (Narrative Feature, Audience Award); Boston Online Film Critics Association (Best Animated Film); Chicago Film Critics Association (Best Animated Film); Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (Best Animated Film); Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Best Animated Film); and New York Film Critics Circle (Best Animated Film)!
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What's better than experiencing American Genre Film Archive and Vinegar Syndrome's new restoration of 1997 shlock horror film Jack Frost?  Watching The Frida Cinema's Trevor Dillon and Jordan Djahangiri's brains melt as they try to wrap their minds around it!
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This Tuesday's (12/29) screening of Panos Cosmatos' 2019 midnight horror film Mandy will go on at Tustin's Mess Hall Market!
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5 Brand New Cult Horror Classics from AGFA are streaming on our Eventive channel until Thursday, December 31st! Tickets are 6.50 per film!
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Programmer Trevor Dillon returns with Episode 2 of his 'WTF WEDNESDAYS' series, tackling Director Eric Schultz's 2020 sci-fi thriller, Minor Premise. In this episode, he's joined by longtime Frida Volunteer and Palme d'Or connoisseur Adam Wagner!
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Learn more about The Frida Cinema's new Eventive channel, currently hosting fourteen diverse independent and foreign films! Download the Eventive app to watch on your Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and your Smart TV's!
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The Frida Cinema wishes a very Happy Birthday to our dedicated Board President, Allen Moon!
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Check out the first episode of WTF WEDNESDAYS, a new series hosted by our very own Trevor Dillon, where he and Special Guest Star Miguel Rodriguez discuss 1981 Canadian horror flick THE PIT!
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WATCHMEN wins out as we ask: What's your favorite cinematic comic book/graphic novel adaptation?
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Tonight's 40th Anniversary presentation of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is at capacity! Visit thefridacinema.org/drive-in for an updated list of upcoming Drive-In events!
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful...but it's always cozy in your car!  We are excited to announce that our Pop-Up Drive-In series will continue in December -- including three classic titles that have become annual Frida Cinema Christmas-season staples!
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In order to comply with the California Stay at Home curfew, please note that all upcoming Drive-Ins have been moved the an earlier start time of 7PM.  The only exception is our The Lord of the Rings trilogy weekend, which we are postponing altogether to early 2021.
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Although our doors may be closed, we are continuing to meet our mission by offering you new art house releases via our Streaming Cinema, as well as Drive-In screenings where you can enjoy great films from the comfort and safety of your cars. Please stay safe out there!
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