The Frida Cinema

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.

Jamie Babbit's 1999 cult classic BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER, returns to our screens on March 26-29 as part of our Bud Cort tribute 📣

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/but-i...

Doors open at 6:45PM. Greg will be signing and selling merchandise in the lobby. Movie and introduction start at 7:45PM. Frida Cinema Member discounts do not apply to this special event.

THE ROOM is back at The Frida Cinema on March 13th, with our best friend- the star of THE ROOM and best-selling author of The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero, joining us for the fun to introduce the film in-person 🏈

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-r...

Experience the magic of XANADU at @thefridacinema.org on 3/27. Part of Musical March with Angie Shriner. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/3jhpfdh6

Poster for this secret screening

See It On 16mm is back on March 12th to dust off some well-loved prints as we present another entry into our Secret Grindhouse series, this month, our theme hint is: Kung Fu 💥

This time co-presented with Hong Kong Cinema Club!

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/secre...

Billboard for Judgement City’s oldest nightclub, The Tropicana!

Flickrhappy is back at The Frida Cinema on March 26th to present a special one-off screening of writer/director Albert Brooks’ ingenious 1991 comedy DEFENDING YOUR LIFE 🥧🍝

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/defen...

Arrive at 7:30PM for a short pre-screening presentation on the making of TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT by our Marketing Director Bekah!

Still from To Have And Have Not

Be sure to join us for March’s Classic Movie Nights pick: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT!

The film that introduced the world to the dynamite pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren "The Look" Bacall 🔥

March 25th

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/to-ha...

Still from Redux Redux

The slick sci-fi multiverse revenge action thriller REDUX REDUX is coming to The Frida Cinema for one night only!

March 6

Featuring a post-screening Q&A with directors Kevin and Matthew McManus!

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/redux...

Billy Idol and Sherilyn Fenn on the cover of In Fashion

BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD, the brand new feature-length documentary tracing the life and career of the punk pioneer turned rock ‘n’ roll icon, is coming to The Frida Cinema for two nights only!

March 11-12🎸

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/billy...

Still from Sirat

SIRĀT, the new Oscar Nominated film from director Oliver Laxe, is making its way to The Frida Cinema this weekend 🚍️

March 6-12

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/sirat/

Yesterday (03/03) went to @thefridacinema.org to enjoy another Kurosawa classic.

The legendary midnight movie sensation, SHOGUN ASSASSIN (on 16mm film!), is coming to The Frida Cinema TOMORROW, March 5th thanks to our good friends over at that See It On 16mm!

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/shogu...

Don't bite your thumb at us, because Baz Luhrmann's electrifying reimagining of William Shakespeare's ROMEO + JULIET is bursting back onto the big screen at The Frida Cinema this weekend, March 5-9 🪽

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/romeo...

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For those participating in @vulture.com’s Movie Fantasy League as members of Frida Furies, here’s where people stand less than 2 weeks from the end with only the WGA awards on the 8th and The Oscars on the 15th left to go!

Saw Waiting for Guffman on the big screen at @thefridacinema.org. This plays like gangbusters in even a half-crowded theater. Biggest laughs: Raging Bull, first meeting Corky, David Cross, Chinese restaurant, bubble bath, Libby Mae grill, “I hate you and I hate your ass face!”

French quad poster for persona

Celebrate 60 years of Ingmar Bergman's PERSONA as we present it as a limited engagement on March 23-25, recently restored for the big screen 🪞👯‍♀️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/perso...

-Artists may submit multiple pieces(though space is limited).
-All mediums are accepted, but no pieces made using AI will be accepted
-Art must be inspired by one of John Waters' films.

Please email artshow@thefridacinema.org for more details/our submission forms 🪳

Graphic for the art show with all the same info as the post

📣 CALLING ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTISTS 📣

We're excited to announce our April-July Lobby Art Show: The Pope of Trash, as we celebrate the legendary John Waters' 80th Birthday! 🎉

All submissions due by 11:59PM on March 26th

3/27: Musical March rollerskates down the 5 to @thefridacinema.org for a special screening of XANADU. Curated + intro by Angie Shriner. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/3jhpfdh6

Bud Cort and Shelley Duvall on the set of Robert Altman's BREWSTER MCCLOUD, which kicks off our Tribute to Bud Cort series this weekend, March 7-10 🪽

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/brews...

Next season's fashion victim, IDIOTKA, is coming to The Frida Cinema on March 9-10. Premiering at last year's SXSW, it's a cheeky send-up of the worlds of fashion and reality television 🪡 Join in on the fun and sport your runway best!

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/idiot...

A still from a little princess

For March, Our Page To Screen series, brings you, director Alfonso Cuarón’s lush and emotional adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A LITTLE PRINCESS 💚

March 23 & 24 ✨️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/a-lit...

Calendar of movies showing at the Frida this week. Details at link in post.

See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/

PILLION, the highly anticipated new "dom-com" from filmmaker Harry Lighton, starring Alexander Skasgard and Harry Melling, is coming to The Frida Cinema on March 27-April 2 ⛓️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/pilli...

Featuring an all-star cast of Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, and more! Our Remembering Catherine O'Hara series continues with a double feature of two mockumentary masterpieces: WAITING FOR GUFFMAN + A MIGHTY WIND on March 3 🎻

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/waiti...

How better to spend a sunny Sunday in California than in a theater watching a Kurosawa film? @thefridacinema.org