Orange County’s only nonprofit arthouse cinema and year-round film festival! 🎬🍿📽️ Movies, art, community & culture since 2014! DONATE: https://thefridacinema.org/donate/https://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkm4liisyk2rWe’re cranking up the jukebox and continuing to celebrate the irresistible rebel spirit of John Waters with a double dose of his 1980s rock and roll flicks: HAIRSPRAY + CRY-BABY on May 18-19 🍒 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/hairspray-cry-baby-double-feature/29 Apr 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkm4liisyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mklyyltzds27Quentin Tarantino presents the latest film directed by RZA, ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE, screening at The Frida Cinema May 1-7 An ex-military convict leaves for a small town, where he ends up finding love and more trouble that he can handle 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/one-spoon-of-chocolate/29 Apr 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklyyltzds27https://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mklytikcos27Bogie Fest is heating up as we slip into the shadows with one of his most intriguing noirs: DARK PASSAGE, screening May 1-4 🚬 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/dark-passage/29 Apr 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklytikcos27https://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkjxcqgjv227This Friday evening, do the same and fall in love once again with Jean-Pierre Junet's 2001 swooner AMÉLIE, returning to The Frida Cinema on May 1-3 in celebration of its 25th anniversary ☕️ 🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/amelie/28 Apr 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjxcqgjv227https://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkjx7m2pks27Celebrate 60 years of Sergio Leone's sprawling Western epic THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY with a new 4K restoration on May 15-19 🤠 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/28 Apr 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjx7m2pks27https://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkiloxev6s2zSee it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/27 Apr 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiloxev6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkha52hvec2wLike zoinks, Scoob! You never know who is gonna show up to The Frida!27 Apr 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkha52hvec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkc2gnsl4c2eWe're presenting a Kiyoshi Kurosawa double feature of the new restoration of 1998's SERPENT'S PATH and his 2024 film CHIME on April 29-30 🐍 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/serpents-path-chime/25 Apr 2026 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkc2gnsl4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkc27cztv22eTHRILL ME! HorrorBuzz continues its 2026 Horror Movie Night series on April 25th with a 40th anniversary blast of pure '80s genre joy: Fred Dekker's NIGHT OF THE CREEPS ⚰️ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/night-of-the-creeps-presented-by-horrorbuzz/25 Apr 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkc27cztv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mkazqihlck2jPaul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)24 Apr 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkazqihlck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk7l4pkz6k2e🚨MAY 2026 Calendar🚨 What are you excited to see projected? See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/24 Apr 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7l4pkz6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk57lfj2lk2kClassic Movie Nights at The Frida continue! In May we kick off with Billy Wilder's SABRINA, followed by a double dose of Cukor with THE WOMEN in June and ADAM'S RIB in July. Rounding out the summer is Fred Zinnemann's trailblazing western HIGH NOON in August! 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film-series/classic-movie-nights/23 Apr 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk57lfj2lk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk4m7j47y22pIf you didn't get to dance with David in the desert last weekend, you can always dance with him in Jonathan Demme's 1984 concert film at our STOP MAKING SENSE dance party, coming back to The Frida on April 24th 🛋️ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/stop-making-sense/22 Apr 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4m7j47y22phttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk4lybnlbs2pA sneak peek at all the goodies Mood Poison is bringing for our SANTA SANGRE screenings this weekend, plus the gorgeous pin all attendees to TOMORROW night’s show will receive for FREE with their ticket! 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/santa-sangre-presented-by-mood-poison/22 Apr 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4lybnlbs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk3npoqfak2oWishing a filthy 80th and Happy Earth Day to the Pope of Trash, the one and only, John Waters.22 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3npoqfak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk26ovz5nc2qFrida Cinema Film Club members are being treated to FREE (as always) 30th anniversary screenings of Mike Leigh's SECRETS & LIES on April 26 & 29 Members RSVP here: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/secrets-lies/ Interested in joining our film club? 👇 thefridacinema.org/memberships/21 Apr 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk26ovz5nc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mk26ilgn7k2eBogie Fest is heating up as we slip into the shadows with one of his most intriguing noirs: DARK PASSAGE, screening May 1-4 🚬 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/dark-passage/21 Apr 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk26ilgn7k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mjx2z2hu4s2eSee it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/20 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx2z2hu4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mjvkqyjuqc2oGet your cha-cha heels ready, because our John Waters series continues with a double feature of two more of his unhinged creations: FEMALE TROUBLE + DESPERATE LIVING tomorrow, April 20-21 👠 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/female-trouble-double-feature/20 Apr 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvkqyjuqc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mjvklwss722oSickness or pleasure? From Executive Producer Guy Maddin and Director Josh Heaps comes CITY WIDE FEVER, a modern giallo film echoing back to the gritty era of the early-2000s, screening TOMORROW, April 20th 🔪 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/city-wide-fever/20 Apr 2026 03:46 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvklwss722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mjvbnm4rgc2tGreat turnout for our inaugural Member Mixer at Mission Control in Santa Ana! Want to get the chance to come to the next? Become a member! thefridacinema.org/memberships/20 Apr 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvbnm4rgc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mjsmrtsyn22bDance, magic, dance with us as we celebrate 40 years of LABYRINTH magic for a limited run of the fantasy cult classic in a brand new restoration on April 24-26 🔮 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/labyrinth/18 Apr 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsmrtsyn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefridacinema.org/post/3mjsmnwd7qs2bSee It On 16mm is back on April 30th to dust off some well-loved 16mm prints of ignored exploitation, horror, and other off the radar films as we present another entry into our Secret Grindhouse series! Our theme for this month: A Secret Blaxploitation Flick! 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/movies/secret-grindhouse-presented-by-see-it-on-16mm/18 Apr 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:uvfwspl4f57h73ivquw3xafg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsmnwd7qs2b