Calendar of all the cool stuff showing at the Frida this week. More info at link in post

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

5/22: we’re back at @thefridacinema.org with the Disney dark animation masterpiece THE BLACK CAULDRON. Tickets on sale now. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/57v46pxx

Get 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 👠

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/femal...

Sickness 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 🔪

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/city-...

Founder and executive director Logan Crow addresses the crowd at a bar arcade!

Great turnout for our inaugural Member Mixer at Mission Control in Santa Ana!

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Dance, 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 🔮

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/labyr...

See 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!

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

You must remember this: Michael Curtiz's
CASABLANCA returns to The Frida on April 16-19, 22 as part of our 13-film Humphrey Bogart retrospective, Bogie Fest ✈️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/casab...

Join us on Earth Day, April 22 (and 23), as we present special screenings of FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST 🧚🏼‍♀️🌱

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/ferng...

Feeling down? See THE GOONIES at The Frida Cinema on April 27th as our beloved Eddies' staff pick! 💰

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

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Join us at the Frida Cinema on April 28th as Nostalgic Nebula presents a double feature screening of RUSH HOUR + RUSH HOUR 2 💥

Be sure to show up early for behind-the-scenes clips, Jackie Chan trivia and a photo op!

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/rush-...

Doors open and video pre-show video begins promptly at 7:30 pm. Games, prizes, and short film begin at 8:00PM. Feature starts at 8:30PM.

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 ⚰️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/night...

There will be hair braiding by Ponte Your Monos, pins by Totimontillo, and a live DJ set from DJ Mar! All vendor proceeds will be donated to Lucha Costa Mesa!

J. Lo recreating some of Selena's most iconic looks for Gregory Nava's 1997 biopic SELENA, which screens on April 16th (the Queen of Tejano Music's birthday!), hosted by the legendary Valeria Metz 🌟💜🎤

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/selen...

Calendar of many films showing this week at the Frida. More info at link in post

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

Been meaning to see this on the big screen, @thefridacinema.org!

Make sure to get there early for our Physical Media Day celebration of all things VHS, DVD, blu rays, posters, and beyond!

Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's 1982 masterpiece POLTERGEIST, returns for our Sunday Scaries series presented by Play It By Fear TOMORROW on April 12th 📺

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/polte...

Bogie Fest, our 14-film retrospective on the films of the incomparable Humphrey Bogart, continues with one of the all time great films from the Noir genre: John Huston's debut film THE MALTESE FALCON, screening April 24-27 🦉

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

UPDATE: Our 2:45PM April 11th screening of the award-winning documentary THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR is now FREE!

And stick around after the film as we have an in-person discussion with the director of the film, Max Keegan!

RSVP: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-s...

TOMORROW: Actor/comedian Sam Brown and director Sevan Najarian will be joining us for the 7:30PM screening on April 11th for a post-screening Q&A!

MARS, an animated feature film by the cult comedy troupe, The Whitest Kids U'Know, is having its long-awaited theatrical release on April 9-11, and of course we're playing it 🚀

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/mars/

SANTA SANGRE is coming back to The Frida on April 23-25! This time we’re joined by our friends, Mood Poison, who’ll be selling a new, custom pin from the film and giving away exclusive prizes to lucky ticket-holders, in celebration of their 10 year anniversary!

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/santa...

Our seaside horror Hallucinations mini series continues with a brand new 4K restoration of the 1961 gem NIGHT TIDE, washing ashore on April 29th 🧜‍♀️

🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/night...

Zelda Rubinstein looking like a BOSS

Also, at 5:30PM, we’ll be playing play a super Secret $5 Movie. The only hint we can give you is that it’s from a beloved Frida Cinema filmmaker and it’s celebrating its 40th anniversary in 1986 🪆

Stick around til 7:45PM for Tobe Hooper’s POLTERGEIST!

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

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Our Sunday Scaries series, presented by Play It By Fear, is kicking off our April 12th festivities with a full day celebration of all things physical media 📼⚡️

From 12PM-8PM

Bulldog Film Distribution on Instagram: ""An atmospheric meditation on grief, loss and guilt... Effectively unnerving" Film Threat Here's the official trailer for Zeshaan Younus' #IveSeenAllINeedToSe... 72 likes, 17 comments - bulldog_film on April 10, 2026: ""An atmospheric meditation on grief, loss and guilt... Effectively unnerving" Film Threat Here's the official trailer for Zeshaan Younus' #Ive...

Y'all! The new #isaintsfilm trailer just dropped over on Igram, and we're running Four FREE SoCal 8 PM screenings
4/14 @ Digital Gym - San Diego
4/15 @thefridacinema.org - OC
4/16 @vidiots.bsky.social - LA
4/21 @ Eastwood PAC - LA
Q&A w/ various cast & crew after each
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The Frida’s weekend calendar in a style aping the Coachella lineup poster

see you in the desert* 😎🌵

*70 degree Santa Ana, California

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