Roger Ross Williams' narrative debut CASSANDRO hits our screens TODAY, Sept 28-Oct 5 after generating much online buzz of Gael García Bernal's magnetic lead performance supported by Bad Bunny! Based on a true story, CASSANDRO is a feel-good biopic that celebrates self-expression and educates on an unsung queer icon 🤼⁠ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film/cassandro/⁠ #cassandro #cassandrofilm #rogerrosswilliams #badbunny #gaelgarciabernal #queerhistory #lgbtfilm

We're partnering with @cityofsantaana @santaanaparks to bring some ghostly FREE outdoor screenings to Birch Park during the month of October! 👻🎃 @cityofsantaana Birch Park Movies Series officially kicks off one week from today, October 5th with GHOSTBUSTERS! Enjoy classic films every Thursday in October with themed activities and family-friendly fun. Doors will open at 5:30pm and movies are scheduled to begin promptly after sunset. Guests can look forward to free popcorn (for the first 100 guests), special discounts to select nearby restaurants, a community band performance prior to the start of the movie, and concessions for sale. The following movies will be screened: ⁠ 10/5/23 Ghostbusters (1994) ⁠ 10/12/23 Ghost (1990) ⁠ 10/19/23 The Haunting (1963) ⁠ 10/26/23 Poltergeist (1982) ⁠ ⁠ #MySantaAna #Recreation #Birchparkmovies #Parksmakelifebetter #birchmoviesinthepark #Santana #orangecountyevents #ghostbusters #ghost #thehaunting #poltergeist #spookymovies

@lgbtqcenteroc dives into local, LGBTQ+ history this Saturday, Sept 30th at 2PM with AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Dante Alencastre! As the self-appointed AIDS DIVA and ACT UP/LA spokesperson in the 80's and 90 and politics, Connie Norman stood proudly in her multiple, fluid and evolving LGBTQ + identities. Both beloved and confrontational, Connie's soulful and salty rantings and intersectional politics were heard widely through her newspaper column, and pioneering radio and cable talk shows. Serving as a bridge in both gender and politics during the AIDS crisis. Connie's piercing and compassionate voice urges again to fully engage with our lives and our world 🏳️‍🌈⁠ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film/aids-diva-the-legend-of-connie-norman-qa/⁠ #aidsdiva #connienorman #lgbtfilm #lgbthistory #aidsdivathelegendofconnienorman

@see_it_on_16mm is coming to get you one week from today, October 4 at 8PM with a 16mm print of George A. Romero's groundbreaking, genre defining classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD- just in time for its 55th anniversary! A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of flesh-eating ghouls newly arisen from their graves, Romero's claustrophobic vision of a late-sixties America (literally) tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in the lead role 🧟‍♂️⁠ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film/see-it-on-16mm-presents-night-of-the-living-dead-1968-on-16mm/⁠ #notld #nightofthelivingdead #duanejones #georgearomero #1960shorror

"Imagine! A scientific genius named H.G. Wells stalks a criminal genius named Jack the Ripper across time itself, in the most ingenious thriller of our time..." ⁠ @flickrhappyevents is treating us this Saturday, Sept 30th at 6:30PM to a screening of TIME AFTER TIME starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, and David Warner followed by a post film discussion with the LEGENDARY director Nicholas Meyer (STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN) ⌛️ Don't miss out and nab your tickets in advance at: https://thefridacinema.org/film/time-after-time-post-screening-discussion-w-director-nicholas-meyer/ 🔪⁠ #timeaftertime #timeaftertime1979 #nicholasmeyer #malcommcdowell #marysteenburgen #davidwarner #wrathofkhan #startrek

Happy SAW X week to all who celebrate, and happy STOP MAKING SENSE opening night to The Frida! Join us tomorrow, Sept 28th at 9:30PM for a rad LIVE performance from Talking Heads cover band @talkingthreadsband, themed drinks, and a 10PM screening of the greatest concert film of all time's 4k restoration- limited tickets remain, so nab yours at: https://thefridacinema.org/film/stop-making-sense-re-release/ before they run out 🕴️⁠ #stopmakingsense #davidbyrne #thetalkingheads #talkingheads #jonathandemme #a24

🚨Cool Girls🚨 @arvidabookco's @moviesnbooksclun continues their series tomorrow, Sept 28th at 7PM with a special one-night-only screening of David Fincher's 2014 thriller GONE GIRL, complete with themed drinks and the Movies n' Books Club meeting after the film (all are welcome to join!) 📚️⁠ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film/arvida-books-presents-gone-girl/⁠ #gonegirl #gonegirl1014 #davidfincher #benaffleck #rosamundpike #gillianflynn

Elsa Lanchester perfecting her screech-ready pout in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, which screens in a double feature with 1931's FRANKENSTEIN two weeks from today, October 11th at 7:30PM as part of our Classic Movie Nights series after a thirty minute lecture by screenwriter, researcher, and television professional Theo Siegel 🧟‍♀️💚🧟‍♂️⁠ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film/frankenstein-bride-of-frankenstein-classic-movie-nights/⁠ #brideoffrankenstein #frankenstein #jameswhale #universalmonsters #frankenstein1931 #elsalanchester #boriskarloff

We're kicking off our Sept 29-Oct 12 run of STOP MAKING SENSE's brand new 4k restoration (unfortunately Kermit the Frog didn't make the cut) this Thursday, Sept 28th with themed drinks, a 9:30PM performance from Talking Heads cover band @talkingthreadsband, a 10PM screening of the film, and a free small popcorn for anyone wearing their Big Suit™️ best! Get ready for a night of dancing and fun and nab your tickets in advance at: https://thefridacinema.org/film/stop-making-sense-re-release/ 🛋️⁠ #talkingheads #thetalkingheads #davidbyrne #stopmakingsense #stopmakingsense4krestoration #jonathandemme #a24

Georges Franju transfixes The Frida next week, October 2-5 with his 1960 revolutionary horror classic EYES WITHOUT A FACE (Les Yeux Sans Visage)! Praised for its poetically Gothic tone, EYES WITHOUT A FACE is a beautifully rendered and haunting fairy tale🕊️⁠ 🎟️: https://thefridacinema.org/film/eyes-without-a-face/⁠ 🎨: @beekahdesign⁠ #eyeswithoutaface #lesyeuxsansvisage #eyeswithoutaface1960 #georgesfranju #1960shorror #classichorror

We’re still pinching ourselves over such an AMAZING weekend at @creepiecon Aftermath with @see_it_on_16mm! We can’t thank the Creep I.E. team enough for partnering with us on such an incredible event, to our volunteers for manning the booth, to Michael of @see_it_on_16mm for projecting SIX classics on film, to every who packed the house for SCREAM, and to @the_lee_waddell for giving such a fun intro💀🎃🧟‍♂️ Here’s to more events together in the future 🍻 #creepiecon #creepieconaftermath #horrormovies #horrorconvention #scream1996 #ghostface

Tomorrow, Sept 27th at 8:30PM we bid adieu to our final WTF Wednesdays screening with @see_it_on_16mm and his best mystery print yet of a Sexploitation flick we KNOW y'all aren't going to want to miss. Let's go out with a bang, and nab your tickets in advance at: https://thefridacinema.org/film/see-it-on-16mm-presents-wtf-wednesdays/ ❤️‍🔥 #sexploitation #sexploitationfilm #grindhouse #grindhousecinema