The Frida Cinema
@thefridacinema.org
Orange County’s only nonprofit arthouse cinema and year-round film festival!
🎬🍿📽️ Movies, art, community & culture since 2014!
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🎬🍿📽️ Movies, art, community & culture since 2014!
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· Nov 22
🎄 DEC 2025 CALENDAR 🎄
What are you excited to see?
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
What are you excited to see?
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
"I did not hit her, I did NAHT. Oh hi Grimace!"
December 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Reminder that The Frida Cinema will be closed from Dec 24- Jan 1 to give our volunteers and staff a well deserved break after an incredible 2025!
Thank you to every single person who supported us this year- we can't wait to make more memories with you in 2026🎉
Thank you to every single person who supported us this year- we can't wait to make more memories with you in 2026🎉
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reminder that The Frida Cinema will be closed from Dec 24- Jan 1 to give our volunteers and staff a well deserved break after an incredible 2025!
Thank you to every single person who supported us this year- we can't wait to make more memories with you in 2026🎉
Thank you to every single person who supported us this year- we can't wait to make more memories with you in 2026🎉
Join us in honoring the life of the deeply missed Rob Reiner with 4 films from his legendary run.
All tickets will be offered at a discounted $9 rate
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
All tickets will be offered at a discounted $9 rate
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
December 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Join us in honoring the life of the deeply missed Rob Reiner with 4 films from his legendary run.
All tickets will be offered at a discounted $9 rate
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
All tickets will be offered at a discounted $9 rate
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
Mamoru Oshii's lost sci-fi movie, THE RED SPECTACLES, the first live-action film in the Kerberos Saga, screens in a brand new 4k restoration!
Jan 23-24
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-r...
Jan 23-24
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-r...
THE RED SPECTACLES | Trailer | The Frida Cinema
YouTube video by The Frida Cinema
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December 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Mamoru Oshii's lost sci-fi movie, THE RED SPECTACLES, the first live-action film in the Kerberos Saga, screens in a brand new 4k restoration!
Jan 23-24
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-r...
Jan 23-24
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-r...
The votes are in!
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is The Frida staff’s favorite film of 2025!
Runner-Up: K-POP DEMON HUNTERS!
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is The Frida staff’s favorite film of 2025!
Runner-Up: K-POP DEMON HUNTERS!
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The votes are in!
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is The Frida staff’s favorite film of 2025!
Runner-Up: K-POP DEMON HUNTERS!
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is The Frida staff’s favorite film of 2025!
Runner-Up: K-POP DEMON HUNTERS!
January's first Volunteer of the Month pick comes from Sirena who has selected the 2011 adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, JANE EYRE!
Jan 13-14 📚️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/jane-...
Jan 13-14 📚️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/jane-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
January's first Volunteer of the Month pick comes from Sirena who has selected the 2011 adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, JANE EYRE!
Jan 13-14 📚️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/jane-...
Jan 13-14 📚️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/jane-...
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s THE SECRET AGENT, starring Wagner Moura screens at The Frida Cinema on Jan 9-15
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-s...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-s...
“The Secret Agent,” a political thriller set in 1970s Brazil, “feels rooted equally in memory and research, aesthetic imagination and political conscience,” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/20XL_9
“The Secret Agent” Is a Political Thriller Teeming with Life
The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho conjures fateful interconnections among vivid characters living in the grip of military dictatorship.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s THE SECRET AGENT, starring Wagner Moura screens at The Frida Cinema on Jan 9-15
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-s...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/the-s...
🚨🎉 JANUARY 2026 CALENDAR 🎉🚨
What are you excited to see?
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
What are you excited to see?
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
🚨🎉 JANUARY 2026 CALENDAR 🎉🚨
What are you excited to see?
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
What are you excited to see?
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
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Learning how to live at @thefridacinema.org tonight
December 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Learning how to live at @thefridacinema.org tonight
Now that our GREMLINS run has concluded, we can finally share a very special intro video from one of our all-time favorite filmmakers, the one and only, Joe Dante!
Thank you to Joe (and his dog!) for treating our audience to such a fun surprise!
Thank you to Joe (and his dog!) for treating our audience to such a fun surprise!
GREMLINS INTRO BY DIRECTOR JOE DANTE | The Frida Cinema
YouTube video by The Frida Cinema
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Now that our GREMLINS run has concluded, we can finally share a very special intro video from one of our all-time favorite filmmakers, the one and only, Joe Dante!
Thank you to Joe (and his dog!) for treating our audience to such a fun surprise!
Thank you to Joe (and his dog!) for treating our audience to such a fun surprise!
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I had no idea Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana. Fitting I saw Batman Returns at @thefridacinema.org.
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I had no idea Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana. Fitting I saw Batman Returns at @thefridacinema.org.
Descend into the MONKEYBONE zone with Henry Selick's 2001 animation/live-action trip, screening Jan 9-10 🐒
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/monke...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/monke...
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Descend into the MONKEYBONE zone with Henry Selick's 2001 animation/live-action trip, screening Jan 9-10 🐒
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/monke...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/monke...
Revel in the magic of cinema with Giuseppe Tornatore's CINEMA PARADISO, lighting up our screens on Jan 2-5 🌟
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/cinem...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/cinem...
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Revel in the magic of cinema with Giuseppe Tornatore's CINEMA PARADISO, lighting up our screens on Jan 2-5 🌟
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/cinem...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/cinem...
The Frida has been open for 11 years, and for all 11 of those years, there has been ONE movie requested over and over.
We're happy to FINALLY fulfill that request with A GOOFY MOVIE, rockin' the house down on Jan 2-8 🍕
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/a-goo...
We're happy to FINALLY fulfill that request with A GOOFY MOVIE, rockin' the house down on Jan 2-8 🍕
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/a-goo...
December 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Frida has been open for 11 years, and for all 11 of those years, there has been ONE movie requested over and over.
We're happy to FINALLY fulfill that request with A GOOFY MOVIE, rockin' the house down on Jan 2-8 🍕
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/a-goo...
We're happy to FINALLY fulfill that request with A GOOFY MOVIE, rockin' the house down on Jan 2-8 🍕
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/a-goo...
Are you allergic to the 20th century?
Todd Haynes' unsettling 1995 psychological drama SAFE returns to The Frida in a brand new 4k restoration.
Jan 6-8 💊
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/safe/
Todd Haynes' unsettling 1995 psychological drama SAFE returns to The Frida in a brand new 4k restoration.
Jan 6-8 💊
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/safe/
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Are you allergic to the 20th century?
Todd Haynes' unsettling 1995 psychological drama SAFE returns to The Frida in a brand new 4k restoration.
Jan 6-8 💊
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/safe/
Todd Haynes' unsettling 1995 psychological drama SAFE returns to The Frida in a brand new 4k restoration.
Jan 6-8 💊
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/safe/
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That Skippy dog was throwing heaters in The Thin Man and After the Thin Man! @thefridacinema.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
That Skippy dog was throwing heaters in The Thin Man and After the Thin Man! @thefridacinema.org
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That was a wild line up @thefridacinema.org.
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
That was a wild line up @thefridacinema.org.
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Seated for Deadly Games @thefridacinema.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Seated for Deadly Games @thefridacinema.org
✨️Our Classic Movie Nights series is swerving into 2026 with a brand new lineup ✨️
As always, every screening will feature a short, pre-film presentation on the making of the film by our Marketing Director, Bekah
All tix/showtimes are available at: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
As always, every screening will feature a short, pre-film presentation on the making of the film by our Marketing Director, Bekah
All tix/showtimes are available at: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
December 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
✨️Our Classic Movie Nights series is swerving into 2026 with a brand new lineup ✨️
As always, every screening will feature a short, pre-film presentation on the making of the film by our Marketing Director, Bekah
All tix/showtimes are available at: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
As always, every screening will feature a short, pre-film presentation on the making of the film by our Marketing Director, Bekah
All tix/showtimes are available at: thefridacinema.org/film-series/...
🚨LOW TICKET WARNING🚨
For both screenings of Mark Fischbach’s (aka Markiplier) IRON LUNG on Jan 29 & 30 ⚡️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/iron-...
For both screenings of Mark Fischbach’s (aka Markiplier) IRON LUNG on Jan 29 & 30 ⚡️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/iron-...
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
🚨LOW TICKET WARNING🚨
For both screenings of Mark Fischbach’s (aka Markiplier) IRON LUNG on Jan 29 & 30 ⚡️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/iron-...
For both screenings of Mark Fischbach’s (aka Markiplier) IRON LUNG on Jan 29 & 30 ⚡️
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/iron-...
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
See it all at The Frida: thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
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Just got back from seeing Wolfwalkers down in Santa Ana. So thankful the family and I got a chance to see this on the big screen.
My last visit to the @thefridacinema.org for the year, but I’ll be back in January for one or two of the Kurosawa’s, and Bay Of Blood.
#Filmsky
My last visit to the @thefridacinema.org for the year, but I’ll be back in January for one or two of the Kurosawa’s, and Bay Of Blood.
#Filmsky
December 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Just got back from seeing Wolfwalkers down in Santa Ana. So thankful the family and I got a chance to see this on the big screen.
My last visit to the @thefridacinema.org for the year, but I’ll be back in January for one or two of the Kurosawa’s, and Bay Of Blood.
#Filmsky
My last visit to the @thefridacinema.org for the year, but I’ll be back in January for one or two of the Kurosawa’s, and Bay Of Blood.
#Filmsky
Rob Reiner: a great actor, filmmaker, and human. An insane loss ❤️
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Rob Reiner: a great actor, filmmaker, and human. An insane loss ❤️
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🚨NEW MERCH🚨
In addition to programming 13 of our favorite Kurosawa films, we're also paying tribute to the original bucket hat legend with TWO new hats featuring the auteur's signature 😎
Bucket hats: $30
Corduroy caps: $25
Online soon, but available now at the theater 🛍️
In addition to programming 13 of our favorite Kurosawa films, we're also paying tribute to the original bucket hat legend with TWO new hats featuring the auteur's signature 😎
Bucket hats: $30
Corduroy caps: $25
Online soon, but available now at the theater 🛍️
December 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🚨NEW MERCH🚨
In addition to programming 13 of our favorite Kurosawa films, we're also paying tribute to the original bucket hat legend with TWO new hats featuring the auteur's signature 😎
Bucket hats: $30
Corduroy caps: $25
Online soon, but available now at the theater 🛍️
In addition to programming 13 of our favorite Kurosawa films, we're also paying tribute to the original bucket hat legend with TWO new hats featuring the auteur's signature 😎
Bucket hats: $30
Corduroy caps: $25
Online soon, but available now at the theater 🛍️