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Wednesday April 24, 2019 - True Stories - Screening 6:30pm

$15.00 $12.00

Hey now! Rock and roll at The Frida Cinema on Wednesday, April 24th when Los Angeles Arts Society returns with 1986's True Stories, a completely cool, multi-purpose movie directed by Talking Heads frontman David Byrne!


With little more than his tremulous voice and quirky observations, Byrne takes viewers on a tour through the small town of Virgil, Texas, in the days leading up to its annual Celebration of Specialness. Through encounters with such characters as lovelorn Louis Fyne (John Goodman), a benevolent voodoo magician (Pops Staples), and a civic leader prone to marital strife and playing with his food (Spalding Gray), our nameless narrator weaves together gentle social commentary and amusingly strange vignettes in a uniquely picturesque depiction of modern American life. This depiction is rendered all the more vivid by Talking Heads’ delightfully-driven soundtrack, which playfully underscores the film’s idiosyncratic tone and captures the eccentric energy of Virgil and its inhabitants.


When the tour ends and the movie is over, join Stephen Tobolowsky, one of its screenwriters and a prolific actor with credits including Groundhog Day, Californication, and Silicon Valley, for a Q&A full of funny but true stories about the making of the movie! Not only that, but he’ll also be signing his books My Adventures With God and The Dangerous Animals Club, copies of which will be available for purchase in the lobby!


The movie starts at 7PM, but arrive at 6:30PM when doors open for the Television Man Preshow, a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience your favorite Talking Heads videos and performances on the big screen!


Buy early!! Pre-Sale Tickets are $12 online and at the Frida box office through April 24th, and $15 the day of the event!


We would like to give a very special thanks to Mr. Tobolowsky for spending his evening with us, and can’t wait for you to join us on what’s sure to be a wild, wild night!


Praise for True Stories:


"This is not a musical. It's a bold attempt to paint a bizarre American landscape. This movie does what some painters try to do: It recasts ordinary images into strange new shapes." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times


"What makes True Stories so wildly different from the dream-visions of all the quirky and hip directors who followed its example is its vehement refusal to condescend to or mock the people on screen." - Sydney Wegner, Film Freak Central


"An exuberant and wonderfully oddball stew of deadpan comedy, character drama, music video, and art installation." - Jason Bailey, Flavorwire


Praise for Stephen Tobolowsky:


“It’s no secret that Stephen Tobolowsky is a splendid storyteller, so it was no surprise that I found My Adventures with God to be an absolute delight from start to finish. You don’t have to be religious—much less Jewish— to enjoy all of the funny, moving, startling, touching, and eminently relatable stories contained therein.” - Steve Stoliar


“Stephen Tobolowsky has found his true calling as a storyteller. He is candid, insightful, often profound, and very, very funny, especially when he recounts his adventures in show business. By blending sharp memories of his childhood with astute, adult observations of the world around him, he weaves a spell not unlike Jean Shepherd or Garrison Keillor… but he has a voice all his own, and I love it.” - Leonard Maltin


No one spins yarns and knits them into a lyrical fabric of self like Tobolowsky: deep, warm and a little itchy but you love it." - Marc Maron

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PAST EVENTS

GODZILLA (1954) + Q&A after film. Saturday 12/15/18 7:30pm

Head for the hills! Or rather, head for the Frida box office as Los Angeles Arts Society presents Godzilla, stomping into town on Saturday, December 15th!


Released in 1954, Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla spawned a prolific franchise that continues to this day and inspired generations of fans and filmmakers alike. Now’s your chance to see the Japanese classic on the big screen in stunning black and white!


But that’s not all! After the movie, stick around for a Q&A with two very special guests! World-renowned Godzilla experts Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski will be joining us for a conversation about the film and their recent book Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa, copies of which will be available for purchase and signing in the lobby.


Doors open at 7pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm, but be sure to arrive early as the first 15 guests will receive a FREE Godzilla-themed prize!  We’ll also have a raffle opportunity for a chance to win awesome surprise goodies, so you’ll definitely want the time to get some before the movie starts!


Discounted presale tickets are available for $12 at The Frida Box Office and thefridacinema.org.  $15 day of event.


We thank Mr. Ryfle and Mr. Godziszewski for joining us, and hope you’ll join us too for a night of monster mayhem and sci-fi excitement!


Praise for Godzilla:


“Godzilla has never looked as good as in Honda's original conception, and few sci-fi creatures have equaled the size or impact of its first footsteps.” - Janice Page, Boston Globe


“Its images of the destruction of the cities is far more powerful than in American films, where the cities are trashed for the pure pleasure of destruction, without any real sense of human loss.” - Stephen Hunter, Washington Post


“The sheer fervency of this film takes it beyond the crash-bang entertainment of most blockbusters, ancient and modern.” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian


Praise for Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa:


“Over the last twenty-some years, Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski have consistently proven themselves to be the foremost English-speaking film historians to cover kaiju eiga… after many years of research, the two have released what could be their finest achievement: the first comprehensive biography on the life and career of the late Japanese film director Ishiro Honda.” - Patrick Galvan, Toho Kingdom


“The authors are obviously fans but their biography is not a fan rave… Instead the book is a wider, deeper and more valuable examination of not only one man’s career, but also the life that produced it and the system that nurtured it — and almost destroyed it.” - Mark Schilling, The Japan Times


“Anyone interested in the historical and socio-political contexts of Japanese science fiction and giant monster movies, needs to read this well-researched and crisply written revelatory biography of Ishiro Honda.” - Richard Pusateri, SciFi Japan



10/18/18 - Elvira Movie Macabre Screening - House on Haunted Hill

Join us Thursday, October 18th as Los Angeles Arts Society presents their first "LA Arts Society Haunted House Party!" Arrive early as SHOW starts at 7:00pm with LIVE hair-raising music by NEW EViL, a raffle with peculiar prizes, creepy cocktails, and other spooky surprises to get you worked up till the main event! 


Then at 8pm, sit back with your favorite horror movie snack treats as we present an episode of classic television show ELVIRA'S MOVIE MACABRE, starring the Mistress of the Dark as she takes on William Castle’s 1959 classic chiller THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL! The movie features none other than horror icon Vincent Prince at his ghoulish best, along with the film’s iconic EMERGO wonder effect!


We thank Elvira’s management team for working with us to bring you this special Halloween treat!

Raging Bull Screening Event 9/19.18 Long Beach CA

Discount advance tickets at: www.tugg.com/events/raging-bull-tizg

Tickets will be full price on September 11.


Look to the Sky - Screening Event 9/6/18 Santa Ana, CA

Purchase your advance ticket now for $11 at www.tugg.com/events/look-to-the-sky-yhp8

Price will go up on August 30th. Bring the entire family!

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