Get ready to sip on a classic cocktail and maybe even roll some strikes because Santa Ana’s Frida Cinema is celebrating its birthday this month and they’re partying with the help of one seriously laidback dude.
The theater is turning nine-years-old and will be marking the occasion on Tuesday, Feb. 21 with a screening of the Coen Brothers’ 1998 comedy, “The Big Lebowski,” which is also celebrating a milestone as the film turns 25 this year.
“We wanted to do something really fun and ‘The Big Lebowski’ is very much a cult film, but I really do think it’s an incredible film,” said Frida Cinema Founder and Executive Director Logan Crow.
The Santa Ana resident said the event will also incorporate some of the real life elements from the film, which follows a White Russian-chugging, burned-out slacker known as The Dude, who is the victim of mistaken identity.
“We’re going to have one complimentary White Russian for every guest that’s 21-and-over who wants one, and we’ll have a vegan White Russian as well,” he said.
Since The Dude’s other favorite pastime is bowling, Crow said he’s honoring that by taking the audience on a special trip after the movie.
That’s right, the audience is going bowling at Round1 Bowling in Santa Ana.
“Anyone who wants to come, we’re going bowling and basically anyone who buys the extra $28 ticket gets three hours of bowling, shoes, two slices of pizza and soda,” he said.
These kinds of special events and celebrations are nothing new to the cinema, which Crow opened in 2014.
Crow, who describes himself as a film junkie, started screening movies in 2009 when he began his own cult cinema series by renting the Art Theatre in Long Beach for midnight shows.
His series eventually turned movie screenings into festive themed events including outdoor showings in Sunnyside Cemetery. He also founded the popular Long Beach Zombie Walk.
But Crow wanted a place of his own to follow his passion and just show good…
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