World on a Wire at the Guild Cinema

Monday-Friday, November 7-11, 3:00 & 7:00 pm

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder – 1973 – 212m (in German with English subtitles).
PART OF THE GUILD’S EIGHT DAYS OF SCI-FI SOLSTICE !!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT BUBONICON 44 !!

A dystopic science-fiction epic, World on a Wire is German-wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s gloriously cracked, boundlessly inventive take on future paranoia. With dashes of Kubrick, Vonnegut, and Dick, but a flavor entirely his own, Fassbinder tells the noir-spiked tale of reluctant action hero Fred Stiller (Klaus Lowitsch), a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate and governmental conspiracy. At risk? Our entire (virtual) reality as we know it. This long unseen three-and-a-half-hour labyrinth is a satiric and surreal look at the weird world of tomorrow from one of cinema’s kinkiest geniuses.

“A textbook example of a film that was ahead of its time … a movie that anticipates Blade Runner in its meditation on artificial and human intelligence and The Matrix in its conception of reality as a computer-generated illusion.” – Dennis Lim, The New York Times

“FIVE STARS! The discovery of the season.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

The Man Who Fell To Earth at the Guild Cinema

Saturday & Sunday, November 5-6, 4:15 & 7:00 pm

Directed by Nicholas Roeg – 1976 – 140m.
PART OF THE GUILD’S EIGHT DAYS OF SCI-FI SOLSTICE !!

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT BUBONICON 44 !!

A stimulating, hypnotic and fascinating adaptation of the science fiction novel by Walter Tevis by visionary director/cinematographer Nicholas Roeg!  Look for scenes shot right in downtown Albuquerque, at White Sands and several other various New Mexico locations!

David Bowie plays the alien of the title, who arrives on Earth with hopes of finding a way to save his own planet from turning into an arid wasteland. He funds this effort by capitalizing on several highly lucrative inventions, and in so doing becomes the powerful leader of an international corporate conglomerate. But his success has negative consequences as well–his contact with Earth has a disintegrating effect that sends him into a tailspin of disorientation and metaphysical despair. The sexual attention of a cheerful young woman (Candy Clark) doesn’t do much to change his outlook, and his introduction to liquor proves even more devastating, until, finally, it looks as though his visit to Earth may be a permanent one.

“The most intellectually provocative genre film of the 1970s.” – Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Programming:

Our 7th Annual Dessert Cook-Off  +  Short Holiday-Oriented Silly SF Films.
+ The challenge ingredient this year (as chosen at the October ASFS meeting) is “mint.” Please bring enough of your dish (and we’re happy stretching the definition of dessert) for 18-35 people to sample, plus serving utensils. Please remember that we need to let attendees know of ingredients in the major food allergy groups – peanuts, wheat and other glutens, milk, soy, corn, sugar, onions, etc.
We will provide plates, plasticware and napkins – and will try to remember bowls, too.
As much as possible, there will be prizes!
+ Plus, we’ll screen various short films about the winter holidays from the various vaults of our members! These will tend to be comedies and silly bits.
+ Finally, the annual December issue of SithFacts will be available. Submissions are needed by Sunday, December 4 (email Craig C.).

Alcoholic beverages are not allowed! Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.
Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Award-Winning Colorado author Connie Willis will visit the Duke City for Thanksgiving, and to celebrate the release of the trade softcover of All Clear, the award-winning second part of her time-travel adventure.

Released late October, All Clear is the sequel to New York Times Bestseller Blackout. Together, these volumes won this year’s Locus Award, Nebula Award and Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Come join Willis 7:00 pm Tuesday, November 22, as she talks about all matter of things, and signs her various novels at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo NE.

Programming:

A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin (mass market paperback).

Meeting Location:

Page One Bookstore
Montgomery & Juan Tabo NE
Albuquerque, NM

Contact Information:

Send us an email.

About Droids & Dragons

Programming – A Visit from New Mexico author Walter Jon Williams!

Award-winning SF author Williams will talk about his forthcoming novel, The Fourth Wall (January 2012, Orbit), and other projects/hobbies on which he is working…

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.
Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Programming:

Leviathan Wakes by local author James S.A. Corey (Orbit 2011 trade softcover).

Meeting Location:

Page One Bookstore
Montgomery & Juan Tabo NE
Albuquerque, NM

Contact Information:

Send us an email.

About Droids & Dragons

Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat at the Guild Cinema

Friday & Saturday, September 16-17, 10:30 pm only

Directed by Aaron Hendren – 2011 – 90m.
ALBUQUERQUE PREMIERE!  All seats $7.00

From the director of The Faithful and the Foul and Flicker!  Twenty years ago, all the men of Planet Pussycat were wiped out from a virus. Faced with inevitable extinction, four Bettys follow television signals to Earth to save their species.  Written, directed and music by Aaron Hendren, Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat stars Katy Houska, Hannah Kauffmann, Lauren Poole, Rachael Shapiro, Serouj Bingham, Gilbert Sanchez and Nate Warren.

Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat is a rock and roll musical with its “Dirty Pop” soundtrack available worldwide via iTunes, Amazon, and anywhere soundtracks to rock and roll musicals are sold. It’s worldwide premiere is happening right where it belongs in Albuquerque, NM.

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat at the Guild Cinema

Friday & Saturday, September 16-17, 10:30 pm only

Directed by Aaron Hendren – 2011 – 90m.
ALBUQUERQUE PREMIERE!  All seats $7.00

From the director of The Faithful and the Foul and Flicker!  Twenty years ago, all the men of Planet Pussycat were wiped out from a virus. Faced with inevitable extinction, four Bettys follow television signals to Earth to save their species.  Written, directed and music by Aaron Hendren, Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat stars Katy Houska, Hannah Kauffmann, Lauren Poole, Rachael Shapiro, Serouj Bingham, Gilbert Sanchez and Nate Warren.

Psycho Bettys From Planet Pussycat is a rock and roll musical with its “Dirty Pop” soundtrack available worldwide via iTunes, Amazon, and anywhere soundtracks to rock and roll musicals are sold. It’s worldwide premiere is happening right where it belongs in Albuquerque, NM.

The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: www.guildcinema.com

Join first-time Bubonicon author Darynda Jones 1:00 pm Saturday, September 17, as she discusses and signs her sophomore novel, Second Grave on the Left.

Second Grave continues the adventures of Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper Extraordinaire, in her supernatural shenanigans. Jones won the 2009 Golden Heart Award for Best Paranormal Romance for the manuscript to her first book, First Grave on the Right. She lives in Portales.

The Jones signing takes place 1:00-3:00 pm at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo NE. More info at page1book.com

Programming – Time for the annual election of three club positions – plus an encore presentation from UNM Assistant Professor Maria Lane.

Yes, Time to Choose the 2011-2012 moderator, alternator and executive secretary (who does most of the work); plus we’ll vote on the “challenge ingredient” for the December dessert cook-off.

Plus a visit from Dr. Maria Lane of the UNM Geography Department, who will give an encore presentation on “Geographies of Mars,” her talk from Bubonicon 43 (for those who missed it there). It’s a critical examination of 19th-century Mars science…

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.
Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Programming:

An Old Friend of the Family by Fred Saberhagen (trade softcover).

Meeting Location:

Page One Bookstore
Montgomery & Juan Tabo NE
Albuquerque, NM

Contact Information:

Send us an email.

About Droids & Dragons

Steam Punk It Up at Quelab, 1112 2nd street NW

This 5:00-10:00 pm Saturday, August 20, event is themed as a Local Steampunk Costuming and Wares Expo/Craft Fair/Workspace.
It’s a cross between a parts-and-supplies swap (gears, clockhands, lenses, beads, jewelery supplies & goggle parts…), part show-and-tell, barter/trade,  and space to help each other with sewing/smithing/LED lighting to  get your costuming project started/finished/spruced up!

Bring what Steampunk, Costuming, Jewelry and Toy  Weapon supplies you have to work on, or have spare to trade for or sell for what you need.

Cost is $10.00. There will be an array of adhesives/tapes, spray paints, clays, friendly plastic strips,  metal/cloth scraps, beads, cogs and other bits. Also batteries and LEDs to give your project some spark, some tools, and much more.

Questions/Vendor only Inquiries, email adric@quelab.net

Programming:

Hard Magic by Larry Correia (trade softcover).

Meeting Location:

Page One Bookstore
Montgomery & Juan Tabo NE
Albuquerque, NM

Contact Information:

Send us an email.

About Droids & Dragons

Joss Whedon’s Serenity is at the Guild Cinema 12 Noon Saturday & Sunday, July 23 & 24, for special charity screenings!

The Albuquerque Browncoats are presenting these benefit party screenings of trailblazing TV producer Joss Whedon’s Serenity, which grew out of his cult series canceled by FOX before its first season ended.
This “Can’t Stop The Serenity” event will benefit Equality Now and the UNM Children’s Hospital. There will be door prizes, raffles and costume contests! You also can purchase a CSTS limited-edition t-shirt!

Showtime Each Day: 12:00 Noon.
All Seats for this special presentation are $9.00 – cash only.
(Advance tickets available from www.AlbuquerqueBrowncoats.com)

Directed by Joss Whedon. 2005 – 120 minutes, color. In the future, mankind consumes our planet Earth, called “Earth-that-was”, and moves to other planets and satellites. A new order is established with the totalitarian government of the Alliance, which fights and wins a war against their opponents, the independents.
When Dr. Simon rescues his teenager telepathic sister River Tam from the claws of the Alliance, they are sheltered by a group of mercenaries and smugglers in the spacecraft Serenity, leaded by the former war hero Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds. The Alliance sends an assassin to bring River Tam back – while Mal and his crew find out how powerful she is, the truth about the hidden planet Miranda, and the origin of the cannibalistic Reavers.

The Guild Cinemas is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area (across the street from Flying Star Cafe and Starbucks).

More information: http://guildcinema.com/
Also check out: www.AlbuquerqueBrowncoats.com

Joss Whedon’s Serenity is at the Guild Cinema 12 Noon Saturday & Sunday, July 23 & 24, for special charity screenings!

The Albuquerque Browncoats are presenting these benefit party screenings of trailblazing TV producer Joss Whedon’s Serenity, which grew out of his cult series canceled by FOX before its first season ended.
This “Can’t Stop The Serenity” event will benefit Equality Now and the UNM Children’s Hospital. There will be door prizes, raffles and costume contests! You also can purchase a CSTS limited-edition t-shirt!

Showtime Each Day: 12:00 Noon.
All Seats for this special presentation are $9.00 – cash only.
(Advance tickets available from www.AlbuquerqueBrowncoats.com)

Directed by Joss Whedon. 2005 – 120 minutes, color. In the future, mankind consumes our planet Earth, called “Earth-that-was”, and moves to other planets and satellites. A new order is established with the totalitarian government of the Alliance, which fights and wins a war against their opponents, the independents.
When Dr. Simon rescues his teenager telepathic sister River Tam from the claws of the Alliance, they are sheltered by a group of mercenaries and smugglers in the spacecraft Serenity, leaded by the former war hero Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds. The Alliance sends an assassin to bring River Tam back – while Mal and his crew find out how powerful she is, the truth about the hidden planet Miranda, and the origin of the cannibalistic Reavers.

The Guild Cinemas is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area (across the street from Flying Star Cafe and Starbucks).

More information: http://guildcinema.com/
Also check out: www.AlbuquerqueBrowncoats.com

Programming – Meeting is a week later than usual:

Reports on Bubonicon 43 and the Reno Worldcon. How did Bubonicon 43 do, how many people attended, and what were the most interesting moments?  Craig C & Kristen D do the annual report.  Plus folks who attended the mid-August Worldcon in Reno, NV, will talk about their experiences there.

Also, If Needed, the Election of the Bubonicon 44 chairperson(s). Voting rules will apply.

Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Time for Bubonicon 43’s Gofers (volunteer workers) to get organized!
7:30 PM Friday, August 12, in the Activity Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE (home of the Albuq SF Society)
If you would like to donate 2-12 hours during the Bubonicon 43 weekend to help with set-up, teardown, registration, the art show, the con suite or our dealers table, this is the meeting for you!
We will go over the highlights of the Bubonicon 43 schedule, discuss responsibilities, and then have gofers sign up for the hours they’d like to work. We also hope to have some nifty movie/book swag to distribute to our volunteers!
All volunteers and donated time are greatly appreciated!

Don’t Forget – We Need You! Bubonicon Is A Community Event, So Come Join The Family!

For more information, please email Gofer Coordinator Julie Pascal.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Programming:

The Native Star by M.K. Hobson (Bantam Spectra mm paperback 2010), “fuses history, fantasy and romance (in a) captivating take on the Wild, Wild West.”

Meeting Location:

Page One Bookstore
Montgomery & Juan Tabo NE
Albuquerque, NM

Contact Information:

Send us an email.

About Droids & Dragons

Bubonicon 43 is here! Come join us at the Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel on Yale Blvd SE.  Adult Memberships at the Door are $45.00 each (cash & checks only).  Youths 14-17 years of age are $23.00 for the weekend.

Registration opens at 3:00 pm. Dealers Room open at 3:30 pm. Programming starts at 4:00 pm. Art Show, Gaming and the Con Suite open at 5:00 pm.

Email bubonicon@gmail.com as needed.

Programming – Meeting is a week earlier than usual:

Another 2-in-1 Month!  Time for the Bubonicon 43 preview of the schedule and the t-shirts.  Plus a visit from local author Victor Milan. Milan just sold his Dinosaur Lords trilogy to Tor Books, and he’ll give us an update and exclusive sneak peek!

Also, time for nominations for the Bubonicon 44 chairperson(s). You can throw your own hat in the ring or nominate someone else – with their permission.

Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS

Mythcon 42 – Monsters, Marvels, and Minstrels: The Rise of Modern Medievalism

Mythcon 42 takes place at the MCM Eleganté Hotel, 2020 Menaul NE in Albuquerque, NM.

Guests of Honor are author Catherynne M. Valente and scholar Michael D.C. Drout.
Other authors attending include Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Jane Lindskold, Melinda Snodgrass, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman and Carrie Vaughn.

Panel discussions, paper presentations, small art show, small dealers room.

Full Conference – The following rates are available through July 1, 2011.

• $85 for Mythopoeic Society members
• $95 for non-members
• $65 for students *
• Free for children (under age 12)
  * Must bring student ID to Mythcon for confirmation

Individual Day Passes — The following rates are available now and at the conference.

• $20 for Friday, July 15
• $35 for Sunday, July 16
• $35 for Saturday, July 17
• $20 for Monday, July 18

More information on this Inklings-based scholarly conference at www.mythsoc.org/mythcon42.

Join Bubonicon authors Carrie Vaughn and Steven Gould 7:00 pm Thursday, July 14, as they discuss and sign Vaughn’s Kitty’s Big Trouble & After the Golden Age, and Gould’s new SF novel, 7th Sigma.

Kitty’s Big Trouble finds DJ-turned-werewolf Kitty Norville in action in San Francisco, while After the Golden Age is a tribute to superheroes and families. In 7th Sigma, Gould creates a tale of survival in a territory filled with bugs – self-replicating, solar-powered, metal-eating machines.

The Vaughn & Gould signing takes place at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo NE. More info at page1book.com

New Mexico’s Wild Cards authors will be celebrating the release of Fort Freak: A Wild Cards Novel from Tor Books with a group discussion and signing!

Attending the WC Event are George RR Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Ian Tregillis and Craig Chrissinger. In addition to Fort Freak, individual books also will be on hand from Martin, Snodgrass, Milan, Miller and Tregillis!  [Sorry, this does not include GRRM’s A Dance With Dragons – that book is not out until July 12.]

Come join the WC mafia 2:30 pm Saturday, July 9, as they sign various books at Page One Bookstore, southwest corner of Montgomery and Juan Tabo NE…

Programming:

Time for some audience-participation fun! Yes, it’s Game Show Month. We will run two games of Transwarp Trivia – with three teams of three people each. (That’s right – we’ll need 18 players in all for the evening. Plus two assistants – one to keep score and one to reveal the game board.)

Also, time for the Summer issue of ASFacts. [Deadline Sun, July 3]

Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…

Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted (until we have a clean-up issue), and there is a water fountain in our meeting space.

DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PM. Please do not arrive before this time. We have to set up the room ourselves, and straighten/clean-up at the end.

Meeting Location:

ACTIVITY ROOM (west end of building, by the gated courtyard)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
5301 Ponderosa Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM

(First street north of Erna Ferguson Library on San Mateo. Ponderosa is the northern border of Montgomery Park, and intersects with both San Mateo and San Pedro. The street is north of Comanche and south of Montgomery)

Club Contacts:

Craig C. at 266-8905 or Kevin H

About ASFS