Doomsday Book novelist and Science Fiction Grandmaster Connie Willis will be at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe on Monday, April 7, for an interview, Q&A, reading and signing event! Willis also has a story in the new anthology, The Time Traveler’s Almanac. Willis’ event at the Jean Cocteau starts at 7:00 pm. Admittance is free with the purchase of of a hardcover book, $5.00 with the purchase of … Continue reading Connie Willis in Santa Fe →

Paranormal Fantasy YA author Laini Taylor will be celebrating the release of Dreams of Gods and Monsters (the conclusion to the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy) with a talk and signing Tuesday, April 8! In this 3rd book of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, Karou is still not ready to forgive Akiva for killing the only family she’s ever known. When a brutal angel army trespasses into … Continue reading Laini Taylor signing →

Programming: A Visit From Local Author James S.A. Corey (both halves)!  Corey (aka Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck) will be on hand to talk about their new Star Wars novel, Honor Among Thieves – which just came out – and their forthcoming 4th Expanse novel, Cibola Burn.  And if we’re really nice and polite, they might even discuss details of the Expanse TV pilot now in pre-production. Remember, no outside … Continue reading Albuq SF Society →

Rotgut at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, April 18-19 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Billy Garberina – 2014 – 95m. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00. Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory A seedy downtown bar on a seemingly quiet Sunday morning. Arriving at the doors is the usual collection of drunks, losers and lost souls. But when a batch of very bad booze is introduced into … Continue reading Rotgut Comes To Guild →

Rotgut at the Guild Cinema Saturday, April 19 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Billy Garberina – 2014 – 95m. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00. Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory A seedy downtown bar on a seemingly quiet Sunday morning. Arriving at the doors is the usual collection of drunks, losers and lost souls. But when a batch of very bad booze is introduced into the mix, … Continue reading Rotgut Finishes At Guild →

Meeting Location: Monday, April 21 at 7:30 pm Most likely at Spectator’s Pub & Grill, 5850 Eubank Blvd NE Between Page One Bookstore & Smith’s Grocery (southeast corner, Eubank & Juan Tabo NE in the Mountain Run Shopping Center) Albuquerque, NM The book for April is The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi (Tor 2012 mass market paperback).  Books are available at Page One’s cash register with a 20% club discount … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Huzzah! The 2nd Annual Albuquerque Renaissance Faire takes place 9:00 am-5:00 pm Saturday, April 26, at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum NE (just off Alameda west of I-25). A day of medieval activities is planned, including Live Entertainment, a medieval village and market (vendors selling wares), medieval equestrian jousting (Order of Epona), melee battles, vikings and pyrates, living history demonstrations, a Children’s Realm (including “Fight a … Continue reading 2nd ABQ Renaissance Faire →

Knights of Badassdom at the Guild Cinema Saturday, April 26 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Joe Lynch – 2013 – 85m, rated R – Horror Comedy. Knights of Badassdom follows three best friends (Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage, Steve Zahn and Ryan Kwanten) and dedicated LARPers (Live Action Role Players) as they take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario fresh out of the mythical Middle … Continue reading Knights of Badassdom Returns! →

Ernest & Celestine at the Guild Cinema Wednesday-Sunday, April 30-May 4 – 3:00 & 6:30 pm (3:00 pm shows in English, 6:30 pm shows in French with English subtitles) Directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stephan Aubier – 2012 – 80m. Oscar Nominated For Best Animation Feature Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the … Continue reading Ernest & Celestine At Guild →

Batman: Dark Knight Returns Parts 1 & 2 at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, May 2-3 – 10:15 pm only! Directed by Jay Oliva – 2013, animated – 76m each. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00 Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory and Bubonicon 46 IN CELEBRATION OF FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! PART 1 – It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired, and … Continue reading Animated Dark Knight at Guild →

It’s a Big Comic Book Celebration! Yes, Saturday, May 3, sees a celebration of the annual fannish event, Free Comic Book Day. Several stores throughout Albuquerque will be handing out free comic books and/or offering discounts on various comics, graphic novels, action figures and other materials. For instance, we know that Astro-Zombies starts their festivities at 11:00 am, including a Sidewalk Sale. Last year they gave out approximately 10,000 free … Continue reading Free Comic Book Day 2014 →

Batman: Dark Knight Returns Parts 1 & 2 at the Guild Cinema Saturday, May 3 – 10:15 pm only! Directed by Jay Oliva – 2013, animated – 76m each. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00 Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory and Bubonicon 46 IN CELEBRATION OF FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! PART 1 – It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired, and Gotham City … Continue reading Dark Knight Exits Guild →

Ernest & Celestine at the Guild Cinema Sunday, May 4 – 3:00 & 6:30 pm (3:00 pm show in English, 6:30 pm show in French with English subtitles) Directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stephan Aubier – 2012 – 80m. Oscar Nominated For Best Animation Feature Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears … Continue reading Ernest & Celestine Exit Guild →

Wild Cards editor, screenwriter and Edge novelist Melinda Snodgrass will be at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe on Monday, May 5, to talk around a screening of her Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s “Measure of a Man” episode (extended version with 13 minutes of additional footage including three entire deleted scenes). Snodgrass will introduce the extended episode, and then answer questions and sign books afterward! Currently, Snodgrass is … Continue reading Melinda Snodgrass Trek in Santa Fe →

Programming – A Visit from local film reviewer Devin O’Leary Weekly Alibi film reviewer Devin O’Leary returns to talk about and give predictions for upcoming genre films for late spring/summer and early autumn, and to show video clips in a presentation entitled “SF Trailer Park Theater 2.” Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please be discreet with any candy. Water/soda bottles and lidded beverage cups are permitted … Continue reading Albuq SF Society →

The Incredible Shrinking Man at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, May 10-11 – 1:00 pm only! Directed by Jack Arnold – 1957 – 81m. An Albuquerque Film Club event – All seats $5.00 general, $2.00 AFC members The screen’s great existential science fiction film, The Incredible Shrinking Man stars Grant Williams in the title role. While catching some rays on his brother’s yacht, Scott Carey (Williams) is enveloped by … Continue reading Classic Shrinking Man at Guild →

George RR Martin and Diana Gabaldon are the inaugural authors for “A Word with Writers,” a new literary series from Bookworks and the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation, at the KiMo Theater 7:00 pm Saturday, May 10. Martin and Gabaldon are both renowned sci-fi and fantasy authors whose works were recently published in a new anthology, Dangerous Women, edited by Martin, with work by Gabaldon and other authors. Martin is the … Continue reading GRR Martin & Diana Gabaldon at KiMo →

The Incredible Shrinking Man at the Guild Cinema Sunday, May 11 – 1:00 pm only! Directed by Jack Arnold – 1957 – 81m. An Albuquerque Film Club event – All seats $5.00 general, $2.00 AFC members The screen’s great existential science fiction film, The Incredible Shrinking Man stars Grant Williams in the title role. While catching some rays on his brother’s yacht, Scott Carey (Williams) is enveloped by a mysterious … Continue reading Shrinking Man Exits Guild →

Harold & Maude for Mother’s Day at the Guild Cinema Sunday-Monday, May 11-12 – 4:30, 6:30 & 8:30 pm Directed by Hal Ashby – 1971 – 91m. A Cult Classic For Mother’s Day! With the idiosyncratic American fable Harold and Maude, countercultural director Hal Ashby fashioned what would become the cult classic of its era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, Ashby tells the story of the emotional and … Continue reading Harold & Maude Visit Guild →

Meeting Location: MEETING ONE WEEK EARLY FOR MAY 2014! Yep, we’re meeting on Monday, May 12 at 7:30 pm… Spectator’s Pub & Grill, 5850 Eubank Blvd NE Between Page One Bookstore & Smith’s Grocery (southeast corner, Eubank & Juan Tabo NE in the Mountain Run Shopping Center) Albuquerque, NM The book for May is Red Planet Blues by Robert J. Sawyer (Ace 2014 mass market paperback).  Books are available at … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group – 1 Week Early →

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, May 23-24 – 10:15 pm only! Directed by Stephen Herek – 1989 – 90m, rated PG. A Bubonicon 46 Presentation – All seats $8.00 A Portion of the Proceeds will benefit the Albuq Public Library Foundation. Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 46 and Stranger Factory. A special poster by Jon Sanchez will be on sale in the lobby! … Continue reading Bill & Ted Party On At Guild →

Comic creators Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt will be celebrating the Sixth Gun phenomenon that led to an unaired TV pilot (partially shot in New Mexico) with a signing Saturday, May 24! The Sixth Gun series revolves around six magic revolvers that can raise the dead, predict the future, and grant other unimaginable powers. (The unaired TV pilot screens 4:00 & 8:30 pm Friday, May 23, at the Jean Cocteau … Continue reading Sixth Gun Comic Signing →

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure at the Guild Cinema Saturday, May 24 – 10:15 pm only! Directed by Stephen Herek – 1989 – 90m, rated PG. A Bubonicon 46 Presentation – All seats $8.00 A Portion of the Proceeds will benefit the Albuq Public Library Foundation. Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 46 and Stranger Factory. A special poster by Jon Sanchez will be on sale in the lobby! With only … Continue reading Bill & Ted Depart Guild →

Paranormal author Darynda Jones and fantasy author Jeffe Kennedy will be celebrating the release of Sixth Grave on the Edge and The Twelve Kingdoms: Mark of the Tala, respectively, with a chat and signing Wednesday, May 28! In Jone’s 6th Grave novel, “Most girls might think twice before getting engaged to someone like Reyes Farrow–but Charley Davidson is not most girls. She’s a paranormal private eye and grim reaper-in-training who’s … Continue reading Darynda Jones/Jeffe Kennedy Signing →

The Last Days at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, May 30-31 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by David & Alex Pastor – 2014 – 100m, Spain – In Spanish & Catalan with English Subtitles. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00 Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory 2013. A mysterious epidemic spreads across the planet. Humanity develops an irrational fear of open spaces that causes instant death. … Continue reading “The Last Days” at Guild Cinema →