They Remain at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 2-3 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Philip Gelatt – 2017 – 90m.  Special presentation! Best Feature Film – 2017 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! ALSO PLAYING MARCH 6-8 AT 6:00 PM! An adaptation of Laird Barron’s short story “-30-“, directed by the screen writer of Europa Report — Two scientists are sent to investigate … Continue reading “They Remain” @ Guild Cinema →

Programming: Time For The Traditional ASFS Auction, hosted by local author Robert Vardeman and collector Patricia Rogers!  VardeBob should update us on his current projects while auctioning off various doodads & mysterious items.  Bidding will in be in 50-cent increments up to $5.00, then in whole dollars. Please bring 2-6 items, sci-fi or otherwise, to donate to the cause.  (And remember, we can only take payments in cash or check.  … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Auction! →

Flash Gordon (1980) at the Guild Cinema Friday, March 9 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Mike Hodges – 1980 – 111m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00. ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE! DOOR PRIZES BY THE GREAT BUBONICON 50, PLUS ARTIST POSTER FOR SALE BY LOCAL JON SANCHEZ! New Mexico Entertainment is excited to present the sci-fi action film Flash Gordon starring Sam J. Jones, … Continue reading “Flash Gordon” @ Guild Cinema →

The 49th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo Treasures of the Earth – the 49th Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo – takes place Friday, March 16 – Sunday, March 18, at the Creative Arts Center on the NM State Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “PseudoMorphs.” Admission is $3.00 Saturday or Sunday, but Friday is Dollar Day!  The Expo is free for kids under 13 years of age.  There will … Continue reading Treasures of the Earth Expo →

2018 Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair The 2017 ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair is 4:00 pm-8:30 pm Friday, March 16, and 10:00 am-4:00 pm Saturday, March 17, at the Sid Cutter Pilot’s Pavilion, 4900 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE (north of the Balloon Museum, off Alameda).  This year is the second time at the Pilot’s Pavilion for the fair. The Fair features booksellers from across the southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and … Continue reading ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair →

Mind Game at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 16-17 – 10:30 pm only.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Special – All Seats $8.00 Directed by Masaaki Yuasa – 2004 – 103m – In Japanese with English subtitles. Never before released theatrically in the U.S., Mind Game, the landmark debut from acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa!!  The film’s title says it all — this is a head trip like no … Continue reading “Mind Game” anime @ Guild →

2018 Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair The 2017 ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair is 4:00 pm-8:30 pm Friday, March 16, and 10:00 am-4:00 pm Saturday, March 17, at the Sid Cutter Pilot’s Pavilion, 4900 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE (north of the Balloon Museum, off Alameda).  This year is the second time at the Pilot’s Pavilion for the fair. The Fair features booksellers from across the southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and … Continue reading ABQ Antiquarian Book Fair →

Mind Game at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 16-17 – 10:30 pm only.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Special – All Seats $8.00 Directed by Masaaki Yuasa – 2004 – 103m – In Japanese with English subtitles. Never before released theatrically in the U.S., Mind Game, the landmark debut from acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa!!  The film’s title says it all — this is a head trip like no … Continue reading “Mind Game” anime @ Guild →

The 49th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo Treasures of the Earth – the 49th Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Expo – takes place Friday, March 16 – Sunday, March 18, at the Creative Arts Center on the NM State Fairgrounds. The theme this year is “PseudoMorphs.” Admission is $3.00 Saturday or Sunday, but Friday is Dollar Day!  The Expo is free for kids under 13 years of age.  There will … Continue reading Treasures of the Earth Expo →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, March 19, 2018, at 7:30 pm Location is Jason’s Deli, 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (northwest corner of Louisiana & America’s Parkway – across from Bubonicon’s hotel), Albuquerque, NM The March 2018 book for discussion is The Wrong Stars: Axiom Book 1 by Tim Pratt (we’re using the 2017 mass market paperback from Angry Robot). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Nominations for Bubonicon 51 Special Guests (2019) will take place 7:30 pm Friday, March 23, in the Activity Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE (near Erna Ferguson Library, just off San Mateo between Comanche & Montgomery). Mark your calendar if you’re interested. This meeting is open to everyone! You need not be a member of ASFS or a past attendee of Bubonicon to come and suggest … Continue reading B’con 51 Special Guests Nominations →

UNM Hobbit Society presents the 2018 Intellectual Hooliganism Colloquium The UNM Hobbit Society holds their annual Colloquium on Saturday, March 24, to encourage students to study fantasy, science fiction and pop culture in a scholarly manner, and to share their findings with others.  Presentations must be primarily the work of UNM undergraduate or graduate students, although works by UNM staff, part-time faculty, and alumni will be considered as space permits. … Continue reading Intellectual Hooliganism @ UNM →

Before We Vanish at the Guild Cinema Saturday, March 24 – 10:30 pm only. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa – 2018 – 130m – In Japanese with English subtitles ALSO PLAYING MARCH 27 at 4:00 & 9:15 pm In his 20th film, acclaimed horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa reinvents the alien movie as a unique and profoundly human tale of love and mystery. Three aliens travel to Earth on a reconnaissance mission … Continue reading “Before We Vanish” @ Guild Cinema →

The Cured at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 28-29 – 8:30 pm only.  No Matinees. Directed by David Freyne – 2018 – 96m – France / Ireland. What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society … Continue reading “The Cured” (zombies) @ Guild Cinema →

The Cured at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 28-29 – 8:30 pm only.  No Matinees. Directed by David Freyne – 2018 – 96m – France / Ireland. What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society … Continue reading “The Cured” (zombies) @ Guild Cinema →

Masters of the Universe – live-action with Dolph Lundgren – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 30-31 – 10:30 pm only.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Special – All Seats $8.00 Directed by Gary Goddard – 1987 – 106m. An ’80s schlock classic, full-on ridiculous, hilarious and yummy bad – ENJOY! Dolph Lundgren stars in this live-action film version of the popular television cartoon series (based on a … Continue reading “Masters of the Universe” @ Guild Cinema →

Masters of the Universe – live-action with Dolph Lundgren – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 30-31 – 10:30 pm only.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness Special – All Seats $8.00 Directed by Gary Goddard – 1987 – 106m. An ’80s schlock classic, full-on ridiculous, hilarious and yummy bad – ENJOY! Dolph Lundgren stars in this live-action film version of the popular television cartoon series (based on a … Continue reading “Masters of the Universe” @ Guild Cinema →

42ND WILLIAMSON LECTURESHIP IN PORTALES, NM Event takes place at Eastern NM University in Portales, NM.  Special Guest is S.M. Stirling of Santa Fe, author of the Emberverse and Shadowspawn novels and 2018’s Black Chamber; joined by Mistress of Ceremonies Connie Willis of Colorado. Also expected to attend are Courtney Willis, Darynda Jones, and other NM authors.  The 2018 Theme is “Alternate History.” Festivities Friday, April 6, include a reading … Continue reading 42nd Williamson Lectureship →

Big Trouble in Little China at the Guild Cinema Friday, April 6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by John Carpenter – 1986 – 100m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00. ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING HERE! DOOR PRIZES BY THE GREAT BUBONICON 50, PLUS ARTIST POSTER FOR SALE BY LOCAL JON SANCHEZ! New Mexico Entertainment is excited to present the cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, … Continue reading “Big Trouble in Little China” @ Guild →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 2:00 pm Location is Lomas-Tramway Public Library, 908 Eastridge Dr NE (just off the southwest corner of Lomas & Tramway), Albuquerque, NM The April 2018 graphic novel for discussion is Renato Jones Vol 1: The One% by Kaare Andrews (author/artist) [Image 2017]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: Send the club … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Programming – A Visit from local film reviewer Devin O’Leary. Weekly Alibi film reviewer Devin O’Leary returns once again 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 6.”  [Special thanks to Jessica Coyle & Steve Kubica for technical help in presentation of film clips.] Also, the Spring issue of … Continue reading Albuq SF Society – Film Trailer Park →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, April 16, 2018, at 7:30 pm Location is Jason’s Deli, 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (northwest corner of Louisiana & America’s Parkway – across from Bubonicon’s hotel), Albuquerque, NM The April 2018 book for discussion is Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn (we’re using the 2017 trade paperback from John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

New MexiCon 2018!  Games, Food & Friends April 20-22! New MexiCon, the only indie roleplaying game convention in the state, offers three days of gaming in a welcoming, friendly space!  Limited Pre-registration for Kickstarter backers, and an on-site mustering system to get you into a variety of games you will enjoy! There will be dedicated spaces for mustering, LARPs, and snacks.  And, as always, private rooms for every single game. … Continue reading New MexiCon 2018 – Gaming →

New MexiCon 2018!  Games, Food & Friends April 20-22! New MexiCon, the only indie roleplaying game convention in the state, offers three days of gaming in a welcoming, friendly space!  Limited Pre-registration for Kickstarter backers, and an on-site mustering system to get you into a variety of games you will enjoy! There will be dedicated spaces for mustering, LARPs, and snacks.  And, as always, private rooms for every single game. … Continue reading New MexiCon 2018 – Gaming →

Vampire Clay at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, April 27-28 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Soichi Umezawa – 2018 – 80m – In Japanese with English subtitles.  An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness special presentation!  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 50! A gory and (intentionally?) hilarious marriage of The Blob, The Thing, and The Evil Dead about a possessed pile of clay terrorizing students at a Japanese art school. … Continue reading “Vampire Clay” at Guild Cinema →