RiffTrax presents Godzilla (1998) Two Nights Only for Summer! Thursday, August 14 – 7:00 pm only at the Century Rio, Century Downtown and Regal Cottonwood. Encore presentation 7:30 pm Tuesday, August 19. Original Film Directed by Roland Emmerich – 1998, with Matthew Broderick and Hank Azaria. 2014 Riffing/Commentary provided by Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett – approximately 120 mins. The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are … Continue reading RiffTrax Attacks Godzilla ’98 →

Club Meeting is ONE WEEK LATE! SPECIAL NOTE:  We are in the First Classroom, west end of the outrigger building by the playground inside the gated courtyard!  That’s for this meeting only due to an unexpected need of the church for our usual space. Programming – The screening of an entertaining – but not necessarily the greatest – science fiction film! Most likely a B&W “classic” from the 1950s… Attendees … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – 1 Week Late →

The Crow (20th Anniversary) at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, August 15-16 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Alex Proyas – 1994, 102m. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00 Door Prizes courtesy of Stranger Factory Before Sin City and The Dark Knight rose, there was The Crow – the “dark, lurid revenge fantasy” (The New York Times) from director Alex Proyas (Dark City) that entranced audiences … Continue reading The Crow lands at Guild →

Local author (and Bubonicon friend) Loretta Hall will talk about and sign her latest New Mexico non-fiction space effort, Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words, on August 16. The book is described as such by Hall: “While researching my 2011 book, Out of this World: New Mexico’s Contributions to Space Travel, I became aware of a valuable but underutilized resource for the history of the United States’ space program. Since … Continue reading Loretta Hall *Space* signing →

Meeting Location: Monday, August 18 at 7:30 pm Spectator’s Sports Bar & 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 There is No Specific Book for August.  Instead, we will go round the circle and each person will recommend 2-4 books they have read in the last 12 months (but not … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Doctor Who Season 8 Premiere One Night Only for the British Show’s 12th Doctor! Monday, August 25 – 7:00 & 9:30 pm only at the Century Rio, Century Downtown, Regal Cottonwood and Regal Winrock (IMAX)! A celebration of the twelfth doctor featuring the season premiere PLUS an exclusive prequel scene and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Deep Breath! Fathom Events and BBC Worldwide are thrilled to celebrate new … Continue reading New Doctor Who on Big Screen →

Santa Fe screenwriter Edward Khmara will be at the Jean Cocteau Cinema on Sunday, September 7, to introduce a unique screening of Ladyhawke, for which he wrote the script.  The film will be followed by Q&A with Khmara, who also wrote screenplays for Enemy Mine and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. Khmara will be at the Jean Cocteau Cinema 6:30 pm September 7 for the Ladyhawke screening and Q&A.  Ladyhawke … Continue reading Ladyhawke w/Screenwriter in Santa Fe →

Programming: It’s All About The Cons!  Time for reports on Bubonicon 46 and the London Worldcon. Plus Dragoncon if anyone local goes to Atlanta! Also, If Needed the election of the Bubonicon 47 con chair.  ASFS voting rules will apply if there is more than one candidate (solo or team) for the 2015 chair. Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent… Remember, no outside food … Continue reading Albuq SF Society →

Witching & Bitching at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, September 12-13 – 10:00 pm only! Directed by Alex de la Iglesia – 2014, 115m. In Spanish with English subtitles. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00 When a bank heist in the city doesn’t all go according to plan, José and Tony find themselves in possession of some hostages and speeding through the mountains of Spain, hoping … Continue reading Witching & Bitching at Guild Cinema →

New Mexico authors (and Bubonicon friends) Daniel Abraham and S.M. Stirling will talk about and sign their latest speculative fiction efforts in popular series, The Widow’s House: The Dagger and the Coin Book 4 and The Golden Princess: A Novel of the Change, respectively, on September 13. Come join Abraham and Stirling 3:00 pm Saturday, September 13, at Page One Books, southeast corner of Eubank & Juan Tabo NE (Mountain … Continue reading Abraham & Stirling Signing →

Witching & Bitching at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, September 12-13 – 10:00 pm only! Directed by Alex de la Iglesia – 2014, 115m. In Spanish with English subtitles. An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00 When a bank heist in the city doesn’t all go according to plan, José and Tony find themselves in possession of some hostages and speeding through the mountains of Spain, hoping … Continue reading Witching & Bitching at Guild Cinema →

Meeting Location: Monday, September 15, at 7:30 pm Pacific Paradise Restaurant, northeast corner of San Pedro & Candelaria NE Back Room of Restaurant – Albuquerque, NM The September book for discussion is The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (trade paperback currently in release, but any copy will do). Chosen Club Books are available at Page One’s cash register with a 20% club discount daily 9:00 am-8:00 pm Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am-9:00 … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group @ New Place →

The Zero Theorem at the Guild Cinema Friday to Monday, September 19-22 – 8:00 pm only! Directed by Terry Gilliam – 2014, 107m. No matinees, sorry. The mind of Terry Gilliam has brought us Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  Now, he turns his eye not to the future, but the present, in this madcap sci-fi epic starring two-time Academy … Continue reading Gilliam’s New Film @ Guild Cinema →

Brazil: 1986 Director’s Cut at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, September 19-20 – 10:15 pm only! Directed by Terry Gilliam – 1986, 131m. The Director’s Cut presented on 35mm film! An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00. Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 47! In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This … Continue reading Gilliam’s Brazil @ Guild Cinema →

The Zero Theorem at the Guild Cinema Friday to Monday, September 19-22 – 8:00 pm only! Directed by Terry Gilliam – 2014, 107m. No matinees, sorry. The mind of Terry Gilliam has brought us Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  Now, he turns his eye not to the future, but the present, in this madcap sci-fi epic starring two-time Academy … Continue reading Gilliam’s New Film @ Guild Cinema →

Brazil: 1986 Director’s Cut at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, September 19-20 – 10:15 pm only! Directed by Terry Gilliam – 1986, 131m. The Director’s Cut presented on 35mm film! An Alibi Midnight Madness Presentation – All seats $8.00. Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 47! In the dystopian masterpiece Brazil, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This … Continue reading Gilliam’s Brazil @ Guild Cinema →

The Zero Theorem at the Guild Cinema Friday to Monday, September 19-22 – 8:00 pm only! Directed by Terry Gilliam – 2014, 107m. No matinees, sorry. The mind of Terry Gilliam has brought us Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  Now, he turns his eye not to the future, but the present, in this madcap sci-fi epic starring two-time Academy … Continue reading Gilliam’s New Film @ Guild Cinema →

The Zero Theorem at the Guild Cinema Friday to Monday, September 19-22 – 8:00 pm only! Directed by Terry Gilliam – 2014, 107m. No matinees, sorry. The mind of Terry Gilliam has brought us Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  Now, he turns his eye not to the future, but the present, in this madcap sci-fi epic starring two-time Academy … Continue reading Gilliam’s New Film @ Guild Cinema →

The Congress at the Guild Cinema Tuesday to Thursday, September 23-25 – 4:15 & 6:30 pm! Directed by Ari Folman – 2014, 122m. From the Director of Waltz with Bashir!  More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered … Continue reading Futuristic “Congress” @ Guild Cinema →

The Congress at the Guild Cinema Tuesday to Thursday, September 23-25 – 4:15 & 6:30 pm! Directed by Ari Folman – 2014, 122m. From the Director of Waltz with Bashir!  More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered … Continue reading Futuristic “Congress” @ Guild Cinema →

The Congress at the Guild Cinema Tuesday to Thursday, September 23-25 – 4:15 & 6:30 pm! Directed by Ari Folman – 2014, 122m. From the Director of Waltz with Bashir!  More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered … Continue reading Futuristic “Congress” @ Guild Cinema →

Albuquerque author (and Bubonicon friend) Steven Gould will talk about and sign his latest Jumper-universe effort, Exo, on September 27. In Exo, “Cent can teleport. So can her parents, but they are the only people in the world who can. This is not as great as you might think it would be—sure, you can go shopping in Japan and then have tea in London, but it’s hard to keep a … Continue reading Steven Gould Signing →

Rachel Morgan/The Hollows urban fantasy novelist Kim Harrison (aka Dawn Cook) will be at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe on Tuesday, September 30, for a reading, interview, Q&A, and signing event for The Witch with no Name, the final Hollows installment!  Santa Fe author George RR Martin will be on hand to facilitate the event. Harrison’s event at the Jean Cocteau starts at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Sept … Continue reading Kim Harrison in Santa Fe →

Programming: Time for Club Elections, the Choice of December’s “Challenge” Ingredient, and an Entertaining Talk on Monsters in Comics! Club Elections are for executive secretary, moderator and alternator for January-December 2015. Also, we will choose the “challenge” ingredient for December’s Dessert Cook-Off!  And, last but not least, local artist Jeff Benham of 7000BC will give a Talk on “Monsters in Comics” (with visual aids) – just in time for Halloween.  … Continue reading Albuq SF Society →

Time Book Critic, NPR Commentator, & New York Times Best Selling author Lev Grossman will be at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe on Monday, October 13, for a reading, Q&A, and signing event for The Magician’s Land, the final installment in the critically acclaimed Magicians trilogy!  Santa Fe author George RR Martin will be on hand to facilitate the event. Grossman’s event at the Jean Cocteau starts at … Continue reading Lev Grossman in Santa Fe →