Greener Grass at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, November 29-December 2 – 8:15 pm only Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe – 2019 – 97m – No Matinees “A movie that’s not only immediately destined for cult status – it’s the rare movie that truly earns it.” – Geoff Berkshire, Los Angeles Times In a day-glo-colored, bizarro version of suburbia where adults wear braces on their already-straight teeth, everyone drives golf … Continue reading “Greener Grass” @ Guild Cinema →

Greener Grass at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, November 29-December 2 – 8:15 pm only Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe – 2019 – 97m – No Matinees “A movie that’s not only immediately destined for cult status – it’s the rare movie that truly earns it.” – Geoff Berkshire, Los Angeles Times In a day-glo-colored, bizarro version of suburbia where adults wear braces on their already-straight teeth, everyone drives golf … Continue reading “Greener Grass” @ Guild Cinema →

Greener Grass at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, November 29-December 2 – 8:15 pm only Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe – 2019 – 97m – No Matinees “A movie that’s not only immediately destined for cult status – it’s the rare movie that truly earns it.” – Geoff Berkshire, Los Angeles Times In a day-glo-colored, bizarro version of suburbia where adults wear braces on their already-straight teeth, everyone drives golf … Continue reading “Greener Grass” @ Guild Cinema →

Jean Cocteau Cinema Presents Melinda Snodgrass on December 3! SANTA FE, N.M. — Join Melinda Snodgrass for a talk on the first solo Wild Cards novel, Double Solitaire (a re-issue of the 1992 book). Melinda Snodgrass studied opera in Austria, went to UNM Law School, and practiced law for a few years before realizing she loved the law but wasn’t fond of the lawyers. She then began writing science fiction, worked … Continue reading Melinda Snodgrass in Santa Fe →

Elizabeth Leggett Art Exhibition in Santa Fe! On Thursday, December 5, local artist Elizabeth Leggett (Bubonicon 49 Artist Guest, Hugo Award winner 2015 & 2017) has her artwork go on display at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.  “READINGS: A Celebration of Ray Bradbury’s Work Though the Lens of Tarot” will be up through January 3, 2020. The Opening Receipt for Leggett takes place 5:00-8:00 pm Thursday, December 5.  The Jean … Continue reading Elizabeth Leggett Show in Santa Fe →

SMOFCon 37 – the 2019 convention for folks who run conventions – is in Albuquerque! “All Left Turns: Making the Right Plans” — Our convention theme takes inspiration from a well known cartoon rabbit who liked to complain about our fair city: “I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”  By taking left turns, we will be making Right Plans. A lot of our programming will emphasize the planning that … Continue reading SMOFCon 37 in ABQ →

A Very Star Wars Christmas: A Musical Parody This December 6 and 7, the historic KiMo Theatre presents A Very Star Wars Christmas. When the evil lord of the dark side, Darth Vader, complains about the overwhelming materialism he is witnessing surrounding Force-mas, Amidala (Queen of the Naboo and ex-wife of Lord Vader? or are they still married? When your sweet, kind, beloved husband becomes the Dark Lord of the … Continue reading Star Wars X-Mas @ KiMo →

Die Hard – the 1988 original – at the Guild Cinema Friday, December 6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by John McTiernan – 1988 – 132m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00.  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 52! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW BY CLICKING HERE! New Mexico Entertainment brings you a special holiday screening of Die Hard.  New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his … Continue reading “Die Hard” at Guild Cinema →

SMOFCon 37 – the 2019 convention for folks who run conventions – is in Albuquerque! “All Left Turns: Making the Right Plans” — Our convention theme takes inspiration from a well known cartoon rabbit who liked to complain about our fair city: “I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”  By taking left turns, we will be making Right Plans. A lot of our programming will emphasize the planning that … Continue reading SMOFCon 37 continues in ABQ →

A Very Star Wars Christmas: A Musical Parody This December 6 and 7, the historic KiMo Theatre presents A Very Star Wars Christmas. When the evil lord of the dark side, Darth Vader, complains about the overwhelming materialism he is witnessing surrounding Force-mas, Amidala (Queen of the Naboo and ex-wife of Lord Vader? or are they still married? When your sweet, kind, beloved husband becomes the Dark Lord of the … Continue reading Star Wars X-Mas @ KiMo →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, December 7, 2019, 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 December 2019 graphic novel for discussion is Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories by Peter Kuper (adapter/translator) and Franz Kafka (author).  [W.W. Norton 2018]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. Contact Information: Send the club wrangler an email. … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Black Christmas – the 1974 groundbreaking slasher classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, December 7 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Bob Clark – 1974 – 98m. A DARK ROOM HORROR Special! All seats $10.00.  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 52! Directed by Bob Clark (A Christmas Story, Porky’s) and featuring a cast worthy of a Christmas miracle (Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Olivia Hussey), this is ground zero for holiday … Continue reading “Black Christmas” @ Guild Cinema →

Gremlins – the original 1984 Xmas-time creature flick – at the Guild Cinema Sunday, December 8 – 1:00 pm only Directed by Joe Dante – 1984 – 106m.  A New Mexico Entertainment special presentation!  All seats $8.00.  Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 52!  Limited edition art poster by Jeremy Montoya! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW BY CLICKING HERE! Join New Mexico Entertainment Magazine for our monthly 80’s movie screening at The Guild … Continue reading “Gremlins” invade Guild Cinema →

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas at the DynaTheater Join us for two special showings of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas at the DynaTheater located inside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science – 7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, December 13-14. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It … Continue reading Nightmare Before Christmas @ DynaTheater →

Programming: Holiday Party — Our 15th Annual Dessert Cook-Off  +  Short Holiday-Oriented Silly SF Films. + The Theme for this year is “Emergency Space Rations.”  [Put on your thinking caps for that one! Be creative!]  Please bring enough of your dish (and we’re happy stretching the definition of dessert – sweet or savory) for 20-35 people to sample, plus serving utensils. You Must Label your dish with its title, your name and … Continue reading ABQ SF Society: Holiday Party →

Audition – 20th anniversary screenings of the ultimate J-Horror – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 13-14 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Takashi Miike – 1999 – 115m – In Japanese with English subtitles – An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  $8.00 general / $6.00 students One of the most well-crafted, impactful and infamous J-horror films ever made returns to the big screen after far too long … Continue reading “Audition” horror @ Guild Cinema →

The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited at the ABQ Museum, starting November 23! ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited is a dynamic new visitor experience exploring Jim Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on popular culture. This comprehensive exhibition reveals how Henson and his team of builders, performers, and writers brought to life the enduringly popular worlds of The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, … Continue reading Henson Exhibit @ ABQ Museum →

GUILD CINEMA’S ANNUAL MOVIE POSTER AUCTION SALE! The Guild Cinema presents its annual auction of movie posters used at our fave independent theater the last year (plus a few donated surprises)!  Come by 12:00 Noon-3:00 pm on Saturday, December 14. Free to get a bidder card – lotsa stuff likely to go for cheap!  Time once again — because we still have hundreds of movie posters left stretching from last … Continue reading Movie Poster Auction @ Guild Cinema →

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas at the DynaTheater Join us for two special showings of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas at the DynaTheater located inside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science – 7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, December 13-14. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It … Continue reading Nightmare Before Christmas @ DynaTheater →

Audition – 20th anniversary screenings of the ultimate J-Horror – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 13-14 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Takashi Miike – 1999 – 115m – In Japanese with English subtitles – An Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presentation!  $8.00 general / $6.00 students One of the most well-crafted, impactful and infamous J-horror films ever made returns to the big screen after far too long … Continue reading “Audition” horror @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, December 16, 2019, 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 December 2019 book for discussion is The Heads of Cerberus by Francis Stevens (we’re using the 2019 trade paperback from Modern Library).  This book originally was published in 1919 as a serial in Thrill Book! While places … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Dinner and a Movie – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Join Santa Fe’s Jean Cocteau Cinema staff as we celebrate “Dinner and a Movie” with a screening of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on December 21. The film will be paired with a holiday feast of your very own! Don’t miss out, buy your tickets today! Synopsis: As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he … Continue reading “Christmas Vacation” & Dinner in Santa Fe →

Merry Christmas To All!  Relax and Enjoy the Day… (And Happy Kwanzaa, too.  Plus continued good wishes for the Hanukkah season!)

Buster Keaton Double Feature at the Guild Cinema for New Year’s! Tuesday & Wednesday, December 31 & January 1 The Navigator  4:00 & 6:45 pm Directed by Buster Keaton – 1924 – 65m. Sherlock Jr  5:30 & 8:15 pm Directed by Buster Keaton – 1924 – 45m – No Matinees SPECIAL THANKS TO FRANK & DONALD WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FILM CLUB! KEATON DOUBLE FEATURE (2 MOVIES FOR ONLY ONE PRICE)! HAPPY … Continue reading Buster Keaton @ Guild Cinema →

Buster Keaton Double Feature at the Guild Cinema for New Year’s! Tuesday & Wednesday, December 31 & January 1 The Navigator  4:00 & 6:45 pm Directed by Buster Keaton – 1924 – 65m. Sherlock Jr  5:30 & 8:15 pm Directed by Buster Keaton – 1924 – 45m – No Matinees SPECIAL THANKS TO FRANK & DONALD WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FILM CLUB! KEATON DOUBLE FEATURE (2 MOVIES FOR ONLY ONE PRICE)! HAPPY … Continue reading Buster Keaton @ Guild Cinema →