The Strangers – the 2008 shocker based on a true story – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, November 6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Bryan Bertino – 2008 – 85m. A DARK ROOM HORROR Special!  All Seats $10.00.  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO BUY ONLINE SOON, CHECK BACK HERE SHORTLY OR VISIT THE DARKROOM HORROR WEBSITE! Explore your worst fears imaginable with this shocking suspense thriller inspired by disturbing true … Continue reading “The Strangers” Invade Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “VOYAGE TO THE PLANET OF PREHISTORIC WOMEN”! Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are “taking movie riffing back onstage” once again in a livestreamed event – this time 6:00 pm MT Tuesday, November 9. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing 1968’s sci-fi film, Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women!  This show will mark … Continue reading The Mads Visit “Prehistoric Women”! →

Programming – Loretta Hall Talks on Area 51! ♣ New Mexico author & space historian Loretta Hall returns to talk about the mythology & reality of Nevada’s Area 51…    Due to the Delta variant of COVID, most likely a Mask Requirement will be in place.  We also will wipe down surfaces, and encourage social distancing. Space Historian Loretta Hall talks on Area 51 Exists!:  “Are those UFO tales true, or … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Loretta Hall Talk →

The Great Muppet Caper – 40th Anniversary Screenings – at the Guild Cinema Saturday-Sunday, November 13-14 – 1:00 pm only Directed by Jim Henson – 1981 – 97m.  No Matinees A Bubonicon 53 Special Co-Throw with Door Prizes! Muppets in London on a retro musical robbery-romp!  The hot air balloon sequence at the beginning of this 1981 Muppet flick was, naturally, shot in Albuquerque! Stop the presses!  The crime of … Continue reading “Great Muppet Caper” @ Guild Cinema →

Jean Cocteau Cinema Presents “A Night of Wild Cards” on November 13! SANTA FE, N.M. — Come to the Jean Cocteau Cinema for an evening with authors George R.R. Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, and John Jos. Miller as they talk about the Wild Cards series. Have you been touched by the Wild Card virus?  Spend an evening with authors George R.R. Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, and John Jos. Miller as they speak … Continue reading “Wild Cards” Night in Santa Fe →

The Great Muppet Caper – 40th Anniversary Screenings – at the Guild Cinema Saturday-Sunday, November 13-14 – 1:00 pm only Directed by Jim Henson – 1981 – 97m.  No Matinees A Bubonicon 53 Special Co-Throw with Door Prizes! Muppets in London on a retro musical robbery-romp!  The hot air balloon sequence at the beginning of this 1981 Muppet flick was, naturally, shot in Albuquerque! Stop the presses!  The crime of … Continue reading “Great Muppet Caper” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, November 15, 2021, at 7:30 pm Location is inside Jason’s Deli (up front) at 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (across from Bubonicon’s hotel, near I-40). For November, we will discuss The Last Smile in Sunder City: The Fetch Phillips Archives 1 by Luke Arnold (2020 Orbit). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm – so we try … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior – 40th Anniversary Screenings – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, November 26-27 – 10:30 pm only Directed by George Miller – 1981 – 95m. A Bubonicon 53 Special Co-Throw with Door Prizes! A strong candidate for the designation of most thrilling action movie ever made (the turbo-charged exhilaration of its full-throttle highway chases has never been equaled), the second part of George … Continue reading “Road Warrior” Visits Guild Cinema →

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior – 40th Anniversary Screenings – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, November 26-27 – 10:30 pm only Directed by George Miller – 1981 – 95m. A Bubonicon 53 Special Co-Throw with Door Prizes! A strong candidate for the designation of most thrilling action movie ever made (the turbo-charged exhilaration of its full-throttle highway chases has never been equaled), the second part of George … Continue reading “Road Warrior” Visits Guild Cinema →

Silent Night – a 2021 British black comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, December 3-6 – 4:30 & 8:30 pm Directed by Camille Griffin – 2021 -90m. An all-star pitch-black comedy as only the UK can do.  Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders), Lily Rose-Depp, Sope Dirisu (Gangs of London), and Lucy Punch fill out a top-tier cast. At a cozy house in the English … Continue reading “Silent Night” (2021) @ Guild Cinema →

Labyrinth – 35th Anniversary Screening – at the Guild Cinema ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday, December 3 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Jim Henson – 1986 – 101m. Co-Presented By Bubonicon 53 (with door prizes)!  BONUSES:  A Special Limited-Edition Original Art Poster Will Be On Sale By Local Artist Jon Sanchez!  Plus Henson Biographer Brian Jay Jones will talk briefly about how David Bowie was cast in the film!  And … Continue reading Celebrate “Labyrinth” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 2:00 pm Location is Lomas-Tramway Public Library, 908 Eastridge Dr NE (just off the southwest corner of Lomas & Tramway), Albuquerque, NM There is a chance that Delta variant COVID cases will have this meeting go in-person (mask required) and also on Zoom… The December 2021 graphic novel for discussion is The Book of Hope by Tommi Musturi.  [Fantagraphics 2016]. WE ARE … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Black Christmas – the 1974 groundbreaking Slasher classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, December 4 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Bob Clark – 1974 – 98m. A DARK ROOM HORROR Special!  All Seats $10.00.  FOR ADVANCE TICKETS, VISIT THE DARKROOM HORROR WEBSITE!  Special Door Prize courtesy of Bubonicon 53! Directed by Bob Clark (A Christmas Story, Porky’s) and featuring a cast worthy of a Christmas miracle (Margot Kidder, … Continue reading “Black Christmas” @ Guild Cinema →

Silent Night – a 2021 British black comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, December 3-6 – 4:30 & 8:30 pm Directed by Camille Griffin – 2021 -90m. An all-star pitch-black comedy as only the UK can do.  Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders), Lily Rose-Depp, Sope Dirisu (Gangs of London), and Lucy Punch fill out a top-tier cast. At a cozy house in the English … Continue reading “Silent Night” (2021) @ Guild Cinema →

Silent Night – a 2021 British black comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, December 3-6 – 4:30 & 8:30 pm Directed by Camille Griffin – 2021 -90m. An all-star pitch-black comedy as only the UK can do.  Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders), Lily Rose-Depp, Sope Dirisu (Gangs of London), and Lucy Punch fill out a top-tier cast. At a cozy house in the English … Continue reading “Silent Night” (2021) @ Guild Cinema →

Dr. Larry Crumpler Talks about his new non-fiction book, Missions To Mars, and Helps Show Off new exhibition “Mars: Science and Culture” 6:00-8:00 pm December 9 at the NM Museum of Natural History & Science! Museum planetary geologist Larry Crumpler will discuss some portions of his newly-released book Missions to Mars.  From 6:00 to 6:30 pm, meet the author and tour the museum’s newest exhibition Mars: Science and Culture.  Starting … Continue reading Crumpler Mars Talk & Book Release →

Programming: Holiday Party — Our 17th Annual Cook-Off  +  Short Holiday-Oriented Silly SF Films.  [Pre-packaged food only + facial mask recommendation.] + The Theme for this year is “Post-Apocalyptic Snacks.”  [Put on your thinking caps for this one!  Be creative!]  Due to COVID-19, only commercial pre-packaged individual snacks will be allowed!  We do not want anything that creates a need for communal serving (like a giant vat of pudding and one … Continue reading ABQ SF Society: Holiday Party →

Nosferatu The Vampire – a restored 1979 horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Sunday, December 10 & 12 – 8:00 pm only Directed by Werner Herzog – 1979 -107m – In German with English subtitles. A Newly Restored Print As Part Of The Guild Cinema’s HERZOG Weekend! “It is about the mood and style of vampirism, about the terrible seductive pity of it all.” – Roger Ebert … Continue reading “Nosferatu the Vampire” Bites Guild Cinema →

Tokyo Godfathers – newly restored 2003 anime – at the Guild Cinema Friday, December 10 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Satoshi Kon – 2003 – 92m – In Japanese with English subtitles. A NM Entertainment Magazine Special!  All Seats $8.00.  GET ADVANCE TICKETS NOW BY CLICKING HERE AND SCROLLING DOWN TO THE MOVIE’S LISTING! Join New Mexico Entertainment for a special screening of Toyko Godfathers at The Guild Cinema. … Continue reading “Tokyo Godfathers” @ Guild Cinema →

An Evening Inside THE ROOM – a 2003 cult film with a talk from actor/author Greg Sestero – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, December 11 – 7:00 & 10:30 pm Directed by Tommy Wiseau – 2003 -140m total – ALL SEATS $20.00. Spend a night watching the cult film THE ROOM with one of its stars!  PLUS – get behind the scenes details, get a book about it signed & … Continue reading “The Room” & Talk @ Guild Cinema →

Nosferatu The Vampire – a restored 1979 horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Sunday, December 10 & 12 – 8:00 pm only Directed by Werner Herzog – 1979 -107m – In German with English subtitles. A Newly Restored Print As Part Of The Guild Cinema’s HERZOG Weekend! “It is about the mood and style of vampirism, about the terrible seductive pity of it all.” – Roger Ebert … Continue reading “Nosferatu the Vampire” Bites Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE”! Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are “taking movie riffing back onstage” once again in a livestreamed event – this time 6:00 pm MT Tuesday, December 14. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing 1966 independent (and infamous) horror flick, Manos: The Hands of Fate!  This show will mark their … Continue reading The Mads Face “MANOS” →

GUILD CINEMA’S ANNUAL MOVIE POSTER AUCTION SALE! The Guild Cinema presents its annual auction of hundreds of movie posters used at our fave independent theater last week to around eight years ago (plus a few donated surprises)!  Come by 12:00 Noon-2:00 pm on Saturday, December 18. Free to get a bidder card – lotsa stuff likely to go for cheap, like a dollar or two!  Time once again – it’s … Continue reading Movie Poster Auction @ Guild Cinema →

Escape From New York – 40th Anniversary Screening – at the Guild Cinema ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday, December 18 – 10:30 pm only Directed by John Carpenter – 1981 – 100m. Co-Presented By Bubonicon 53 (with door prizes)!  Plus a Special Limited-Edition Original Art Poster Will Be On Sale By Local Artist Jon Sanchez! A high-octane action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and mind-blowing vision of lone warrior Snake Plisskin (an excellent Kurt … Continue reading “Escape From NY” Anniversary @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, December 20, 2021, at 7:30 pm Location is inside Jason’s Deli (up front) at 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (across from Bubonicon’s hotel, near I-40). For December, we will discuss Midnight Riot: Rivers of London 1 by Ben Aaronovitch (2011 Del Rey). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm – so we try to keep our … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →