Merry Christmas To All!  Relax and Enjoy the Day…  Take a moment, take a deep breath, and be glad the 2021 pandemic year hasn’t been as bad as 2020 was… (And Happy Kwanzaa, too.  And we hope everyone had a nice early Hanukkah season!)

Last Night In Soho – Edgar Wright’s 2021 thriller – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, December 27-30 – 8:15 pm Directed by Edgar Wright – 2021 -116m – No Matinees. In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams … Continue reading “Last Night In Soho” @ Guild Cinema →

Last Night In Soho – Edgar Wright’s 2021 thriller – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, December 27-30 – 8:15 pm Directed by Edgar Wright – 2021 -116m – No Matinees. In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams … Continue reading “Last Night In Soho” @ Guild Cinema →

Last Night In Soho – Edgar Wright’s 2021 thriller – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, December 27-30 – 8:15 pm Directed by Edgar Wright – 2021 -116m – No Matinees. In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams … Continue reading “Last Night In Soho” @ Guild Cinema →

Last Night In Soho – Edgar Wright’s 2021 thriller – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Thursday, December 27-30 – 8:15 pm Directed by Edgar Wright – 2021 -116m – No Matinees. In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams … Continue reading “Last Night In Soho” @ Guild Cinema →

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and Big Top Pee-Wee – Paul Reubens Double Feature – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Friday-Saturday, December 31 & January 1 PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE — 2:30 & 6:30 pm BIG TOP PEE-WEE — 4:30 & 8:30 pm – Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure – directed by Tim Burton – 1985 – 90m – No Matinees.   Part of the Guild’s “New Year’s with … Continue reading Pee-Wee Double Feature @ Guild Cinema →

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and Big Top Pee-Wee – Paul Reubens Double Feature – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Friday-Saturday, December 31 & January 1 PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE — 2:30 & 6:30 pm BIG TOP PEE-WEE — 4:30 & 8:30 pm – Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure – directed by Tim Burton – 1985 – 90m – No Matinees.   Part of the Guild’s “New Year’s with … Continue reading Pee-Wee Double Feature @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location – A Week Later Than Usual: Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 2:00 pm Location is the Rudolph Anaya North Valley Library, 7704-B 2nd St. NW (east side of 2nd Street, approximately 9/10 of a mile north of Osuna Blvd), Albuquerque, NM.  [Note that this is a temporary change from our usual meeting place at Lomas/Tramway.] There is a chance that Delta variant COVID cases will have … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “A NIGHT OF SHORTS 6”! 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, January 11, 2022. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing an exciting new compilation of vintage (or bizarre) short films and cartoons!  This show will … Continue reading The Mads Face “Night of Shorts 6” →

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie – 20th anniversary anime screening – at the Guild Cinema Friday, January 14 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe – 2001 -120m – In Japanese with English subtitles. A NM Entertainment Magazine Special!  All Seats $10.00.  GET ADVANCE TICKETS NOW BY CLICKING HERE! Join New Mexico Entertainment for a special screening of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie at The Guild Cinema in honor of Comic-Con … Continue reading “Cowboy Bebop” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location – VIRTUAL: Monday, January 17, 2022, at 7:30 pm Due to high COVID numbers in New Mexico, this group is meeting Virtually via Zoom… For January, we will discuss Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (2004 Random House). 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 individual reviews short and to … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group (Virtual) →

Programming – The Annual Group Book Discussion – What We Read in 2021 MEETING IS ONE WEEK LATER THAN USUAL – THE THIRD FRIDAY OF JANUARY! AND DUE TO HIGH COVID NUMBERS IN NEW MEXICO, WE’LL BE VIRTUAL!  VIDEO ON THE ASFS FACEBOOK PAGE… Come prepared to tell club members What You Read in 2021 [last 12 months] and would recommend to others.  Choose 2-4 books, and practice keeping remarks … Continue reading Albuq SF Society – Books (A Week Late & Virtual)! →

Eraserhead – 45th Anniversary of David Lynch’s 1977 cult film – at the Guild Cinema Friday, January 21 – 10:30 pm Directed by David Lynch – 1977 -89m. A dream of dark and troubling things . . .  still knocking us out 45 years later!  Dive in!  David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature, Eraserhead, is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. With its mesmerizing … Continue reading “Eraserhead” Visits Guild Cinema →

Let the Right One In – the 2008 Swedish vampire flick – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, January 22 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Thomas Alfredson – 2008 – 114m – In Swedish with English subtitles. A DARK ROOM HORROR Special!  All Seats $10.00.  FOR ADVANCE TICKETS, VISIT THE DARKROOM HORROR WEBSITE! A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar, is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. … Continue reading “Let the Right One In” @ Guild Cinema →

Deep Red – Dario Argento’s 1975 cult slasher film – at the Guild Cinema Thursday, January 27 – 8:45 pm Saturday, January 29 – 10:30 pm Directed by Dario Argento – 1975 -127m. DEEP RED as part of our Dario Argento midweek blowout! Also Playing on Saturday, January 29th at 10:30 pm! “Argento’s first full-fledged masterpiece, a riveting thriller whose secrets carefully unravel via carefully calibrated compositions.” — Ed Gonzalez, … Continue reading Argento’s “Deep Red” @ Guild Cinema →

Deep Red – Dario Argento’s 1975 cult slasher film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, January 29 – 10:30 pm Directed by Dario Argento – 1975 -127m. “Argento’s first full-fledged masterpiece, a riveting thriller whose secrets carefully unravel via carefully calibrated compositions.” — Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine Anticipating the eerie magic of Suspiria, DEEP RED finds Dario Argento and creative partner Daria Nicolodi presenting a simple, Christmas-set slasher. At least, … Continue reading “Deep Red” Haunts Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 2:00 pm Location is Juan Tabo Public Library, 3407 Juan Tabo Blvd NE (between Candelaria & Comanche, south of the arroyo), Albuquerque, NM There is a chance that Omincron variant COVID cases will have this meeting go in-person (mask required) and also on Zoom… The February 2022 graphic novel for discussion is The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks.  [Del Rey 2014]. … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “THE YESTERDAY MACHINE”! 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, February 8, 2022. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing 1963 sci-fi flick, The Yesterday Machine!  This show will mark their 20th time performing together virtually during … Continue reading The Mads Tackle “Yesterday Machine” →

Air Doll – newly restored – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, February 11-14 – 6:00 pm Only Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda – 2009 -125m – In Japanese with English Subtitles – No Matinees. Every night, Hideo leaves the restaurant at which he works, returning to the home he shares with the one balm for his daily boredom.  Her name is Nozomi.  She’s really quite a stunner and she’s always ready … Continue reading “Air Doll” visits Guild Cinema →

Programming:  We have Movie Sign (returning to virtual due to high COVID numbers)! It may be February 2022, but the pandemic has returned with a roar!  Since NM is averaging 2,600-4,750 new cases per day (though starting to go down), it’s time for a group film screening!  It’s kind of been acting like winter lately, so let’s have fun with a chilling SF/Fantasy film via YouTube!  And maybe virtual attendees … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Virtual Movie Time (Returns) →

Moulin Rouge – the 2001 musical – at the Guild Cinema Friday, February 11 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Baz Luhrmann – 2001 -127m. A NM Entertainment Magazine Special!  All Seats $10.00. GET ADVANCE TICKETS BY CLICKING HERE! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with New Mexico Entertainment with a special screening of Moulin Rouge at The Guild Cinema. Pre-sale ticket purchasers are entered to win door prizes at the screening. STORYLINE:  … Continue reading “Moulin Rouge” @ Guild Cinema →

My Bloody Valentine – the 1981 original – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, February 12 – 10:30 pm only Directed by George Mihalka – 1981 – 93m, rated R. A DARK ROOM HORROR Special!  All Seats $10.00.  FOR ADVANCE TICKETS, VISIT THE DARKROOM HORROR WEBSITE! On Valentine’s Day, someone always loses their heart. Twenty years ago, this small town lost more than that.  When supervisors abandoned their posts to attend … Continue reading “Bloody Valentine” @ Guild Cinema →

Air Doll – newly restored – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, February 11-14 – 6:00 pm Only Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda – 2009 -125m – In Japanese with English Subtitles – No Matinees. Every night, Hideo leaves the restaurant at which he works, returning to the home he shares with the one balm for his daily boredom.  Her name is Nozomi.  She’s really quite a stunner and she’s always ready … Continue reading “Air Doll” visits Guild Cinema →

Air Doll – newly restored – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, February 11-14 – 6:00 pm Only Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda – 2009 -125m – In Japanese with English Subtitles – No Matinees. Every night, Hideo leaves the restaurant at which he works, returning to the home he shares with the one balm for his daily boredom.  Her name is Nozomi.  She’s really quite a stunner and she’s always ready … Continue reading “Air Doll” visits Guild Cinema →

Bubba Ho-Tep – 20th Anniversary Screening – at the Guild Cinema ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday, February 19 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Don Coscarelli – 2002 – 92m. Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 53!  From the director of Phantasm, Beastmaster and John Dies at the End!  And based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by acclaimed author Joe R. Lansdale! Bubba Ho-tep tells the “true” story of … Continue reading “Bubba Ho-Tep” haunts Guild Cinema →