Dark Glasses – a 2022 Italian horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Saturday, October 28-29 – 8:15 pm Only! Directed by Dario Argento – 2022 – 86m – Italy – In Italian with English subtitles. Starring Ilenia Pastorelli, Asis Argento, Andrea Gherpelli, Mario Pirello, and Maria Rosaria Russo Diana, a prostitute who was blinded by a serial killer in a botched attack, takes in a young Chinese boy named … Continue reading Argento’s “Dark Glasses” @ Guild Cinema →

Fathom Events presents a “Creature from the Black Lagoon and Phantom of the Opera Feature” A Celebration of Universal Monsters as Halloween season is here! Screening 1:00 pm Saturday, October 29, at the Regal Winrock, Century Rio 24, & Regal Cottonwood.  Running Time approximately 3 hours & 2 minutes. Perfectly blending Universal’s classic monster heritage with the science-fiction explosion of the 1950s, Creature from the Black Lagoon tells the mythical … Continue reading Creature/Phantom Double Feature →

Dark Glasses – a 2022 Italian horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Saturday, October 28-29 – 8:15 pm Only! Directed by Dario Argento – 2022 – 86m – Italy – In Italian with English subtitles. Starring Ilenia Pastorelli, Asis Argento, Andrea Gherpelli, Mario Pirello, and Maria Rosaria Russo Diana, a prostitute who was blinded by a serial killer in a botched attack, takes in a young Chinese boy named … Continue reading Argento’s “Dark Glasses” @ Guild Cinema →

Rob Zombie’s Halloween – the 2007 horror remake – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, October 29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Rob Zombie – 2007 -109m.  All Seats $10.00 A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON – CHECK BACK HERE SHORTLY OR VISIT THE DARK ROOM HORROR WEBSITE! He of the bluish-white Captain Kirk mask and bloody butcher knife comes home to Haddonfield once more in … Continue reading Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” @ Guild Cinema →

Everything Everywhere All At Once – 2022 sci-fi action flick One-Evening Only Encore – at the Guild Cinema Wednesday, November 2 – 7:45 pm Only Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert – 2022 – 140m. BONUS:  “EVERYTHING” BAGELS FOR SALE AT THE SCREENINGS COURTESY OF LOCAL SHOP – KAUFMAN’S COFFEE & BAGELS! Starring Michelle Yeoh,  James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis! A hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about … Continue reading “Everything Everywhere” November Encore →

The Iron Giant – the 1999 animated classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, November 5 – 1:00 pm Only Directed by Brad Bird – 1999 – 86m – No Matinees. A National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Special Presentation!  Get advance tickets online now! This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes’s 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999.  Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods … Continue reading “Iron Giant” at Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 2:00 pm Location is Juan Tabo Public Library, 3407 Juan Tabo Blvd NE (between Candelaria & Comanche, on the west side of the street), Albuquerque, NM The November 2022 graphic novel for discussion is Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook & Ryan Estrada.  [Iron Circus Comics 2020]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come join us in a graphic novel discussion. … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “THE DEVIL BAT”! 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 8, 2022. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing on 1940’s The Devil Bat (with Bela Lugosi)!   This show will mark their 29th time performing … Continue reading The Mads Face ‘Devil Bat’ →

Programming – Presentation on X Minus One from Christopher Marsh. Christopher Marsh presents “A Pail of Air” by Fritz Leiber and “A Gun for Dinosaur” by L. Sprague de Camp, two animated episodes from X Minus One.   X Minus One was an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC.  Known for high production values … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – “X Minus One” →

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – 20th Anniversary Screenings – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Saturday, November 11 & 12 – 10:30 pm Directed by Chris Columbus – 2002 -161m.  All Seats $10.00. Bubonicon 54 and local artists Jon Sanchez & Jeremy Montoya are bringing the door prizes! GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter & The Chamber … Continue reading “Harry Potter” Visits Guild Cinema →

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – 20th Anniversary Screenings – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Saturday, November 11 & 12 – 10:30 pm Directed by Chris Columbus – 2002 -161m.  All Seats $10.00. Bubonicon 54 and local artists Jon Sanchez & Jeremy Montoya are bringing the door prizes! GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter & The Chamber … Continue reading “Harry Potter” Visits Guild Cinema →

“DAWN OF THE READ” BOOK CLUB Meeting Date / Location: Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 2:00 pm Location is the Tony Hillerman Public Library, 8205 Apache Ave NE (just west of Wyoming and south of Menaul). For November, the group will discuss Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2020 Del Rey). Contact Information: Call the library’s information desk at 505-291-6264. Website Listing:  libevents.abqlibrary.org.

The ‘Burbs – the 1989 creepy suburban comedy – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, November 19 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Joe Dante – 1989 -102m.  All Seats $10.00 A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON!  CHECK BACK HERE OR AT THE DARK HORROR WEBSITE! Door Prizes courtesy of Bubonicon 54… Tom Hanks stars in The ‘Burbs, a comedy about a suburbanite whose plans … Continue reading “The Burbs” @ Guild Cinema →

Three Thousand Years of Longing – a 2022 romantic fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Wednesday, November 21-23 – 5:30 pm Only! Directed by George Miller – 2022 – 99m – No Matinees. Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic…a creature of reason.  While in Istanbul, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.  At first, she doubts that … Continue reading “3 Thousand Years” Encores @ Guild →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, November 21, 2022, 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 Questland by Carrie Vaughn (2021 Harper Voyager trade paperback). 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 … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Three Thousand Years of Longing – a 2022 romantic fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Wednesday, November 21-23 – 5:30 pm Only! Directed by George Miller – 2022 – 99m – No Matinees. Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic…a creature of reason.  While in Istanbul, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.  At first, she doubts that … Continue reading “3 Thousand Years” Encores @ Guild →

Three Thousand Years of Longing – a 2022 romantic fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Monday-Wednesday, November 21-23 – 5:30 pm Only! Directed by George Miller – 2022 – 99m – No Matinees. Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic…a creature of reason.  While in Istanbul, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.  At first, she doubts that … Continue reading “3 Thousand Years” Encores @ Guild →

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – a 2022 re-imagined animated fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Thursday, December 2-8 – 3:45 & 8:00 pm daily Directed by Guillermo del Toro – 2022 – 116m. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson re-imagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio … Continue reading Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” @ Guild →

RoboCop – 35th Anniversary of the sci-fi cult film – at the Guild Cinema Friday, December 2 – 10:30 pm Only Directed by Paul Verhoeven – 1987 – 104m.  All Seats $8.00. A BUBONICON 54 CO-THROW with door prizes from Perry Rodent’s crew! Called by Ken Russell “the greatest science-fiction film since Metropolis,” controversial director Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is a special effects-laden cult phenomenon.  The film features a resurrected and … Continue reading “RoboCop” Patrols Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 2:00 pm Location is the Rudolfo Anaya North Valley Public Library, 7704-B 2nd St. NW (approximately 9/10 of a mile north of Osuna Blvd and approximately 9/10 of a mile south of Paseo del Norte), Albuquerque, NM… The December 2022 graphic novel for discussion is The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V.   [BOOM! Studios 2022]. WE ARE OPEN to … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – a 2022 re-imagined animated fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Thursday, December 2-8 – 3:45 & 8:00 pm daily Directed by Guillermo del Toro – 2022 – 116m. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson re-imagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio … Continue reading Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” @ Guild →

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – a 2022 re-imagined animated fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Thursday, December 2-8 – 3:45 & 8:00 pm daily Directed by Guillermo del Toro – 2022 – 116m. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson re-imagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio … Continue reading Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” @ Guild →

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – a 2022 re-imagined animated fantasy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Thursday, December 2-8 – 3:45 & 8:00 pm daily Directed by Guillermo del Toro – 2022 – 116m. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth) and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson re-imagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio … Continue reading Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” @ Guild →

Programming: Holiday Party — Our 18th Annual Holiday Dessert Cook-Off  +  Short Holiday-Oriented Silly SF Films. + The Challenge Ingredient for this year is “Chocolate.”  [Put on your thinking caps for this one to be different!  Be creative!]  Please bring enough of your dish (and we’re happy stretching the definition of dessert – sweet or savory) for 20-32 people to sample, plus serving utensils. You Must Label your dish with its … Continue reading ABQ SF Society: Holiday Party →

Trading Places – the 1983 Eddie Murphy/Dan Ackroyd comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday, December 9 – 10:30 pm Directed by John Landis – 1983 -116m.   All Seats $10.00. Bubonicon 54 and local artists Jon Sanchez/Jeremy Montoya are bringing the door prizes! GET ADVANCE TICKETS NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment for a special screening of Trading Places at The Guild Cinema.  Presale ticket holders will be entered to win … Continue reading “Trading Places” at Guild Cinema →