Betsy James visits Bookworks 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday, May 31… Betsy James, New Mexico author & illustrator, will be at Bookworks 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday, May 31, to celebrate her new non-fiction effort, Breathing Stone: Living Small in a Southwest Village! For almost four years in the early 1990s, writer, artist, and backcountry hiker Betsy James rented part of an old adobe near the center of a New Mexican village.  She had … Continue reading Betsy James at Bookworks →

Programming for June 9  –  A Visit from local film reporter/ screenwriter/ storyteller Devin O’Leary. The Paper‘s film reporter Devin O’Leary (formerly of the Weekly Alibi) returns to tell attendees about the screenplays he’s written for locally produced low-budget films — Coyote Cage, Big Mistake, I Heart U, Stiffed, and Rotgut — as well as a trio of “old-fashioned pulp-style sci-fi” short stories he’s done for scifishorts.co. Masks are Encouraged … Continue reading ABQ SF Society →

Twilight Zone: The Movie – 40th Anniversary screening of the 1983 anthology sci-fi flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday, June 9 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, John Landis and George Miller – 1983 – 102m – No Matinees. DOOR PRIZES FOR THIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! Based on the popular television series, this film is a collection of four frightening tales … Continue reading “Twilight Zone: The Movie” @ Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “THE PHANTOM PLANET”! 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, June 13, 2023. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing yet 1961’s The Phantom Planet!   This show will mark their 36th time performing together virtually during … Continue reading The Mads Riff “Phantom Planet” →

Stephen King’s Christine – 40th Anniversary screening of the 1983 horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, June 17 – 10:30 pm only Directed by John Carpenter – 1983 – 110m – No Matinees. DOOR PRIZES FOR THIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! From John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN, THE THING, THE FOG) from Stephen King’s novel! HOW DO YOU KILL SOMETHING THAT CAN’T POSSIBLY BE ALIVE? She was … Continue reading Stephen King’s “Christine” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, June 19, 2023, 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 June 2023, we will discuss Replay by Ken Grimwood (1998 William Morrow Paperbacks/). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm – so we try to keep our individual … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

RRR – the Academy Award-winning 2022 Indian film – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Monday, June 23 & 26 – 3:00 & 6:45 pm Directed by S.S. Rajamouli – 2022 -181m – India – In Telugu with English subtitles. The biggest film of the decade is back on the big screen where it belongs!  RRR is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s … Continue reading “RRR” From India @ Guild Cinema →

Bubonicon Inc Annual Open Financial Meeting Ever wondered where and how Bubonicon spends money on the annual August convention?   What about charity donations?  Advertising and Guild Cinema sponsorship?  Renting lights and purchasing equipment? Especially in the first year back live after the pandemic, how did Bubonicon Inc do with Bubonicon 53 and its various elements? Then come to the Annual Open Financial Meeting of Bubonicon Inc. 7:30 pm Friday, June … Continue reading B’con Open Financial Mtg →

The Craft – the 1996 cult horror classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, June 24 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Andrew Fleming – 1996 – 101m.  All Seats $10.00. MEAN GIRLS GOES ALL WITCHES! A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE AVAILABLE SOON!  DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! Four high school girls discover the secret of witchcraft and band together to form a coven in this … Continue reading “The Craft” at Guild Cinema →

RRR – the Academy Award-winning 2022 Indian film – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Monday, June 23 & 26 – 3:00 & 6:45 pm Directed by S.S. Rajamouli – 2022 -181m – India – In Telugu with English subtitles. The biggest film of the decade is back on the big screen where it belongs!  RRR is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s … Continue reading “RRR” From India @ Guild Cinema →

Sleepaway Camp – the 40th Anniversary of the 1983 horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, July 1 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Robert Hiltzik – 1983 -84m. AN ANDROIDVISION SPECIAL! After a terrible boating accident killed her family, shy Angela Baker (Felissa Rose, Return To Sleepaway Camp) went to live with her eccentric Aunt Martha and her cousin Ricky. This summer, Martha decides to send them both … Continue reading “Sleepaway Camp” @ Guild Cinema →

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – the 1985 post-apocalyptic adventure film – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday & Wednesday, July 4 and 5 – 7:30 pm only Directed by George Miller – 1985- 106m – No Matinees. IN HONOR OF THE LATE & SUPER GREAT TINA TURNER! DOOR PRIZES ON JULY 4TH COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! Two men enter.  One man leaves.  That’s the law in Bartertown’s Thunderdome arena.  But lawmaker … Continue reading “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” @ Guild Cinema →

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – the 1985 post-apocalyptic adventure film – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday & Wednesday, July 4 and 5 – 7:30 pm only Directed by George Miller – 1985- 106m – No Matinees. IN HONOR OF THE LATE & SUPER GREAT TINA TURNER! DOOR PRIZES ON JULY 4TH COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! Two men enter.  One man leaves.  That’s the law in Bartertown’s Thunderdome arena.  But lawmaker … Continue reading “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” @ Guild Cinema →

Vinegar Syndrome Double Feature: Flesh Eater & Silent Madness – 1980’s low-budget horror craziness – at the Guild Cinema Thursday, July 6 – 6:30 & 8:30 pm DOUBLE FEATURE:  $10 PER MOVIE OR $18 FOR BOTH! VINEGAR SYNDROME REP / SCREAM SCREEN CURATOR THERESA MERCADO RETURNS TO THE GUILD CINEMA TO HOST THIS SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY DOUBLE FEATURE! BONUS:  POP UP SHOP IN OUR LOBBY THAT’LL INCLUDE A TON OF GREAT … Continue reading “Flesh Eater”/”Silent Madness” @ Guild Cinema →

Albuquerque’s 1st Annual Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest July 7-9, 2023 at the ABQ Convention Center (West Building) What Can You Expect At Albuquerque’s 1st Horror Convention? – Meet Celebrity Guests, Get Autographs, and take pictures with them – Shop local and traveling vendors with all kinds of merchandise – Attend Q&A panels with the celebrity guests – View screenings of films from around the world – Get some ink … Continue reading Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest →

Albuquerque’s 1st Annual Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest July 7-9, 2023 at the ABQ Convention Center (West Building) What Can You Expect At Albuquerque’s 1st Horror Convention? – Meet Celebrity Guests, Get Autographs, and take pictures with them – Shop local and traveling vendors with all kinds of merchandise – Attend Q&A panels with the celebrity guests – View screenings of films from around the world – Get some ink … Continue reading Morgue & Krypt continues! →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “THE PHANTOM PLANET”! 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, July 11, 2023. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing A Night of Shorts XII – an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts!   This show will … Continue reading The Mads Face “Night of Shorts XII” →

Programming for July 14: Summertime…and it’s Hot in the City!  Summer Film Time!  We’ll screen a color flick set aboard a spaceship from two filmmakers early in their careers!  Plus a cartoon short, of course. Newcomers are welcome with a $1.00 contribution to help pay our rent…  Since COVID & RSV still are here, Masks Are Encouraged (but not mandated)… Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. Andrew. Please … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Summer Film →

Maniac Cop – 35th Anniversary celebration – at the Guild Cinema Friday, July 14 – 10:30 pm only Directed by William Lustig – 1988 – 85m – No Matinees. MANIAC COP: 35th ANNIVERSARY! Blasting from the minds of exploitation legends William Lustig (Maniac) and Larry Cohen (It’s Alive), Maniac Cop is a brilliant action-slasher that’s finally back where it belongs—on the big screen.  Matt Cordell (Robert Z’Dar, Samurai Cop) is … Continue reading “Maniac Cop” at Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, July 17, 2023, 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 July 2023, we will discuss Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty (2022 Ace Books). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 9:00 pm – so we try to keep our individual … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Daniel Abraham visits Books on the Bosque 3:00-4:30 pm Saturday, July 22… Daniel Abraham, New Mexico fantasy author and one-half of James S.A. Corey (The Expanse), will be at Books on the Bosque 3:00-4:30 pm Saturday, July 22, to celebrate his new novel, Age of Ash: The Kithamar Trilogy Book 1!  He also should be talking about Blade of Dream, the 2nd book in the trilogy, as it is being … Continue reading Daniel Abraham @ Books on the Bosque →

John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13 – the 1976 siege classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, July 22 – 10:30 pm only Directed by John Carpenter – 1976 – 91m – No Matinees. DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! Written, directed, scored, and edited by John Carpenter two years prior to Halloween, Assault On Precinct 13 combines the template of Night of the Living Dead with the spirit of … Continue reading Carpenter’s “Assault” at Guild Cinema →

Return of the Living Dead – the 1985 cult horror classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, July 29 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE AVAILABLE SOON!  DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54 and SPECTRAL YOUTH! “Do ya wanna party?” challenges the soundtrack to this freaky and funny reworking of George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.  Paced to the beat of a pounding … Continue reading “Return of the Living Dead” Invades Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Saturday, August 5, 2023, 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 August 2023 graphic novel for discussion is Night Bus by Zuo Ma.   [Drawn & Quarterly 2021]. WE ARE OPEN to new people!  Come … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “I ACCUSE MY PARENTS”! 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, August 8, 2023. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing 1944’s I Accuse My Parents – an exploitation flick dealing with juvenile delinquency!   This show … Continue reading The Mads “Accuse My Parents” →