TOYMANIA Collector-Con Manuel Lujan Building, Expo New Mexico Saturday, November 11, 2023 10:00 am – 6:00 pm 90+ Vendors, Cosplay Contest, Live DJ. Organized & brought to you by Yo! Toys $10.00 Admission – Early Bird Admission at 9:00 am for $15.00. Kids 10 Years and Under Free Manuel Lujan Building New Mexico Expo 300 San Pedro Dr NE (Use the San Pedro Gate – there is a parking fee)

LYDIA SHERRER AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 — 3:00 PM Lydia Sherrer, USA Today bestselling author, talks about and signs Through the Storm: TransDimensional Hunter 2 (co-written with John Ringo) 3:00 pm Sunday, Nov 12, at Albuquerque’s Books on the Bosque. Award-winning and USA Today-bestselling author of the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus universe, Lydia Sherrer is a fantasy author whose goal is to leave the world … Continue reading Lydia Sherrer @ Books on the Bosque →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “THE INCREDIBLE PETRIFIED WORLD”! 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 14, 2023. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing the 1959 Jerry Warren sci-fi flick “The Incredible Petrified World.”  This show will mark their 41st … Continue reading The Mads Face “Petrified World” →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, November 20, 2023, at 7:30 pm [Thanksgiving Week] Location is inside Jason’s Deli (up front) at 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (across from Bubonicon’s hotel, near I-40). For November 2023, we will discuss The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown (2023 Nightfire). 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 … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

CONNIE WILLIS AT BOOKWORKS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 — 6:00 PM Connie Willis, Colorado award-winning author, will read and sign The Road To Roswell: A Novel 6:00 pm Tuesday, Nov 21, at Albuquerque’s Bookworks. When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate’s UFO-themed wedding—complete with a true-believer bridegroom—she can’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don’t exist. Imagine her … Continue reading Connie Willis @ Bookworks →

Suspiria – the 1977 Dario Argento psychedelic supernatural horror film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, November 25 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE AVAILABLE SOON!  DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 55 and SPECTRAL YOUTH! Directed by Dario Argento – 1977 – 98m. It was a student orientation like no other when American ballet student Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) landed on the doorstep of … Continue reading 1977’s “Suspiria” @ Guild Cinema →

Programming: Holiday Party — Our 19th Annual Holiday Dessert Cook-Off  +  Short Holiday-Oriented Silly SF Films. + The Challenge Ingredient for this year is “Cheese.”  [Put on your thinking caps for this one to be different!  Be creative!  And don’t forget there is lamb/sheep cheese, goat cheese, water buffalo cheese, vegan cheese, powdered cheese, and…headcheese…]  Please bring enough of your dish (and we’re happy stretching the definition of dessert – … Continue reading ABQ SF Society: Holiday Party →

Divinity – 2023 sci-fi flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 8 & 9 – 10:30 pm Directed by Eddie Alcazar – 2023 – 88m. Producer Javier Lovato in-person for a brief intro and post-screening discussion! Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and starring Scott Bakula, Stephen Dorff, Bella Thorne, Moises Arias, Jason Genao, and Karrueche Tran. Set in an otherworldly human existence, scientist Sterling Pierce dedicated his … Continue reading “Divinity” at Guild Cinema →

A Christmas Story – 40th Anniversary seasonal celebration – at the Guild Cinema! Saturday, December 9 – 1:00 pm Only! Directed by Bob Clark – 1983 – 93m.   All Seats $12.00. GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment for our screening of A Christmas Story for the holiday season.  Early bird ticket purchasers have the chance to win door prizes from local businesses and organizations around town. STORYLINE:  … Continue reading “A Christmas Story” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location – ONE WEEK LATER THAN USUAL: Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 2:00 pm Location is the Flying Star Cafe, 4501 Juan Tabo Blvd NE (just north of Montgomery Blvd, on the west side of the street), Albuquerque, NM… The December 2023 graphic novel for discussion is The Night Eaters Vol 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu [Harry N. Abrams 2022]. WE ARE OPEN to new … Continue reading ABQ Graphic Novel Book Club (1 Week Late) →

SARENA ULIBARRI AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 — 2:00 PM Sarena Ulibarri, local solarpunk author, talks about and signs Steel Tree 2:00 pm Saturday, Dec 9, at Albuquerque’s Books on the Bosque. Steel Tree “puts a sci-fi spin on The Nutcracker ballet in this optimistic take on first contact with aliens… Ulibarri engages deeply with Tchaikovsky’s classic, studding the narrative with an imposing space-bound Christmas tree, dancing … Continue reading Sarena Ulibarri @ Books on the Bosque →

Divinity – 2023 sci-fi flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, December 8 & 9 – 10:30 pm Directed by Eddie Alcazar – 2023 – 88m. Producer Javier Lovato in-person for a brief intro and post-screening discussion! Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and starring Scott Bakula, Stephen Dorff, Bella Thorne, Moises Arias, Jason Genao, and Karrueche Tran. Set in an otherworldly human existence, scientist Sterling Pierce dedicated his … Continue reading “Divinity” at Guild Cinema →

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 some going back 10 years ago (plus a few donated surprises)!  Come by 12:00 Noon-2:50 pm on Sunday, December 10. Free to get a bidder card – lotsa stuff likely to go for cheap!  Time once again — because we still have hundreds … Continue reading Movie Poster Auction @ Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “THE CREEPING TERROR”! 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 12, 2023. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing the 1964 sci-fi horror stinker “The Creeping Terror.”  This show will mark their 42nd time performing together … Continue reading The Mads Face “The Creeping Terror” →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, December 18, 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 December 2023, we will discuss Rich Man’s Sky by Wil McCarthy (2022 Baen). 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 →

NESS BROWN AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 — 3:00 PM Ness Brown – Bubonicon 54 science speaker, astrophysicist & author – talks about and signs The Scourge Between Stars 3:00 pm Saturday, Dec 23, at Albuquerque’s Books on the Bosque as part of their Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club, “Outer-World Explorers.” In The Scourge Between Stars “Jacklyn Albright, acting captain of the starship Calypso, is responsible for keeping … Continue reading Ness Brown @ Books on the Bosque →

Silent Night, Deadly Night – the infamous 1984 slasher flick – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, December 30 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE AVAILABLE SOON!  DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 55 and SPECTRAL YOUTH! Directed by Charles Sellier – 1984 – 85m.  All Seats $10.00 Community leaders tried to stop the release.  The P.T.A. fought to ban it.  Now one of the most … Continue reading “Silent Night, Deadly Night” @ Guild Cinema →

True Stories and Raising Arizona – New Year’s Eve & Double Feature Special – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Sunday-Monday, December 31 & January 1 TRUE STORIES — 2:00 & 6:00 pm RAISING ARIZONA — 4:00 & 8:00 pm – True Stories – directed by David Bryne – 1986 – 89m – No Matinees.   Part of the Guild’s “Double Feature Special” Celebration! HAPPY … Continue reading New Year’s Eve & Day Special @ Guild Cinema →

True Stories and Raising Arizona – New Year’s Eve & Double Feature Special – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Sunday-Monday, December 31 & January 1 TRUE STORIES — 2:00 & 6:00 pm RAISING ARIZONA — 4:00 & 8:00 pm – True Stories – directed by David Bryne – 1986 – 89m – No Matinees.   Part of the Guild’s “Double Feature Special” Celebration! HAPPY … Continue reading New Year’s Eve & Day Special @ Guild Cinema →

New Year’s Evil – 1980 Holiday Slasher – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, January 6 – 10:30 pm Directed by Emmett Alston – 1980 – 85m. AN ANDROIDVISION HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL CO-THROW!  WITH A BONUS SHORT INTRO BY OUR LOCAL PODCAST CRAZIES! On a totally punked-out New Year’s Eve, vivacious TV hostess Diane “Blaze” Sullivan counts down the hours to midnight.  But as her show progresses, every hour, on the … Continue reading “New Year’s Evil” @ Guild Cinema →

Alphaville – Jean Luc Godard’s 1965 sci-fi noir film icon restored – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday & Wednesday, January 9-10 – 3:15 & 8:00 pm Directed by Jean Luc Godard – 1965 – 99m – France – In French with English subtitles. A cockeyed fusion of science fiction, pulp characters, and surrealist poetry, Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional (yet entertaining!) films … Continue reading 1965’s “Alphaville” @ Guild Cinema →

THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “A NIGHT OF SHORTS 14”! 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 9, 2024. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are riffing an all-new bunch of the worst shorts they can find in “A Night of Shorts … Continue reading The Mads Face “Night of Shorts 14” →

Alphaville – Jean Luc Godard’s 1965 sci-fi noir film icon restored – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday & Wednesday, January 9-10 – 3:15 & 8:00 pm Directed by Jean Luc Godard – 1965 – 99m – France – In French with English subtitles. A cockeyed fusion of science fiction, pulp characters, and surrealist poetry, Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional (yet entertaining!) films … Continue reading 1965’s “Alphaville” @ Guild Cinema →

Programming – The Annual Group Book Discussion – What We Read in 2023 Come prepared to tell club members What You Read in 2023 [last 12 months] and would recommend to others.  Choose 2-4 books, and practice keeping remarks short and to the point.  You might also consider one or two books that people should avoid! (We’ll have a 3 1/2-minute timer, so it’s kind of like “beat the clock.”) … Continue reading ABQ SF Society →

Spirited Away – the 2001 Studio Ghibli classic – at the Guild Cinema! Friday, January 12 – 10:30 pm Only! Directed by Hayao Miyazaki – 2001 – 125m – Japan (English Dub).   All Seats $10.00 – A New Mexico Entertainment Magazine special event! GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment for our special screening of the Studio Ghibli classic, Spirited Away.  Early-bird pre-sale tickets have the chance to … Continue reading “Spirited Away” @ Guild Cinema →