Meeting Date / Location: Monday, January 19, at 7:30 pm. Location is Flying Star Cafe at 4501 Juan Tabo Blvd NE (just north of Montgomery Blvd). For January 2026, we will discuss The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (2019 trade paperback from Ace). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 8:55 pm – so we try to … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Gwen and the Book of Sand – a 1985 French animated film – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, January 20-22 – 3:15 & 6:15pm Directed by Jean-François Laguionie – 1985 – 64m – In French with English subtitles – Valid For Punch Cards. DOUBLE FEATURED (2-for-1 special, see one or both for the same price!) WITH THE 1980 HUNGARIAN ANIMATED GEM “BUBBLE BATH”! “Every bit as remarkable as Fantastic Planet.” —Sight … Continue reading “Gwen and the Book of Sand” @ Guild Cinema →

Gwen and the Book of Sand – a 1985 French animated film – at the Guild Cinema Tuesday-Thursday, January 20-22 – 3:15 & 6:15pm Directed by Jean-François Laguionie – 1985 – 64m – In French with English subtitles – Valid For Punch Cards. DOUBLE FEATURED (2-for-1 special, see one or both for the same price!) WITH THE 1980 HUNGARIAN ANIMATED GEM “BUBBLE BATH”! “Every bit as remarkable as Fantastic Planet.” —Sight … Continue reading “Gwen and the Book of Sand” @ Guild Cinema →

Resurrection – a 2025 Chinese dystopian future film – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, January 23-26 – 7:00 pm only Directed by Bi Gan – 2025 – 160m – China – In Mandarin with English Subtitles – Valid For Punch Cards. “A soul-stirring feat that will inspire generations to come.” -Tomris Laffly, ELLE In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast (Jackson … Continue reading “Resurrection” @ Guild Cinema →

Resurrection – a 2025 Chinese dystopian future film – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, January 23-26 – 7:00 pm only Directed by Bi Gan – 2025 – 160m – China – In Mandarin with English Subtitles – Valid For Punch Cards. “A soul-stirring feat that will inspire generations to come.” -Tomris Laffly, ELLE In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast (Jackson … Continue reading “Resurrection” @ Guild Cinema →

Resurrection – a 2025 Chinese dystopian future film – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, January 23-26 – 7:00 pm only Directed by Bi Gan – 2025 – 160m – China – In Mandarin with English Subtitles – Valid For Punch Cards. “A soul-stirring feat that will inspire generations to come.” -Tomris Laffly, ELLE In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast (Jackson … Continue reading “Resurrection” @ Guild Cinema →

Godzilla vs Hedorah – the 1971 kaiju film – at the Guild Cinema Friday, January 30 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno & Ishirô Honda – 1971 – 85m – Japan – In Japanese with English subtitles – Valid For Punch Cards. CONGRATULATIONS TO LOCAL SCUM PIT TOYS ON THEIR NEW STORE LOCATION  (JUAN TABO, NORTH OF LOMAS)!  THIS SCREENING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THEM! Intended to address the … Continue reading “Godzilla vs Hedorah” @ Guild Cinema →

Iron Lung – a 2025 sci-fi horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, January 31 – 12:30 & 10:30 pm Directed by Mark Fischbach – 2026 – 127m – Valid For Punch Cards. Produced and distributed by Markiplier Studios, Iron Lung is an adaptation of the 2022 video game of the same name by David Szymanski — The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared.  Only individuals aboard space stations … Continue reading “Iron Lung” Explores Guild Cinema →

Let the Right One In – a 2008 Swedish vampire flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday, February 6 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Tomas Alfredson – 2008 – 114m – Sweden – In Swedish with English Subtitles. A 94 ROCK SPECIAL LATE NIGHTER! A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back.  The lonely boy’s wish for a friend seems to … Continue reading “Let the Right One In” @ Guild Cinema →

Programming – A Visit From Jane Lindskold Albuquerque author Jane Lindskold visits ASFS to talk about 2025’s Friends Indeed, a Honorverse work done with David Weber; short story “Deadly Delusions” in the anthology Challenges; The fourth Over Where novel, Gathering of Emerald Clouds; and what may be the final Stephanie Harrington novel, which Weber and she are almost ready to start writing. Remember, no outside food is allowed at St. … Continue reading ABQ SF Society →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, February 16, at 7:30 pm. Location is the 66 Diner at 1405 Central Ave NE (between I-25 and University Blvd). For February 2026, we will discuss The Fold by Peter Clines (2016 trade paperback from Crown). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 8:55 pm – so we try to keep our individual reviews short … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

The 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation! – a collection of 2025 Oscar-nominated short animated features – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Sunday, February 20-22 – 3:30, 5:45 & 8:00 pm Showcasing the best short films from around the world, the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Shorts presents feature-length programs dedicated to each Academy Award® Short Film category: Animated, Documentary and Live Action. *  “BUTTERFLY” – A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache’s life, … Continue reading “Oscar-Nominated Animation Shorts” @ Guild Cinema →

Se7en – the 1995 psychological thriller – at the Guild Cinema Friday, February 20 – 10:30 pm only Directed by David Fincher – 1995 – 127m – All Seats $10.00 The Debut of SWEETWOLF’S MIDNITE HOUR screening series revs it up with  the 90s super freaky Serial Killer sensational hit! Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman plunge into the world of a madman in this searing psychological thriller about a serial … Continue reading “SE7EN” Visits Guild Cinema →

The 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation! – a collection of 2025 Oscar-nominated short animated features – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Sunday, February 20-22 – 3:30, 5:45 & 8:00 pm Showcasing the best short films from around the world, the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Shorts presents feature-length programs dedicated to each Academy Award® Short Film category: Animated, Documentary and Live Action. *  “BUTTERFLY” – A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache’s life, … Continue reading “Oscar-Nominated Animation Shorts” @ Guild Cinema →

Alligator – the 1980 sewer monster movie – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, February 21 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Lewis Teague – 1980 – 94m It lives 50 feet beneath the city.  It’s 36 feet long.  It weighs 2,000 pounds…and it’s about to break out!  From director Lewis Teague (Cujo) and screenwriter John Sayles (Lone Star, The Howling) comes an unstoppable thriller with bite.  A family returning from … Continue reading “Alligator” Bites Guild Cinema →

The 2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation! – a collection of 2025 Oscar-nominated short animated features – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Sunday, February 20-22 – 3:30, 5:45 & 8:00 pm Showcasing the best short films from around the world, the 2026 Oscar®-Nominated Shorts presents feature-length programs dedicated to each Academy Award® Short Film category: Animated, Documentary and Live Action. *  “BUTTERFLY” – A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache’s life, … Continue reading “Oscar-Nominated Animation Shorts” @ Guild Cinema →

By Design – a 2025 absurdist body-swap fantasy/comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Sunday, February 27-March 1 – 4:00 & 6:00 pm Directed by Amanda Kramer – 2025 – 91m. Upon seeing a gorgeous chair in a showroom, Camille (Juliette Lewis) realizes that she truly envies the life of this perfect piece of furniture.  If only she could be someone’s favorite thing.  When she and the chair swap forms, Camille … Continue reading “By Design” @ Guild Cinema →

By Design – a 2025 absurdist body-swap fantasy/comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Sunday, February 27-March 1 – 4:00 & 6:00 pm Directed by Amanda Kramer – 2025 – 91m. Upon seeing a gorgeous chair in a showroom, Camille (Juliette Lewis) realizes that she truly envies the life of this perfect piece of furniture.  If only she could be someone’s favorite thing.  When she and the chair swap forms, Camille … Continue reading “By Design” @ Guild Cinema →

By Design – a 2025 absurdist body-swap fantasy/comedy – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Sunday, February 27-March 1 – 4:00 & 6:00 pm Directed by Amanda Kramer – 2025 – 91m. Upon seeing a gorgeous chair in a showroom, Camille (Juliette Lewis) realizes that she truly envies the life of this perfect piece of furniture.  If only she could be someone’s favorite thing.  When she and the chair swap forms, Camille … Continue reading “By Design” @ Guild Cinema →

Dr. Seuss’ The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and Fantasia – A Midweek Double Feature – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Tuesday-Thursday, March 3-5 THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T — 2:00 & 6:30 pm FANTASIA — 4:00 & 8:30 pm – The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T – directed by Roy Rowlands – 1953 – 89m.  Part of the Guild’s “Midweek Double … Continue reading “5,000 Fingers”/”Fantasia” Double Feature →

Dr. Seuss’ The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and Fantasia – A Midweek Double Feature – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Tuesday-Thursday, March 3-5 THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T — 2:00 & 6:30 pm FANTASIA — 4:00 & 8:30 pm – The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T – directed by Roy Rowlands – 1953 – 89m.  Part of the Guild’s “Midweek Double … Continue reading “5,000 Fingers”/”Fantasia” Double Feature →

Dr. Seuss’ The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and Fantasia – A Midweek Double Feature – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One! Tuesday-Thursday, March 3-5 THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T — 2:00 & 6:30 pm FANTASIA — 4:00 & 8:30 pm – The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T – directed by Roy Rowlands – 1953 – 89m.  Part of the Guild’s “Midweek Double … Continue reading “5,000 Fingers”/”Fantasia” Double Feature →

Dementia 13: Director’s Cut – the 1963 Francis Ford Coppola/Roger Corman horror horrorsploitation cult fave – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 6-7 – 10:30 pm each day Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – 1963 – 75m. AS PART OF THE GUILD’S WEEKEND OF FILM EARLY MAVERICKS! Presented in a high-definition director’s cut, Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13 is quintessential gothic horror, wrapped in the twisted mysteries of … Continue reading “Dementia 13” @ Guild Cinema →

7000 BC MEETING MARCH 7 7000 BC (independent comics from New Mexico) is meeting 1:00-3:00 pm Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Slice & Dice Pizzeria on Wyoming Blvd NE (at Menaul) Attendees will be getting together 1:00-4:00 pm at Slice & Dice Pizzeria at 2225 Wyoming Blvd NE Suite C, Albuq 87112. It’ll be an informal meeting to catch up and check out, and make plans for this year’s activities. … Continue reading 7000 BC Meeting (in ABQ) →

Dementia 13: Director’s Cut – the 1963 Francis Ford Coppola/Roger Corman horror horrorsploitation cult fave – at the Guild Cinema Friday & Saturday, March 6-7 – 10:30 pm each day Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – 1963 – 75m. AS PART OF THE GUILD’S WEEKEND OF FILM EARLY MAVERICKS! Presented in a high-definition director’s cut, Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13 is quintessential gothic horror, wrapped in the twisted mysteries of … Continue reading “Dementia 13” @ Guild Cinema →