The Guild Cinema

IN CELEBRATION (1975)
Aug 11
Tue 5:45pm only!
DIr. Lindsay Anderson - 1975 - 130m - UK

A staff/volunteer pick (Michael D!) to celebrate the Guild Cinema's 60th year in operations! (Special thanks to our friends at GUILD TURNS 60!)

Utilizing the same brilliant cast as In Celebration's original highly acclaimed Royal Court Theater run, director Lindsay Anderson (O Lucky Man, If) re-imagines his stage triumph into a riveting cinematic experience. Anderson grounds David Storey's ferocious and poignant drama in a setting that as realistic as the playwright's caustic portrait of generational hypocrisy is universal.

In their tiny house in a Yorkshire mining town, God-fearing and hardworking Mr. and Mrs. Shaw (Bill Owen and Constance Chapman) welcome their sons home to celebrate the couple's fortieth wedding anniversary. But with each son's arrival, more and more of the Shaws' model blue collar family facade begins to chip away. Middle son Colin's (James Bolam) engagement has placed him on the path to a loveless marriage. Barely shouldering the burdens of his shattered artisitic aspirations and his own family, Steven, the baby, brilliantly played by Brian Cox (Manhunter, 25th Hour), is on the threshold of a nervous breakdown. But the toaster tossed into this already scalding theatrical bath is Alan Bates (Geo**y Girl, The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters) as eldest son Andrew. As father, mother, and brothers futiley try to hide the truth from themselves and each other, Bates' Andrew tears into the Shaw family's carefully maintained fictions with animal fury and all-too-human bitterness.

Anderson's spare and elegant direction grants his ensemble the space to collide and retreat even within the cramped confines of the Shaws' collier's cottage. In Anderson's sensitive hands, In Celebration becomes the visionary antithesis of John Ford's How Green Was My Valley and a cautionary yet inspiring tableau of a modern family living at a medieval level of disharmony.

"The performances are knowing and assured, helping to restore the drama's low-key urgency." - David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

THE TIN DRUM (1979)
Aug 11
Tue 2:15pm only!
Dir. Volker Schlöndorf - 1979 - 163m - German - In Germany with English subtitles

As part of the 60th Annniversary of The Guild Cinema Celebration - a staff & volunteer pick!

A staff/volunteer pick (Keif H. as it blew his mind as a young kid back in the early 80s & still does to this day!) to celebrate the Guild Cinema's 60th year in operations! (Special thanks to our friends at GUILD TURNS 60!)

Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday. While the chaotic world around him careers toward the madness and folly of World War II, Oskar pounds incessantly on his beloved tin drum and perfects his uncannily piercing shrieks. The Tin Drum, which earned the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, is Volker Schlöndorff’s visionary adaptation of Nobel laureate Günter Grass’s acclaimed novel, characterized by surreal imagery, arresting eroticism, and clear-eyed satire.

"Is, in fact, almost everything anybody could ask a film to be. It is strikingly original and continuously surprising." - Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times

"The story it tells is so outsized, bizarre, funny, and eccentric, the movie compels attention." - Vincent Canby, New York Times

SOCIETY (1989)
Aug 11
Tue 8:30pm only!
Dir. Brian Yuzna - 1989 - 99m

A staff/volunteer pick (Michael M's) in celebration of the Guild CInema's 60th year in operations! (Special thanks to our friends at GUILD TURNS 60!)

“The surrealistic make-up designs by Screaming Mad George will stretch even the most inelastic mind.” — TIME OUT

If you liked THE SUBSTANCE, you gotta check out this outrageous Lovecraftian demented rich people satire!
After producing RE-ANIMATOR, Brian Yuzna turned his hand to directing with SOCIETY, and gave birth to one of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time. Teenager Bill Whitney has always felt like the odd one out in his wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he hears an audio recording of his sister’s coming-out party, which seems to implicate his family and others in a bizarre, ritualistic o**y. Packing stomach-churning grue courtesy Screaming Mad George (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4) and thought-provoking social commentary in equal measure, Society is a biting satire that culminates in the most gag-inducing “climax” in all of horror history.

THE GREEN SLIME (1968)
Aug 9
Sun 1:00pm only!
Dir. Kinji Fukasaku - 1968 - 95m - Japan / Italy / U.S. - in English & Japanese with English subtitles

From the director of BATTLE ROYALE (?!), a Bubonicon 57 and Troy Stull special screening!

A BUBONICON 57 & TROY STULL SPECIAL! ENJOY!

After a perilous mission to a huge asteroid, a crew returns to its space station, unaware that a bit of ooze from the asteroid clings to a crewman’s uniform. The green goop grows – into murderous, tentacled monsters. And as station members fight to live, gunk from the monsters’ wounds turns into more monsters! That’s the story. Now enjoy as our heroes fight to preserve Earth and, unintentionally, our own senses of humor with a movie that Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called “one of the funniest made-in-Japan sci-fi monster movies ever.” Kinji Fukasaku, whose later work was championed by Quentin Tarantino, directs. The world would be a far more bleak and joyless place without marvels like The Green Slime!

"Perfectly low budget and delightfully over acted. This is what B horror movies is all about." - Gerry Shamray, Your Movies (cleveland.com)

"Provides plenty of entertainment value for those seeking disreputable fun." - Matt Brunson, Film Frenzy

HAKAIDER (1995)
Aug 8
Sat 10:30pm only!
All Seats $10
Dir. Keita Amemiya - 1995 - 77m - Japan - In Japanese with English subtitles

A Scum Pit Toys special of the 90s bad ass Japanese ROBOCOP MEETS JUDGE DREDD tokusatsu feature!

A SCUM PIT TOYS SPECIAL PRESENTATION!

The darkest force of destruction is the only hope for salvation. In the far future, peace and violence walk hand in hand. The citizens of Jesus Town, a false utopia ruled by the iron fist of Gurjev and his cyborg enforcer Michael, long for a savior from their veil of peace. While a small band of rebels search for a new weapon to aid in their fight against Gurjev, a dark force begins to stir. Hidden far from civilization lies what could be the answer to everyone's prayers. After a long imprisonment, Hakaider, the destruction rider, is discovered by the rebel forces. Kaoru, a member of the rebellion, enlists Hakaider to aid in their fight. Now aware of the new menace, Gurjev seeks to crush the rebels and destroy Hakaider once and for all. Will Hakaider prove to be the awaited savior or an un unstoppable force that will destroy everything? A must for any Keita Amemiya sci-fi fan!

QUANNUMTHROWS PRESENTS: GONG SLAYER LIVE
Aug 8
Sat 1:30pm only!
All Seats $10
Not Valid for Punch Cards

The local live audio-visual playgrounding series is back with something unique!

An early afternoon of uniquely crafted soundscapes & visual arrays courtesy of the ABQ based musician GONG SLAYER & the sight supreme digital dazzling of QUANNUMTHROWS!

MALLRATS (1995)
Aug 7
Fri 10:30pm only!
$13 in advance / $15 at our box office
Dir. Kevin Smith - 1995 - 123m

A NM Entertainment Magazine special screening of Kevin Smith's mid 90s shopping mall deviant comedy!

Join New Mexico Entertainment for our special screening of Mallrats. Earlybird presale tickets have the chance to win door prizes from local businesses and organizations around town, including Bubonicon and artist Jeremy Montoya, and guaranteed seating.

Mallrats follows two aimless friends who spend a chaotic day at the mall trying to win back their girlfriends while getting into ridiculous misadventures with eccentric shoppers and store employees.

NME MOVIE NIGHT IS A LIMITED-SEAT EVENT. It is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that you arrive NO LATER THAN 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW to choose your seats and have time to grab something at concessions. Thank you!

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. Please bring your payment receipt with your current state ID and check in at the Guild Box Office 20 minutes before the show. If you do not have your receipt, please make sure you have your ID. If we have a sold-out performance or event, tickets are subject to be released for resale to those on the standby list if you have not checked ten minutes after the show starts. Thank you for your punctuality!

MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD
Aug 7 thru 10
Fri to Mon 5:30pm only!
Dir. Sasha Waters - 2026 - 91m

A new entertaining & insightful doc on the celebrated best-selling q***r poet with incredibly wide appeal!

If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly q***r but intensely private, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature, paying attention, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention, presence, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis, digital distraction, and social fragmentation.

Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters; never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive; and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.

“An entertaining bio-doc that puts due emphasis on Oliver's writing, in all its elegant and empathetic simplicity... makes an arresting case for her work and gives us a vivid look at her world.” – The Wall Street Journal

“Waters's film seeks to explain why Oliver's poetry means so much to so many people... making space for audiences to have their own experiences with her poems. Tidbits of these have become almost aphoristic, but the fuller context a film like this brings can result in more appreciation, for new readers and longtime fans alike.” – The New York Times

SHEEP IN THE BOX
Aug 7 thru 10
Fri to Mon 7:30pm nightly **additional matinees at 3pm on Aug 7 & 10
Dir. Koreeda Hirokazu - 2026 - 126m - Japan - In Japanese with English subtitles - Valid for Punch Cards

Noted Japanese filmmaker Koreeda's newest, a sci-fi family drama of grief & AI!

In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.

"Science fiction meets family drama in an emotional and touching portrayal of the not-so-distant future." - Clotilde Chinnici, Loud and Clear Reviews

"There is something truly unique about the film: it shifts the focus from viewing artificial intelligence as technology to considering it as myth." - Àngel Quintana, Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

"The film unfolds in a strange state between unbridled drama and something entirely new. It surprises and intrigues at the same time." - Luis Martínez, El Mundo (Spain)

Heads up, eyes open & get ears ready for an Aug. 25th return of those live soundtracking maniacs, Invincible Czars, with a Centennial screening of the 1926 often overlooked FW Murnau silent feature FAUST! Ck out their vert trailer at https://youtube.com/shorts/WcvWsQfn6xA plus further deets with advance tix links at the bottom of that page at https://www.guildcinema.com/movies/faust-(1926)%3A--live-invincible-czars-score .

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