The Guild Cinema

Alrighty alright, here October 2026 has arrived, haunting us with the Halloween & non-Halloween goodies so here's our newest printed calendar in the pics, with a new layout design courtesy of the Guild Cinema crew KC & Jack Attack! Ck it even better on our website athttps://276281ba-3d83-47d9-b5fd-43e718cdd3c4.filesusr.com/ugd/f0f631_e5b11788ec194f649ac719cefc04b894.pdf . Lotta seasonal programming let's just say (our "DON'T Fest" double features have finally been realized along with our "The Kids Are Not Alright" series that will be comin' at ya'!). More important docs on the way in addition to the good indies plus our annual hosting of the 24th Way OUT West Film Fest going full on for 10 days! And let's give it up to late & fabulously great Tim Curry (we'll get to Dolly hopefully in November, appreciate yer patience!) with CLUE (thank you New Mexico Entertainment Magazine) and the sold out ROCKY HORROR PICTURES SHOWs Thx as always for giving us your time, attention & consideration cuz you, you, you & you are so a part of it all, helping us keep the projectors beaming the dream box of motion picture variety quite eclectic-ally!

THE CROW (1994)
Oct 3
Sat 10:30pm only!
Dir. Alex Proyas - 1994 - 102m - Not Valid for Punch Cards

A Dark Room Horror special screening of the all time Goth fave starring Brandon Lee!!

Before Sin City and The Dark Knight rose, there was The Crow - the 'dark, lurid revenge fantasy' (The New York Times) from director Alex Proyas (Dark City) that entranced audiences and critics alike. Featuring Brandon Lee in his final, tragic performance, The Crow is the tale of young musician Eric Draven (Lee) who, along with his fianc‚e, is murdered on the eve of their Halloween wedding. Exactly one year after their deaths, Eric is risen from the grave by a mysterious crow to seek out his killers and force them to answer for their crimes.

"It's a pleasure to welcome The Crow -- a bird of a very different feather." - Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer

"Like one long fright night. Even though it was photographed in color, the edge-of-darkness atmosphere descends on the audience like a shroud." - Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times

AMERICAN MAYOR (2010)
Oct 3
Sat 1:00pm only!
All Seats $10
Dir. Travis Irvine - 2010 - 40m - Not Valid for Punch Cards

Special one time screening about running for local office, with director in person!

Indie filmmaker & comedian Travis Irvine will screen his short documentary and do a Q&A afterwards about how everyday people can run for local office! Travis ran for mayor of his hometown in Ohio in 2007, knowing nothing about running for mayor –– so he documented the 130-day campaign and showed that one person can make a difference in the local political process!

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)
Oct 2
Fri 10:30pm only!
$13 with online fees in advance / $15 at the door
Dir. Frank Oz - 1986 - 94m - Not Valid for Punch Cards

A NM Entertainment Magazine special screening of the outrageous 1986 Rick Moranis musical based on the Roger Corman original!

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

Little Shop of Horrors is a dark musical comedy about a meek florist who discovers a mysterious plant that brings him fame and fortune—so long as he keeps it well fed with human blood.

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 ticket confirmation and your current state ID. 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 may be released for resale to those on the standby list if you have not checked within 10 minutes of the show start. Thank you for your punctuality!

LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT
Oct 2 thru 5
Fri to Mon 7:00pm only!
Dir. Thor Klein & Lena Vurma - 2026 - 103m - France - In English, Spanish & French with English subtitles - Valid for Punch Cards

A new biopic on surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, one of the highest selling female artists worldwide!

BONUS! Both directors will be in person for talk and Q&A with Anna Lee DeSaulniers from NHCC at the Saturday October 3rd screening!

In the early 1930s, painter Leonora Carrington, a rebel against social expectations, joins the surrealist movement and its iconic figures like André Breton and Salvador Dalí in Paris.

A whirlwind love affair with artist Max Ernst confronts her with her inner demons. During the war, Leonora flees to Mexico and finally empowers herself.

Today Leonora Carrington is one of the highest selling female painters worldwide, next to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe.

"Outstanding film biography ... Beautiful, intelligent and liberating" - Spot.de

"A flawless film surrounded by superb direction, excellent performances, and breathtaking visuals. Olivia Vinall isn't just giving the performance of a lifetime, she is currently giving the best performance from an actress this year." - The Creative Cinematic Collection

"An atmospheric audiovisually impressive biopic about a female empowerment in a male dominated world. A powerful portrait about resilience." - Der Filmjournalist

HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR
Oct 2 thru 5
Fri to Mon 4:30pm only!
Dir. Andrius Blaževičius - 2026 - 108m - Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland & Czech Republic - In Lithuanian, English, Ukrainian & Russian with English subtitles - Valid for Punch Cards

The new darkly humored Lithuanian made unraveling family dramedy during Russia's invasion of Ukraine!

Vilnius, 2022. High-flying executive Marija (Zygimante Elena Jakstaite) chooses the worst possible moment to inform her husband Vytas (Marius Repsys) she wants a divorce: just one day before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Suddenly the couple must navigate the process of separation as it collides with a refugee and mid-life crisis. A struggling film director, Vytas is put into a tight spot by having to move in with his Russophile parents, while Marija struggles to find her footing as the war affects both her business and home life. As the reason for the divorce gradually becomes clear, the dissolution of Marija and Vytas’ marriage creates conflicts and opportunities for both of them, while also affecting their ever-observant young daughter Dovile. Packed with surprises along with much heartache and soul searching, Andrius Blaževičius’ nuanced and timely family drama skillfully depicts the fallout of a marriage against the backdrop of extraordinary events with humor and compassion.

"Excels as a profound exploration of navigating relationships in an increasingly fragmented world." - Nadia Dalimonte, Next Best Picture

"It’s smart, dryly humorous, and perfectly shot." - Brian Tallerico, RogerEbertdotcom

"Props to Blaževičius for creating an indelible arthouse dramedy that’s uncomfortably relatable yet infused with delightful dry humor and straight-faced wit." - Ruth Maramis, FlixChatter Film Blog

WHEN ICE MELTS
Oct 1
Thu 5:00, 7:00pm
All Seats $10
Dir. Kip Hedges - 2026 - 80m - Not Valid for Punch Cards

A new doc on the resistance & the organizing against the current administration's ICE enforcement!

BONUS! THE 7PM SCREENING WILL INCLUDE GUEST SPEAKERS T.B.A. PLUS A VIRTUAL TALK/ Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR!

This feature-length documentary includes interviews with organizers and community leaders involved in the resistance to ICE in the Twin Cities and firsthand footage of the resistance in the streets and the January 23 mass strike showing the enormous power of the working class.

When ICE Melts examines how ordinary people organized across neighborhoods, workplaces, unions, and communities to resist repression and build collective power. It draws out the strategic lessons of those experiences, including the decisive nature of the January 23 mass strike in defeating ICE.

Designed for community organizations, unions, classrooms, and activists, When ICE Melts explores what it takes to build the relationships, democratic structures, and solidarity necessary to confront rising authoritarianism. Rather than simply documenting an historic moment, the film serves as a resource

THOLLEM ECLECTRIC'S DoReMi AntiFA Symphony + CARLOS SANTISTEVAN
Sep 30
Wed 7:00pm only!
All Seats $10 but no one turned away for lack of funds!
2026 - 90m approx

A much needed audio-visual romp through West Coast radicalism in the 80s & 90s!

Bonus opener of solo acoustic/electric set by Carlos Santistevan!

In the age-old tradition of American anti-fascist art, literature, performance, and cinema, the DoReMiAntiFa Symphony is a staggering orchestra flowing out from Thollem's infinity machine and illuminated by ACVilla's wildly colorful abstract videos. Through his own experiences as a lifelong activist, nomadic artist, and an amateur experimental political theorist, Thollem weaves a wild romp that connects dots to now from his own anecdotes of radical West Coast activism in the 80s and 90s, creating a personal/collective vision that rises out of the ashes of this fascist buffoon of an administration/cult. All the while, he'll be spontaneously composing an endlessly surprising transcendent symphonic experience.

This is quality revolutionary entertainment at its finest!

And to top it all off, the legendary record label ESP-DISK' will be releasing the live recording on Nov. 3rd (final election day). Please come and be a part of It All!

"Thollem is a bruising virtuoso who has deconstructed free music, classical, blues, electronic music, prog, noise, and everything in between." - Brad Cohan, Bandcamp Daily

"There's more than one way to access the infinite." - Daniel Spicer, The Wire

SERPENT'S PATH
Sep 27 thru 29
Sun to Tue 6:00pm only!
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa - 2024 - 113m - France - In French with English subtitles

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's expansive French language remake of his 1998 thriller of child-trafficking unease and revenge!

Kiyoshi Kurosawa revisits and reimagines his own 1998 thriller in this haunting French-language adaptation of Serpent’s Path, transforming a revenge story into a chilling meditation on grief, guilt, and moral decay. Relocating the action from Tokyo to the bleak outskirts of Paris, the film follows a bereaved father (Damien Bonnard) who embarks on a labyrinthine quest for vengeance against a shadowy child-trafficking organization known as “The Circle,” aided by the enigmatic and unnervingly composed Sayoko, played with hypnotic ambiguity by Ko Shibasaki. Expanding upon the original’s psychological terrain while retaining its eerie inevitability, Kurosawa crafts a masterclass in atmosphere and existential dread, proving once again why he remains one of cinema’s great architects of unease.

“Challenging, rewarding, and gripping.” — Midnight Eye

“Disturbing, elegant.” — Gazettely

"Ko Shibasaki shreds this entire movie, such a fine-tuned performance of expertly calibrated menace and simmering, ambiguous rage.” — Mitchell Beaupre, Letterboxd

GHOST IN THE MACHINE
Sep 27
Sun 1:00pm only!
Dir. Valerie Veatch - 2026 - 94m

A sharply critical yet accessible doc on Techno-fascism, AI history & it's effect on identity, culture and global power!

A visceral investigative essay documentary from director Valerie Veatch, whose past Sundance-premiering films Me @ the Zoo (HBO) and Love Child (HBO) explore how emerging technologies reshape identity, culture, and global power. This new film is her most ambitious work yet - over eight chapters, Veatch helms an urgent excavation of the philosophical, cultural, and political forces driving the global AI boom.

“Enjoyable entertaining doc serves as a very useful, straightforward primer on AI history” (4 stars) - The Guardian

“A radical, necessary Molotov cocktail of a documentary that’s being thrown right into the heart of our nonsense, nightmarish world of overinflated AI hype... The film rises to meet the moment. Veatch won’t be intimidated by the ‘ghost in the machine’ and is instead like a one woman Scooby-Doo mystery gang, unmasking the fantasies that surround these ghosts for being what they are: an extension of techno-fascism” - The Wrap

“This whip-crack smart, informative and often pretty funny documentary is a great starter pack for possibly the biggest ethical question of our age, the rise and use of artificial intelligence.” - (5 Stars) - Camden New Journal