Albuquerque Film Office’s monthly Indie Q meeting returns to the KiMo Theater Downtown on Wednesday, May 23. Tonight will be a jam-packed night of local film shorts. Liz Langston from the Film Office will introduce the evening. That will be followed by 11 shorts. The lineup is as follows: “Trifecta Screening Promo” by Scott Milder, “Toy Soldiers” by Peter Nicholas, “Independent Business” by John Broadhead, “Two Timers” by Jim Sicard, “The Joy of Arca” by Lora Cunningham, “2Bers, How to Relax” by Ryan Halsey, “Lessons for the Aspiring Man” by Stephen Truselli, “Serious Shift” by James Nunn, “Serious Development” by Tom McGill and “Ritz and Spitz” by the IFDM Capstone Class. Afterward, there will be a Q&A session with all the filmmakers. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m.

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Did you know there’s a sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 trash classic / object of cult worship Showgirls? Sort of. Rena Reffel, who plays the ditzy stripper Penny in that film, got tired of waiting for somebody to make a sequel—so she went out and wrote, directed, edited, produced and starred in Showgirls 2: Penny’s From Heaven. It’s exactly as good as you think it is. Don’t believe me? Check out the trailer. We’ll be screening it at Alibi Midnight Movie Madness this Friday and Saturday at 10:30 p.m. at Guild Cinema. See you there. Bonus points if you show up in stripper attire, by the way.

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Alibi is asking its readers to help the City of Albuquerque bring back the popular Civic Cinema film series in grand fashion. There will be three free public movie screenings this summer on Downtown's Civic Plaza. The city is asking you to pitch in and vote for your favorite films. The number one choice will be shown at the first public screening on June 1. After that, the winning film is removed, and voting starts all over again. Didn't get to see the movie you wanted? Vote some more. Encourage your friends to chime in as well.

Get out the vote, and let's watch some movies this summmer, Albuquerque!

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Ever seen a Cuban movie? Ever seen a Cuban comedy? Ever seen a Cuban zombie comedy? I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the answer is “no” on all three of these questions. Well, we’re here to help. Alibi is, once again, sponsoring Midnight Movie Madness at Guild Cinema. This weekend’s crazy selection is Juan of the Dead, a winking horror parody about a Communist Cuba overrun with gut-munching zombies. It’s screening Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. and midnight. Be sure to bring your chainsaw and your copy of Mao’s Little Red Book.

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The Poets and Writers film series, cosponsored by the Friends For The Public Library, kicks off today at Guild Cinema in Nob Hill. Among the word-centric films are An Angel At My Table (Jane Campion’s biopic about distinguished author Janet Frame), Barton Fink (the Coen brother’s existentially spoofy look at screenwriting in the Golden Age of Hollywood) and Slam Planet: War of Words (a documentary look at the national slam poetry championships). Each film will be introduced by a local author and/or poet. Alibi is getting into the spirit of the festival by sponsoring the Midnight Movie Madness screening of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. This spiritedly trippy adaptation of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s crackpot autobiography (directed by Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam) stars Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Harry Dean Stanton, Cameron Diaz, Ellen Barkin, Christina Ricci, Gary Busey, Lyle Lovett and more. Fear and Loathing will play Friday and Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. only. Local poet Olivia Gatwood will introduce Friday’s show. City Slam Champion Hakim Bellamy will kick it off on Saturday.

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If you’re in the mood for some retro-’80s ridiculousness this weekend, Alibi Midnight Movie Madness presents The FP at Guild Cinema in Nob Hill. This energy-crazed parody manages to combine the best clichés of ’80s direct-to-video dance flicks and post-apocalyptic action films. In the southern California wasteland of Frazier Park, gangs of bandana-wearing baddies battle for their turf using an ancient video game called Beat Beat Revelation. It’s The Warriors meets Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. Check out the bombastic trailer above. Showtimes are 10:15 and midnight on Friday and Saturday.

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Alibi Midnight Movies is in an Irish mood this weekend thanks to St. Patrick’s Day. If you’ve had your fill of green beer and bad corned beef, stop by the Guild Cinema in Nob Hill on Friday or Saturday night for a double feature of murderous leprechaun action. First up is 2000’s Leprechaun in the Hood, in which Ice T battles an evil Gaelic goblin. That starts at 10:15 p.m. At Midnight, it’s 2003’s Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood featuring more rappers-vs.-leprechauns action. A mere $8 gets you in the door for both films. We’ll be giving out free leprechaun hats while supplies last. Plus, our new sponsor Stranger Factory will be providing all sorts of magical doorprizes as well. See you there!

 

Instituto Cervantes at the National Hispanic Cultural Center is launching another modern Latin American film series tonight starting at 7 p.m. This evening’s film is the Ecuadorian drama Anytime Soon (Esas No Son Penas). Entrance is free and the film will be subtitled in English. For more info, check out this week’s Reel World.

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Alibi’s Midnight Movie Madness returns to the Guild Cinema in Nob Hill this weekend for some more Japanese anime action. On Friday and Saturday, January 20 and 21, starting at 10:15, we’ll be screening Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos. This spin-off of the popular sci-fi/fantasy manga/anime series sends the Elric brothers on another perilous quest to find a solution to their continuing woes in a world ruled by magic. Check out the trailer for some slick animated action.

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The year 2012 marks the centennial anniversary of New Mexico’s statehood. The KiMo Theatre in Downtown Albuquerque is joining in on the fun by hosting a year-long celebration of made-in-New-Mexico films. The monthly film series kicks off tonight, January 18, at 7 p.m. with a screening of Dennis Hopper’s 1969 counter-culture biker classic Easy Rider. Admission is free. Find out more, including a list of future films in the series, right here.