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Film

Movies playing in Durango July 20-26

From left, Julie Walters as Rosie, Amanda Seyfried as Sophie and Christine Baranski as Tanya are back in “Mama Mia!…

July 18, 2018

Film

Clint Eastwood film set to begin production in New Mexico

‘The Mule’ traces story of elderly drug courier

July 15, 2018

Performing Arts

Theater company stages a relevant ‘West Side Story’

Pagosa’s Thingamajig summer repertory theater now in eighth season

July 14, 2018

Music

Angie’s List: The art of the festival

in the Mountains’ executive director works with artists

July 13, 2018

Music

Despite summer’s rocky start, Durango takes on NYC

While we have all been consumed with the 416 Fire, a very significant event may have passed under the local…

July 13, 2018

Film

No surprises in ‘Skyscraper’

Dwayne Johnson stars in “Skyscraper” as a former FBI hostage rescue team leader who now assesses security for skyscrapers.Legendary Pictures…

July 12, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

New artist nonprofit hopes to bring interactive art to Cortez

Desert Art Collective to hold launch party July 20

July 12, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Kids Club, 1 p.m., Durango Public Library,…

July 12, 2018

Music

Saying goodbye to Southwest Sound

music shop to close Saturday

July 12, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Emmy nominations: ‘Game of Thrones’ leads with 22 nods, followed by ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Westworld’

Peter Dinklage stars in “Game of Thrones.” Dinklage was nominated Thursday for an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a…

July 12, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Swinging ’60s styles up for auction from Sharon Tate estate

Tate starred in the 1967 film “Valley of the Dolls” and was the toast of the swinging ’60s social scene.…

July 12, 2018

Film

Producers plan movie about Thai cave rescue

This undated from video released via the Thai NavySEAL Facebook Page on Wednesday shows rescuers holding an evacuated boy inside…

July 11, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Sarah Palin claims Sacha Baron Cohen duped her for talk

The former Republican vice presidential candidate says she fell victim to British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen during an interview for…

July 11, 2018

Music

Good Charlotte to headline benefit concert for 5 slain

Benji Madden, left, and his twin brother Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte are seen in Burbank, Calif. The…

July 11, 2018

Film

Release of fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ movie pushed to 2021

The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced that the planned fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” franchise will be released…

July 10, 2018

Books

Book World: Sherlock Holmes may not have been a real crime-fighter, but his creator was

Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World’s…

July 10, 2018

Music

Why it’s surprising Justin Bieber confirmed his engagement to Hailey Baldwin

Bieber wrote the emotional post a day after TMZ reported he had proposed to Baldwin, a model and co-host of…

July 10, 2018

Film

Ultra-violent B-movie ‘The First Purge’ confronts our real-life anxieties

Nya (Lex Scott Davis) and Isaiah (Joivan Wade) hide from Purgers in “The First Purge.Annette Brown/Universal Pictures Unlike the other…

July 10, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango July 13-19

Neve Campbell, left, and Dwayne Johnson star in “Skyscraper.”Kimberley French/Universal Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Tully…

July 10, 2018

Local News

Tribute to 416 Fire bear cub wins hearts at Carve Wars

Purgatory buzzing with activity after month-long closure

July 7, 2018

Books

New kids’ book explores country’s national parks

author releases first children’s book

July 7, 2018

Music

Virginia indie-folk group taking stage Saturday in Bayfield

siblings in the The Hunts layer strings for rich sound

July 6, 2018

Film

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is ho-hum, but endearing

Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd star in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.”Ben Rothstein/Marvel Studios Returning in the title role, Rudd brings…

July 6, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Four Corners Gem and Mineral show turns 65

event to be held this weekend

July 6, 2018