Movies

Review: ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ goes darker in this bleak and, most unforgivably, boring sequel

From left, Elle Fanning, Angelina Jolie and Sam Riley star in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.”Jaap Buitendijk/Walt Disney Motion Pictures A…

October 20, 2019

Film

Review: ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ repeats what worked in the first film, to good effect

From left: Zoey Deutch, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson star in “Zombieland: Double Tap.”Jessica Miglio/Columbia Pictures “Double Tap”…

October 19, 2019

Film

REEL ROCK 14 celebrates climbers

Backcountry experience hosts annual film tour

October 18, 2019

Film

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ eyes future

Joel Hodgson of “Mystery Science Theater 3000’” is taking the show on the road with the Great Cheesy Movie Circus…

October 17, 2019

Film

Review: Will Smith’s ‘Gemini Man’ is an ambitious experiment gone horribly wrong

Will Smith stars in “Gemini Man.”Ben Rothstein/Paramount Picture At long last, the film has arrived, with two-time Oscar winner Ang…

October 14, 2019

Film

Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for ‘Jackie Brown,’ dies at 78

Robert Forster, the handsome character actor who got a career resurgence and Oscar-nomination for playing bail bondsman Max Cherry in…

October 12, 2019

Film

Tom Hanks returns to New Mexico to film adventure saga

The New Mexico Film Office announced Wednesday that Hanks is co-producing and starring in “News of the World,” a post-Civil…

October 10, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 11-17

Renée Zellweger stars as Judy Garland in “Judy.”David Hindley/Roadside Attractions via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) High Anxiety…

October 9, 2019

Film

Netflix’s ‘Living Undocumented’ probes plight of migrants

Luis Diaz, a migrant from Honduras who is living in the U.S. illegally, holds his son, Noah, in Kansas City,…

October 7, 2019

Film

Security, N.Y. incident leave some unsettled after ‘Joker’

Joaquin Phoenix stars in “Joker.”Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP A young man who was loudly cheering and applauding on-screen…

October 6, 2019

Film

Joaquin Phoenix is a vivid, operatic Joker, but the movie is way too full of itself

In “Joker,” Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who becomes the titular comic-book villain.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures…

October 5, 2019

Film

Spanish cinema great Almodóvar plans his first film in America

Actor Antonio Banderas, left, and director/screenwriter Pedro Almodovar attend the premiere of “Pain and Glory” during the 57th New York…

October 4, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies

This 1972 file image shows singer and actress Diahann Carroll. Carroll died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after…

October 4, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 4-10

Joaquin Phoenix stars in “Joker.”Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Brittany Runs a Marathon…

October 2, 2019

Film

Everyone talking about ‘Joker’

Joaquin Phoenix stars in “Joker.”Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP The origin story about the classic Batman villain has inspired…

October 1, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Martin Scorsese’s epic ‘The Irishman’ premieres in New York

Joe Pesci, left, and Al Pacino attend the world premiere of “The Irishman” at Alice Tully Hall during the opening…

September 30, 2019

Film

Animated adventure ‘Abominable’ is beautiful – though a little formulaic

From left, Yi (voice of Chloe Bennet), Everest (Joseph Izzo), Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai) star in…

September 28, 2019

Film

‘Outrage is a commodity’: Director Todd Phillips bashes ‘far left’ criticism of ‘Joker’

Joaquin Phoenix stars in “Joker,” in theaters Oct. 4.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP The film’s director, though, fiercely defended…

September 28, 2019

Film

Spider-Man will still be an Avenger, as Marvel and Sony agree to make a movie together after all

MJ (Zendaya) catches a ride from Spider-Man (Tom Holland) in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”JoJo Whilden/Sony Sony Pictures Entertainment and Walt…

September 27, 2019

Local News

International film festival comes to Bayfield

Residents vote on best films from seven countries

September 25, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Everest the Yeti, right, and Yi, voiced by Chloe Bennet, head out for adventure in “Abominable.”DreamWorks Animation LLC. via AP…

September 25, 2019

Film

Dern, Neill, Goldblum to return for ‘Jurassic World 3’

Their castings were announced Tuesday night by executive producer and director Colin Trevorrow at a screening of “Jurassic World” attended…

September 25, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Sunflower Theatre to show “The Most Dangerous Year”

Sunflower Theatre will host a screening of the film “The Most Dangerous Year” on Sept. 27.Courtesy of Vlada Knowlton Sunflower…

September 19, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 20-26

Sylvester Stallone is back as John Rambo in a “Rambo: Last Blood.”Yana Blajeva/Lionsgate via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

September 18, 2019