Movies

Maine couple buys home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’

Cory Heinzen tells the Sun Journal in Maine that he’s heard doors opening, footsteps and knocks. He said the house…

July 10, 2019

Movies playing in Durango July 12-18

Kaya Scodelario stars in “Crawl.”Paramount Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Biggest Little Farm A testament…

July 10, 2019

Film

Rip Torn of ‘Larry Sanders Show,’ ‘Men in Black,’ dies at 88

Award-winning television, film and theater actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88, his publicist announced Tuesday.Stephen Chernin/Associated…

July 10, 2019

Film

Review: Convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall

From left, Robin (Maya Hawke), Steve (Joe Keery) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) are standouts in Season 3 of “Stranger Things.”Netflix…

July 5, 2019

Music

Violinist brings music of Charlie Chaplin to Music in the Mountains

actor’s songs celebrated in ‘Chaplin’s Smile’

July 4, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango July 5-11

Zendaya, left, and Tom Holland star in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”Jay Maidment/Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

July 3, 2019

Film

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is the best kind of superhero film

Tom Holland plays Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”Sony Pictures Entertainment As “Far From Home” opens, the…

July 2, 2019

Film

Treasure hunting film begins production in New Mexico

The New Mexico Film Office made the announcement Monday. “Sierra Sisters The Hunt for Blackbeard’s Treasure” will film starting in…

July 2, 2019

Film

Elba says race talk around Bond casting disappointing

The British actor says in the August issue of Vanity Fair that it’s frustrating that there are people who say…

June 29, 2019

Film

‘Annabelle’ is good, dumb – and scary – summer fun

Vera Farmiga, right, carries the titular devil-doll in “Annabelle Comes Home” as Steve Coulter, playing a priest, prepares to sprinkle…

June 29, 2019

Film

Review: What if we didn’t meet the Beatles?

Himesh Patel, left, plays a singer who gets a career boost from Ed Sheeran (playing himself) in “Yesterday.”Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures…

June 28, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 28-July 4

Annabelle is back in “Annabelle Comes Home.”Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Enter the Dragon…

June 26, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 21-27

The toys are back for another adventure in “Toy Story 4.”Disney/Pixar via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi…

June 19, 2019

Film

‘Gosh!’ Cult comedy ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ turns 15

Jon Heder, as Napoleon Dynamite, right, and Efren Ramirez, as Pedro, in a scene from the cult classic comedy “Napoleon…

June 17, 2019

Film

In ‘Late Night,’ Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling deliver sparkling wit and surprising sweetness

Mindy Kaling plays a novice comedy writer in “Late Night,” for which she also wrote the screenplay.Emily Aragones/Amazon Studios Then…

June 16, 2019

Film

New Mexico film industry up amid abortion fights elsewhere

A recent spike in film production in the state comes as Hollywood targets both Georgia and Louisiana over recently passed…

June 15, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 14-20

Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth star in “Men in Black: International.”Giles Keyte/Sony/Columbia Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

June 12, 2019

Film

X-Men’s probable swan song a dirge

Rather, if a movie can be said to suffer from low-grade depression, this one certainly seems to be, shuffling in…

June 8, 2019

Film

‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’: Not a good dog, but an OK one

Max the terrier (voice of Patton Oswalt), left, and Duke the mutt (Eric Stonestreet) must get used to a toddler…

June 7, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango June 7-13

Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain, left, star in “Dark Phoenix.”Twentieth Century Fox via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)…

June 5, 2019

Film

Explosion on ‘Bond 25’ set causes injury, damage to studio

The film’s official Twitter account said the accident Tuesday came from a “controlled explosion.” No one was injured on set,…

June 4, 2019

Film

Taron Egerton shines in an oddly dark ‘Rocketman’

Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in “Rocketman.”David Appleby/Paramount Pictures Does “Rocketman” deliver the same frisson as “Bo Rhap,” which…

June 2, 2019

Film

The latest Godzilla movie delivers on visual brawn but lacks brains

Once again, the monsters of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” are the film’s most memorable stars.Warner Bros. Pictures Five years…

June 1, 2019

Film

Octavia Spencer as a horror-movie villain? Yes, and she’s actually really good

From left, Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers and McKaley Miller star in “Ma.”Anna Kooris/Universal Pictures Yes, there is someone in a…

May 31, 2019