Movies

University of New Mexico revamps film program amid demand

The entrance to ABQ Studios in Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico has revamped its film and digital arts program…

April 21, 2019

Film

Sometimes, miracles do happen

No one mentions this phenomenon in “Breakthrough,” a movie meant for viewers with a hankering for miracles. Based on an…

April 19, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango April 19-25

Joyce (Chrissy Metz, of “This is Us”) prays for her son John (Marcel Ruiz) alongside Pastor Jason (Topher Grace).Allen Fraser/Twentieth…

April 16, 2019

Film

Review: Issa Rae is the best part of ‘Little,’ a pretty unfunny reversal of the movie ‘Big’

Issa Rae and Marsai Martin star in “Little.”Eli Joshua Adé/Universal Pictures This inversion of 1988’s “Big” fails to make either…

April 13, 2019

Film

Review: ‘Missing Link’ is missing something

Although it breaks new ground visually, elements of the tale don’t always meld with grace. The film is a rich-looking…

April 13, 2019

Film

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer released

“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” will open Dec. 20.Disney/Lucasfilm 2019 And the teaser to this episode…

April 12, 2019

Film

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is title for next ‘Star Wars’ film

This image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Daisy Ridley as Rey in a scene from “Star Wars: Episode IX.”Lucasfilm Ltd.…

April 12, 2019

Film

Review: ‘Hellboy’ reboot has more gore and profanity than the original, but that doesn’t make it better

The original 2004 movie and its 2008 sequel were PG-13 affairs, with a focus on the demonic antihero’s lovable streak.…

April 12, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Twitter removes Trump video for use of ‘Dark Knight’ score

Trump on Tuesday tweeted the video, which featured images of Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton juxtaposed with images from…

April 10, 2019

Film

Newcomer Emma Corrin nabs Diana role in ‘The Crown’

British newcomer Emma Corrin will play the ill-fated future wife of Prince Charles in the drama series. Corrin’s credits include…

April 9, 2019

Film

Seymour Cassel, mischievous character actor of independent films, dies at 84

Actor Seymour Cassel, who appeared frequently in the films of John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, has died.Louis Lanzano/Associated Press file…

April 9, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango April 12-18

Legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour, “Stranger Things”) is caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human in “Hellboy.”Mark…

April 9, 2019

Film

The streaming age is making it easier than ever to discover great movies

Brett Ridgeman (Mel Gibson) and Anthony Lurasetti (Vince Vaughn) in “Dragged Across Concrete.”Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate Co. Set aside Netflix, for a…

April 8, 2019

Film

We’ve been waiting for ‘Shazam!’

Jack Dylan Grazer plays Freddy Freeman and Zachary Levi is the title character in “Shazam!”Steve Wilkie, Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics…

April 5, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango April 5-11

Jeté Laurence stars in the reboot of “Pet Sematary.”Kerry Hayes/Paramount Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Apollo…

April 3, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango March 29- April 4

Colin Farrell, left, Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins star as a family who takes care of the baby elephant in…

March 28, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ remake is decidedly – and deliciously – dark

For another, the new story is decidedly, deliciously dark, veined with thin layers of Burton’s trademark macabre sensibility, which adds…

March 27, 2019

Film

Kiowa writer finally gets the film he deserves

‘Words from a Bear’ gives glimpse of indigenous literary giant Momaday

March 24, 2019

Film

Jordan Peele’s follow-up to ‘Get Out’ will give you nightmares – but in ‘Us,’ it’s the performances that you’ll remember

In “Get Out,” Peele created a creepy, eerily effective reality-adjacent world in which racial animus and envy played out against…

March 22, 2019

Film

Movies playing in Durango March 22-28

From left, Evan Alex, Lupita Nyong’o and Shahadi Wright Joseph star in “Us,” written, produced and directed by Jordan Peele.Claudette…

March 21, 2019

Film

Filmmaker David Lynch teaching a class about creativity

The visionary mind behind “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks” is imparting this and other wisdom, like never giving…

March 19, 2019

Music

Lou Pearlman was a disgraced mogul who defrauded ’90s boy bands – then came the $300 million Ponzi scheme

’N Sync with manager Lou Pearlman, second from right, in happier times.Courtesy of A YouTube Originals presents, a Pilgrim Media…

March 18, 2019

Film

‘Wonder Park’ is a movie about a girl with an overactive imagination, made by people who have none

Boomer the Bear (voice of Ken Hudson Campbell) and June (Brianna Denski) work some magic in “Wonder Park.”Paramount Animation/Nickelodeon Movies…

March 16, 2019

Film

‘Five Feet Apart’ is the movie for you if you’re 15 and have a crush on Cole Sprouse

Set in a hospital, the romantic melodrama centers on the unrequited romance between two 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patients, played by…

March 16, 2019