Movies

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 14-20

From left, Peni, voiced by Kimiko Glen; Spider-Gwen, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld; Spider-Ham, voiced by John Mulaney; Miles Morales, voiced…

December 12, 2018

Film

Study finds female-led films outperform male ones

Gal Gadot stars in “Wonder Woman.” A new study organized by Time’s Up, the Hollywood-based organization formed to promote gender…

December 11, 2018

Film

‘Green Book’ is the rare Hollywood crowd-pleaser that triumphs on all counts

Mahershala Ali, left, and Viggo Mortensen star in “Green Book.”Patti Perret/Universal Pictures In response, a postal employee named Victor Hugo…

December 8, 2018

Film

Gary Hart movie revisits scandal that seems quaint now

Hugh Jackman stars as Gary Hart in “The Front Runner.”Sony Pictures Entertainment As a title card says at the beginning…

December 7, 2018

Film

A passer-by calls 911 about a man dangling from a roof; it was a Clark Griswold dummy

Chevy Chase plays Clark Griswold in the classic holiday film “Christmas Vacation.” A man in Austin, Texas, mistook a couple’s…

December 5, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 7-13

Viggo Mortensen, left, and Mahershala Ali go on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South in “Green Book.”Universal…

December 5, 2018

Film

‘Andy Irons: Kissed By God’ tackles mental illness, addiction

“Andy Irons: Kissed By God” is a documentary that explores the life of professional surfer Andy Irons, who died in…

November 30, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

NPR fires critic David Edelstein after ‘Last Tango’ joke

In a statement Tuesday, “Fresh Air” said the post was “offensive and unacceptable” because of what actress Maria Schneider experienced…

November 28, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 30-Dec. 6

Animas City Theatre will present two screenings of “Andy Irons: Kissed By God” on Dec. 6.Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (128…

November 27, 2018

Film

British film director Nicolas Roeg dies at age 90

The son of Nicolas Roeg says the prominent British film director has died. He was 90. Nicolas Roeg Jr. told…

November 24, 2018

Film

Holiday movies offer familiar faces

Classics such as “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Mary Poppins” are dangerous to remake. Millions have seen the originals…

November 22, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 23-29

Inside the House of Eternal Return at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe.Courtesy of Meow Wolf (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281,…

November 21, 2018

Film

Look for Stan Lee’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ cameo – with more likely to come

Look for Stan Lee cameos in upcoming movies, including “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file Lee relished making cameos in…

November 18, 2018

Film

Coen brothers’ Western anthology ranges from comic to morbid

Tim Blake Nelson is Buster Scruggs in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”Netflix A gunslinger, a bank robber, a prospector, a…

November 17, 2018

Film

‘Widows’ isn’t a feel-good feminist heist movie – and that’s why it’s so great

Viola Davis stars in “Widows,” now playing at the Gaslight in Durango.Merrick Morton/Twentieth Century Fox We commence with a tender,…

November 16, 2018

Film

William Goldman, Oscar winner for ‘Butch Cassidy,’ has died

William Goldman accepts his Oscar at Academy Awards in 1977 in Los Angeles, for screenplay from other medium for “All…

November 16, 2018

Film

‘Instant Family’? New movie more like a slow-cooker

From left, Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Julianna Gamiz and Gustavo Quiroz form a new family in “Instant Family.”Hopper…

November 16, 2018

Film

‘Te Ata’ brings Native American actor’s story to Durango

Chickasaw citizen Mary Thompson Fisher also teacher, author

November 15, 2018

Film

Work on film underway in New Mexico

The New Mexico Film Office said Tuesday that the work will continue through mid-December in Santa Fe, Espanola, Las Vegas,…

November 15, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 16-22

Jude Law plays Albus Dumbledore in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.”Warner Bros. Pictures via AP (128 E. College Drive,…

November 14, 2018

Film

You’d have to be a Scrooge to resist the new animated ‘Grinch’

Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Grinch, seen with his loyal dog Max.Illumination and Universal Pictures The Grinch (voice of Benedict Cumberbatch)…

November 9, 2018

Film

Mountainfilm on Tour bringing adventure to Durango

Durango Nature Studies to host festival this weekend

November 8, 2018

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 9-15

The classic story “The Grinch” hits theaters this weekend. The Grinch is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch.Universal Pictures via AP (128…

November 7, 2018

Film

Disney ‘Nutcracker’ movie is like ‘Alice in Wonderland’ meets Cirque du Soleil

Mackenzie Foy stars in Disney’s “The Nucracker and the Four Realms.”Laurie Sparham/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures What that means is…

November 5, 2018