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A&E Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

January 7, 2016

Opening reception: “The White Season,” Celebrating the ephemeral beauty of winter, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., durangoarts.org. Opening reception: “Irregularities” by Jen Pack, 5-7 p.m., Durango…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

January 7, 2016

The Snowdown Fashion Do’s & Don’ts announces that ticket sales will begin at 6 a.m. Jan. 16 at Magpie’s Newsstand, 707 Main Ave. The line forms early and this event…

Even Adele couldn’t stop decline in album sales in 2015
Arts and Entertainment

Even Adele couldn’t stop decline in album sales in 2015

January 6, 2016

According to Nielsen Music’s 2015 year-end report, total album sales dropped 6.1 percent from 257 million in 2014 to 241.4 million in 2015. Even digital track sales declined 12.5 percent…

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 25-31
Film

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 25-31

December 31, 2015

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Trumbo In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.…

A&E Calendar
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Calendar

December 31, 2015

Andy Janowsky, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. New Year’s After-party featuring DJ Kastro, 9 p.m., Moe’s,…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

December 31, 2015

Seed Studio, Room 114 in the Smiley Building at 1309 East Third Ave., will offer these classes and workshops: Creative art workshops will take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m.…

What’s out, what’s in for 2016
Arts and Entertainment

What’s out, what’s in for 2016

December 31, 2015

Illustration by David Holub/Durango Herald Look, in 2015, there were no gaffes, only honesty, the truth. Which, you know/and I’ve been saying this all my life/has nothing to do with…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

December 31, 2015

to do in and around Durango

Carrie Fisher takes on haters
Film

Carrie Fisher takes on haters

December 31, 2015

The actors have aged. Or, to zone in on the preoccupation, Fisher has aged – and allegedly “not well.” What this means is anyone’s guess. When the daughter of singer…

The 10 best movies of 2015
Film

The 10 best movies of 2015

December 31, 2015

At No. 10, the rousing, gritty, thoroughly entertaining “Straight Outta Compton.” Director F. Gary Gray and the stellar cast remind us of NWA’s legacy as groundbreaking rappers – and important…

The 10 worst films of 2015
Film

The 10 worst films of 2015

December 31, 2015

10. At No. 10, “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” which managed to drain all the outrageous and absurd laughs from the original. This is a mind-numbingly unfunny comedy. 9. No.…

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 25-31
Film

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 25-31

December 24, 2015

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Trumbo In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.…

Review: Experimenter
Film

Review: Experimenter

December 24, 2015

Now comes “Experimenter,” based on the 1961 exercise (and a number of subsequent, related studies) in which paid participants were told to send increasingly painful electric shocks to test-takers every…

Review: Trumbo
Film

Review: Trumbo

December 24, 2015

What a strange mess it was, and what a shameful slice of American history. The great Bryan Cranston sinks his teeth into the title role and chews the scenery with…

Review: Daddy’s Home
Film

Review: Daddy’s Home

December 24, 2015

Like the Amy Poehler-Tina Fey comedy from last week, “Daddy’s Home” features a talented and likable duo who have clicked before onscreen. Both films have scenes set in airports. Both…

Review: Point Break
Film

Review: Point Break

December 24, 2015

Written by Kurt Wimmer, the remake has the same basic architecture of the original. There’s still an FBI agent named Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey, taking over for Keanu Reeves), who…

Review: Concussion
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Review: Concussion

December 24, 2015

In the mid-2000s, the “Monday Night Countdown” pregame show on ESPN featured a segment called “Jacked Up,” celebrating the most vicious hits of the week. Former Denver Broncos great Tom…

Review: The Big Short
Film

Review: The Big Short

December 24, 2015

Even with the benefit of 20-15 hindsight, it’s impossible to fathom exactly how the housing bubble of the 2000s was allowed to balloon to such gigantic proportions before exploding in…

Review: Joy
Film

Review: Joy

December 24, 2015

In the title role of the infectiously plucky entrepreneur – who parlayed a gig hawking home-care products on QVC into the job of president of a multimillion dollar company –…

The Mattson method
Performing Arts

The Mattson method

December 24, 2015

Durango High School theater teacher thrives on new challenges

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

December 24, 2015

to do in and around Durango