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A&E Happenings Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings Nov. 28-Dec. 4

November 27, 2014

Robin Davis, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Singing with Santa, 5:45 p.m., Main Avenue and Buckley Park, 1200 block of Main Ave., a caroling procession and…

The most wonderful time of the year for filmgoers
Arts and Entertainment

The most wonderful time of the year for filmgoers

November 27, 2014

“Big Eyes,” by Tim Burton, stars Amy Adams.The Weinstein Co./Washington Post But what should you see over the next six weeks? That’s a tricky question, given that many of these…

Review: Birdman
Arts and Entertainment

Review: Birdman

November 27, 2014

But it wasn’t until a few months ago that people started realizing what a major breakthrough the filmmaker was arranging. The breakthrough not only refers to a surprise resurgence in…

Review: Horrible Bosses 2
Film

Review: Horrible Bosses 2

November 27, 2014

Having haplessly tried to murder their bosses in the first “Horrible Bosses,” Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return in “Horrible Bosses 2” as hopeful inventors. “Let’s bet on…

Review: Penguins of Madagascar
Film

Review: Penguins of Madagascar

November 27, 2014

Parodying his own work and documentary films’ obsession with the flightless birds, the German filmmaker gives an auspiciously clever start to a movie targeted toward the under-10 set. It’s a…

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 28-Dec. 4

November 27, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Birdman. A black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles…

Rare Shakespeare Folio discovered in French town
Performing Arts

Rare Shakespeare Folio discovered in French town

November 26, 2014

The accidental discovery in the small library in northern France of an original first folio of William Shakespeare’s plays – one of the rarest books in the world – has…

Witherspoon goes on a soul-baring ride in ‘Wild’
Film

Witherspoon goes on a soul-baring ride in ‘Wild’

November 26, 2014

Reese Witherspoon in a scene from “Wild,” which opens in U.S. theaters on Dec. 5.Associated Press photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Anne Marie Fox “We want her to be more likable.” “We…

Reading Harry Potter gives clues to brain activity
Books

Reading Harry Potter gives clues to brain activity

November 26, 2014

Scott Kurdilla, a medical research technologist at Carnegie Mellon University, waits for a volunteer for a brain scan experiment on campus in Pittsburgh. The brain-scanning MRI machine at the center…

‘Birdman’ leads Spirit Awards nominations
Film

‘Birdman’ leads Spirit Awards nominations

November 25, 2014

Diego Luna, left, and Rosario Dawson announce the nominations for the 30th Annual Independent Spirit Award Nominations at a press conference on Tuesday in Los Angeles.Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Star…

Opera ovation
Music

Opera ovation

November 25, 2014

Soloists Cory McKern, left, and Gemma Kavanagh were among the roughly 150 musicians who took the stage for the San Juan Symphony’s ambitious and sweeping “Opera Celebration” concert Sunday at…

Exclusive: Letter that inspired Kerouac found
Books

Exclusive: Letter that inspired Kerouac found

November 24, 2014

Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, right, and his friend and fellow Beat author Neal Cassady are depicted in a mural adorning a museum in San Franscisco.Associated Press photo/The Beat Museum,…

‘Food Chains’: Longoria documentary takes on farmworker cause
Arts and Entertainment

‘Food Chains’: Longoria documentary takes on farmworker cause

November 21, 2014

Coalition of Immokalee Workers strikers picket in Florida in this image from “Food Chains.”Forest Woodward/Screen Media Films The 2009 “Food Inc.,” showing how food is produced, was similarly revolutionary, contributing…

An oft-elusive yet gifty treat: coffee table books
Arts and Entertainment

An oft-elusive yet gifty treat: coffee table books

November 21, 2014

The Gardener’s Garden by Toby Musgrave, Bill Noble and Lindsey Taylor, is a great coffee table book gift.Associated Press photo/Phaidon Press Usually image-driven, often encyclopedic, consider one of these: FASHION…

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 21-Nov. 27
Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 21-Nov. 27

November 20, 2014

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Pride It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group…

The Weekender
Arts and Entertainment

The Weekender

November 20, 2014

top picks of things to do this weekend in Durango

Holiday funk
Arts and Entertainment

Holiday funk

November 20, 2014

Nevada four-piece band Jelly Bread will give a whole new meaning to the term “holiday funk” with a pre-Thanksgiving show today at Crash Music in the Historic Aztec Theater, located…

A&E Happenings Nov. 21-27
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings Nov. 21-27

November 20, 2014

Lorraine Trenholm Arist Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Pine River Valley Bank, Bayfield Branch, 301 N. Commerce Drive, 884-9583. Winter Solstice Artisans’ Market opening reception, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center Barbara Conrad…

Review: Mockingjay – Part I
Film

Review: Mockingjay – Part I

November 20, 2014

Thus, revolution is on the horizon in the franchise’s third installment, “Mockingjay – Part 1,” and it all hinges on Katniss, the unwitting face and spirit of the movement. You…