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Host John Oliver is seen on the set of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” in New York.Associated Press photo/HBO, Eric Liebowitz His subsequent report questioning the pageant’s scholarship program…
Host John Oliver is seen on the set of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” in New York.Associated Press photo/HBO, Eric Liebowitz His subsequent report questioning the pageant’s scholarship program…
“A Place to Stand” is scheduled to be screened in Santa Fe on Saturday and follows the life of Baca from Estancia, New Mexico, to his time in the Arizona…
Alas, Washington doesn’t always choose big-screen roles similarly worthy of his unique talent. This is especially true of “The Equalizer,” a mediocre thriller that tries to establish the 59-year-old actor…
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Wish I Was Here Director Zach Braff’s follow-up to his indie breakout hit “Garden State” tells the story of a thirtysomething man who finds…
The self-stylized descendants of the Brothers Grimm and Neil Gaiman (whose “Coraline” they adapted for their first of three features), Laika seems to yearn for a little more darkness, a…
Local photographer Paul Pennington’s work is included in the September/October issue of Orion Magazine. A photo of Pennington’s will be featured in the magazine’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of…
John Two-Hawks, a Grammy-nominated Native American flute artist, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Two-Hawks will be playing the…
30th Anniversary Sidewalk Celebration, Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., 247-1438. Manhattan Short Film Festival, 4 and 6:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, tickets are $12 in advance…
“A Course in Miracles One Through Seven,” by Bradley Kachnowicz.Courtesy of 3rd Ave. Arts The festival is hosted by 3rd Ave. Arts, and all events take place at St. Mark’s…
Under the plan, the Forest Service would consider the nature of a proposed project before approving a special use permit then charge fees of up to $1,500 for commercial filming…
Terri Tacheny plays her harp as one of the gorillas stands nearby outside the Primate House at Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minn.AP photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores Her solution:…
“It’s hard to have a name that no one can Google,” said Riley, who has his own search engine problems sharing a name with a multi-ringed pro basketball coach. Here’s…
Hugh Eakin, left, and Robert Silvers, in a scene from the documentary, “The Fifty Year Argument: An Inside Look at The New York Review of Books,” which airs on HBO…
Associated Press photo/Doubleday<br><br>Walter Mosley, author of Rose Gold, goes far beyond the gumshoe genre in his books. Walter Mosley evokes the curious turns of the Patty Hearst kidnapping saga and…
“A bridge made up of long sleeves,” he sings in “The Bridge.” “So that the people of Havana come and the people of Miami go.” Now, more than a decade…
Just two months ago, it looked as though the season might not open at all, since the financially struggling company had threatened to lock out its unions unless they agreed…
John Lahr’s Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, is an epic look at the playwright’s life.Associated Press photo/W. W. Norton & Company When “The Glass Menagerie” opened on Broadway…
“The Betrayers” is David Bezmozgis’ aptly titled and beautifully written new novel.Associated Press photo/Hachette The betrayals come thick and fast in David Bezmozgis’ aptly titled and beautifully written second novel,…
With a worldwide gross of over $6.2 billion, “The Lion King” stage musical has now achieved the most successful box office total of any work in any media in entertainment…
NEW YORK – Pink Floyd’s new album will arrive on Nov. 10. A Monday news release gives fresh details about “The Endless River,” the British rock ‘n’ roll group’s first…
Associated Press photo/Sugar Hill Records<br><br>Lee Ann Womack goes against the grain of modern country in her new album, “The Way I’m Livin,’” For more than a decade, Lee Ann Womack…
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San Francisco indie rocker Luke Sweeney, right, is bringing his psychedelic brand of folk-pop to Ska Brewing Co.’s SkaBQ on Thursday. Sweeney and his band churn out a sunny California…
Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., will be celebrating 30 years of independent book-selling all week with deals, specials and a party. On tap: “Thirty Years of Favorites,” an extensive list…
Dylan O’Brien is one of the young stars of “The Maze Runner.”Associated Press photo/20th Century Fox, Ben Rothstein The 20th Century Fox release easily outpaced the $13.1 million debut of…
Lady Gaga worked with Tony Bennett on the album “Cheek to Cheek,” out on Tuesday. The 28-year-old is on an international tour that wraps Nov. 24 in Paris.Associated Press photo/Zacharie…