Arts & Entertainment

Ken Burns making documentary on country music
Film

Ken Burns making documentary on country music

January 20, 2014

Country fans have a wait ahead of them, though. PBS said Monday that Burns’ country music project isn’t set to air until 2018. The noted documentarian has several other projects…

Chairs that rock
Arts and Entertainment

Chairs that rock

January 19, 2014

artist’s divorce sets him free to pursue his dreams –carving art that’s winning in national shows

A&E Happenings for Jan. 21-23
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for Jan. 21-23

January 16, 2014

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. Dustin Burley, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com. Cribbage, open play/all levels welcome, 6 p.m.,…

Arts Briefs for Jan. 17
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Jan. 17

January 16, 2014

The Durango Arts Center will offer its inaugural Artist-in-Residency Program for contemporary and performing art with two one-week residencies offered in the spring and fall. The residency program is part…

Academy Awards odds, ends, facts, figures
Film

Academy Awards odds, ends, facts, figures

January 16, 2014

FIRST-TIMERS: It’s never too late for an Academy Award nomination. Just ask June Squibb, who is a first-time Oscar nominee for her supporting role in “Nebraska” at 84 years old.…

Academy Award nominations
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Academy Award nominations

January 16, 2014

1. Best Picture: “American Hustle,” “Captain Phillips,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Gravity,” “Her,” “Nebraska,” “Philomena,” “12 Years a Slave,” “The Wolf of Wall Street.” 2. Actor: Christian Bale, “American Hustle”; Bruce…

Box-office numbers for Academy Award nominees
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Box-office numbers for Academy Award nominees

January 16, 2014

“American Hustle,” Sony, $103,565,129, 10 nominations, H (Durango Stadium 9). “Captain Phillips,” Sony, $105,010,295, six nominations. “Dallas Buyers Club,” Focus, $16,769,169, six nominations, H (begins Jan. 24 at the Animas…

Kimmel’s show heads to SXSW festival in March
Film

Kimmel’s show heads to SXSW festival in March

January 16, 2014

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” said Thursday it will air five shows in March from Austin. The Texas city hosts the international showcase for music, film and interactive projects that’s in…

New study: Both e-books and print are popular
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New study: Both e-books and print are popular

January 16, 2014

Based on interviews conducted earlier this month, the study released Thursday shows 50 percent of respondents saying they have a tablet or stand-alone device such as Amazon.com’s Kindle. That’s up…

Climax to CBS series filmed 8 years ago
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Climax to CBS series filmed 8 years ago

January 16, 2014

Clockwise from foreground left, Alyson Hannigan, Neal Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders and Josh Radnor in a scene from “How I Met Your Mother.” Producers filmed the climactic scene of the…

‘Grown Ups 2’ leads Razzies worst-of list
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‘Grown Ups 2’ leads Razzies worst-of list

January 15, 2014

The silly comedy sequel about four childhood friends led the Razzie lineup Tuesday with eight nominations, including worst picture, sequel, ensemble, screenplay and lead actor for Adam Sandler. Sandler is…

Denver Art Museum to acquire major paintings
Visual Arts

Denver Art Museum to acquire major paintings

January 13, 2014

A tour group admires “A Painter at Work” by Paul Cézanne on Friday in the “Passport to Paris” exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. The painting is one of 22…

Fox chief: Forget pilot season for us
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Fox chief: Forget pilot season for us

January 13, 2014

Kevin Reilly has taken a step in that direction by doing away with pilot season – the frantic period in the spring when broadcast networks make test episodes of dozens…

Independent Film Channel drops film; now just IFC
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Independent Film Channel drops film; now just IFC

January 13, 2014

Viewers of “Portlandia” or other quirky comedies had probably figured that out by now. But the network’s general manager, Jennifer Caserta, said Thursday that the corporate paperwork has been signed…

U.S. Best-selling books for Jan. 14
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Jan. 14

January 12, 2014

Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) 2. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Little, Brown and Co.) 3. Dog Songs by Mary Oliver (Penguin Press HC)…

Movies in 2014 to keep an eye on
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Movies in 2014 to keep an eye on

January 12, 2014

2013 was a tale of two cinemas. Blockbusters like “The Lone Ranger” and “After Earth” flopped spectacularly while many in the industry (including Steven Spielberg) bemoaned the increasingly commercial trajectory…

At the Movies
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At the Movies

January 9, 2014

Taylor Kitsch, left, as Michael Murphy and Mark Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell in a scene from the fact-based film “Lone Survivor.”Gregory R. Peters/Universal/Associated Press Lone Survivor (Playing at the Durango…

A&E Happenings for Jan. 16-19
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A&E Happenings for Jan. 16-19

January 9, 2014

Souper Thursday with Robby Overfield & The Breaks, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792, www.skabrewing.com. Susan Wise, mixed media acrylic paintings, opening reception 5-7 p.m., ENO, 723…

Arts Briefs for Jan. 10
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Jan. 10

January 9, 2014

Merely Players will hold auditions for the spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz,” on Tuesday and Wednesday. Auditions are open to adults and students in grades 4 to 12 who…

Old meets new in ’14 video game lineup
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Old meets new in ’14 video game lineup

January 9, 2014

Following last year’s release of Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4, many games scheduled to debut this year will harness the power of those next-generation systems in hopes of…

Woody Allen’s upcoming film to be 1920s comedy
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Woody Allen’s upcoming film to be 1920s comedy

January 9, 2014

Woody AllenAndrew Medichini/Associated Press Little had been known about Allen’s next film before Thursday when Sony Pictures Classics announced it will distribute “Magic in the Moonlight.” It stars Colin Firth,…