Arts & Entertainment

Elvis’ Cadillac among items at Calif. auction

A 1969 Chevrolet C/10 Baja race truck once owned by actor Steve McQueen is among hundreds of items once owned…

Is an R-rating a scarlet letter at the multiplex?

A recent study by the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) found that, last year, Hollywood produced 177 R-rated films…

Comedy is not pretty at the box office

Once a staple of summer and one of the most bankable genres in movies, comedies have lost their edge at…

Would you pay $50 to see a flick? Some fans did

In a small-scale marketing experiment, for $50 some fans got to see Brad Pitt’s hotly anticipated zombie thriller “World War…

Sequel to ‘World War Z’ in works

The infected scale the Israeli walls in a scene from “World War Z.” Paramount Pictures will likely develop a sequel…

U.S. Best-selling Books for June 25

Fiction 1. Inferno by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) 3. Bad Monkey…

Carrey denounces ‘Kick-Ass 2’

says his film is too violent

‘Dirty Deeds’ make for high drama

season is underway at the Strater

Affordable housing

Cortez man writes his second mystery book

lawyer takes readers to the courtroom

A&E Happenings for June 25-26

Steve McCurry’s latest exhibition, “The Importance of Elsewhere” is now on display at the Open Shutter Gallery. Included is this…

A&E Happenings for June 27

Steve McCurry’s latest exhibition, “The Importance of Elsewhere” is now on display at the Open Shutter Gallery. Included is this…

Long-lost Bennett-Brubeck recording discovered

Dave Brubeck and Tony Bennett perform in 1962 in Washington. A tape of the live session, which recently was found,…

Arts Briefs for June 21

The Great Mancos Arts Roundup will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at various studios and galleries…

Young actors don’t miss a step

Players quartet nails tricky Hitchcock farce ‘39 Steps’

‘Anything Goes’ at Utah Shakespeare Festival

Corey Jones will star as King John in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of “King John.”Karl Hugh/Utah Shakespeare Festival…

If I only had a brain

Artists pitch in for The Scarecrow Show at Animas Valley Farms

Algonquin Books a small press with a big publishing imprint

Maria’s Bookshop will look to bridge the gaps between writers, readers and publishers Monday night at the Rochester Hotel’s garden.…

Tony Soprano more than a memorable TV character

The passage of time since “The Sopranos” ended in 2007 brought that all of that into sharp relief even before…

James Gandolfini, 51, dies of cardiac arrest

James Gandolfini, shown in 2007 as Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the last episodes of the HBO…

Finally! Black Sabbath scores first No. 1 album

Until today. For the first time, Black Sabbath has claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard‘s album chart with “13,”…

Stream: Natalie Cole revisits dad’s legacy, ‘en Espanol’

Cole, 63, says her debut collection of songs in Spanish is a project that “had been germinating f”or years and…

The news team goes Global in new ‘Anchorman 2’ trailer

Mustached broadcaster supreme Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his San Diego news team — Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind…

TV tonight: ‘Sex,’ ‘Friends’

Admit it: The title caught your eye, which is precisely why National Geographic chose it. From other networks that might…

‘Plimpton!’ profiles the esteemed writer

Plimpton served as a role model for other writers and editors, but he was also admired by athletes, actors and…

Tony Awards a boon for Broadway

Data from The Broadway League on Monday shows exposure and statuettes on the June 9 telecast helped many shows have…

U.S. Best-selling books for June 18

Khaled Hosseini’s And the Mountains Echoed is at or near the top of most national best-seller lists this week. Hosseini…

Film series ends with doc about gay bishop

Screening helps kick off Pride Festival

‘Doogie Howser’ star back to Broadway in ’14

Less than two weeks after hosting the 67th Annual Tony Awards, Neil Patrick Harris confirmed he’s returning to the stage.…

On a quest for laughs

Pagosa’s Thingamajig opens a summer of ‘Spamalot’