Arts & Entertainment

‘Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D’ to be remastered for IMAX

The partnership was announced Wednesday, which would have been the singer’s 60th birthday. It will be released in IMAX theaters…

San Juan String Band to perform at Cortez Public Library

The San Juan String Band, from left, Carol Calkin, Joni Vanderbilt, Joan Green and Laurie Swisher, play a sample of…

Eddie Murphy is going to be a father for the 10th time

The actor and comedian’s publicist has issued a statement that the 57-year-old and longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher are expecting their…

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 31-Sept. 6

Jack Reynor, left, and Myles Truitt star in the thriller “Kin.”Alan Markfield/Lionsgate via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)…

Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing

As Franklin’s powerful vocals from classic gospel performances were piped through the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History…

Dylan Farrow to publish two young adult fantasy novels

The story is set in a fantasy world where those in control of society use magic to change the truth.…

Photo: ‘Next to Normal’ opens at Durango Arts Center

Local musicians committed to the cause

Durango has a rich music community, but can you make it playing here?

Merely Players tickets available

du1-i-syn People may purchase season ticket packages, a flex pass or a package of their own design through Merely Players’…

Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist to Trump for use of song

Tyler’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to the president Wednesday, a day after the song “Livin’ on the Edge” was…

Grammy-winning country star Gretchen Wilson arrested

Wilson has been charged with breach of peace. State police responded to Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, just after…

Netflix draws flak for show about Mexico City elites

Netflix announced Monday that “Made In Mexico,” which follows the lives of Mexico’s City’s “wealthiest elites,” is set to debut…

Danny Boyle departs James Bond over ‘creative differences’

Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, along with star Daniel Craig, announced Tuesday that Danny Boyle has exited…

Review: ‘Alpha’ is a boy-meets-wolf love story

Kodi Smit-McPhee, right, plays an young Ice Age man who befriends a wolf in “Alpha.”Alan Markfield/Sony Pictures Entertainment But calling…

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 24-30

Melissa McCarthy stars in “The Happytime Murders.”Hopper Stone/STX Entertainment via AP (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) NTLive: Macbeth (1…

At VMAs, Madonna gets backlash after bizarre Aretha Franklin tribute

Madonna presents a tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Monday…

Aretha Franklin, secret style icon: With the drop of a fur coat, she proclaimed her self-worth

Aretha Franklin sings during a dedication ceremony at The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16,…

Riders in the Sky moseying to Durango

‘America’s Favorite Cowboys’ to play two nights at Bar D Chuckwagon

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is an escapist rom-com delight, but it’s also a lot more than that

From left, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu star in “Crazy Rich Asians.”Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros. Pictures On the surface,…

Durango Arts Center presents musical for our fractured time

At the time, the nation’s top literary award was controversial but not because of subject matter. The award generally went…

‘BlacKkKlansman’ Spike Lee’s best movie in years

Adam Driver, left, and John David Washington star in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.”David Lee/Focus Features via AP The introductory sequence to…

‘Queen of Soul’ had feature role in Durangoan’s film

Franklin played Mother Nature in ‘Snow Monsters’

Aretha Franklin, music’s ‘Queen of Soul,’ dies at 76

Singer Aretha Franklin performs during the inauguration ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on…

Aerosmith to launch residency in Las Vegas next year

The rock band announced Wednesday that “Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild” would kick off April 6, 2019, at the Park Theater,…