Arts & Entertainment

Performing Arts

Raucous, racy and right on

succeeds with its production of rock musical ‘Spring Awakening’

November 12, 2015

Music

Second candidate to lead symphony

is joined by violin soloist Fain

November 12, 2015

Performing Arts

‘The Bicycle Men’ is back for another spin

musical comedy returns to Durango Arts Center

November 12, 2015

Music

Andy White, played drums on Beatles’ first hit, dead at 85

White, 85, died Monday at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. He died several days after suffering a stroke, his…

November 11, 2015

Performing Arts

Finding a voice in ‘Spring Awakening’

musical has power to speak across generations

November 5, 2015

Books

Why I love David Sedaris (and you should, too)

Durango show is sold out, but don’t let that stop you from reading the giant of literary humor

November 5, 2015

Film

Review: The Peanuts Movie

About 65 years after the launch of the much-beloved “Peanuts” comic strip and a half-century after the Golden Age of…

November 5, 2015

Film

Review: He Named Me Malala

In the animated prologue that opens “He Named Me Malala,” Guggenheim presents the story of Malala’s prophetic namesake, the legendary…

November 5, 2015

Film

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 6-12

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) He Named Me Malala An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when…

November 5, 2015

Visual Arts

A museum director who believes in more than the gallery walls

Michael Govan NEAR FLAGSTAFF, Arizona – The big gala is approaching, but Michael Govan is a long way from his…

November 2, 2015

Film

Sarah Gavron’s ‘Suffragette’ is a feminist passion project

Pizzello/Invision <br><br>Sarah Gavron, left, director of the film “Suffragette,” and cast member Carey Mulligan pose together at the Four Seasons…

November 2, 2015

Performing Arts

Keira Knightley: Motherhood puts everything in perspective

Actress Keira Knightley stars in the title role of Emile Zola’s melodrama “Therese Raquin.”Associated Press file photo That’s one of…

November 2, 2015

Film

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 23-29

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) A Nightmare on Elm Street (Friday only) A group of teenagers are terrorized by…

October 29, 2015

Film

Review: Our Brand is Crisis

Granted, her outfits are a disaster, her hair is usually disheveled (albeit in a $200 salon job kind of way),…

October 29, 2015

Film

Review: Burnt

Adam is the kind of guy who punishes himself by taking up a seemingly impossible task: shucking a million oysters.…

October 29, 2015

Performing Arts

‘Tannhäuser’ is an accessible, Grimm-inspired opera

MET stages struggle between the sacred and profane

October 29, 2015

Visual Arts

Slavery as unavoidable subject matter

Durango artist Mike Brieger’s new show draws on an uncomfortable theme

October 29, 2015

Books

1920s drama inspires author

Greaves masterfully blends fact, fiction to create compelling characters

October 29, 2015

Music

Folsom releases ‘Big Buffet’

album for local musician

October 26, 2015

Film

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 23-29

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Young Frankenstein (Thursday only) Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, after years of living down the family…

October 22, 2015

Film

Review: Steve Jobs

Michael Fassbender stars as Steve Jobs in “Steve Jobs.”Universal Pictures via AP It’s an eccentric storytelling choice on the part…

October 22, 2015

Film

Review: Irrational Man

In the dark, wickedly funny and sometimes flat-out wiggy little number titled “Irrational Man,” Allen returns to an idea he…

October 22, 2015

Film

Review: Rock the Kasbah

Also, Bruce Willis recently appeared on “Today” and said “Rock the Kasbah” is Bill Murray’s “best movie.” That would be…

October 22, 2015

Film

Review: The Last Witch Hunter

“The Last Witch Hunter” does not work as campy escapism or as a guilty pleasure or as one of those…

October 22, 2015