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Movies playing in Durango May 13-19

Animas City Theatre

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)

Purple Rain

(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(Thursday only) Prince is the Kid, a rock star still in the early days of his rise as frontman of a hot new band. Music, as it is for so many, is an escape from his tumultuous reality – his father is an abusive alcoholic, his mother is distant and unfeeling, his home is a wreck. He meets Apollonia, an aspiring singer (and real-life protégé of his), and starts up a romance. But their magnetic attraction to each other isn’t enough to overcome the Kid’s echoes of his father’s destructive behavior, and a merciless musical rival (Morris Day, also playing himself) steps into the turmoil to steal away everything the Kid cares about. The film will be followed by a Prince music video dance party. Rated R.

The Breakfast Club

(Wednesday only) Whether your were a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess or a criminal in high school, you can quote this film by heart! We’ll provide the pixie stix, come leave the imperfect world for a while, and show that when you grow up, your heart doesn’t die! Rated R.

City of Gold

In this richly penetrating documentary odyssey, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America. Rated R.

First Monday in May

An unprecedented look behind the scenes of two of New York’s premier cultural events, The First Monday in May follows the creation of “China: Through The Looking Glass,” the most attended fashion exhibition in the history of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the 2015 Met Gala, the star-studded fundraiser that celebrates the opening of the exhibition. Rated

A Hologram for the King

An American businessman travels to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to sell a holographic telecommunications system to the country’s king. Desperate to make the deal in order to stay afloat in a failing economy, he learns to navigate this unfamiliar culture with the help of a taxi driver and a local doctor. Rated R.

Gaslight Theatre

(102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)

One More Time

(102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)(Wednesday only) Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut – relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy – and selfish – father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback. As the two reunite, Jude is forced to confront her problems, including troubled relationships with her father and overachieving sister, as well as her wobbly career and faltering love life. As Jude and Paul butt heads, they unexpectedly find themselves on a journey that may redefine their lives. Not rated.

Money Monster

Lee Gates is a TV personality whose insider tips have made him the money guru of Wall Street. When Kyle loses all of his family’s money on a bad tip, he holds Lee and his entire show hostage on air threatening to kill Lee if he does not get the stock up 24 and a half points before the bell. Ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth. Meanwhile, the hostage situation sheds light on a possible scandal involving the company in question. With elements of “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Network,” “Money Monster” is a very timely piece in these economic times. Rated R.

Captain America: Civil War

Steve Rogers leads the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps – one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability. Rated PG-13.

Durango Stadium 9

(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com)

The Darkness

(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com) As a family returns home from vacation at the Grand Canyon, they innocently bring home a supernatural force that preys off their own fears and vulnerabilities, threatening to destroy them from within, while consuming their lives with terrifying consequences. Rated PG-13.

Captain America: Civil War

(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) Steve Rogers leads the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps – one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability. Rated PG-13.

Keanu

Clarence and Rell are two cousins who live in the city but are far from streetwise. When Rell’s beloved kitten, Keanu, is catnapped, the hopelessly straight-laced pair must impersonate ruthless killers in order to infiltrate a street gang and retrieve the purloined feline. But the incredibly adorable kitten becomes so coveted that the fight over his custody creates a gang war, forcing our two unwitting heroes to take the law into their own hands. Rated R.

Mother’s Day

A romantic comedy that follows intertwining stories about the lives of several mothers as the holiday approaches. The film features an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis. Rated PG-13.

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land; two renegades – Eric the Huntsmen – who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover, Sara set out to stop them. Rated PG-13.

The Jungle Book

(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) An all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of man, promises to eliminate what sees as a threat. Rated PG.

Zootopia

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together – a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when rookie officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. Rated PG.



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