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Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Dane DeHaan stars in “A Cure For Wellness.”
Gaslight Theatre

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

La La Land

(102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)Sebastian and Mia are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart. Rated PG-13.

Fences

An African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life. Rated PG-13.

Live Action Shorts

(Wednesday only) 85th Academy Award Nominees including: “Asad”: A boy from a poor Somali village must decide between piracy and life as a fisherman. “Buzkashi Boys”: Two boys in Afghanistan, a blacksmith’s son and an orphan living on the streets, dream of winning a popular and fierce polo match. “Curfew”: A young man on the verge of commiting suicide receives a call from his sister asking him to baby sit his niece. “Death of Shadow”: A soldier attempts to ransom his soul from Death and return to the girl he loves. “Henry”: Henry, an elderly concert pianist, undergoes a series of confusing experiences as he serches for his wife. Not rated.

Durango Stadium 9

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

A Cure for Wellness

(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799, www.allentheatresi nc.com) An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure. Rated R.

Fist Fight

On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell is trying his best to keep it together amid senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland, who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed. Rated R.

The Great Wall

(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) The story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. Rated PG-13.

Fifty Shades Darker

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together. Rated R.

The LEGO Batman Movie

(Also available in 3-D with surcharge) In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO Movie” a hit, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman –stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Rated PG.

John Wick: Chapter 2

In this sequel to the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate. Bound by a blood oath to help him, Wick travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest assassins. Rated R.

A Dog’s Purpose

The soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog that finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. Rated PG.

Hidden Figures

The untold story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. Rated PG.

Animas City Theatre

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



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