‘A canvas never goes into shock’ and other observations by a tattooer moonlighting as an artist
This time, Tom Kipp’s designs are on paper, not skin, for show at Lost Dog
DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts
‘Downton’ producer doesn’t shut door on big-screen film
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – With “Downton Abbey” coming to an end, its executive producer is offering hope that a follow-up movie is at least a possibility.
By ending the TV dram...
DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Jon Stewart signing off ‘Daily Show’ fake newscast for real
NEW YORK (AP) – After more than 16 years and nearly 2,600 telecasts, Jon Stewart can feel proud of his scads of Emmys and his pair of Peabody Awards, his cultural gravitas (he hung with the ...
DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Jon Stewart's friends, enemies and frenemies through the years
Jon Stewart is famous for a lot of things after 16 years on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” but one legacy will certainly be — his takedowns. It quickly became clear after Stewart took ov...
DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Movies playing in Durango July 31-Aug. 6
Animas City Theatre
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)
Jaws
(Wednesday only) Based on Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel, Steven S...
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Review: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation
With “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” we’re getting the best Bond movie since “Casino Royale” in 2006.
OK, so Ethan Hunt isn’t James Bond and the Impossible Missions Force is...
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Review: Vacation
Few comedy franchises in film history have a more bizarre saga than the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” series.
Yup, the original Harold Ramis/John Hughes film from 1983 was a low-r...
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
A&E Calendar
Friday
“The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” performed by kids enrolled in the Durango Arts Center Applause! summer performing art camp, 1 p.m., Durango Arts Center Theater, 802 Ea...
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
Open Shutter to open two shows
The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., will present an exhibit of color photo transfers by Michigan-born, now-local artist Arista Slater-Sandoval,...
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
The Weekender
Top picks of what to do this weekend in Durango
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
The highbrow road trip
With music and drama stops in Pagosa Springs and Creede
DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
How a rebellious frat boy became Dr. Seuss
For all the stories Dr. Seuss has told you, have you ever heard his own? How a boy from Springfield, Massachusetts, become the man whose work is the gold standard of children’s literature? ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Books
