‘Coffee and Cigarettes’: An indie flick worth dusting off
Jim Jarmusch’s 2003 film is stylish and star-studded
DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
While ‘Avatar’ waits, Cameron dives into an abyss
In the documentary of his record-breaking deep-sea dive, “Deepsea Challenge 3D,” James Cameron asks, “Am I a filmmaker who does exploration work on the side, or am I an explorer who does fil...
DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Bible Belt filmmakers expand box office horizons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It’s the Hollywood ending every studio wants: Low-cost production and high returns at the box office.
Filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick seem to have the form...
DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Actors gain praise for ‘Blue is Warmest Color’
French film shook up the cinema world last summer
DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Review: ‘Life Itself’
One year after his death, the film industry honors famed movie critic Roger Ebert with the documentary “Life Itself.”
The title comes from the critic’s memoir and last written bo...
DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Boseman drips with charisma as James Brown
There’s a delicious moment in “Get On Up,” Tate Taylor’s new James Brown biopic, when Brown – played by Chadwick Boseman, in a thrillingly magnetic performance – is about to appear on the T....
DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Movies playing in Durango Aug. 1-7
Animas City Theatre
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)
Life Itself
Acclaimed director Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) and executive prod...
DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Cinema verite documentarian Robert Drew dies at 90
Filmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of the modern documentary who in “Primary” and other movies mastered the intimate, spontaneous style known as cinema verite and schooled a generation of infl...
DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
‘Hercules’ is schlocky but entertaining
LOS ANGELES – You’ll have to say one thing for Brett Ratner’s production of “Hercules”: This movie has a sense of proportion. Running just over 90 minutes, the movie is often clunky, but at ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Flashback film: ‘Foxes’ is fantastic teen flick
Adrian Lyne’s 1980 movie features young Jodie Foster
DATE: Jul 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Movies playing in Durango July 25-31
Animas City Theatre
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)
DamNation
This film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our nat...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
Review: ‘Lucy’
So let’s start with the enticing premise of Luc Besson’s “Lucy,” starring Scarlett Johansson: Human beings only use 10 percent of their brain capacity. Imagine what it would be like if we co...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
