Arts & Entertainment

Rip Torn of ‘Larry Sanders Show,’ ‘Men in Black,’ dies at 88

LOS ANGELES – Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as “Men in Black,” and win an Emmy in hi...

Review: Convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall

This new round of “Stranger Things” – which is way too long and far too convoluted – brings out the Sigmund Freud in me. I can’t help but view it as an interpretive rumination on ...

Movies playing in Durango July 5-11

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Biggest Little Farm A testament to the immense complexity of nature, The Biggest Little Farm follows two d...

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is the best kind of superhero film

Words like “goodbye,” “ending” and “closure” are merely notional in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where it seems like just yesterday we were bidding a damp-eyed adieu to some of the MCU’s m...

Treasure hunting film begins production in New Mexico

SANTA FE – An independent film about two sisters searching for pirate treasure will be filmed in New Mexico. The New Mexico Film Office made the announcement Monday. “S...

Elba says race talk around Bond casting disappointing

LONDON – Even though Idris Elba isn’t trying to become the next James Bond, he’s disheartened that some people don’t think he should be considered for the spy role because he’s black. ...

‘Annabelle’ is good, dumb – and scary – summer fun

Artistically, it’s hard to sustain, let alone build on, a popular horror franchise. The cinematic “Conjuring” universe – an interconnected series of hit horror films that began with 2013’s ‘...

Review: What if we didn’t meet the Beatles?

The whimsical what-if comedy “Yesterday” poses the intriguing question: Had the Beatles never existed, would the world be a worse place to live? Related: If you were a struggling ...

Movies playing in Durango June 28-July 4

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Enter the Dragon (Monday only) One of the most popular kung fu films ever, and perhaps the peak of the famed B...

Movies playing in Durango June 21-27

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite/Petrushka (Sunday only) Carmen finds herself caught in a love triangle. Petrushka...

‘Gosh!’ Cult comedy ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ turns 15

SALT LAKE CITY – The cult comedy “Napoleon Dynamite” turns 15 years old this month, a milestone for a movie that became an early breakaway hit in today’s era of pop-culture geek celebration....

In ‘Late Night,’ Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling deliver sparkling wit and surprising sweetness

Forget national treasure: Emma Thompson could rent herself out as a national utility. In the alternately sharp-edged and generous-hearted comedy “Late Night,” she is so radiant, so utterly i...
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