Arts & Entertainment

The new Tolkien movie is about fellowship, but that’s not quite as fun as lords and rings

By virtue of its marketing campaign (and, um, its name), the film ‘Tolkien” suggests that it is a portrait of the formative years of J.R.R. Tolkien, the English author of “The Hobbit” and “T...

Disney’s blockbuster 2019 will be followed by year of unknowns

Walt Disney Co. is barreling toward a record-setting year in 2019, with “Avengers: Endgame” already poised to become the biggest blockbuster of all time. A live-action “Aladdin” w...

It’s a long shot that rom-com ‘Long Shot’ will entertain you

“Long Shot,” a fantasy-fueled romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, establishes its reality-adjacent ethos from the jump: In its tensely amusing opening scene, Rogen’s cha...

Movies playing in Durango May 10-16

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The River and the Wall Five friends go on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas border...

Netflix’s ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ feels weirdly in awe of Ted Bundy

In the first trailer for Netflix’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron struts around as Ted Bundy, the infamous serial killer responsible for the sex...

Movie inspired by plush toys delivers a beautiful message

The story behind UglyDolls – the toys, not the new animated movie about them – is a real charmer. Aspiring artist/storytellers David Horvath and his then-girlfriend Sun-Min Kim created the f...

Something’s rotten about ‘Intruder’

When casting was announced two years ago for the “The Intruder,” the working title was “Motivated Seller.” The thriller stars Michael Ealy and Meagan Good as a young couple who move into the...

Movies playing in Durango May 3-9

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The River and the Wall Five friends go on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas border...

John Singleton helped redefine American pop culture, and his impact is still being felt today

Everyone remembers their first time seeing “Boyz n the Hood,” the electrifying 1991 writing and directing debut of John Singleton, who died Monday at the age of 51. It was easy to be jolted ...

Sigourney Weaver helps school celebrate ‘Alien’ production

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – Sigourney Weaver helped make a New Jersey high school’s encore stage production of “Alien” a special event. “Alien: The Play” had drawn widespread praise afte...

What the Heckboy: Theater near church avoids ‘Hellboy’ title

DICKSON, Tenn. – A Tennessee movie theater that sits across from a church and next to an elementary school is promoting the latest movie in the “Hellboy” franchise as “Heckboy.” ...

‘Avengers: Endgame’ a fitting end

If there’s a single phrase that sums up the guiding principle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the interdependent series of superhero movies that, with the arrival of this week’s “Avengers...
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