Arts & Entertainment
Film
‘How to Be Single’ is raunchy, rote and not terribly romantic
Cut from the same cloth as “Sex and the City” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” – both explicitly quoted – with a dash of “Girls” thrown in for whiny, self-defeating good…
Film
‘Anomalisa’ – You’ve never seen anything quite like this
You might have a co-star in the form of your significant other, and supporting players, aka your co-workers and your boss and your friends, and there’s an endless supply of…
Film
‘Zoolander 2’ doesn’t impress
Such a gimmick was hardly a new idea even then, but “Goldmember” co-writer and star Mike Myers and director Jay Roach executed the celebrity cameo drive-by with precise comedic timing.…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Feb. 5-11
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Anomalisa A man struggles with his inability to connect with other people. Rated R. The Danish Girl The remarkable love story inspired by the…
Neighbors
How sweet it is as DAC honors supporters
The DAC switched it up a bit this year, holding it on Thursday rather than a Saturday near Valentine’s Day, but that didn’t keep the crowd away. I remember thinking…
Film
Great answers to a stupid question about female comics
The new TBS show “Full Frontal” starring the former “Daily Show” correspondent Samantha Bee debuted Monday.Associated Press file photo The “debate” has its modern origins in a 2007 Vanity Fair…
Music
The Black Lives Matter protest that you missed from Beyoncé’s halftime show dancers
Beyonce performs during halftime at the Super Bowl Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.Matt Slocum/Associated Press This confirms what many have been saying: Beyoncé dominated the Super Bowl. With a performance…
Film
The movie that foretold the rise of Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s rule-smashing romp may have no precedent in the annals of presidential campaigns, but the template for his remarkable rise was laid out in a little-known film masterwork half…
Arts and Entertainment
Wild stories on stage: The Raven Narratives brings live storytelling event to Durango Arts Center
Reviving the art of a true story well told, The Raven Narratives brings live storytelling event to Durango Arts Center
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
The Durango Arts Center (DAC) announces the following events: The Saturday Series presents Viewpoints: An Inspiring Approach to Creating Theatre with Leah Brewer from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts calendar
Singer/songwriter Hannah Liberman performance, 6 – 8 p.m., Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Saturday “Viewpoints: An Inspiring Approach…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Feb. 5-11
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Youth Two longtime friends vacation in the Swiss Alps. Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along…
Film
Pride and Prejudice – now with zombies!
Answer: Apparently not. All great respect to Ms. Austen and her classic novel, but we’ve seen so many film and television adaptations, not to mention modern twists such as “Bridget…
Film
Don’t forget to bring your tissues to ‘The Choice’
Sparks writes the novels and Hollywood makes the movies, and just about every time out, you get your sun-dappled Carolina romance and your PG-13 sex scenes and your crusty but…
Film
‘Hail, Caesar!’ is a movie to celebrate
“Hail, Caesar!” is pure popcorn fun – a visual treat, a comedic tour de force and a sublime and sly slice of satire. What a deep and wonderful love the…
Film
‘Gilmore Girls’ fans: Before you get too excited about the Netflix reboot, remember this
Alexis Bledel arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2013. Netflix says “Gilmore Girls” will be revived with the show’s original stars, Lauren Graham, who plays Lorelai…
Film
Four-legged fur balls take to the field in Kitten Bowl
A kitten plays with a toy football during a taping of the Kitten Bowl III. The Hallmark Channel taped Kitten Bowl III ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast.Associated Press But…
Film
FX’s ‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ is near-perfect and arrives at the perfect time
FX<br><br>Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” For, as creator Ryan Murphy and his collaborators on FX’s masterful “The People v. O.J.…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Jan. 29-Feb. 4
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Spotlight The riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of…
Film
‘The Finest Hours’ brings the sap
Yeah yeah yeah – they’re pampered actors and they’re really not at risk and no doubt there were fluffy warm towels and changes of clothes waiting for them at the…
Film
‘Kung Fu Panda’ back for third round
DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 2” (2011) ended with a revelation: The biological father of Po (voice of Jack Black) is alive and living in a faraway panda Shangri-La. That…
Performing Arts
‘Turandot’ serves everything on the menu
FLC continues MET Live program with Chinese fairy tale
Arts and Entertainment
Arts BRIEFS
MarchFourth! will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The dance floor will be open. MarchFourth!’s original music is anchored by funky…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts calendar
Black Velvet duo, 5:30 – 10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 259-8801. Saturday The Met: Live in HD…
Arts and Entertainment
Snow news is good news at 2016 Snowdown Follies
Things seem to be looking up for event
Film
What Chelsea Handler gets right and wrong in her Netflix episode about race
Chelsea Handler, star and executive producer of “Chelsea Does,” is interviewed at the premiere of the Netflix documentary series at the 2016 Sundance Film.Associated Press Handler has been criticized for…