Film
Review: Pan
So much for yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. Inserting a grunge anthem into a tale that’s been transplanted from the turn of the 20th century to World War II…
Arts & Entertainment
Film
Movies playing in Durango Oct. 9-15
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Beetlejuice (Wednesday only) Thanks to the carelessness of a cute little dog, newlyweds Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin are killed in a freak auto…
Film
Hillary Clinton attempts to declaw ‘Saturday Night Live’
Kate McKinnon, left, portrays Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, portrays Val, appear during the “Bar Talk” sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” Most political candidates play themselves on…
Arts and Entertainment
Cindy Crawford talks selfies, models today and daughter Kaia
Model and businesswoman Cindy Crawford poses for a portrait to promote her book, “Becoming,” in New York.Amy Sussman/Invision “It’s empowering for kids to take their own image in their own…
Film
The ups and downs of Matt Damon’s highly unfortunate press tour for ‘The Martian’
Matt Damon poses for a portrait in promotion of his upcoming role in “The Martian” at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Damon found himself in hot water…
Film
Review: Sicario
Nonsense. The war is over and drugs won, and now we’re just trying to prevent the fire from consuming us. As one of the key players in “Sicario” so bluntly…
Film
Review: The Martian
What took you so long, Hollywood? Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” is arguably the warmest, cuddliest film ever made about the Red Planet, and that’s all the more surprising given Scott’s…
Film
Movies playing in Durango Oct. 2-8
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Becoming Bulletproof Documents the making of an original Western film called, “Bulletproof.” “Bulletproof” features actors with and without disabilities who meet every year at…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Calendar
Gallery tour and talk led by William Matthews, 5-6 p.m., Barbara Conrad Gallery, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Screening of documentary film “William Matthews: Drawn to Paint,” 6…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
The award-winning documentary “Alive Inside” will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday at Sunflower Theatre in Cortez.Courtesy photo The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., will exhibit handcrafted black-and-white darkroom…
Arts and Entertainment
Next Week: Not to Miss
Live electronic band SAVOY is coming to Animas City Theater with special guest Decadon Tuesday.Courtesy Animas City Theater SAVOY, now based in Brooklyn, is known for its rock- and dance-influenced…
Performing Arts
FLC welcomes another season of MET operas
Simulcasts open Saturday with tragedy ‘Trovatore’
Arts and Entertainment
San Juan Symphony opens 30th season, puts first music director candidate to the test
San Juan Symphony opens 30th season auditioning first of three guest conductors to fill music director slot
Performing Arts
Play finds life in a cup of coffee
Fort Lewis stages accomplished alum’s smart, witty comedy
Arts and Entertainment
Special effects are going old-school
Matt Damon stars in the film, “The Martian,” which features a pivotal dust storm shot in-camera using a mix of vermiculite and black paper to double for Mars detritus.Aidan Monaghan/20th…
Arts and Entertainment
Can Trevor Noah give ‘Daily Show’ a fresh vibe for millennials?
Trevor Noah appears on the set of his new show, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” in New York. Noah took over for Jon Stewart on Monday.Associated Press Jon Stewart…
Arts and Entertainment
Is it OK that Ryan Adams covered Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’?
Singer Ryan Adams released an album covering Taylor Swift’s entire “1989” album. Swift released the original album last October.Dan Hallman/Invision The record, highly anticipated by Swift and her legions of…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will present the William Matthews exhibit “Our West Now” showing Friday through Oct. 24, with an opening reception from 5 to 7…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Calendar
Parade of Homes, opens 3 p.m., various Durango area homes; “Homes Under the Stars” event, 5-9 p.m., 2167 Deer Valley Road, durangopoh.com. Opening reception: “The Up and Down of It”…
Books
Mikulencak’s ‘Burn Girl’ is worthy for any age
Durango author’s compelling novel is full of familiar places
Arts and Entertainment
Merely Players back at ‘found space’
Theatre group takes on the tensions of technology with ‘Cell Phone’ at VFW Hall
Arts and Entertainment
Acclaimed author Perrotta has mastered the craft of the crossover
In Durango for annual festival, author Perrotta is adored by literary circles and Hollywood alike
Film
Movies playing in Durango Sept. 18-24
(128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Unbranded On an epic 3,000-mile journey through the most pristine backcountry of the American West, four friends rode horseback across an almost contiguous stretch…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Calendar
Kirk James Blues Band, 4 p.m., Hideaway Grill, 18044 County Road 501, Vallecito Lake, 884-2964. Kevin Red Star, one-man show opening at Colorfest Gallery Walk, 5-9 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery,…
Arts and Entertainment
Anyone can be an art collector today
Creating and owning art is more than just a “goods and services” transaction, although arts and culture accounted for $700 billion in the U.S. gross domestic product in 2012. Art…
Arts and Entertainment
Carbon Leaf brings eclectic indie sounds to Strater
Virginia-based alt-country indie rock band Carbon Leaf performs at 8 p.m. Thursday at The Henry Strater Theatre.Kevin J Langan/Bullhorn Publicity With 23 years together and 12 studio albums, the polish,…
Arts and Entertainment
The Weekender
Some top picks for what to do this weekend in and around Durango.