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‘Isn’t It Romantic’ is a rom-com parody for people who hate rom-coms (but also secretly love them)

The comic actress Rebel Wilson makes any movie better – and frequently steals the show. She did it in “Pitch Perfect,” among many other films in which she plays the second lead, with a combi...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Happy Death Day 2U’ keeps the ‘Groundhog Day’ premise and goes back to the future

The 2017 thriller “Happy Death Day” took a “Groundhog Day”-like concept – a young woman must relive the same day, over and over – and put it in service of a largely uninspired college-set ho...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Sunflower Theatre will host multimedia ‘Martian Chronicles’

Live stage, radio performance to be performed in March

DATE: Feb 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, star of ‘Downfall,’ dies at 77

BERLIN – Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in “Downfall” and an angel in Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire,” has died. He was 77. German n...

DATE: Feb 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Cortez arts committee creates mural brochures, walking tours

It’s hard to miss the more than 40 murals scattered throughout Cortez, but finding information about the public works of art hasn’t been so easy. That changed recently as the Cort...

DATE: Feb 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

The long-awaited ‘Alita’ isn’t a good movie – it’s more like four lousy ones

We have to talk about the eyes. There they are, staring from the screen like saucers – or, as some have pointed out, like the glare of Gollum – in nearly every frame of “Alita: Ba...

DATE: Feb 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘The Vagina Monologues’ will include reading by men

Annual show will be performed Friday, Saturday at Strater

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Merely Players brings ‘Doubt’ to Second Avenue

Theater company opens award-winning play at Durango Arts Center

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Center of Southwest Studies to host new exhibits

The Journal Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College is unveiling its new exhibits rotation showcasing new items and artifacts in its two permanent galleries, one dedicat...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Report: Seven women claim singer Ryan Adams was inappropriate

NEW YORK – A In the story published Wednesday, a 20-year-old female musician said Adams, 44, had inappropriate conversations with her while she was 15 and 16. Identified by her middle name ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Forever Tango’ show at Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College canceled

Luis Bravo’s “Forever Tango” show that was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 12) at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College has been canceled. The reason for the canc...

DATE: Feb 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

There’s another horror movie involving a creepy kid, and it’s actually really good

Creepy children are a mainstay of the horror genre. Going back to “The Bad Seed” and beyond, children have proved capable of unnerving audiences with a combination of precocious dialogue and...

DATE: Feb 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.