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What the film ‘Operation Finale’ gets wrong

In fall 1957, as the world was moving on from World War II and the extermination of 6 million Jews, a teenage girl knocked on the door of a modest home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Orson Welles died before finishing his final film. It will debut this weekend after years of legal battles.

In 1937, radio and Broadway wiz kid Orson Welles found himself in a raging brawl with Ernest Hemingway. Picture it: a baby-faced matador up against a particularly self-aggrandizing bull. ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

How Native filmmakers are restoring cinematic narratives

You nervously down your beer at a Toronto bar, then race across the street to the theater where your film is having its international premiere. As you take your seat, it hits you: Your face,...

DATE: Aug 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Calendar

Friday Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Ben Gibson Band, noon, Durango Harley-Davidson, 750 S. Camino del Rio. ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

40 years ago, Tamarron was the site of a cinematic disaster

‘Avalanche’ starred Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster

DATE: Aug 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D’ to be remastered for IMAX

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s estate and IMAX are partnering to digitally remaster “Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D” into IMAX 3D. The partnership was announced Wednesday, which w...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Film about Hunter S. Thompson to start shooting next week in Silverton

Mountain town standing in for 1970s Aspen

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan String Band to perform at Cortez Public Library

The Journal The San Juan String Band is scheduled to perform from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cortez Public Library. The band will help the library launch its Wednesday Act...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Eddie Murphy is going to be a father for the 10th time

LOS ANGELES – Eddie Murphy is going to be a father for the 10th time. The actor and comedian’s publicist has issued a statement that the 57-year-old and longtime girlfriend Paige ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

John Goodman reveals Roseanne will be killed off in ‘The Conners’ spinoff

Dan Conner had a heart attack in the second-to-last season cliffhanger of “Roseanne.” He survived. Until he didn’t. John Goodman’s character, it was revealed by Roseanne in the la...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Art commission approves butterfly mural in north Durango

Piece to combine nature, technology on building on north Main Avenue

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 31-Sept. 6

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Leave No Trace Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | 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.