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David Lynch getting lifetime achievement award at Rome Fest

ROME – American director David Lynch will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Rome Film Fest. The festival will open Oct. 26 with director Scott Cooper’s ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

George RR Martin to headline film forum in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Author and producer George R.R. Martin will be among the experts participating in an upcoming forum on the film industry and its effects on New Mexico. The discussion i...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Review: Of Cartography adventurous, playful

Before even opening the pages of Esther Belin’s newest collection of poems, Of Cartography, the multi-talented artist/poet reveals hints about her intentions. Belin’s cover illustration depi...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Pianist George Winston playing in Durango

Legendary pianist I had the chance to talk to him about his new album and what he considers the highlights of a decadeslong career. Q: Let’s talk about “Spring Carousel” a littl...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Esther Belin to talk about her new book at Maria’s Bookshop

For Bayfield writer and artist Esther Belin, her new book of poems, Of Cartography, was a long time coming. Belin, whose 1999 book From the Belly of My Beauty won the American...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Arts Calendar

Friday Durango Friends of the Arts fall luncheon and silent auction, 10 a.m., $45, Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Art and design alumni exhibition, 10 a.m., Art Gallery, Fort...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Oct. 13-19

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Truth about Lies (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Gilby Smalls is havin...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Sexual harassment, rape accusations pile up against Harvey Weinstein

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, already suspected of decades of sexual harassment, came under withering fire Tuesday with a new report accusing him of raping three women he had worked with dur...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘My Little Pony: The Movie’: Sugary sweet and only slightly sticky

Lollipop-sweet and rainbow-bright, the four-legged gal pals of Ponyville go clippity-clopping from the small screen to the big in “My Little Pony: The Movie.” With its only slight...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

The lasting legacy of the Doors

LOS ANGELES – The door to the Doors is numbered 420. A quirk of circumstance that feels comically ordained. Technically, this is the entrance to the Doors Music Co., the licensed ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

‘The Mountain Between Us’: Part survival drama, part romance, after a plane crash

As snowflakes go, few are more special than the ones that alight with pristine delicacy on Idris Elba’s eyebrows in “The Mountain Between Us.” Those preternaturally attractive snowflakes kno...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Battle of the Sexes’ is about a tennis match – but it feels a lot like the 2016 election

Like so much in pop culture these days, “Battle of the Sexes,” seems specially made for our divisive times. Never mind that the real-life events from the movie took place in 1973. ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | 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.