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The secrets to making a great Stephen King movie

Since the second half of 1983, when “Cujo,” “The Dead Zone” and “Christine” rolled into theaters, one after another, it’s been unofficial Hollywood writ that no Stephen King novel, novella o...

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

While you were watching summer’s biggest TV show, you missed summer’s best TV show

A curious thing happened on the way to television greatness this summer: The highly anticipated return of a critically revered show that some viewers might avoid because of its reputation as...

DATE: Sep 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Harley Quinn teams with Batman in new movie

Harley Quinn’s animated homecoming is quite the grown-up affair in Warner Bros. Animation’s latest straight-to-home-video DC Comics movie. Harley Quinn is now a movie star (“Suici...

DATE: Sep 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Singer Tom Jones postpones US tour due to medical issues

LONDON – Singer Tom Jones has postponed his planned U.S. tour because of health issues. He said on Twitter on Saturday that his fall tour will be delayed “following medical advice...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 1-7

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Only Living Boy in New York (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Thomas Web...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Shelley Berman, comedian-bard of everyday life, has died

NEW YORK – Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday Durango Labor Day Party, 5 p.m., downtown Durango, 10th Street and Main Avenue, http://bit.ly/2wlny8d. Terry Hartzel, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.,...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Only Living Boy’ starts strong, goes off rails

It’s hard to know what to make of the protagonist of “The Only Living Boy in New York,” a dour but idealistic aspiring writer in his early 20s who, when he learns that his father is having a...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

New novels bring thrills to West

Now is a great time for fans of characters and books about the West. Two of the best writers who shine a light on our part of the nation have published new novels. C.J. Box’s Par...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Did ‘Thelma & Louise’ move the needle for female-led films?

NEW YORK – When Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon clasped hands, stepped on the gas and flew over the canyon ridge in that memorable ending to “Thelma & Louise,” many in Hollywood believed they...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Real-world walkers? ‘The Walking Dead’ is getting the Pokémon Go game treatment

Last year, it was the augmented-reality challenge of Pokémon Go that brought new life to geo-gaming. This year, AMC is hoping that terrain-based gamers will muster the same excite...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

No great ‘Leap!’: Tale of an aspiring ballerina falls short by recent animated-fare standards

Anyone who’s ever dreamed of tutus, tights and toe shoes will likely get a kick out of “Leap!” But the Weinstein Co.’s first animated film under the Mizchief banner – the tale of a determine...

DATE: Aug 28, 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.