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Real-life ‘Rocky’ gets his moment on-screen

Chuck Wepner to be played by Live Schreiber

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Movies playing in Durango May 5-12

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Zookeeper’s Wife (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)The time is 1939 and...

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

Val Kilmer announces ‘healing of cancer’

Val Kilmer says he’s had “a healing of cancer” months after saying he didn’t have cancer. The 57-year-old actor made the comment in a question-and-answer session on Reddit. ...

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

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and the power of dystopian fiction in the Trump era

In an introduction to a new paperback edition of the novel, Margaret Atwood herself described The Handmaid’s Tale as an “antiprediction,” made in the hope that “If this future can be describ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

What’s your passion?

Willowtail offers series of art, writing, herb classes in Mancos

DATE: Apr 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘The Circle’ isn’t half bad, but it’s only half good

“The Circle,” a technological thriller starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, didn’t screen for critics, usually a sign of fatally damaged goods. But the movie, an adaptation of a 2013 Dave Egg...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Another JonBenét Ramsey movie? Yes, but this one is different

Last fall’s glut of 20th-anniversary television specials on the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey felt like a race to the bottom: Which program would most grotesquely exploit the 1996 killi...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Arts Center to host upcoming exhibit, workshops, camps

Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will host the following events: The 3-dimensional exhibit, “Wunderkammers,” by Denver artist Alicia Bailey, opening reception will be 5 ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Telluride Blues & Brews adds artists to lineup

The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival has announced the addition of new artists to the lineup, stand-up comedy and live performance painting. Drive-By Truckers, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sorrel Sky to exhibit ‘Constant State of Change’ in May

The opening reception of the two-man show, “Constant State of Change,” by landscape painter Stephen Day and Navajo jeweler Ray Tracey, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 12 at Sorrel Sky G...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday Andy Janowsky, 5:30 p.m. Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. The Robin Davis Duo, 5:30 p.m., Balcony Bar and Grill, 600 Main Ave, 422-8008. ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Remembering Jonathan Demme

“If the story’s worth telling, I’ll tell it. And, arguably, everybody’s story is worth telling.” That was Jonathan Demme speaking during an interview 10 years ago, as he prepared ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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.