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Volunteers needed for Durango Film Festival

Volunteers are needed for the 2017 Durango Independent Film Festival, March 1-5. The film festival is an opportunity for volunteers to have fun and connect with filmmakers and the...

DATE: Jan 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson to announce Oscar nominees

LOS ANGELES – Oscar winners Brie Larson and Jennifer Hudson will help announce this year’s Academy Award nominees. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Friday revea...

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

‘Sherlock’ season finale leaks online 1 day before premiere

LONDON – There’s a little less mystery about the season finale of the television series “Sherlock” after a Russian version of the episode leaked online. The show’s official Twitte...

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

Think you can sing? Prove it

Durango Voice 2 looking for competitors

DATE: Jan 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Ryan Reynolds named 2017 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Ryan Reynolds, who earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing the title role in 2016’s “Deadpool,” was named Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatr...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89

William Peter Blatty, an author whose novel The Exorcist and his later screenplay for the 1973 film about a demonic possession became a phenomenon and stirred fierce public debate about the ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Friday Joel Racheff, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Annual underclassman gala, 7 p.m., Durango High School auditorium, 2390 Main Ave., 1096box...

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

Opening reception of ‘Vision All Together’ exhibit to be Jan. 19

The opening reception for art exhibit “Vision All Together: Performance Art for Video” will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. “Vision All Toget...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Movies playing in Durango Jan 13-19

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Lion (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a tr...

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

British TV trailer shows Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson

A British TV network has offered the first glimpse of actor Joseph Fiennes playing Michael Jackson in an upcoming comedy series. Sky Arts has released a trailer for its upcoming “...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Natalie Portman says co-star Kutcher paid 3 times as much

Natalie Portman says Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in 2011’s “No Strings Attached.” Portman tells Marie Claire she knew about the pay differen...

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

U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd to headline Bonnaroo

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Weeknd are set to headline the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June. Festival organizers announced the 2017 festiv...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

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.