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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ writer says she’s leaving sequel because of pay disparity

A female screenwriter for the popular film “Crazy Rich Asians” has left the Warner Bros. sequel over what she alleges was a pay disparity with a white male counterpart. Adele Lim,...

DATE: Sep 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

New ‘It’ film portrays painful true chapter of LGBT history

BANGOR, Maine – Moviegoers from Maine who watch the film “It: Chapter Two” this weekend might recognize a scene that draws on a painful event from the state’s history. The scene i...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Police: Man broke into Taylor Swift’s home, took off shoes

WESTERLY, R.I. – Police say a man who broke into Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Rhode Island took off his shoes because he wanted to be polite. Westerly police who responded...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Sept. 6-12

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Peanut Butter Falcon Zak is a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from a residential nursing home t...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Country musician Dierks Bentley fined for illegal Colorado fishing

DENVER â€“ Country music star Dierks Bentley has been fined $139.50 for fishing without a license after Colorado concertgoers reported him to state officials. The Denver Post r...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Arts Calendar

Wednesday, Sept. 4 Early Literacy Playdate, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Terry Rickard, 2 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Joker’ early reviews are mostly raves – does it reinvent the superhero movie?

“Joker” is shaping up to be a savvy move: By simultaneously lowering the stakes and raising expectations, the latest screen depiction of Batman’s most creatively fertile villain is already s...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

For Timothée Chalamet, becoming ‘The King’ was terrifying

VENICE, Italy – Timothée Chalamet is already one of the most acclaimed young actors working today, but he says that the prospect playing young Henry V in “The King” was terrifying. ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Justin Bieber is confronting his struggles with fame in real time

Justin Bieber said in a candid Instagram post Sunday that he isolated himself and turned to “heavy drugs” at 19 while struggling to cope with his rapid rise to fame. The 25-year-o...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Tribute concert of Avicii’s music to benefit mental health

NEW YORK – A benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late star Avicii is being planned for Dec. 5 in Stockholm. Proceeds will support the work of the new...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood goes all-in on original films

NEW YORK – When 20th Century Fox greenlit James Mangold’s “Ford v. Ferrari” – an original movie with a nearly $100 million budget – the director’s agent had some advice. “Enjoy th...

DATE: Aug 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Popular Living History talks returning to Durango

‘Eleanor Roosevelt’ and ‘Nikola Tesla’ continue the Chautauqua tradition

DATE: Aug 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

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.