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‘Detroit’ daring and disturbing

In “Detroit,” director Kathryn Bigelow concentrates and refracts the 1967 riots in that eponymous city through the lens of one of its most notorious yet largely forgotten incidents, when a g...

Movies playing in Durango Aug. 4-10

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Maudie (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Based on a true story. An unlike...

‘Wonder Woman 2’ sets December 2019 release date

LOS ANGELES – “Wonder Woman 2” is set to storm theaters on Dec. 13, 2019. “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot is set to reprise her role as Diana of Themyscira. But a director has yet t...

‘The Emoji Movie’ has a zero score on Rotten Tomatoes – critics are eviscerating the film

There is perhaps no single emoji to reflect just how savagely film critics are trashing “The Emoji Movie.” A succession of skulls and dumpster fires would only begin to suggest the intensity...

‘Atomic Blonde’ like a bad date

For reasons that have nothing to do with destructive power or hair color, “Atomic Blonde” is no “Wonder Woman.” Despite its bloody, sharply choreographed action sequences, its wid...

Movies playing in Durango July 28-Aug. 3

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For more information, visit www.animascitytheatre.com.) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next...

Taraji P. Henson to host Black Girls Rock honoring Issa Rae

NEW YORK – Taraji P. Henson will host BET’s 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards honoring “Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae and others. BET said the Oscar nominee and “Empire” actress ...

Aquaman used to be a king – now he’s a vigilante

Dan Abnett is sending Aquaman somewhere he’s never been: deep into the sea. When in Atlantis sitting atop the throne, he’s just Arthur Curry, the half-Atlantean, half-human king o...

“Girls Trip” unleashes laughter and love – along with a torrent of R-rated raunch

Hot on the heels of “Rough Night” comes another raunchy comedy about girls – or, rather, grown women – gone wild. “Girls Trip” follows a quartet of longtime friends who convene in New Orlean...

Diahann Carroll reflects on a career of firsts on stage and screen

WASHINGTON – Diahann Carroll, at 81, welcomed a visitor to her “fabulous” suite at Washington’s Willard Intercontinental Hotel – marble bathroom, dining table for eight, stunning views of th...

Creators, cast of ‘Stranger Things’ debut season 2 trailer

SAN DIEGO – The creators of “Stranger Things” premiered a trailer for the show’s second season at Comic-Con on Saturday that was so new, even the cast hadn’t seen it. The Duffer B...

Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ differs from the original – that’s what makes it great

Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of “The Beguiled” came in for a bit of a beating upon its release thanks not to what is on the screen but what isn’t. Or, rather, who isn’t: Coppola’s d...