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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...

Ben Affleck addresses rumors that he’s out as Batman

SAN DIEGO – Ben Affleck is still Batman. The actor shot down rumors that he would be hanging up his cape for the stand-alone Batman film, even though he recently ceded directing responsibili...

Actor John Heard, of ‘Home Alone’ movies, dies at 72

NEW YORK – Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the “Home Alone” series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 72. His death was confirme...

‘Dunkirk’: Hero of the action genre

“Dunkirk” wastes no time dialing the intensity up to 11. Opening with a fleeting moment of calm, Christopher Nolan’s blast furnace of a World War II thriller introduces us – unde...

Celebrate canines with Bow Wow Film Festival in Durango

All proceeds benefit La Plata County Humane Society

Movies playing in Durango July 21-27

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Beguiled (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)The story unfolds during the ...

Filmmaker seeking home video of bears

Documentary will explore wildlife researchers’ findings

George A. Romero, father of the zombie film, is dead at 77

NEW YORK – George Romero, whose classic “Night of the Living Dead” and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless...

Disney fans get look at ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’

ANAHEIM, Calif. – When it comes to Disney, they like to keep it in the family, whether it’s getting a football team’s worth of original Disney princesses to cameo in “Wreck-It Ralph 2,” reun...

‘Apes’ spins a soulful tale

The best thing about the rebooted “Planet of the Apes” film series has always been the apes. These motion-capture creatures – representing intelligent, even soulful chimpanzees, gorillas, or...

A likable cast in an unentertaining tale

“Wish Upon” revives the Orientalist mysticism at the heart of the teen-friendly “Gremlins” – an enigmatic Asian artifact leads to mayhem and murder – but it’s nowhere as entertaining as the ...