Movies - The Durango Herald

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...

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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...

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘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...

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

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 ...

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

Movies playing in Durango July 14-20

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Hero (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Lee Hayden is a Western icon with...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Quentin Tarantino’s next movie will reportedly focus on the Charles Manson murders

Violence-and-race-obsessed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film will reportedly focus on the Manson family murders – a series of murders carried out by cult followers of Charles Manson, ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Christopher Nolan didn’t know how famous Harry Styles is

LOS ANGELES – Director Christopher Nolan and actor Mark Rylance didn’t know quite how famous Harry Styles was before “Dunkirk.” The young people in their lives certainly did. “I d...

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Actor LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Actor Shia LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness. The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office says the 3...

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘True Blood’ actor Nelsan Ellis dead at 39

NEW YORK – Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for playing the character of Lafayette Reynolds on “True Blood,” has died at age 39. Ellis’ manager Emily Gerson Saines confirmed the act...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

A refreshing reboot for Spidey

In “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Tom Holland’s 15-year-old webslinger, Peter Parker, is more mathlete than athlete, a geeky high school sophomore whose beanpole physique is as likely to be sheat...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Patton Oswalt engaged to marry actress Meredith Salenger

NEW YORK – Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt is engaged to marry actress Meredith Salenger, his publicist confirmed Thursday. The couple recently went public with their relationshi...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango July 7-13

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Hero (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Lee Hayden is a Western icon with...

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming