Movies - The Durango Herald

Olivia Newton-John says she has breast cancer; cancels tour

NEW YORK – Olivia Newton-John says she has a breast cancer and is canceling her June tour. The 68-year-old singer said Tuesday she initially thought she was suffering from back pa...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Pirates’: Long, loud and overstimulating

It’s great to have a job watching – and then writing about – movies. But why does “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” have to feel so much like work? To be sure, it...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

A look back at Wonder Woman’s feminist (and not-so-feminist) history

During World War II, as Superman and Batman arose as mainstream pop symbols of strength and morality, the publisher that became DC Comics needed an antidote to what a Harvard psychologist ca...

DATE: May 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Baywatch’ has babes, not much else

If, indeed, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson ditches Hollywood to become our next commander in chief, “Baywatch” may be singled out as the low point of his pre-political career. That’s right – the ...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango May 26-June 1

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...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Alien: Covenant’ doesn’t reinvent the squeal

Michael Fassbender delivers a crafty, Cronenbergian double performance in “Alien: Covenant” that almost makes the movie worth its weight. Almost. A largely turgid, often thoroughl...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango May 19-25

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.a...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Familiar faces turn up in summer kids movies

If there’s a big-screen character you liked a few years ago, chances are that person is back for this summer of sequels. “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley can’t escape embarrassment in “The Long Haul...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Here’s how ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ could set up Marvel’s next deep-space hero

Adam Warlock is set up to be the next foe heading into the third “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie, after he was name-dropped in a post-credit scene in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” ...

DATE: May 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Depp to star in film as McAfee antivirus software inventor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Depp is set to star in “King of the Jungle,” a dark comedy about the eccentric inventor of McAfee Antivirus software, John McAfee. Condé Nast Entertainme...

DATE: May 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Deadwood’ actor Powers Booth dies at 68

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powers Boothe, the character actor known for his villain roles in TV’s “Deadwood,” and in the movies “Tombstone,” “Sin City” and “The Avengers,” has died. He was 68. ...

DATE: May 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

In ‘Snatched,’ Amy Schumer bungles through the jungle, laughing all the way

“Snatched,” an occasionally lazy but fitfully funny and generally pleasing comedy starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, is a good news/bad news proposition. But in terms of providing an hour...

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

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday