Movies - The Durango Herald

‘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

‘King Arthur’ hits reset on legend

Make no mistake: “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” is a superhero origin story. To be sure, it’s an attempt not to reinvent the well-worn wheel of Arthurian legend, but to retrof...

DATE: May 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Kill Bill’ actor Michael Parks dies at 77

NEW YORK – Michael Parks, a prolific character actor and a favorite of directors Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith, has died. He was 77. Parks’ agent, Jane Schulman, says the acto...

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

Movies playing in Durango May 12-18

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Princess Bride (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(Wednesday only) A lowl...

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

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ improves on the first

In 2014, the groovy, lighthearted “Guardians of the Galaxy” was a breath of fresh air, at least when it comes to superhero movies. Then, like now, there was a trend to make every comic book ...

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

‘Guardians 2’ is bigger, better

With a title slyly evoking the music-compilation aesthetic embodied by its 1970s-hit-heavy sound track, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” manages to re-create the formula of self-aware, snark...

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

Movies playing in Durango May 5-12

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Zookeeper’s Wife (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)The time is 1939 and...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Val Kilmer announces ‘healing of cancer’

Val Kilmer says he’s had “a healing of cancer” months after saying he didn’t have cancer. The 57-year-old actor made the comment in a question-and-answer session on Reddit. ...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘The Circle’ isn’t half bad, but it’s only half good

“The Circle,” a technological thriller starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, didn’t screen for critics, usually a sign of fatally damaged goods. But the movie, an adaptation of a 2013 Dave Egg...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Another JonBenét Ramsey movie? Yes, but this one is different

Last fall’s glut of 20th-anniversary television specials on the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey felt like a race to the bottom: Which program would most grotesquely exploit the 1996 killi...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Remembering Jonathan Demme

“If the story’s worth telling, I’ll tell it. And, arguably, everybody’s story is worth telling.” That was Jonathan Demme speaking during an interview 10 years ago, as he prepared ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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