Movies - The Durango Herald

Subtle (very) ‘gay moment’ in new Disney film generates buzz

To be clear: “Brokeback Mountain,” this isn’t. The so-called “gay moment” in Disney’s new live-action version of “Beauty and the Beast” is subtle – so subtle that one could easily...

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

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange take on Bette and Joan’s infamous feud

“Feud: Bette and Joan” chronicles the cruel rivalry between two women during the making of 1962’s “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” – a horror film about a cruel rivalry between two women. ...

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

Movies playing in Durango March 3-9

Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) (Movies starting Monday) (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.all...

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

Peele turns his focus to directing

LOS ANGELES – Jordan Peele is “kind of done” with performing. While that might be a dagger in the hearts of fans who came to know and love Peele as an uncannily calm Barack Obama,...

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

Durango Film kicks off Wednesday night

Durango Film: An Independent Film Festival is in its 12th year of bringing cool movies, panels and filmmakers to Durango, and this year is no different. Running from Wednesday through March ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) Lion (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)Ad...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘A Cure for Wellness’ may leave you feeling both invigorated and confused

At nearly 2½ hours long, “A Cure for Wellness” may qualify as the world’s longest, most agonizing teaser. For most of that duration, the gorgeously disturbing new film by Gore Ver...

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

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) La La Land (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc....

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

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ a fun action-comedy

After almost two decades of grim, gritty Batman films, it’s great to see the Caped Crusader lighten up. A sorta-sequel to 2014’s “LEGO Movie,” “The LEGO Batman Movie” is delightful pop-cultu...

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

‘Fifty Shades Darker’: No, spank you!

The box-office smash “Fifty Shades of Grey” was a better movie than E.L. James’ “Twilight” fan-fiction deserved. The romance novel about an S&M-loving billionaire who falls for a bookworm wa...

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

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’: Stylish, hyperviolent and almost irrationally satisfying

John Wick, as fans of the eponymous 2014 hit about a ruthlessly efficient assassin already know, once killed three people in a bar, using only a pencil. That legend gets repeated in the new,...

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

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 10-16

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

DATE: Feb 7, 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