Movies - The Durango Herald

William Peter Blatty, author of ‘The Exorcist,’ dies at 89

William Peter Blatty, an author whose novel The Exorcist and his later screenplay for the 1973 film about a demonic possession became a phenomenon and stirred fierce public debate about the ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Jan 13-19

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Lion (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a tr...

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

Natalie Portman says co-star Kutcher paid 3 times as much

Natalie Portman says Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in 2011’s “No Strings Attached.” Portman tells Marie Claire she knew about the pay differen...

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

Golden Globe predictions 2017

Who will win at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night? Who should? Who could surprise everyone? Here are our predictions in the major categories: Best picture, drama “Hacksaw Ri...

DATE: Jan 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Hidden Figures’ is terrific

One of the many reasons I’m so grateful for “Hidden Figures,” Theodore Melfi’s terrific movie about three African-American women who made integral contributions to the U.S. space program, is...

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

Movies playing in Durango Jan 6-12

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Eagle Huntress (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)Aisholpan, a 13-year-ol...

DATE: Jan 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Have you seen the best movies of 2016?

Every year, my fellow movie reviewers and I bemoan the current state of cinema – Too many comic-book flicks! Not enough substance! Where are the musicals/love stories/chick flicks of yore? W...

DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Carrie Fisher reportedly suffers heart attack on plane

Actress Carrie Fisher suffered a major cardiac episode while on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday, and has been rushed to the hospital, according to multiple reports. ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Hotels in Southwest Colorado vie for spot in Hunter S. Thompson movie

Durango, Silverton and Telluride offer filming locations

DATE: Dec 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Star-studded Rob Reiner movie ‘Shock and Awe’ filming in D.C.

WASHINGTON – Hey, isn’t that ... movie director Rob Reiner, overseeing a shoot of his upcoming politics-and-journalism flick “Shock and Awe” outside the National Press Building? S...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Doctor Strange’ satisfactory but not quite strange enough

When it comes to movies, few genres have grown as stale as the superhero variety. It often seems like studios are intent on taking decades of wonderful comic book source material and process...

DATE: Nov 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Forest Whitaker joins ‘Black Panther’ cast

LOS ANGELES – Forest Whitaker is coming to the Marvelverse. Marvel says the Oscar-winning actor is joining the cast of “Black Panther.” Whitaker will portray an elder statesman na...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | 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