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Movies playing in Durango July 26-Aug. 1

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Acid Mine Nation, Ep. 1: My Journey to the Gold King Mine Spill (Tuesday only) What started out as the “littl...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

The trailer for the Mister Rogers movie is out and viewers have all the feels

Can you hear the Twitterverse collectively sighing with delight? That’s because Tom Hanks and Mister Rogers are trending. The trailer for Sony Pictures’ “A Beautiful Day in the Ne...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

How do the ‘Lion King’ movies compare? A closer look at 6 key elements

Judging by how the studio has been operating as of late, the circle of life now refers to the near-guarantee that the animated Disney movies we once watched, adored and probably owned on VHS...

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Universal to release two new films in its ‘Halloween’ saga

LOS ANGELES – Universal says it will release two new “Halloween” films, including one with the ominous title “Halloween Ends.” The studio said Friday that the first of the films, ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘It: Chapter Two’ cast talks intense shoot

SAN DIEGO – “It: Chapter Two” is not taking it easy on the grown losers’ club if the new trailer is any indication, and the shoot itself doesn’t sound much calmer than battling a demonic clo...

DATE: Jul 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango July 19-25

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Big Lebowski (Monday only) The plot of this comedy crime caper from the Coen Brothers pivots around a case...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Oliver Stone writing memoir, scheduled for 2020

NEW YORK – Oliver Stone has some memories to share, not all of them happy. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday that it had acquired a memoir by the Oscar-winning filmmaker....

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

‘The Lion King’ feels way more like ‘Hamlet’ this time – and that’s why it’s so good

From the stirring first moments of Disney’s upgraded “The Lion King” – a turbocharged animal fable that, like 2016’s “The Jungle Book,” uses photorealistic CGI animation to add visual heft a...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nods

LOS ANGELES – HBO’s “Game of Thrones” slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix, the streami...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Stuber’ may be the ugliest movie of 2019, and the stupidest

Give “Stuber” points for fair warning: Right out of the gate, a character makes a crude joke about anal sex, before embarking on a hyperviolent fight scene that’s as unattractively filmed as...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Disney cancels premiere after death of star Cameron Boyce

LOS ANGELES – Disney Channel has canceled the red-carpet premiere of its movie “Descendants 3” after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said in a statemen...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment