Movies - The Durango Herald

Elba says race talk around Bond casting disappointing

LONDON – Even though Idris Elba isn’t trying to become the next James Bond, he’s disheartened that some people don’t think he should be considered for the spy role because he’s black. ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Annabelle’ is good, dumb – and scary – summer fun

Artistically, it’s hard to sustain, let alone build on, a popular horror franchise. The cinematic “Conjuring” universe – an interconnected series of hit horror films that began with 2013’s ‘...

DATE: Jun 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Review: What if we didn’t meet the Beatles?

The whimsical what-if comedy “Yesterday” poses the intriguing question: Had the Beatles never existed, would the world be a worse place to live? Related: If you were a struggling ...

DATE: Jun 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 28-July 4

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Enter the Dragon (Monday only) One of the most popular kung fu films ever, and perhaps the peak of the famed B...

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 21-27

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite/Petrushka (Sunday only) Carmen finds herself caught in a love triangle. Petrushka...

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

‘Gosh!’ Cult comedy ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ turns 15

SALT LAKE CITY – The cult comedy “Napoleon Dynamite” turns 15 years old this month, a milestone for a movie that became an early breakaway hit in today’s era of pop-culture geek celebration....

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

In ‘Late Night,’ Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling deliver sparkling wit and surprising sweetness

Forget national treasure: Emma Thompson could rent herself out as a national utility. In the alternately sharp-edged and generous-hearted comedy “Late Night,” she is so radiant, so utterly i...

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

New Mexico film industry up amid abortion fights elsewhere

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s film industry appears to be on the brink of a boom thanks to abortion law controversies in other states and expanded incentives. A recent spike in film pro...

DATE: Jun 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 14-20

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Wayne’s World Originally a skit on “Saturday Night Live” during the late ’80s and early ’90s, “Wayne’s World” ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

X-Men’s probable swan song a dirge

“Dark Phoenix” isn’t kidding about the “dark” part. The latest, and probably final, chapter in the X-Men superhero saga is a somber, even funereal affair – not in a stylish, Christopher Nola...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’: Not a good dog, but an OK one

All dogs are good dogs. Oh, sure, yours might poop in a shoe from time to time, or snatch a snack from the counter. But overall, the human race would be a lot better if we all strove – dogge...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 7-13

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Amazing Grace Concert footage from 1972 of Aretha Franklin performing songs from the best-selling gospel album...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming