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University of New Mexico revamps film program amid demand

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico has revamped its film and digital arts program amid the demand of film and television productions in the state. The school announced thi...

DATE: Apr 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sometimes, miracles do happen

Of the many ways for a child to almost die, being submerged in frigid water is one of the more survivable. The body conserves heat for the vital organs, and the cold slows oxygen depletion i...

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

Movies playing in Durango April 19-25

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) They Shall Not Grow Old (Starting Saturday) Peter Jackson directs this homage to the British troops of the Fir...

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

Review: Issa Rae is the best part of ‘Little,’ a pretty unfunny reversal of the movie ‘Big’

In “Little,” an obnoxious Atlanta tech entrepreneur faces two dilemmas: She’s just been transformed back into her 13-year-old self, and she has to pitch a new product to her biggest client o...

DATE: Apr 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Review: ‘Missing Link’ is missing something

Men, women and not-so-mythical beasts have world-spanning adventures in the ingeniously wrought and intermittently enthralling “Missing Link.” Although it breaks new ground visual...

DATE: Apr 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer released

“This movie, in addition to being the end to these three trilogies, is also its own movie. It’s about the new generation,” filmmaker J.J. Abrams told the flock of fans Friday at Star Wars Ce...

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

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ is title for next ‘Star Wars’ film

“No one is ever really gone,” says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which audiences finally learned will be called “Star Wars: The Rise of...

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

Review: ‘Hellboy’ reboot has more gore and profanity than the original, but that doesn’t make it better

Sometimes, “more adult” does not mean “more mature.” That’s the central problem facing “Hellboy,” the reboot of the comic book character popularized in films by Guillermo del Toro. ...

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

Twitter removes Trump video for use of ‘Dark Knight’ score

WASHINGTON – Twitter removed a campaign video posted by President Donald Trump after Warner’s Bros. Pictures complained about the use of the score from its 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises....

DATE: Apr 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Newcomer Emma Corrin nabs Diana role in ‘The Crown’

LOS ANGELES – Lady Diana Spencer, aka Princess Diana, is joining Netflix’s “The Crown.” British newcomer Emma Corrin will play the ill-fated future wife of Prince Charles in the d...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Seymour Cassel, mischievous character actor of independent films, dies at 84

Seymour Cassel, an Oscar-nominated character actor who played raconteurs, street toughs and cha-cha-dancing hoodlums, frequently collaborating with independent filmmakers John Cassavetes and...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango April 12-18

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age (Sunday only) In the 1920’s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming