Movies - The Durango Herald

Sundance adds documentary about Michael Jackson accusers

LOS ANGELES – Sundance said Wednesday that a documentary about two boys who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse will premiere at its film festival later this month, while the Jackson est...

DATE: Jan 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Liz Cheney: Christian Bale blew his chance to play ‘a real superhero’ – her father

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., fired back Wednesday at actor Christian Bale, who said Sunday in an acceptance speech at the Golden Globes that Satan was an inspiration for his portrayal of her fat...

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

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 11-17

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote (Sunday only) Cervantes’ eccentric hero Don Quixote leaves on journey full o...

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

Margot Robbie to play Barbie in live-action film

LOS ANGELES – Margot Robbie will bring Barbie to life in a live-action film. Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures announced Tuesday that Robbie will star as the iconic doll in the fra...

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

Movies playing in Durango Jan. 4-10

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Boy Erased Jared is the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his...

DATE: Jan 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

What to know about the Netflix choose-your-own-adventure story, ‘Black Mirror’

“Black Mirror,” Charlie Brooker’s acclaimed anthology series about the darker side of technology, can often be unsettling because the storylines feel like they are one app update from happen...

DATE: Dec 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Oscar contender or guilty pleasure? Filmgoers face tough decisions this season

As the year comes to a close, filmgoers face a decision at the ticket window: Should you prepare for awards season by catching up on the contenders, or shut off your brain for a couple hours...

DATE: Dec 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 28-Jan. 3

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Boy Erased Jared is the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents at...

DATE: Dec 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Aquaman’: Hard to catch breath in this undersea adventure

How is the “Aquaman” movie? A better question might be: How are the “Aquaman” movies? The new action-adventure flick, a stand-alone spinoff of DC Comics’ “Justice League” franchise centering...

DATE: Dec 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 21-27

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Boy Erased Jared is the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents at...

DATE: Dec 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Laverne & Shirley’ star Penny Marshall has died at age 75

NEW YORK – Penny Marshall, the trailblazing director of smash-hit big-screen comedies such as “Big” and “A League of Their Own” who first indelibly starred in the top-rated sitcom “Laverne &...

DATE: Dec 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Spider-Verse’ lives up to the hype

Miles Morales makes the most of his Hollywood moment. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” the multidimensional mind-trip from Sony Pictures Animation, feels less like the seventh...

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming