Movies - The Durango Herald

‘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

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 14-20

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Beautiful Boy Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, “Beauti...

DATE: Dec 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Study finds female-led films outperform male ones

NEW YORK – Female-led films have consistently outperformed male-led movies at the box office, according to a study initiated by Time’s Up, the organization formed by prominent women in the e...

DATE: Dec 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Green Book’ is the rare Hollywood crowd-pleaser that triumphs on all counts

The title of “Green Book” derives from a period when African-Americans often traveled at their own risk, especially in the Jim Crow South. Unwelcome in many restaurants, hotels and other pub...

DATE: Dec 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Gary Hart movie revisits scandal that seems quaint now

“The Front Runner” chronicles 21 tumultuous days in 1987 when the worlds of politics, journalism and entertainment tilted on their respective axes, a seismic shift in priorities and protocol...

DATE: Dec 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

A passer-by calls 911 about a man dangling from a roof; it was a Clark Griswold dummy

It was only minutes before sunrise when Alfred Norwood Jr. slammed on his brakes, stopping his truck in the middle of the road, and turned on his hazard lights. The 65-year-old ve...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 7-13

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For additional showtimes, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) National Theatre Live: Macbeth (11 a...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Andy Irons: Kissed By God’ tackles mental illness, addiction

Professional surfer Andy Irons seemed to have everything going for him: multiple championship titles, money and fame. But he was also battling mental illness and an opioid addicti...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

NPR fires critic David Edelstein after ‘Last Tango’ joke

NEW YORK – NPR’s “Fresh Air” has parted ways with contributor David Edelstein after the film critic made a joke about the rape scene in “Last Tango in Paris” on his Facebook page after Mond...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Movies playing in Durango Nov. 30-Dec. 6

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Andy Irons: Kissed by God (5:30 and 8 p.m. Dec. 6 only) A film about bipolar disorder and opioid addict...

DATE: Nov 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

British film director Nicolas Roeg dies at age 90

LONDON – Nicolas Roeg, the prominent British film director known for making provocative films and working with rock stars Mick Jagger and David Bowie over a six-decade career, has died. He w...

DATE: Nov 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming