Movies - The Durango Herald

Eric Idle looks at the bright side of (his own) life

NEW YORK – Eric Idle is writing a memoir, and Monty Python fans can guess the title: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. “We used to be babe magnets. Now we’re fridge magnets,...

DATE: Apr 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Infinity War’ wildly entertaining

What does Thanos want? That question lies at the heart of “Avengers: Infinity War,” the at-once dark, maddeningly open-ended yet fiercely entertaining new chapter in the Marvel Ci...

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

Movies playing in Durango April 27-May 1

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Outside In (Monday-Thursday only) After serving 20 years for the crime of essentially being in the wrong...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from ‘Austin Powers’ films, has died

LOS ANGELES – Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, has died. He was 49. A statement provided by Troyer’s re...

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

‘Super Troopers 2’ is a sequel stuck in permanent adolescence

In the sequel “Super Troopers 2,” a highway patrolman (Kevin Heffernan) shoots and kills a bald eagle intentionally. That’s the level of satire in a lowbrow comedy so irreverent i...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘I Feel Pretty’ misses the mark

“I Feel Pretty” suffers from a fatal flaw: its premise. Built around the notion that there’s something inherently hilarious – even crazy – about a woman not supermodel-thin or gorgeous behav...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Second annual Mancos Valley River Film Festival accepting submissions

Event will benefit Mancos Trails Group

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Film industry officials hope new governor boosts business

SANTA FE – Officials in New Mexico’s film and television industry say a new governor may help boost business for film production in the state. Gubernatorial hopefuls seeking to su...

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

Local writer taking story from paper to screen

Sarah Perkins working to get motorcycle-themed movie made

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

Movies playing in Durango April 20-26

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story Elephant rescues in Thailand are rare, unpredictable and often life-th...

DATE: Apr 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero’ is a tale of canine courage and companionship

Dogs that have been rescued, more often than not, return the favor, offering their human companions unconditional loyalty. In the case of the pooch at the center of “Sgt. Stubby: An American...

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

Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES – Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus” won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, died Saturda...

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

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday