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Crazy Rich Asians features likeable cast in a generic story

Friday, 17 August 2018 05:21 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

Rating: «« out of 4 ««««

Running Time: 120 minutes

This week sees the wide release of the romantic-comedy Crazy Rich Asians, based on a bestselling book. The movie is told from a somewhat different perspective than your typical Hollywood flick and shows off some incredible locations in and around Singapore. This is...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Aug. 17, 2018

Friday, 17 August 2018 05:20 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

It’s time again for another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This is an incredibly busy edition that features one of the year’s biggest films. In general, there’s plenty for all tastes. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

Affairs of State - This independent suspense picture involves a young campaign aide in Washington, D.C. who is desperate to gain power. He makes an impression on a presidential candidate, but complicates his own life when he becomes romantically involved with both the wife and daughter of his new employer. This effort got a limited release a couple...

Showcasing the Ceremonial’s ‘Best in Show’

Friday, 10 August 2018 08:04 By Dee Velasco For the Sun

Artisans’ works on display at ART123

The Best in Show night was held Aug. 7 at the Gallup ART123 gallery in connection with the 97th Annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial.

Gallup ART123 Director Rose Eason says she;s pleased to partner with Ceremonial on this event each year, bringing in the “Best in Show” award winners, as well as “Best in Class” winners, along with some special awards for different categories of art.

“This is our 2nd Annual Best in Show night and the gallery is happy to put them on for one special night,” she said. “Everyone can get to enjoy a sneak peek of the exhibit hall and preview of all the amazing artwork that is out...

Tiny Tots Pageant El Morro Theatre

Friday, 10 August 2018 08:02 Gallupsun Staff

Navajo-Hopi contestant Alyssa Tia Little, 6, stands patiently while her aunt Elaine Owens ties a tsiiyéeł, a traditional Navajo bun, in her hair before she competed in the Tiny Tots Pageant Aug. 6 at El Morro Theatre in Gallup. Photo Credit: Cayla Nimmo

Zuni contestant Sydney Lyle Ray Peyketewa, 5, introduces herself at the Tiny Tots pageant Aug. 6 at the El Morro Theatre in Gallup. Peyketewa was crowned the “Little Princess” of the pageant. Photo Credit: Cayla Nimmo

Tiny Tot pageant contestant Alyssa Tia Little hugs best-dressed Masaani (grandma) contestant Helene Waybenias after telling Waynenias her clans in Navajo before the Tiny Tots pageant began Aug. 6 at the El Morro Theatre in Gallup. Photo Credit: Cayla Nimmo

Gallup, N.M., Aug. 6, 2018

BlacKkKlansman balances history with humor

Friday, 10 August 2018 08:01 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

Rating: ««« out of ««««

Running Time: 135 minutes

Over the years, director Spike Lee has given us a varied and fascinating collection of films that include titles like Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), He Got Game (1996), Summer of Sam (1999), The 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Old Boy (2013) and many others. His latest, BlacKkKlansman, is a true story based on an autobiography of a black detective who attempted to infiltrate a Colorado chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Like many adaptations of real events, it’s a little messy and overstuffed. Regardless, it makes its point effectively and memorably.

The story is set in the late 1970s...