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A new sort of comedy hits Gallup’s funny bone

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Audiences both laugh and participate with Rez City Improv

A unique type of comedy was in full swing at the Gallup Downtown Conference Center at 204 W. Coal Ave. on Oct. 15, when Rez City Improv & Comedy showcased the talents of local comedians.

Improv acting entails performances with absolutely no rehearsal prior to...

Project uncovers oral histories of women along Historic Highway 66

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On Oct. 27 at 5:30 pm, documentarian Katrina Parks brings her latest women’s history project to Gallup’s El Morro Theatre, 207 W. Coal Ave, for an evening of screening and discussion. The event is free and open to the public.

The Women On The Mother Road in New Mexico: Route 66 Oral Histories reexamines iconic Route 66 from a female, New Mexican perspective. The Women On The Mother Road is a follow up to Parks’ first women’s history documentary, The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound.

The program will highlight several notable Gallup women and include filmed interviews with several Harvey Girls whose lives intersected with Route 66 — Katherine Augustine from Laguna Pueblo...

Hollywood punk-rock band The Fabulous Miss Wendy rocks Gallup

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‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’ isn’t all that necessary

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Rating: «« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 101 min.

Once again, what is funny to some is certainly not to others. A couple of weeks back, I saw a Zach Galifianakis comedy that I got a kick of out... it was strange, surreal, and brought a smile to my face. Less than a month later, he’s back in a completely different type of flick. However, this one just didn’t work for me. Keeping Up with the Joneses is predictable and comes across about as bland as its suburban sprawl setting.

Jeff Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis) is an affable human resources manager at a local tech firm, happily married to his interior designer wife Karen (Isla Fisher). However, with the kids off at summer camp, they...

‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ is simply unremarkable

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Rating: «« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 118 min.

To be honest, I wasn’t that big a fan of Tom Cruise’s first foray as Jack Reacher, a tough-as-nails ex-Major who can’t help but find trouble wherever he wanders. Frankly, I can’t remember much about that movie, other than some particularly stiff, hard-boiled dialogue between the characters that just didn’t play.

Regardless, a new thriller has arrived in the form of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. It corrects a few of the issues I had with the previous installment and replaces them with new problems.

The story finds Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) stopping various crimes while traveling across the country to meet Major Susan Turner...

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