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DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Oct. 28, 2016

Friday, 28 October 2016 04:45 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

It’s another busy week with all kinds of new releases arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. You’ll find all of the highlights below. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure and give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

Captain Fantastic - A single dad decides to raise his six kids...

A new sort of comedy hits Gallup’s funny bone

Friday, 21 October 2016 01:54 By Dee Velasco For the Sun

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 the show. In this case, performers came up with topics — with help from the audience — like acting out scenes from newspaper headlines, and one-person monologues.

The local comedians on the bill were: Isiah Yazzie, Eric Trevizo, Adrianne Chalepah, guest Jamar Hall, and Efron Yazzie.

Knifewing Segura, Downtown Conference Center owner, said improv comedy is new to...

Project uncovers oral histories of women along Historic Highway 66

Friday, 21 October 2016 01:52 Staff Reports

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

Friday, 21 October 2016 01:52 Photos by Hawk Segura

The Fabulous Miss Wendy band, a punk rock band from Hollywood, stopped at the Juggernaut Oct. 18 for a show.

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

Friday, 21 October 2016 01:51 By Glenn Kay For the Sun

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...