Gallup Sun

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This week sees a mix of some studio fare, independent arthouse and genre flicks, as well as some interesting documentaries. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



BIG NEW RELEASES!






BRAINWASHED: SEX-POWER-CAMERA: This documentary tells the history of cinema, but focuses on one previously unexamined aspect. Using clips from titles from the late 1800s to present, the movie shows how the visual grammar of cinema creates discrimination, pay inequity and other problems like sexual harassment. It includes Interviews and thoughts from...

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This film from A24 is currently in theaters.

The Whale is a unique drama that poses remarkable risks and challenges for its filmmakers. It is a gloomy tale set entirely within one tiny location featuring a small number of characters with a lead who is an empathetic yet deeply flawed individual.

Honestly, there are so many ways in which this film could have gone wrong. All of the performances have to be perfect and the movie has to remain interesting despite being set in one place over a short period of time. The fact that this film is so compelling speaks wonders for all involved.

Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is an online...

Betty Johnson, of Gallup, died Jan. 20.  She was 86.

She was born in Gallup on Oct. 22, 1936.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents John and Pearl Bertinetti, and her sister Patti Doty.

She is survived by her husband Riley “Cookie” Johnson; her sons Riley Jr., wife Ann, Rick, wife Pam, and John, wife Kelly; her eight grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and numerous family members and friends.

Funeral services will be held at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 21320 S. Greenfield Rd. in Gilbert, Ariz., on Feb. 4 at 11 am.

Memorials and flowers can be sent to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Tiny Art is coming to Gallup

If Gallup’s murals are her wardrobe, Tiny Art will be her accessories.

gallupARTS and Gallup MainStreet are partnering to bring Tiny Art to town this spring with a project to turn unsightly bits of infrastructure into beautiful little surprises.

As a movement, Tiny Art is about putting little spots of art in unexpected places. That takes different forms in different communities; Gallup will follow the model of the Itty Bitty Art project in Boulder, Colo., in which local artists took on small projects to repair urban wear and tear with art.

“They took blemishes in the environment like cracks or missing tiles and they had artists creatively intervene...