Rated PG
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Barbara Windsor
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.75/5
Word of Warning: This one is properly rated. Although it’s dark, partly due to the 3D glasses, I don’t think it would be terribly frightening for the [...]

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The Mayor of HeidiTown would like to thank the Academy for recognizing “The Hurt Locker” as the best picture of 2009.
The war drama walked away with six Oscars, including both best director and best picture.  Kathryn Bigelow is the first female director to win the award.
The win proves that even though 3D blue people are [...]

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By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer
Special to the Surveyor
The 82ndAnnual Academy Awards are this Sunday, March 7, 2010 and for the first time in 66 years, ten films have been nominated for Best Picture, instead of the standard five.
When I first heard this astounding number, I was incredulous. Most years it is hard to find five films good [...]

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Rated R
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max Von Sydow, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earl Haley, Patricia Clarkson
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4/5
Word of Warning: Frightening, but it’s not one of those trendy, cheap-scares kind of films where ghosts crawl on the ceiling and come out of television sets.
There is a [...]

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The Orange British Academy Film Awards were held Sunday, February 21, 2010.

There are lots of reason to love the Brits, and here’s just one.  HeidiTown’s highest rated film of 2009, won big last night during the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards (aka BAFTA). 
Both “The Hurt Locker” and “Avatar” went into the awards with eight [...]

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You don’t need to have the luck of the Irish to get this deal!  Get a FREE ticket to the Rocky Mountain Irish Festival with each ticket you purchase to Cara at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins.
Cara won the award for Best New Irish Music Artists at the 2009 Irish Music Awards. The band plays traditional [...]

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Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart,” a film by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Rated R
Directed by Scott Cooper
Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Beth Grant
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.75/5
Word of Warning: It’s helpful if you already like country music, because this story unfolds like a country song. Also, the R-rating is mostly about [...]

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Rated R
Directed by Martin Campbell
Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5/5
Word of Warning: Violence in the form of bloody gun shot wounds. Please, leave the little ones at home.
Love him or hate him, Mel Gibson is the best at making a good revenge movie, and “Edge of Darkness” [...]

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I do not believe in nannyism. For instance, I am vehemently opposed to the idea of giving an R rating to any movie where the actors smoke, more on that topic at a later date. I do not think we need to pass legislation on the following issue, but parents need to wake up to [...]

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Rated PG13
Directed by Guy Richie
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5
Word of Warning: May be a bit scary for little ones.  Excessive use of CGI.
This movie is Guy Richie’s reinterpretation of Sherlock Holmes, the famous British detective who uses his mind to outwit criminals and solve crimes. [...]

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