Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2010
The 82nd Academy Awards winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, is back in theaters.
“The Hurt Locker” now playing in select theaters across the country. This was the highest rated film at HeidiTown.com in 2009.
Read review of “The Hurt Locker” by clicking here.
Posted in Events & Festivals, Movies on Mar 7th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Movies on Feb 22nd, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Movies on Jan 22nd, 2010
This was a very hard list to compile. I contemplated making it a top 3 list, because that would have been much easier. In my opinion, a truly good movie has to be outstanding in multiple categories, including directing, acting, and storyline. That is why you will not find “Avatar” on my list.
“The Hurt Locker” [...]
Rated R
Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4/5
Word of Warning: Lots of product placement in this movie, sometimes distracting from what is otherwise a great film.
Before I expound on “Up in the Air” I want to make a statement. Apparently American Airlines paid a lot [...]
Posted in Movies on Dec 22nd, 2009
Rated R
Directed by John Hillcoat
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron, Molly Parker
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Word of Warning: Dismal. Sad. Bleak. Gloomy. Severely depressing.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the characters simply known as Father and Son are in a struggle for [...]
Posted in Movies on Dec 21st, 2009
Now that the Golden Globe nominees have been announced, I am inspired to blog about my disappointment in this year’s movie award season. I’ve never been a fan of the Golden Globes. I feel it’s the dumb kid brother to the more grown up and classy Academy Awards.
That being said, this year the Academy has [...]
Posted in Movies on Nov 29th, 2009
Rated PG13
Directed by Lone Scherfig
Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4.5/5
Word of Warning: None – I simply love this movie.
Finally, a really good film is in theaters. How refreshing! Fabulous directing, outstanding acting and a clever narrative make this film a HeidiTown favorite (and [...]
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Apr 1st, 2009
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2009
This year’s Academy Awards show did not disappoint, nor did it provide many surprises. “Slumdog Millionaire,” nominated for ten Oscars, walked away with six, including Best Picture and Best Director. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” won only three Oscars, including Art Direction, Visual Effects and Makeup. Ron Howard’s critically acclaimed “Frost/Nixon,” and “Doubt“ were both shut [...]
