Movie Monday: The Expendables
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2010
My review of this eighties throwback movie is now posted. Beware of flying body parts!
Read my review now by clicking here.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2010
My review of this eighties throwback movie is now posted. Beware of flying body parts!
Read my review now by clicking here.
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2010
Kress Cinema & Lounge at 817 8th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer
A couple weeks ago I walked into the Kress Cinema & Lounge in Greeley for the first time, and the first words out of my mouth were, “How did I not know about this place?”
The truth is, despite being in business for several [...]
Posted in Movies on Jul 20th, 2010
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As promised, I will be posting the occasional movie review.
Here’s my review of Leonardo DiCaprio’s new science fiction flick “Inception.”
Posted in Movies on Jun 8th, 2010
Read my review of this new comedy by clicking here. I do not apologize for loving this movie. I laughed so hard I cried.
Posted in Events & Festivals, Movies on May 7th, 2010
Babies are definitely popular these days, and now they have invaded the theater. You may be looking forward to “Iron Man 2,” but I promise your Mom would rather go to “Babies.”
This new documentary, directed by Thomas Balmés, follows four babies from around the world – San Francisco, Nambia, Tokyo, Mongolia – from birth to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rated R
Directed and written by The Spierig Brothers
Starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Defoe, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman and Vince Colosimo
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2/5
Word of Warning: Blood and guts all over the place!
In today’s climate vampires sell movies, and “Daybreakers” takes advantage of this trend, and although the premise is intriguing the [...]
Posted in Movies on Jan 2nd, 2010
Rated PG13
Directed by James Cameron
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Zaldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: Graphics 4.5/5, Storyline 2.5/5
Word of Warning: At nearly 3 hours, it’s a good idea to visit the restroom before settling in for a viewing of “Avatar.”
My husband has been excitedly awaiting this film, so we tried to see [...]