A while ago, a fellow writer friend mentioned she enjoys watching the Golden Globes because everyone gets drunk.  Last night definitely lived up to the billing.  Even the greats including Meryl Streep and Harrison Ford seemed as though they’d indulged in more than a few cocktails during the event, and there was lots of giggling during post-show [...]

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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 [...]

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Rated R
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Hannah Herzprung, Karoline Herfurth
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3
Word of Warning: Graphic sex scenes, this one is not for those who blush easily. 
 
  
 
 
 

I’ve been watching previews of this movie for month and I really wanted to like “The Reader.” It was recently nominated for an Oscar [...]

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Rated R
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Judah Friedlander, Ajay Naidu
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4.5
Word of Warning: This is a movie for adults and the R rating is appropriate.
 
Complete with solid writing, a believable storyline and outstanding performances, I believe “The Wrestler” is one of the best movies of [...]

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Hollywood came out for the Globes tonight. Many ladies wore pastel dresses resembling bridesmaid attire, and many men were sporting facial hair.
The big news? Kate Winslet probably won’t be winning an Oscar, now that she’s finally walked away with an award – two actually. She won Best Supporting Actress for “The Reader” and [...]

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Rated PG13
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.75
Word of Warning: Some war scenes and tame sexual situations.
 
After watching months of previews for this movie, I had had enough of the storyline and when it finally arrived in theaters I didn’t go to see it right away. However, when I finally decided to see “Benjamin Button,” the story [...]

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Rated R
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4
Word of Warning: Scenes of tragic poverty and violence.
 
This movie is now playing at Lyric Cinema Café on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins. Englishman Danny Boyle directed this Golden Globe Best Picture winner. “Slumdog Millionaire” has also been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category, along with receiving [...]

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With award season just around the corner, movies are hitting theaters fast and furious – and so am I.  
Frankly, I couldn’t be happier about it. Finally, there are some great movies being released!
Because of the amount of movies needing to be reviewed, some of my reviews will be a bit on the short side so [...]

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