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” [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals, Movies, Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2009
Motion Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk.”
Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader.”
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.”
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.”
Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Foreign Film: “Departures,” Japan.
Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk.”
Animated Feature Film: “WALL-E.”
Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”
Cinematography: “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Sound Mixing: “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Sound [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2009
From gowns to speeches, I am crazy about the Academy Awards. I sit rapt through the red carpet show, the award ceremony and the follow-up best and worst dressed shows that will follow all week. Obviously, I look forward to the Academy Awards, and they are finally here.
Here are my illustrious predictions:
Documentary Feature - The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), Encounters [...]
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2009
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 [...]
