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"Green Zone" - just might turn you green

Rated R Directed by Paul Greengrass Starring Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear and a handful of real-life military men Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5 Word of Warning: The viewer may suffer from “Greengrass sickness” (a.k.a. motion sickness). This Saturday, March 20, 2010, will mark seven years of US troop involvement in Iraq. “Green Zone” takes place exactly seven years ago, during the initial invasion of the country. Matt Damon plays

"Shutter Island" - the criminally insane always make for a good, scary story

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 lot on the line when someone like Scorsese is sitting in

"Daybreakers" - couldn't really sink my teeth into it

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 story is not well executed. The year is 2019, and a