2008

A New Favorite - Author Dennis Lehane

Another author I’ve recently discovered is Dennis Lehane. He wrote the book Mystic River, adapted for the screen and directed by Clint Eastwood. The movie earned several Academy Award nominations including best picture; Sean Penn  won in  the Best Actor category and  Tim Robbins winning the  Best Supporting Actor.  Mystic River may  have won more categories, but  in 2003, the last Lord of  the Rings installment was released and Rings

My Favorite Authors

I’ve been asked several times recently,  “Who is your favorite author?” My all-time favorite author is Edith Wharton, who  wrote my all-time favorite book, The Age of Innocence  (see review under Book Reviews).   However, I have  some favorite modern day authors I’d like to share with you. In the fiction category my current favorites are Tracy Chevalier and Khaled Hosseini. Chevalier’s most famous work is Girl with a Pearl

What's My All-Time Favorite Movie?

Find out what movie holds the ranking of Heidi’s All-Time Favorite Movie now posted under Movie Reviews. Click here to read it:  Heidi’s All-Time Favorite Movie Note: The tabs at the top of the page will quickly transport you to the review pages.   When you reach the page, simply scroll down until you find the name of the movie, restaurant or book you’re looking for.

Busy Week!

I’ve had a busy week and  I have a cold so I haven’t gotten much done in the way of reviews for this site.   I am currently working on reviews of The Kite Runner and a local seafood restaurant in Fort Collins called Fish.   Keep checking in!!

Worst Movie Ever?

Okay, so Pirates of the Caribbean 3 may not be the worst movie ever, but it may be the most expensive worst movie ever (it cost 272.6 million to create).   I am a little under the weather this weekend,  so  we decided  to stay in last night and order  Pirates of the Caribbean 3  On Demand; a  decision we began to regret about twenty minutes into the movie. We

Coming Soon...

My review of Juno and the Kite Runner. We are planning on seeing There Will be Blood this weekend – so I should have that review posted at the beginning of next week. I’m also developing a My Favorite Movies page which may be up later today.