March 2010

"Alice in Wonderland" - Down the 3D rabbit hole

Rated PG Directed by Tim Burton Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Barbara Windsor Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.75/5 Word of Warning: This one is properly rated. Although it’s dark, partly due to the 3D glasses, I don’t think it would be terribly frightening for the little ones. The original “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was a book

A HeidiTown favorite wins big at the Oscars

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 big time money makers, a truly great movie  must be more than

The Oscars go big, real big: not since 1943, have so many films gotten so lucky

By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer Special to the Surveyor The 82ndAnnual Academy Awards are this Sunday, March 7, 2010 and for the first time in 66 years, ten films have been nominated for Best Picture, instead of the standard five. When I first heard this astounding number, I was incredulous. Most years it is hard to find five films good enough to be nominated for Best Picture, let alone ten. The Academy

"Great Plates" is underway in Fort Collins, Colorado

It’s here again!   March 1-14, 2010,  twenty-five Fort Collins restaurants will be offering a great $25 deal.   The event it sponsored by the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association. Click here to see  a full list and menus of the participating restaurants. My favorite  Great Plate deals  includes wings or nachos, a 14 inch specialty pizza and pitcher of beer for $25 at Coopersmith’s Poolside at  #5 Old Town