Rated R Directed by Edward Zwick Starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Tomas Arana Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2 Word of Warning: Too long, too many clichés, not enough heart. With an inspiring name and all-star cast, “Defiance” fails to deliver on what it promises. The film is wrongly titled, wrongly cast and unfortunately, just plain dull. It is based on the true story of four Polish-Jewish
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 had me captivated from beginning to end. As I walked out of
Rated PG Directed by David Frankel Starring Owen Wilson, Jennifer Anniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Haley Bennett Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4 Word of Warning: Dog lovers should bring tissue. Most people read this book months, if not years ago. I, however, had barely finished it when the movie adoption arrived in theaters last weekend, so unlike most, the “real” story was fresh in my mind. Read the
Article originally published in the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor, December 3, 2008. By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer As a former resident of the Tinsletown, Troy Cook worked as a child actor and eventually went to work as a cameraman and then movie director. He wrote and directed movies for fifteen years and his work took him all over the world, including crime-ridden Russia. Loveland, Colorado is a long way from the bright lights
Rated PG13 Directed by Baz Lurhmann Starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5 Word of Warning: This is a really long movie and it feels really long. “Australia” is a big movie, about a big country, with a big history. It strives to be a love story, an historical drama, a war movie, an epic – unfortunately, these attempts at grandeur
I recently had the opportunity to interview mystery writer, Troy Cook. His first book, “47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers,” has been nominated for numerous awards and the film rights to the book were recently bought by FilmColony. Cook’s second book, “The One Minute Assassin” is in bookstores now. His third book, “The Criminal Next Door,” is due out next summer. Read my entire article on Cook,
It’s finally here! In stores now – perhaps one of the best stocking stuffers ever – at least for my group of friends! Want a signed copy? Meet author Michael Guerriero at the following book signings: Saturday, Dec. 13th, from 4pm to 7pm, Centerra Mall (Barnes & Noble) Sunday, Dec. 14th, from 1pm to 4pm, Foothills Mall (B. Daulton) Saturday, Jan. 10th, from 2pm to 5pm, Fort
I recently had the opportunity to interview fantasy author C.K. Miller. Her first book, “The Dragon Child,” was published this summer and can be ordered through bookstores nationwide. Article on C.K. Miller: ck-miller CK Miller’s website: www.ckmillerhome.com
I recently had the opportunity to interview author Michael Guerriero. His new book, “Party Across America! 101 of the Greatest Festivals, Sporting Events and Celebrations in the U.S.” arrives in book stores this November. This book makes a great stocking stuffer! Pre-orders are available on Amazon. Read all about “Party Across America!” by going to: party-across-america-filtermist1
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing award-winning Colorado author Sandi Ault. She is the author of the WILD mystery series, featuring Jamaica Wild and her sidekick wolf. Ault will be visiting the Berthoud Library this Saturday, October 25th at 2 p.m. Read my article here: sandi-ault-author The photo in the article was credited to me, however, it was provided to me by Ault’s publicist. Visit Ault’s website at
