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Manitou Springs Carnivale

As you probably now know, HeidiTown.com has a weekly radio show on  KRFC 88.9 FM  and  I post the transcript and upload the audio of each show here on the blog.  Depending on my editorial schedule for that particular week, these radio posts go up on Tuesday or Thursday. To listen to the audio CLICK HERE, or read through the following transcripts. *** Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m

Oscar party at the Kress outside pic

If you’ve been around HeidiTown for more than a couple years, you’ll remember that I used to write movie reviews here, and I’m a bit of a film buff. I absolutely LOVE the Oscars. I am one of “those people,” and I start watching as soon as the red carpet is rolled out and the limos start arriving. Last year, I ran a similar contest here, and the winners documented

Party like a celebrity - The Oscars 2011

If you’ve been a longtime resident of HeidiTown, you know that the Mayor likes movies. I don’t post movie reviews here anymore, but I still see a lot of movies, and I love the Oscars despite the fact that there are now ten best picture nominees (it’s hard enough finding 5 movies good enough to be best picture nominees). The 83rd Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 27,

Best Picture is back in theaters across Colorado

The 82nd Academy Awards winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, is back in theaters. “The Hurt Locker” now playing in select theaters across the country. This was the highest rated film at HeidiTown.com in 2009.   Read review of “The Hurt Locker” by clicking here.

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

An American military movie wins big at the British Academy Awards

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 nominations each, with “The Hurt Locker” winning six, including Best Director

Top 5 Movies of 2009

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” – This movie, by Kathryn Bigalow, has an intense storyline, great acting and  flawless

"Up in the Air" - a film grounded in reality

Rated R Directed by Jason Reitman Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4/5 Word of Warning: Lots of product placement in this movie, sometimes distracting from what is otherwise a great film. Before I expound on “Up in the Air” I want to make a statement. Apparently American Airlines paid a lot of money to be the featured airline in this film,

"The Road" - Please pass the Prozac

Rated R Directed by John Hillcoat Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron, Molly Parker Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Word of Warning: Dismal. Sad. Bleak. Gloomy. Severely depressing. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the characters simply known as Father and Son are in a struggle for survival against terrible odds. The movie is based on the critically

HeidiTown Rant: Oh how Hollywood loves Hollywood

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 decided to dumb down too. They’ve decided to amend the Best Picture category to