Rated R Directed by Martin Campbell Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5/5 Word of Warning: Violence in the form of bloody gun shot wounds. Please, leave the little ones at home. Love him or hate him, Mel Gibson is the best at making a good revenge movie, and “Edge of Darkness” does not disappoint on that count. Gibson plays Boston police
I do not believe in nannyism. For instance, I am vehemently opposed to the idea of giving an R rating to any movie where the actors smoke, more on that topic at a later date. I do not think we need to pass legislation on the following issue, but parents need to wake up to their duties. My concern is over the outright stupidity of parents who bring their
Rated PG13 Directed by Guy Richie Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5 Word of Warning: May be a bit scary for little ones. Excessive use of CGI. This movie is Guy Richie’s reinterpretation of Sherlock Holmes, the famous British detective who uses his mind to outwit criminals and solve crimes. Does the fact Richie is a Brit make him
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,
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
Lyric Cinema Café, located at 300 East Mountain Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado, is starting a book club. The club will meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The evening will include a chat about the book, followed by a viewing of the movie based on the book at 7 p.m. January’s book is “Fight Club“ by Chuck Palahniuk, and Old Firehouse Books at 232 Walnut
The People’s Choice Awards were last night and apparently the people like vampires. Despite their blood-sucking ways, the creatures of the night won big, and they’d better relish it, because this is the only awards show where “Twilight“ will walk away with Best Movie. This is slightly confusing, because technically, “Twilight“ came out in 2008, but who cares about technically? This is the People’s Choice Awards! The “Twilight“ franchise and
Rated PG13 Directed by James Cameron Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Zaldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: Graphics 4.5/5, Storyline 2.5/5 Word of Warning: At nearly 3 hours, it’s a good idea to visit the restroom before settling in for a viewing of “Avatar.” My husband has been excitedly awaiting this film, so we tried to see it during opening week, but the theater was too
Inspired by the writers at the Donnybrook Writing Academy, and their “Without Question, the Definitive Top Films of the Decade” post, I have compiled my own list. According to one of Donnybrook’s members, there were 7,130 films made between 2000 and 2009. So obviously it’s a daunting task to pick the best of the bunch, especially when it’s only possible to see a fraction of them and I’m the one
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
