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
Last year, we realized my parents were still going to Blockbuster for their movies. I had been telling them about Netflix for years, but they just weren’t interested in trying it out. In part because it is an online subscription, and that was a little intimidating for them. So we decided to get my parents a three-month subscription to Netflix as a Christmas present, and since we were visiting them
Rated PG13 Directed by Lone Scherfig Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4.5/5 Word of Warning: None – I simply love this movie. Finally, a really good film is in theaters. How refreshing! Fabulous directing, outstanding acting and a clever narrative make this film a HeidiTown favorite (and I would nominate “An Education” for Best Picture come Oscar
Sacred “Moon”: Reveling in the Twilight phenomenon By Susan Richards Also appearing in the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor I considered whether or not to review “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” this week because, well, it would mean coming completely out of the closet. Yes, I’m one of those sane, rational women who woke up one day inexplicably obsessed with a series of books about teenagers, supernatural and otherwise. By the
Review by Jason Thompson Back in 1996, Roland Emmerich probably never would have guessed that the film “Independence Day” would define his career. Emmerich is still trying to destroy the heck out of the world in his new opus simply titled “2012.” In 2009, a scientist discovers that the Earth’s temperature is rising due to something about neutrinos being too high. He calls upon colleague Dr. Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel
Rated R Directed by Grant Heslov Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3 (worth a matinee price) Word of Warning: Funny film, but not as funny as it thinks it is. Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is a journalist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His wife has left him for his editor, and he does what men do when women leave, he goes to war. Well,
Not Rated Directed by Ross Katz Starring Kevin Bacon Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 5/5 This made for HBO movie, feels more like a documentary than a film. It’s the true story of Lt. Col. Mark Stobl (Kevin Bacon). The Lt. Col. Strobl lives in a beautiful home, has a happy family and works behind a desk as a numbers cruncher. It is 2004, the Iraq war is in full swing and
There are over fifty-two days until Christmas, yet you’d think it was right around the corner. With Christmas music flooding department stores and “A Christmas Carol” opening in theaters this weekend, it’s all just a little too much to take. “A Christmas Carol” is one of my husband’s favorite stories, and we’ve been looking forward to Jim Carrey’s onscreen version. However, we refuse to see it this early in the
Review by Jeremy Whitlock I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews on this film so I went into it with an open mind. Being open minded, I ended up leaving the movie wanting more. While some of the movie was fairly predictable, I feel the story was very well written and the action well paced. Overall, “Law Abiding Citizen” is an excellent film portraying how two high
Rated PG13 Directed by Drew Barrymore Starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristin Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5 Word of Warning: None really, just have a good time and try not to bruise your elbows or get a black eye. Full of really funny women, some of my favorites, this is a fun, but ultimately forgettable movie. Ellen Page plays Bliss, a 17-year-old from Bodeen,
