Fred Haeseker was the film critic and entertainment writer at the

Calgary Herald The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network. History ''The ...

from 1979 until 1999. During this time he wrote hundreds or reviews on current releases as well as news about the local filmmaking scene in

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

; including articles on the first efforts of director

David Winning David Winning is a Canadian-American film and television director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with science fiction, thr ...

. Haeseker's reviews were included in the essay Canada's Best Features: Critical Essays on 15 Canadian Films By Eugene P. Walz.

References

External links

Artistic and Truly Canadian, written by Fred Haeseker, Calgary Herald, March 26, 1980 Look Out World, It's a Brady Bunch Movie, written by Fred Haeseker, Calgary Herald, February 16, 1995
Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian film critics {{Canada-nonfiction-writer-stub