Recently I went on a bit of a kick watching westerns, in particular movies with Wyatt Earp. There are a lot but I limited mine to a total of six movies. In no particular order; Wyatt Earp (1994), Tombstone (1993), Hour Of The Gun (1967), Gunfight at OK Corral (1957), Sunset (1988) and Purgatory (1999). Purgatory was actually a movie without Earp, but Doc Holliday is in it, so you know, close enough.   The thing with these movies, even after watching all of them, it’s hard to tell what really happened at the Ok Corral. There are similar nits in some of the movies which leads me to believe that certain events actually happened, but being...

The Crimespree Bargain Bin looks at: Batman: The Brave And The Bold In today’s world, is there any more potent combination than Twitter and Netflix? A casual mention of a TV show or movie that you may have missed the first time around can lead to hours, err… days, err… let’s face it, WEEKS of fanboy entertainment. So it was, when mention was made on the Twitters of 2008’s BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. I had seen exactly one episode during its original Cartoon Network run, and I was left pretty cold. B:BatB is told with a bit of a lighter touch than previous Batman cartoons. And this Bat-fan is way too cool for a “fun Batman.” I’m also a...

Acorn Media March 5th, 2013 Miss Fisher, based on novels from Kerry Greenwood, originates from Australia and features Essie Davis as Miss Phryne Fisher, a wealthy, stylish amateur detective loving life in the 1920s. Fisher loves solving crimes and seems quite good at it (why is not always too clear). In addition to being a sleuth, she passes her time living the life of a wealthy socialite of high status and prowling after young men (Miss Fisher may well be one of the first cougars). The stories are not straight up stand-alones, as things carry on from episode to episode. This does go a fair ways towards adding depth. As the series...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced BREAKING BAD: The Fifth Season comes home on June 4th. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul return in their Emmy winning roles of meth cooks Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in the fifth explosive season of Breaking Bad. With Gus Fring dead, Walt’s transformation from a well-meaning family man to a ruthless drug kingpin is nearly complete. Forming a partnership with Jesse and Mike (Jonathan Banks), Walt proceeds to make a killing until the fruits of his murderous schemes are threatened by a new development in the investigation led by Hank (Dean Norris)....

Acorn Media has announced their Acorn TV site will be home for the U.S. premiere of JACK TAYLOR, the Irish series featuring the characters of Ken Bruen. Self-destructive, pigheaded, and overfond of the bottle, Jack Taylor (Iain Glen, Game of Thrones,Downton Abbey) is a forty-something ex-cop trying to earn a living as a private detective in his native Galway. Taylor has burned a lot of bridges, but he still has a knack for uncovering ugly truths. In his new trade, Taylor finds evil at every turn: the serial murders of young female factory workers, a vicious vigilante group executing summary justice, and a sadistic nun dubbed “Lucifer” by...

Warner Home Entertainment has set June 4th for the release of MAJOR CRIMES: The Complete First Season. The detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department’s Major Crimes division are still reeling from the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson and the realization that Captain Raydor (Mary McDonnell) is now in charge. Unlike their previous chief, Raydor is determined to lead the department with a more team-oriented approach, sharing the credit with the people with whom she works. Raydor’s hardest job, however, will be gaining the full trust and confidence of her detectives, who aren’t quick to forget her long history of...