by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 24, 2014 | Flashback
PERFECTION And How to Achieve It Walter Satterthwait A few years ago, I was visiting my brother in St. Petersburg, Florida. One particular evening he had a business appointment, so I decided to go out and have a beer. The nearest bar was a small, tidy, neighborhood...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 17, 2014 | Flashback
Korean Noir The Films of Chan-wook Park For a couple of years now, (thanks in no small part to Quentin Tarantino) the films of Chan-wook Park are being seen by an American audience for the first time. And frankly, if I’ve seen five great films this year, three...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 10, 2014 | Features
This article was first published in issue 11. Editor’s note: Since the publishing of this article, Todd has become the proud papa of THE HARD BOUNCE, a fabulous tough book of crime. Korean Noir: The Films of Chan-wook Park For a couple of years now, (thanks in...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 3, 2014 | Flashback
This originally appeared in issue ten (Jan/Feb 2006) WHAT IS A THRILLER? In October, 2004, at the Bouchercon suspense conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a group of writers celebrated their common interest by creating the International Thriller Writers...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 27, 2014 | Flashback
This originally appeared in issue ten (Jan/Feb 2006) When Jeremy asked me to write about my all-time favorite crime movie, interestingly one of the first films I thought of was Get Shorty. It’s certainly one of the most enjoyable crime movies I’ve ever seen. Director...
