by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 16, 2007 | Home Entertainment
We have two titles of note today, Patricia Arquette comes to us in the third season of Medium, while Robert Rodriguez gives us zombies, cruel soldiers and a lovely go-go dancer with dreams of being a stand-up comedian in Planet Terror.Medium: The Third Season Six-disc...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 15, 2007 | Home Entertainment
“A gritty, fast-paced action thriller, Shoot ‘Em Up kicks into high gear with a memorable opening scene and never relents. Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner who teams up with an unlikely ally (Monica Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 15, 2007 | Features
On his web site, Joe Carnahan announced the name of the forthcoming prequel to his 2006 film Smokin’ Aces. It will be called Smokin’ Aces: Blowback. Carnahan has previously described it as “pretty ambitious picture action-wise and has a wonderfully unique political...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 13, 2007 | Films
More good news for film fans that like quality crime fiction:Miramax has purchased the film rights to Marcus Sakey’s The Blade Itself. LivePlanet, a production company owned by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, will be producing.On the South Side of Chicago, you’re...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 13, 2007 | Films
Warner Brothers has puchased the film rights to Olen Steinhauer’s forthcoming novel, The Tourist.”A spy must risk everything to reveal a conspiracy after he’s suspected of a murder he didn’t commit. “Oscar-winner George Clooney, along...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 13, 2007 | Comics
November 10th in Muskego Wisconsin three comics writers will be part of an all day mystery fiction event that We at Crimespree help sponser.Brian Azzarello, Gregg Hurwitz and Greg Rucka will all be on hand.Brian Azzarello and Gregg Hurwitz will be on at 1:00 and Greg...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 12, 2007 | Films
Smokin’ Aces prequel has name and is moving forward.On his web site, Joe Carnahan announced the name of the forthcoming prequel to his 2006 film Smokin’ Aces. It will be called Smokin’ Aces: Blowback. Carnahan has previously described it as “pretty ambitious picture...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 11, 2007 | Films
If all goes well, Chris Pine will be joining George Clooney in the big screen version of James Ellroy’s White Jazz. Pine would be playing Junior Stemmons, Clooney’s partner. There are some issues, as Pine is also in negotiations to play Capt. James T. Kirk in J.J....
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 10, 2007 | TV
Detective dramas for the elderly set became extremely popular in the 80’s and Murder She Wrote was the cream of the crop. While the show has many detractors today, it’s clear to see why it was ranked in the top 20 Nielsen ratings for nearly all of its 12 seasons....
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 9, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Agatha Christie’s Marple, Series 3 (2005-6) Four-disc set with four feature-length mysteries starring Geraldine McEwan as Agatha Christie’s famous sleuth. Extras: Photo gallery, Christie bio, filmographies. (Acorn Media).28 Weeks Later (2007) Robert...
