by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 29, 2007 | Films
It looks like Bubba Mabry will have to wait a little longer before making his big screen debut.Lonely Street, based on the novel by Steve Brewer, has been delayed until 2008.In a conversation with Steve, I found out that it will likely not be released until 2008. They...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 28, 2007 | Films
Last week, I pointed out a rumor that suggested that Martin Scorsese could be pulling out of Robert De Niro’s Frankie Machine. I expressed skepticism.Well, a more established source, the L.A. Times, is saying that Scorsese is still on board, with Leonardo Di Caprio...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 28, 2007 | Features
Crime fiction often leads to a disproportionate interest in real crime. We look for crimes in the papers. We watch the news carefully. We look for both low crime and high misdemeanors. In 1995 I was introduced to the crimes in Juárez by my nightly news. The publicity...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 27, 2007 | Films
For a few years, Bubba Nosferatu has been “in development.” That phrase has as much meaning, in Hollywood, as “creative differences” or “exhaustion.”But now we have a little more information about the nifty planned prequel to the delightful Bubba Ho-Tep (see my review...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 26, 2007 | Comics
Here are some of the titles I’ve really enjoyed over the last few weeks. There are some really fun things going on right now and it sure feels like a reat time to be a fan of comics.Batman # 667, 668DC ComicsGrant Morrison has done it again, taken classic DC...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 26, 2007 | Comics, Reviews
Here are some of the titles I’ve really enjoyed over the last few weeks. There are some really fun things going on right now and it sure feels like a reat time to be a fan of comics. Batman # 667, 668 DC Comics Grant Morrison has done it again, taken classic DC...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 25, 2007 | Books, Events
Hello Everyone, E-mail invites have gone out but just in case Crimespree missed you or your E-mail doesn’t care for invitations sent out en masse here it is. We’ve scheduled the event so that everyone can attend the Bouchercon Guest of Honor event at eight...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 25, 2007 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
I am writing this with the assumption that you have already seen Firefly the series. If not, go out and buy it right now. Seriously, purchase it and your life will have more value…or at least more quality to it.Firefly the series was perhaps the most critically...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 23, 2007 | Features
The minute the show starts and you hear the theme song you know something good is coming. The opening sequence alone is worht having this set for. The zooming in on Jack Lord as McGarrett and then whipping around as he turns to get the full on face shot is magic. The...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 23, 2007 | Features
Don Bruns is someone we met on the convention circuit. I beleive it was first at Magna Cum Murder in Muncie Indiana when we first spent some time with Don. He’s funny, he’s a musician and he just damn interesting to talk to.After the con I read Barbados...
