by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 9, 2007 | Films
Author James Lee Burke has, on his site, put up photos from the forthcoming In The Electric Mist.Mist is based on Burke’s 1993 novel and stars Tommy Lee Jones, as Dave Robicheaux, as well as Ned Beatty, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard and Mary Steenburgen.This...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 8, 2007 | TV
HBO and David Simon have taped vignettes exploring back stories of Omar, Proposition Joe, McNulty and Bunk.On December 15th, fans can get a peek into the past of their favorite characters from the hit series The Wire by going to HBO.com.This should whet our appetites...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 7, 2007 | Films
And the cast just gets better and better.The Hollywood Reporter is …well, reporting that Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) is in final negotiations to join the cast. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley have already been...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 7, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Before I begin, I thought I would mention that I am a huge fan of Die Hard. I have watched the first movie 1,239 times and could probably do a one man play Off Broadway on it. I even liked the second one, not as much, but it was fun. The third one was a rip off of a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 6, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video has announced that they will be releasing 2 special editions of Bonnie and Clyde on March 25th.The film starred Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty as the pair of infamous robbers and was directed by Arthur Penn. The film has been completely remastered...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 4, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Buena Vista has announced the date and details for the DVD of Gone Baby Gone.Based on the Dennis Lehane novel of the same name, GBG tells the story of a pair of Boston private eyes and their search for a missing child. The mother leaves the child alone while she goes...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 4, 2007 | Films
Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island is already off to an impressive start, with Leonardo DiCaprio (as Teddy Daniels) and Mark Ruffalo (Chuck Aule) playing the leads and Martin Scorsese directing.But they have now added another very impressive name to the cast: Oscar...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 3, 2007 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Chinatown’s place in history is assured. The passage of time has not diminished it’s greatness. Set in the 1930s, Chinatown is a story of power and the dark influence it can have on men.Jack Nicholson is Jake Gittes, a former cop turned private detective. Gittes is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 3, 2007 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
THE UNTOUCHABLESSEASON1 VOLUME2ParamountThe Untouchables was one of the very first producing jobs Quinn Martin held. He would later go on to produce many other television shows such as Street of San Francisco (also reviewed here).This is the second part of the first...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 2, 2007 | Films
This has been floating around my in box for a while, but I have not gotten around to putting it up.Sylvester Stallone is planning on following his upcoming Rambo film with a remake of Charles Bronson’s 1974 Death Wish.In the original, Bronson played Paul Kersey, a New...
