by Crimespree Magazine | May 6, 2007 | TV
The Hollywood Reporter says that NCIS creator/executive producer Don Bellisario is leaving the show. There have been reports all over the net about the increasing tension between Bellisario and star Mark Harmon. Things reportedly came to a boil when Harmon threatened...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 6, 2007 | TV
As I’ve stated here before I don’t keep up with network television, I tend to wait for the DVDs of the shows I’m interested in. NCIS is one I’ve been curious about for a while, in part because of the reviews in Crimespree, and also because...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 5, 2007 | TV
Ok, this is really crime related, but it is cool enough to warrant making an exception. The Animated series of Spawn is getting a proper DVD treatment to celebrate it’s tenth anniversary. Warner Home Video will be releasing a series on July 24th in a set...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 5, 2007 | Films
Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen (Melvin and Howard, television’s Joan of Arcadia) has been confirmed for the film version of James Lee Burke’s In the Electric Mist (with Confederate Dead). While I don’t have confirmation on her role, my guess is...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2007 | Films
Don Winslow’s Novel THE WINTER OF FRANKIE MACHINE was optioned to Robert De Niro with the intention of having De Niro play to the title character. Frankie is a Mafia hit man who has given up the game to become the proprietor of a bait shop. When he finds out...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2007 | TV
A couple of weeks ago, I added Dexter to the Crimespree DVD Calendar with a September 4th release date. Today, Paramount announced that Dexter: The First Season will be released on August 21st…. Hey, I was close! Dexter will feature the twelve season one...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 3, 2007 | Features
In 2005, Warner put out a box set containing all six of the Thin Man titles. Later that year, the original Thin Man was released as well. At this point, the box set is the only way to purchase the remaining five titles new. Now they will, once again, become available....
by Crimespree Magazine | May 3, 2007 | TV
Paramount Home EntertainmentBack in the late fifties Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball’s production company was doing a show called the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. They did a two parter called The Scarface Mob, which was later released in the movie theaters. This...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 2, 2007 | TV
In 1969, an unknown author published a novel about an alien virus that was threatening to wipe out humanity.That novel was The Andromeda Strain, the author Michael Crichton. Of course now there are few that do not know Mr. Crichton’s name. Over a dozen of his...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 2, 2007 | TV
Streets of San Francisco Paramount Home Entertainment. I have very fond memories of this show. As a kid I remember my mother watching all sorts of crime and mystery television, Mannix, The Rookies, Barnaby Jones, Canon and many More. One of my favorites was always...
