REVIEW: Robert Crais – The Watchman

by | Feb 20, 2007 | Books, Reviews

Robert Crais has a new book out in 7 days. The Watchman is the first book to star Joe Pike from the Elvis Cole series and it’s an ass kicker. I finished it in two sittings, around 4:30 in the morning causing a lovely book hangover the next day at work. Pike...

DVD releases for Feb 20th.

by | Feb 18, 2007 | Home Entertainment

Alias Smith & Jones: Season One (1971)$39.98 Pete Dual, Ben Murphy Four-disc set. Extras: Commentary on the pilot by writer/creator/producer Glen Larson (Uni)Click here to purchase Alias Smith & Jones: Season One from Amazon.Having been too young to see this...

Interview with Bill James

by | Feb 18, 2007 | Author Interviews, Features

This interview originally ran in Crimespree Magazine issue 3 from October 2004 The special thing about crime fiction is that there is within the field something for everyone. As a crime fiction reader one of my great joys has been those moments when a book carries me...

DVD Review – Mission Impossible Season One

by | Feb 18, 2007 | TV

Mission Impossible Season 1ParamountOriginally aired in 1966-1967 these 28 first episodes are highly entertaining. I have a fondness for the series from watching the reruns as a kid ( I was only 3 years old when it first aired), and it was nice to see I still enjoyed...

Crimespree Cinema week in review for 02/17

by | Feb 17, 2007 | Features

Hope everyone’s weekend is going swell.Here is a look at the past week at Crimespree Cinema.Aaron Eckhart is announced as Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face for forthcoming Batman movie.Fox/MGM announced the release date the next wave of remastered Bond DVDs.Rian...

Batman has his Two-Face.

by | Feb 15, 2007 | Films

Ok, this is not really crime-related but I have to talk about my favorite superhero!Variety is reporting that Aaron Eckhart (Thank You for Smoking, The Black Dahlia)will be playing Gotham D.A. Harvey Dent A.K.A. Two Face.Eckhart joins Heath Ledger in battling Batman...