by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 14, 2007 | Films
Mark Ruffalo (13 going on 30, the forthcoming Zodiac) has signed on for The Brothers Bloom. TBB will be the sophmore effort by Rian Johnson (Brick) and is being decribed as con man/caper film.Ruffalo will play elder of two brothers that are con artists. He will be...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 14, 2007 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
I loved Crash, so when I saw that this is from the same team I was already interested. Add Orlando BloomBill Paxton and Anthony Mackie to the mix and I was ready to go.It’s a Romeo and Juliet story set in the Caymen Islands and it’s a wonderful version of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 14, 2007 | Features
Marcus Sakey and Sean Chercover are out doing the tour thing for their first books.This past weekend they used our home as a base of operations for the Wisconsin portion of their mission to sell all their books. Friday night at Mystery One in Milwaukee, Saturday...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 14, 2007 | Features, Jon Thoughts
Marcus Sakey and Sean Chercover are out doing the tour thing for their first books. This past weekend they used our home as a base of operations for the Wisconsin portion of their mission to sell all their books. Friday night at Mystery One in Milwaukee, Saturday...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 13, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Feb 13thMr. Moto Collection Volume 2 Four-disc set with four Mr. Moto films starring Peter Lorre: “Mr. Moto in Danger Island” (1939), “Mr. Moto’s Gamble” (1938), “Mr. Moto’s Last Warning” (1939) and “Think Fast,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 13, 2007 | Features, Home Entertainment
Warner Home Entertainment After delving into history (the Aviator, Gangs of New York)The Departed finds Martin Scorsese back in the crime genre that made him famous. Guess What? He clearly has not lost a step. The Departed follows themes familiar to Scorese’s work,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 13, 2007 | Films
Well, now I have heard it all. Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller are making a movie together. Not just a movie, they are playing the Hardy Boys as men.Shawn Levey (The Pink Panther, Night at the Museum) will be directing. I am still trying to wipe the Panther remake from my...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 8, 2007 | Features
After a ridiculous amount of time (Thank goodness for coffee) , a couple of major screw-ups, the Crimespree DVD calendar is online. The Calendar will be updated weekly with any info I get. There is a link, on the lower right side of the Crimespree Cinema site.Note:...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 8, 2007 | Films
Oscar winner Adrian Brody (the Pianist),nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) sign on for Rian Johnson’s Sophmore effort. Anyone that knows me knows how much I loved Rian Johnson’s Brick. It was my favorite film of 2006. By the way, if you have not bought it, do...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 3, 2007 | Features
Wis. Police Chief Tickets Himself $235 By Associated Press KEWASKUM, Wis. – Police Chief Richard Knoebel says he wasn’t about to take the easy way out when he accidentally drove past a stopped school bus with its emergency lights flashing. For violating...
