by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 4, 2007 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
This weekend Ruth and I watched the forst two discs of the first season of Torchwood. It’s a spin off of the new Dr. Who starring Captain Jack . It’s a wonderful show and and I can’t wait for the third disc of this season to come out.The premise is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 2, 2007 | Films
Our pal J. Kingston Pierce talked yesterday on the Rap Sheet about a couple of film projects, based on the work of James Ellroy, that might be butting heads.In my Eye On Hollywood column in Crimespree magazine, I talked about Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin’ Ace)...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 28, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Ruth Rendell Mysteries 1 Acorn media The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(Acorn Media) are…mysterious. Sort of as if Stephen King and Agatha Christie had spawned. And the first two in the set, Master of the Moor and Vanity Dies Hard, are flat depressing. I mean stick your...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 27, 2007 | Home Entertainment
This last week saw the additions ofAlpha Dog (05/01)Revenge: Director’s cut (05/08)Donnie Brasco: Extended edition (05/08)Mission Impossible: Season Two (06/05),Diagnosis Murder – Second season (06/05),Walker, Texas Ranger: the complete third season...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2007 | Home Entertainment
Feb 27thDaVinci’s Inquest, Season one (1998-99). Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $59.95.Extras: Trailer and cast filmographies (Acorn Media)Click here to order Da Vinci’sInquest, Season one from Amazon.Based on the real life coroner of Vancuver, Da Vinci’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2007 | Features
Here is a look at the last week at Crimespree Cinema.James Ellroy’s The Night Watchman might yet make to the big screen.Season One of Lovejoy coming to DVD on June 19th.Details of the film plans for Charlie Houston’s Already Dead.Carsten Stroud’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 25, 2007 | Films
Stephen King has seen much of his work adapted for film and televison, quite often with painfully bad result.Now the man that has like more success with Mr. King’s material is coming back for a third go around.Frank Darabont will be directing the big screen version of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 23, 2007 | Comics
This weeks trip to the comic store was like all of them are, enjoyable. I don’t pick up everything beause I wait fro the trade editions of some titles. But here’s what I picked up this week. John Constantie Hellblazer #229 this is a standalone story...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 23, 2007 | Comics
This weeks trip to the comic store was like all of them are, enjoyable. I don’t pick up everything beause I wait fro the trade editions of some titles. But here’s what I picked up this week. John Constantie Hellblazer #229 This is a standalone story...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 23, 2007 | Films
For every movie that makes it to the silver screen, good or bad, there are hundreds that flounder about in “production” or “pre-production”. Pre-production usually means some clown with power has an idea, but has not gotten around to doing much...
