Film review: FRUITVALE STATION

by | Aug 16, 2013 | Films

Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer. Ariane Neal On New Year’s Eve 2009, a group of over-anxious BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) cops cornered a group of African-American revelers who had engaged in a minor...

BUCK ROGERS with Kate (and Dan)

by | Aug 15, 2013 | Comics

::Kate is fiddling with her iPhone, complaining:: K: Dude, it’s the 21st century. Where’s my G. D. flying car already? And my laser gun? Or my laser gun mounted on my flying car?! D: ::puts pinkie finger at corner of mouth:: Would it be an “ill tempered” flying car?...

Alibi announces debut titles.

by | Aug 14, 2013 | Books, Features

Alibi Books, Random House’s new crime fiction digital imprint has announced it’s first batch of scheduled releases. These titles are slated for release in late 2013 and throughout 2014. THE LAST CLINIC by Gary Gusick, the first novel in the Darla Cavanaugh...

LUTHER: New trailer for series three.

by | Aug 14, 2013 | TV

With less than a month to do, I eagerly await the return of John Luther and co. BBC America has been kind to give us another glance at what we can expect when John and Alice return on September 3rd. BBC AMERICA’s acclaimed mini-series Luther returns as a four-night...

Chelsea Cain: Five Films from my youth.

by | Aug 14, 2013 | Five Things

The Thin Man movies. Snappy dialog. Myrna Loy’s posture. A well-trained canine thespian. Plus, Nick and Nora Charles were so elegant and dry-witted and clever. This was probably the beginning of my life-long goal to stumble across a corpse. People were always keeling...

THE BIG REAP by Chris F. Holm

by | Aug 13, 2013 | Books, Reviews

Angry Robot Books Pub date: July 30th, 2013 The third part of a trilogy can be the hardest part. Pressure to meet expectation. All signs lead to “Here.” “Here” is where the proverbial buck stops. Put up or shut up. Which brings us to THE BIG REAP. Part “Three” of...

Joseph Finder on MORNING JOE.

by | Aug 13, 2013 | Films

Joseph Finder, along with actor Liam Helmsworth, recently appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program to promote PARANOIA, the upcoming film based on Finder’s novel of the same name. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...