by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 31, 2013 | TV
Premium cable channel Showtime is putting together a potentially fascinating series based on classic literary characters such as Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s monster, Dorian Gray, and Count Dracula. Acclaimed filmmaker Sam Mendes (American Beauty,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 30, 2013 | Features
Actress Eileen Brennan has passed away. Variety has reported that the Oscar nominated, Emmy Award-winning actress succumbed to bladder cancer. She was 80. The first thing I saw Brennan is was PRIVATE BENJAMIN, but she scored a place in my heart for her role as Billie,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 30, 2013 | Features
Dear members of the crime community, I grieved to learn of the passing of Leighton Gage on Saturday, July 27th. I speak not only as his editor but on behalf of Soho Press, his publisher, and his Soho Crime confederates when I say we are bereft, both at the loss of the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 29, 2013 | Books, Events
C.E. Poverman has announced the dates for his upcoming promotional tour for LOVE BY DROWNING. In their last anguished moments together, Lee Anne, as an act of revenge, gives Val a picture of his brother, Davis, who just several months before has been killed in a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 27, 2013 | Books
Word has come that author Leighton Gage has passed away. From his facebook page: My mother, my sisters and I are devastated to announce the passing of our father, Leighton Gage. Thank you friends and family for all the love and support. A message from Eide Gage: My...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 26, 2013 | Films
Paul von Stoetzel’s Killing Joke Films, in conjunction with Pounding Heart MultiMedia, have acquired the rights to Anthony Neil Smith’s HOGDOGGIN’. Killing Joke has previously mined crime fiction for shorts (Dennis Tofoya’s HOW TO JAIL, Jediah...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 26, 2013 | Books, Events
Editor’s note: The term Noir at the Bar was actually coined by noted crime fiction blogger Peter Rozovsky. While Jedidah Ayres has worked hard to promote it, we wish to give credit where credit is due. Minneapolis bar Merlin’s Rest was home to a slightly...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
