by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 2, 2013 | Films
Directors/Writers: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janey, AnnaSophia Robb, Maya Rudolph Sometimes it all comes down to expectations, and I had somewhat high expectations for this film. It definitely gave off...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 2, 2013 | Awards, Books
Australian Crime Writers Association have announced shortlists for the 2013 Ned Kelly Awards. Best First Fiction Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann – The Marmalade Files Zane Lovitt – The Midnight Promise Paul Anderson – The Robbers Sue Williams...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 1, 2013 | Home Entertainment
On October 22nd, Criterion Collection will release John Cassavetes: Five Films. The collection will feature SHADOWS (1959), FACES (1968), A WOMEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974), THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1976), OPENING NIGHT (1977) and A CONSTANT FORGE (2000). The...
by Kate (and Dan) | Aug 1, 2013 | Comics
::zoom in on Kate and Dan waiting in a deserted shopping mall parking lot late at night:: K: Tell me again why we’re standing out here, freezing our butts off in the middle of the night? D: I got a message saying we have to meet a guy. K: You’ve got two minutes....
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...
