PACIFIC RIM full trailer.

Guillermo del Toro’s latest is looking pretty fun. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju,...

Fantasy—ripped from today’s headlines

Fantasy—ripped from today’s headlines By Robert Liparulo I like stories that surprise me, show me things I’ve never seen before, and get me playing make-believe like I haven’t done since selling my G.I. Joes and Legos at a garage sale. Few tales are as make-believe...

Pete Hautman Signing: Crimespree Page 6

Friday night, Red and I went to see Pete Hautman at St. Paul’s Red Balloon bookshop. The Grand Ave. staple has been attracting quite a few high-profile authors lately, such as Jon and Carol Barrowman (The Hollow Earth) and Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl). Celebrating the...

Día de los Muertos: Chapter 16

Sixteen Downtown / 3:20 P.M. Selena’s “Tú Solo Tú” was on the juke box.We’re all finished off in the war of life – some just take more killing than others, Calhoun thought, looking at his beer. He thought of running to a theater and hiding from...

Steve Ulfelder Tour Dates

Crimespree pal Steve Ulfelder is on the road in promotion of  SHOTGUN LULLABY , the first book in his Conway Sax series. Take a gander and see if he is coming to a store near you. Conway Sax is a man seeking redemption. A man with a deeply checkered past currently...

Film Review: IRON MAN 3, THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

IRON MAN 3-Directed by Shane Black, Written by Drew Pearce and Shane Black Starring Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley THE COMPANY YOU KEEP-Directed by Robert Redford, Written by Lem Dobbs and Neil Gordon, Starring...