2013 Left Coast Crime award winners

by | Mar 24, 2013 | Awards

Tonight, in Colorado Springs, the winners of the Left Coast Crime Awards were announced: The Lefty for best humorous mystery novel since 1996: Winner: Brad Parks, The Girl Next Door (Minotaur) Mike Befeler, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder (Five Star) Laura...

Pictures from Lehane's ANIMAL RESCUE set

by | Mar 23, 2013 | Films

A few years ago, I mentioned that Dennis Lehane was adapting Animal Rescue, his short story from the Boston Noir anthology, for film. Filming is underway in Brooklyn with Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini. The film is about a bartender that finds a pit bull...

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by | Mar 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace spotted shooting their upcoming movie “Animal Rescue” in Brooklyn, NYC

Todd Robinson's THE HARD BOUNCE

by | Mar 23, 2013 | Books, Reviews

Tyrus Books February 2013 Every so often, you stumble onto something that’s just for you. A coupon for your favorite steakhouse. The last bottle of your favorite beer at the party. The missing issue from your favorite issue of Captain America in the back issue box of...

Summer premiere dates for TNT

by | Mar 22, 2013 | TV

Earlier today, TNT announced dates for their summer season.   Falling Skies – Season 3 – Two-Hour Premiere: Sunday, June 9, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) ..Regular Timeslot: Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) Basic cable’s #1 summer drama among key demos tells the extraordinary story...

Film Review: STOKER

by | Mar 22, 2013 | Films

Directed by Chan-wook Park Written by Wentworth Miller Starring; Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Dermot Mulroney As a fan of OLDBOY and SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE as well as several other films by Chan-wook Park, I was prepared to enjoy this film. I...

TIMMY FAILURE, MISTAKES WERE MADE

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Books, Reviews

TIMMY FAILURE #1: MISTAKES WERE MADE Stephan Pastis 2013 Candlewick Press     This book for younger readers was created by the crazy man behind the ongoing strip pearls Before Swine. He brings his strange and wonderful sense of humor to the PI Genre for...