Fierce Bitches by Jedidiah Ayres

by | Mar 16, 2013 | Books, Reviews

The Crime Factory Fierce Bitches is a 74 page Molotov cocktail. That may seem short to you. It did to me at first but I was blown away just the same. It burns hot and fast. The book is the bastard son of Sam Peckinpah and Jim Thompson. It is an expanded version of...

Sakey "Over the moon" about BRILLIANCE film deal.

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Films

Marcus Sakey has had his novels optioned for film. But none of those deals generated quite the publicity of his most recent. Deadline reported, and Marcus has confirmed, that Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to BRILLIANCE, his forthcoming book. Part of the...

Criminal Enterprise by Owen Laukkanen

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Books, Reviews

CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE Putnam March 21, 2013 Carter Tomlin used to be a good person. He was a family man, an accountant – someone who worked hard and paid his taxes. The lay-off changed all that, though. Now Carter Tomlin robs banks. At first, he told himself the heists...

Film Review: HOLY MOTORS

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Films

Written and Directed by Leos Carax Starring Denis Kavant, Edity Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue I mistakenly assumed last spring when I watched COSMOPOLIS, based on the Don Delilo book and directed by David Cronenberg, that it would be a very long time before another...

Behind the (audio) Book: Becky Masterson

by | Mar 14, 2013 | Books

Becky Masterson’s RAGE AGAINST THE DYING came out from MacMillan audio on March 12th. From MacMillan Audio about the book: “Keeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, that’s hard to break even with...

Review of Donnybrook by Frank Bill

by | Mar 14, 2013 | Books, Reviews

Farrar, Straus and Giroux May 5th, 2013 The cover of this book grabbed me: a fist smashing a face and I knew I had to read it. The library came through. It was on the new release shelf. I read it in two days. It would have gone quicker if real life hadn’t...

Age of Ultron With Kate (And Dan)

by | Mar 14, 2013 | Comics

Kate is rifling through last week’s new comics pile.  One shiny book in particular catches her eye. ::gleam:: K: Dan? Why is there a comic with a foil cover in the new comic pile? I thought foil was a ‘90’s thing? I HATE FOIL COMICS! In fact, I was going to wrap some...