by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 21, 2012 | Films
A couple of years ago, word came of a proposed sequel to MIDNIGHT RUN. For those of you that are not familiar with it, Robert DeNiro played Jack , former cop that was pushed out for not taking a bribe (framed for taking a bribe) and was reduced to making a living as a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 21, 2012 | Books
Author Gene DeWeese has passed away. Born in 1934 Gene wrote in all genres, but in particular Science Fiction. DeWeese was an active member of science fiction fandom, and his first stories were published in science fiction fanzines. DeWeese’s first published...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 21, 2012 | Features, Home Entertainment
Fox Home Entertainment Release date: March 6th, 2012 IMMORTALS, by Tarsem Singh, follows Theseus (Henry Cavill), a warrior chosen by the Gods and shunned by his village, as he must prevent the mad King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) from using the Epirus Bow to release the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 21, 2012 | Features, Films
Man With No Name vs. Mary Poppins… I’ve been mulling over this idea of a “guilty pleasure movie” for a while now, as I dashed hither and thither. The first one(s) that popped to mind were the spaghetti westerns of yore (mid-1960s vintage), most famously...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 20, 2012 | Films
Rian Johnson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt talk about the upcoming Science Fiction film LOOPER. No footage has landed online, but reports are that it looks amazing. In LOOPER, time travel has been invented, but is illegal and only available on the black market. When the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 20, 2012 | Books
The Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) has announced the finalists for the 24th Annual Lambda awards. The awards, now in their twenty-fourth year, celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2011. Winners will...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 20, 2012 | Books, Reviews
Minotaur Books March 13th, 2012 Carter Ross, reporter and unapologetic preppie, returns for a third adventure. While reading the obits, he comes across one for one of the paper’s carriers and decides to do a more in-depth piece. While doing so, he starts to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 19, 2012 | Features, Home Entertainment
Anchor Bay/Starz Release date: Sept 13, 2011 MSRP: $49.99 over the years I have seen a lot of different takes on the legend of King Arthur and while not all of them have been great, I’ve enjoyed them all. I spotted this DVD while shopping for something else and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 19, 2012 | Books, Reviews
DEAD HARVEST (THE COLLECTOR book one) Angry Robot Books February 28, 2012 Samuel Thornton is making the tough decision. He’s not going to follow orders. He’s going to protect the girl Kate the best he can. He’s going to prevent a war between Heaven and Hell. Sam...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 18, 2012 | Films
If you live in the Twin Cities, or are within reasonable driving distance, you can catch the premiere of VISCOSITY, the film adaptation of Jedidah Ayres’ short story. Go to the Z Fest site for more details. Here are Jed’s own thoughts on it: “So, I...
