by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 27, 2011 | Features, Films
“Mr. Bond, you appear with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season.” “I didn’t know there were seasons in space, Drax.” “You will only know winter.” I am a die hard James Bond fan. I’ll watch almost all the movies any time they’re on, and I champion the good...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 26, 2011 | Books
After submitting my manuscript last year for the upcoming Billy Boyle novel—the sixth—titled A Mortal Terror, the good folks at Soho Press asked for some cover ideas. Readers are often interested in what goes into the design of a book cover, and how much input authors...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 25, 2011 | Features
I know what you are thinking, you are thinking “Hey, this is a crime fiction site, not a place about music!” Well, normally you would be correct. But one of the joys of being an editor is that you can write about whatever you damn well want. Finnish Rocker...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 24, 2011 | Features, TV
“I thought it was very funny,” the super chill Swedish actor exclusively told E! News at a private Comic-Con press event for his upcoming alien-invasion film, The Darkest Hour, referring to viewer outrage over the Emmy-nominated AMC drama’s seemingly...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 22, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by Terrence Malick Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken I saw this several weeks ago and frankly have found it difficult to write about. At its center, there is a fairly traditional story of a somewhat abusive yet...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 22, 2011 | Books, Films
The folks at IGN have been kind enough to share the Red Band trailer for DRIVE. Based on a story by James Sallis, Drive is a dark tale set in Southern California and Arizona, and centers on a stuntman (Ryan Gosling) who is also a wheelman during robberies. Things get...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 22, 2011 | Books
Charlaine Harris made headlines last week with the news that book thirteen is it. Sookie and the rest of her cast of characters from The Southern Vampire Series are wrapping up their story lines. The news spread like wild fire throughout both the internet and print...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 21, 2011 | Features, TV
Showtime has announced that season six of DEXTER begins on October 6th. This season sees Colin Hanks (ORANGE COUNTY, THE GOOD GUYS) and Mos Def (16 BLOCKS, HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY) come on board. And now, a look at what to expect in season six:
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 21, 2011 | Features, Films
Many moons ago (Four years), I wrote about plans to make a film of David Morrell’s nifty novel THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROSE. At the time, Adam Cozad was handling writing duties for Warner Brothers. Things have changed: Ross Katz is slated to write and direct for...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 20, 2011 | Features, Films
When Jeremy asked me to write this piece, I half expected to come up with an argument that there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. I don’t watch many movies or television shows, but when I do, it’s usually something with at least one crime, explosion, and/or car...
