by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 20, 2011 | Books
Exposed brickwork is all the rage in Surrey. My Uncle John has an entire bathroom that looks like it was carted over directly from Berlin. But I get the feeling the naked bricks here at the Zuela Guesthouse in Luang Nam Tha, Laos, are more a homage to the cost of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 17, 2011 | Features, TV
This comes from AMC so, unlike some recent clips, it is legit. Not too much one can get out of this, other than the fact that more undead are coming our way.
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 17, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Anchor Bay Release date: July 5th, 2011 MSRP: $19.98 Up until the main event, UFC 129 was looking like one of the truly great UFC shows. The Roger’s Center was loaded with 55,000 fans that were loud and passionate and the card had, up to that point, delivered...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 16, 2011 | Books
Trade paperback by Mullholand books ($16.99) Unabridged audio by Blackstone Audio ($21.95) Daniel Woodrell has, in recent years, gained a bit of notoriety for the film verision of WINTER’S BONE. While he has long been a favorite of authors and critics, his work...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 15, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Michael Winterbottom, and based on a British TV Series. No writers listed. Starring, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Clair Keelan It may be that you need to have lived in northern England to completely enjoy this film. It may be that you have to have a reverence...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 14, 2011 | Books
A funny thing happened at Casa Crimespree when we watched the THORNE mini-series. I fell in love with Mark Billingham’s character Tom Thorne all over again. So great to see him back at the beginning of this journey, before the support system and Thorne himself...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 14, 2011 | Books
Keith Snyder is offering everyone a chance to get something for nothing: He is offering his acclaimed novel THE NIGHT MEN, in the epub format, free of charge. “The situation has to be desperate to cause a California guy to ride his bike across the Brooklyn...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 13, 2011 | Comics, Home Entertainment
Color me excited: Warner Home Video has announced that they will release BATMAN: Year One, on DVD and Blu-ray, on October 18th. This is the latest direct-to-DVD release from Warner’s DC division and will be rated PG-13. Batman: Year One is based on the landmark...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 13, 2011 | Features, TV
I did not see this one coming: Multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Ted Danson will join the cast of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, in a series regular role, on the CBS Television Network. His character will debut in the season premiere onWednesday,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 13, 2011 | Features, Films
After a hard day of killing people, I relax with a movie. I don’t want to see blood, murder, or guns. They remind me of work. My husband Don got tired of hearing me critique crime movies: “You can’t freeze your own blood and then use it later to fake your own death –...
