by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 26, 2011 | Books
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announcednominations for the 2011 Audies® competition. Winners will beannounced at the Audies Gala on May 24, 2011, at The TimesCenter in New York City.MYSTERYDog Tags, by David Rosenfelt, Narrated by Grover Gardner, Listen...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 26, 2011 | Home Entertainment
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (Vols. 1 and 2)Disney Home VideoRelease date: April 26, 2011MSRP: $19.99 eachNot having the money to collect comic books, I learned about comic book characters from cartoons. I grew up favoring Marvel over DC....
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 24, 2011 | TV
Tonight begins season two of David Simon’s TREME. Here is the summary from HBO as well as some of my own thoughts on it. SUNDAY, APRIL 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) Other HBO playdates: April 24 (midnight), 26 (2:05 a.m.), 27 (midnight) and 28 (10:00 p.m.), and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 22, 2011 | Features, TV
For the final season of Law and Order:Criminal Intent Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe are back as Goren and Eames which I consider a victory for the fans of the show. I liked Chirstopher Noth on the show and Jeff Goldblum, but what makes this show really work for...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 22, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Duncan Jones Written by Ben Ripley Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright Sometimes Hollywood gets it right and this is a perfect example of it. I must admit upfront I am a sucker for GROUNDHOG DAY and its conceit that...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 22, 2011 | Books
I began this project with a simple request. Asking people to bring a friend to an Independent Book Store on the weekend and share a photo with us. I’m not done yet. Last night I had the great good fortune to go to a book event. Have you attended one this month?...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 20, 2011 | Films, Guilty Pleasures
Guilty isn’t really a word I much associate with the movies. (Music is another story. I have CDs of artists I liked when I was an adolescent that I don’t even let my wife know about.) Maybe porn would have qualified once, but even that doesn’t...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 19, 2011 | Books
New York Times bestselling author [and scriptwriter for Law & Order], Peter Blauner, has written six critically-acclaimed novels including Slipping Into Darkness and The Last Good Day. Here, Peter shares the back-story behind his first novel, the Edgar...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 18, 2011 | TV
Michael Mann (HEAT, THE INSIDER) and David Milch (NYPD BLUE, DEADWOOD) are teaming with HBO for a new series based in the world of Horse Racing. LUCK stars Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, Richard Kind, Jason Gedrick, Ritchie Coster, Ian Hart,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 15, 2011 | Features, Films
Written and Directed by Tom McCarthyStarring; Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Carnavale, Alex Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie LynskeyI saw this movie at my local art house, elbowed in between two foreign language films. This seemed strange to me because...
