by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 18, 2011 | Comics, Events
Wizard World’s Chicago Comic Con has changed a bit since we first attended. Marvel and DC are gone. There is no longer a meeting of the hive mind with thousands of people spending their Friday and Saturday nights in the lobby of the Hyatt hotel mingling with old...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 16, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Tonight, at 8pm EST, the cast of THE BIG LEBOWSKI will reunite to promote the film’s release on Blu-ray. The Q&A will feature Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, John Turturro and T Bone Burnett. You can watch it here live! Watch live...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 15, 2011 | Features
Folks that regularly read this blog know that I love Mixed Martial Arts. Sunday night, Chris Lytle showed just what is so special about this sport. On Saturday night, while walking onstage for his weigh-in, he gave UFC president Dana White a letter. That letter...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 12, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Azazel Jacobs Written by Patrick Dewitt Starring: Jacob Wysocki, John C. Reilly, Creed Bratton, Bridger Zadina, Olivia Crocicchia Terri is a small film that has the uncommon knack of being unpredictable at nearly every turn. We saw it because the movie we...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 10, 2011 | Features, TV
The leads are set for Sandra Brown’s RICOCHET, the second installment of TNT’s upcoming Tuesday Night Mystery series. Each telefilm is based on the crime novel, with the first being Scott Turow’s INNOCENT. When Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 10, 2011 | Features, Films
Editor’s Note: Today’s scheduled participant was unavoidably detained, but Sophie Littlefield, the rockstar that she is, sent her essay in a month early. So today is SOPHIE LITTLEFIELD Day!!!! I like my tales dark, with redemption thin on the ground and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 9, 2011 | Features, Films
Ok, I agree that title is pretty cheesy, but it is late and that is all I got. THR is reporting that Gerard Bulter (300, RocknRolla, a couple of really bad Rom Coms) will be playing Steve Vail, a former FBI agent turned bricklayer. Steve finds himself dragged back...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 8, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Shout! Factory Release date: August 2, 2011 MSRP: $64.99 With the release of MST3K Vs. Gamera: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Vol. XXI [Deluxe Edition], the movie gods were indeed smiling down on us. MST3K was always enjoyable, but the Gamera episodes must be...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 6, 2011 | Books
Permuted Press Publication date: July 12, 2011 I love zombies. I love zombie movies. I love zombie books. I have zombie tattoos. And I love Tony Monchinski’s zombie novels. Over the last few years, with the resurgence of zombies in mainstream entertainment, there has...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 5, 2011 | Features, Films
The Traverse City Film Festival, the brainchild of film maker, Michael Moore, takes place the last week of July. This was its seventh and biggest year with over 90 films being shown. Although there are a handful of more traditional films, the emphasis here is on...
