by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 29, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Errol Morris Perhaps if I’d seen this film on a day other than the one when Amy Winehouse died, I might have watched it in a totally different light. But I didn’t, and so its exploitation of a possibly insane woman over the course of ninety minutes wore a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 28, 2011 | Features, Films
When word first came that Peter Berg was making a movie based on the BATTLESHIP board game, I was skeptical…no, that is not right, I was sneering with disbelief. But, sometimes we are wrong. Sometimes, one has to step up and admit that he/she jumped to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 27, 2011 | Features, TV
I heard something similar from somebody affiliated with A&E, but Deadline is reporting that LONGMIRE is a likely addition to A&E for 2012. Based on the novels of Craig Johnson, LONGMIRE is about Wyonming Sheriff Walt Longmire and stars Robert Taylor...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 27, 2011 | Features, Home Entertainment
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced they will be releasing JACKIE BROWN and PULP FICTION, on Blu-ray, on October 4th. MSRP will be a very reasonable $19.99. According to the press release, each title was remastered under the supervision of Quentin Tarantino....
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...
