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...
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...
