by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 21, 2011 | TV
I’ve read comics my whole life, I learned how to read with them. As I’ve grown older my tastes have changed and what I enjoy and comics have grown with me. 100 Bullets is the ultimate example of comics for grown ups. It is straight up crime fiction,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 21, 2011 | Books
By Leigh Russell Most of us would be hard pressed to say anything in defence of real life crime, so how can we account for the popularity of crime fiction? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. As the author of a crime fiction series, I’m more than happy to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 20, 2011 | Books
Author: Howie CarrForge BooksRelease date: April 26, 2011MSRP: $25.99For a long time I have wanted to know more about what went on in Boston crime in the 1960s and 1970s. it seemed like all you would hear about was whitey Bulger and the Angiulo brothers. You have...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 20, 2011 | Home Entertainment
Shout! FactoryRelease date: June 7, 2011MSRP: $49.99By the mid-1990s, the popularity of the original Transformers toy line had run its course. To revitalize the franchise, Hasbro planned a line of animal-based Transformers, turning to the computer animators at...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 18, 2011 | TV
Detective John Cardinal may be coming to Canadian television. Author Giles Blunt has signed a deal with Bell Media, parent company of CTV, to develop his John Cardinal books for television. The deal calls for Blunt to adapt his own work into a six episode series,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 18, 2011 | Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video Release date: June 7, 2011 MSRP: DVD $21.98, DVD collector’s edition $39.98, Blu-ray collector’s edition $44.98 Most AC/DC fans today are likely only familiar with Brian Johnson’s coarse war cry. The Austrailian band iconic Back In...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 17, 2011 | Films
Numerous trades have reported that actor/screenwriter-turned-director Ben Affleck will be direct the Hollywood film version of Harlan Coben’s TELL NO ONE. The book was already made into a very successful French film. It was the success of the French film that...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 17, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by S.J. ClarksonWritten by Lee Hail, based on the memoir by Chef, Nigel Slater’s: Toast: The Story of a Boy’s HungerStarring: Oscar Kennedy, Freddie Highmore, Ken Stott, Helena Bonham Carter, Victoria HamiltonI can almost guarantee that if Helena Bonham...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 16, 2011 | Home Entertainment
MGM Home EntertainmentRelease date: May 24, 2011MSRP: $29.99Director: Oliver StoneStars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Forest Whitaker, The impact of Platoon can’t be overstated. When it prevmiered, vets stumbled out of theaters,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 15, 2011 | Films
The Lord of the Rings, 1978 Directed by Ralph Bakshi Maybe I should start with my capsule review of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy: It was … fine. To be a bit more specific, I found it to be a striking visual spectacle, yet ultimately flawed. So …...
