by Crimespree Magazine | May 18, 2011 | TV
TNT is working with several chart-topping authors on a new lineup of original movies set to debut in November and December 2011. The TNT Tuesday Night Mystery(working title) will feature a slate of six contemporary crime dramas, from true-crime stories to fictional...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 18, 2011 | Films, Guilty Pleasures
I know how these guilty pleasure posts are supposed to work. I make the argument that no pleasure should be considered guilty, then go on to name a movie that isn’t actually that terrible – and in fact underscores whatever meager badass credentials I have. I’m not...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 17, 2011 | Features, TV
We have the first official photo from the upcoming TNT series PERCEPTION. The series stars Eric McCormack (WILL AND GRACE) as Dr. Geoffrey Pierce (McCormack), a neuroscienist that described as having an intimate knowledge of human behavior and a masterful...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 17, 2011 | TV
A) I am a big fan of the BBC series PRIME SUSPECT.B) I am a fan of actress Maria Bello.C) I am VERY skeptical of the NBC remake of PRIME SUSPECT starring Maria Bello.NBC has ordered a season of this series. I have not seen the pilot, it may be fantastic, but a very...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 16, 2011 | TV
A&E’s THE GLADES returns for season two Sunday, June 5 at 10PM ET. Season one averaged just over three million viewers and was the most successful drama in the history of A&E. In “The Glades,” Passmore stars as Jim Longworth, an attractive and brilliant...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 15, 2011 | Home Entertainment
MGM/Fox Home EntertainmentRelease date: May 10th, 2011MSRP: $34.98The Usual Suspects is, in my opinion, one of the best crime films of the last 25 years. Director Bryan Singer and writer Chris McQuarrie crafted an exquisite tale that was blessed by the cinematic gods....
by Crimespree Magazine | May 14, 2011 | TV
Well, it has been a fairly newsworthy week in terms of television dramas. EW is reporting that HBO has ordered a third season of David Simon’s TREME. The show’s audience is somewhat limited, but David Simon has an excellent relationship with HBO and the...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 13, 2011 | Books
Dave White is the author of the heralded Jackson Donne Series and this week he’s back, baby. There’s a new side kick for White’s mayhem. John Brighton is a young school teacher who quickly finds himself in the middle of a murder plot. WITNESS TO DEATH is out...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 11, 2011 | Films, Guilty Pleasures
I like my cheese spicy with extra gunfire, so my choice for Guilty Pleasure would be “Desperado,” the 1995 hit with Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. The movie is the middle episode in the “El Mariachi” trilogy, directed by Robert Rodriguez. In...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 9, 2011 | Books
Milwaukee – May 10, 2011 – The nominees for this year’s Anthony Awards, which are given at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, were announced today by conference chair, Jon Jordan and Awards Chair John Purcell.Best NovelBury Your Dead – Louise...