by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 16, 2010 | TV
Life has been good for TNT. RIZZOLI AND ISLES and MEMPHIS BEAT, the two new shows that debuted this year, both scored strong ratings.So it should come as no surprise that the Cabler has announced that a second season of MEMPHIS BEAT has been ordered:TNT is ordering a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 15, 2010 | Films
Rob Perlman (HELLBOY, SONS OF ANARCHY) has signed on for DRIVE, the film based on the novella by James Sallis.Perlman joins Ryan Gosling, Christina Hendricks, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks.Drive is a dark tale set in Southern California and Arizona,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 14, 2010 | Home Entertainment
Image/Anchor Bay Release date: Sept 14th, 2010MSRP: $19.97UFC 116 was one of those events that had an enormous amount of hype behind it. World Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was returning after almost a year on the shelf, having suffering a disease that was not...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 14, 2010 | Features
THE BIG BANG THEORY: The Complete Third Season (2009-10)Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar DVD: $44.98, Blu-ray: $54.97. Extras: Featurettes, gag reel. (Warner). From Emmy nominees Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, Dharma & Greg,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 14, 2010 | Features
I know for a fact I am not alone in being shocked by the news of David Thompson’s death. I feel like I’ve been punched and deflated. David was truly one of the good guys. I don’t know of a single person who had contact with him and didn’t...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 14, 2010 | Home Entertainment
Acorn MediaRelease date:MSRP: $124.99While Helen Mirren is an Oscar-winning star of film today, she first made an impact as DI Jane Tennison in PRIME SUSPECT. The show debuted in 1991 to immediate fanfare. The character of Jane is a complex and flawed one. She faced...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 13, 2010 | Home Entertainment, TV
Release date: August 31, 2010MSRP: $62.99Stars: Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J, Daniela Ruah, Peter Cambor, Linda HuntAs a fan of NCIS from the beginning, I was skeptical that the show needed to or could be successfully spun off. At the same time, I was curious...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 13, 2010 | Books
September 13th2001 , A Memory Project… Featuring Laura Lippman Nine years ago today my husband Jon got a panicked phone call from our friend Richard Katz. “Laura Lippman is signing tonight. Nobody’s going to come. You guys will, right?”Laura was touring her new book,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 13, 2010 | TV
File this under: You have got to be kidding me. Every now and then, I whine about Hollywood. Topics have included JOUST, ASTEROIDS and the MAGIC 8 BALL. THR, and Lifetime, has been kind enough to give me another topic. UNANSWERED PRAYERS, a song by country star Garth...
