by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 16, 2011 | Books
The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 23rd annual “Lammys” earlier today. The awards honor the best in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing.The awards ceremony will be held, on May 23rd, at the School of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 16, 2011 | Guilty Pleasures
Hi. My name is Denise Swanson and I’m a zombie movieaholic. I’m sure most people would not believe that someone like me, someone who writes humorous mysteries where all the violence takes place off page, has a zombie addiction. I bet you all thought my TV and movie...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 15, 2011 | Home Entertainment
This week offers up the latest Batman title from Warner as well as a couple of top notch dramas. BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD SEASON 1 PART 2 (2008-09) $19.98. (Warner). Batman wings into an exciting new era, teaming with a mighty honor roll of DC Comics Super...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 15, 2011 | Features
Do not adjust your internet.Your eyes do not deceive you. Today, The Crimespree blog has been hijacked by a beardy Scotsman.The reason for this blatant invasion (with the permission of the usual Crime Spree crew, of course!) is to mark what is – for me – a very...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 14, 2011 | Home Entertainment
MURPHY’S LAW Season 3 Acorn Media James Nesbitt had asked the producers of the show Murphy’s Law if they could make it darker and grittier in season 3 for him, and they succeeded. Nesbitt palys Tommy Murphy, an Irish cop working in London undercover....
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 14, 2011 | Films
It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.The Blues Brothers is one of my all time favorite movies. I saw it in the theater when it first came out and I’ve...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 12, 2011 | Features
So, the state of Wisconsin is reading like a Ferrigno novel. That’s my tie-in to mystery. Those of us who read in this genre are looking upon what’s happening in WI with a certain sense of awe. How do two branches of government ignore the Constitution and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 11, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Jan Hrebyk Written by Petr Jarchovsky Starring Lenka Vlasakova, Milan Milulcik, Martin Huba, Anonin Kratochvil This is the third film from Jan Hrebyk, a Czech director, which I have been fortunate enough to see. And for me, it is truly his best. It has...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 10, 2011 | TV
From the press release:TNT has unveiled its summer schedule, including the Monday, July 11, return of basic cable’s top two series of all time: The Closer, starring 2010 Emmy® winner Kyra Sedgwick, and Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon (Law & Order) and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 9, 2011 | Books
Ah, the calendar says it’s less than a week until Ian Rankin hit’s the U.S. with his American tour for THE COMPLAINTS. First stop, Cambridge. For other tour stops see the Hachette Group author tour site.He’ll be in my home town of Milwaukee on March...
