Guilty PLEASURES: Holly West

Despite the “Guilty Pleasures” theme, I actually make no apologies for my taste in movies. This goes double for my love of a little gem released in 1992 called SHINING THROUGH. SHINING THROUGH is a period flick featuring Melanie Griffith as a feisty, half-Jewish, U.S....

Monday Movie Quote: KISS KISS BANG BANG

Word comes that Shane Black will be taking over the IRON MAN franchise. Black first gained attention as a screenwriter for LETHAL WEAPON 1 & 2. He later made his directorial debut with KISS KISS BANG BANG, which featured IRON MAN star Robert Downey Jr.In KKBB,...

Film Review: BARNEY'S VERSION

Directed by Richard J. LewisWritten by Mordecai Richler (novel) Michael Konyves (screenplay)Starring: Paul Giamatti, Rosamnund Pike, Minnie Driver, Dustin Hoffman, Bruce GreenwoodI was a great fan of the novels of Mordecai Richler in the seventies and eighties. Set...

Maria Bello to star in PRIME SUSPECT pilot for NBC.

Last Feb, NBC passed on a proposed U.S. version of the acclaimed British series PRIME SUSPECT. Word was that they were unable to secure a satisfactory lead.They are having another go at it and have signed Maria Bello (A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, ER) to star.PRIME SUSPECT...

Guilty Pleasures: Julie Hyzy

Talk with me for even a little while and you won’t be surprised to learn I enjoy watching The Little Mermaid, The Princess Bride, and While You Were Sleeping, any time, any place, any day. These are great, upbeat, fun movies that I simply can’t walk past if they’re...

We Love Our Readers

What makes Crimespree work is our readers. Without them, we’re kind lof like that guy walking by himself in New York talking to himself.So as a thank you, anyone subscribing to the magazine or renewing their subscription will get an extra copy if they do so...