by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2010 | TV
Yesterday, I posted photos of the television version of Jack Taylor from the upcoming Magma production of THE GUARDS. THE GUARDS is based on the Ken Bruen novel of the same name.Today, we have some pictures of the world of Jack Taylor: Nimmo’s Pier and The...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2010 | TV
NBC’s planned PRIME SUSPECT remake is being pushed back.Reuters is reporting that casting problems have led NBC to postpone production on the pilot. Show producers have struggled in casting the lead. That does not mean the proposed show is dead, just on hold....
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2010 | News, TV
Grace Parks (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, THE CLEANER) is joining the cast of the upcoming CBS remake of HAWAII FIVE-O, according to THR. She will be playing Kono Kalakaua, niece of will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim). Kono is described as “a spectacular...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2010 | Features, Films
Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny HustonDirected by Martin CampbellWritten by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell117 minutesReleased January 29, 2010Edge of Darkness is a case of whether this movie good enough to kill two hours. From its generic title to its...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 26, 2010 | TV
On Thursday, A&E announced they have ordered 13 episodes of SUGARLOAF.SUGARLOAF stars Australian Matt Passmore (LAST MAN STANDING, MCLEOD’S DAUGHTERS) as Jim Longworth, a former Chicago homicide detective. Jim is described as “attractive, brilliant,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 25, 2010 | TV
The wonderful folks at Magma have been kind enough to share some images from the upcoming THE GUARDS series.We at CC have been following this from the start, having reported the initial pick of former WIRE star Dominic West and on to the eventual signing of Iain Glenn...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 25, 2010 | Features, Films
Editor’s Note: We are just ten days away from the 82nd annual Academy Awards. In these final days leading up to the event, our resident movie maven Patti will be exploring the past and present of the Oscars.To kick things off, we have a look at the 1970s and the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 25, 2010 | Books
Shamus winner Michael Wiley is back with his second book and it’s another winner. From the Macmillan website: Michael Wiley’s first novel,The Last Striptease, was nominated for a Shamus Award and hailed as “riveting” (The Chicago Tribune), “delightful” (Toronto...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 24, 2010 | Comics
Well, it’s no suprise that topping my buy list and going straight to the top of the “To Be Read” pile is BLACKEST NIGHT #7. Geoff Johns has always been a great writer but on this he is really hitting it out of the park, like into the next state. (The...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 24, 2010 | Films
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max Von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel) Release Date: Feb 19th, 2010 Running time 138 minutes I gotta say, I...
