by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 19, 2010 | Books, TV
I heard the news this morning from Ali Karim and Sarah Weinman that Robert B. Parker, creator of Spenser, Jesse Stone, and Virgil Cole, had died “just sitting at his desk at home” at age 77. Having said many times he would continue writing novels until a)...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 19, 2010 | Awards, Books
Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce on the 201st anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, its Nominees for the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2009. The Edgar®...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 19, 2010 | Awards, Books
Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce on the 201st anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, its Nominees for the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2009. The Edgar®...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 18, 2010 | Home Entertainment
Fans of Humphrey Bogart have some nice things to look forward to. Three classi…no, legendary films are getting cleaned up and being released on DVD/Blu-ray. On March 23rd, Paramount will be releasing THE AFRICAN QUEEN on Blu-ray. ‘The African Queen’...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 18, 2010 | Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video Release date: Jan 19, 2010 MSRP: Blu-ray: $35.99, DVD: $28.98 Director: Dominic Sena Stars: Kate Beckinsdale, Tom Skerritt, Gaberiel Macht, Columbus Short Writers: Jon Hoeber (screenplay), Erich Hoeber (screenplay), Chad Hayes (screenplay), Carey W....
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 18, 2010 | Comics, Reviews
Batman: The Cat and The Bat DC Comics From the pages of Batman Confidential a wonderful tale of Batgirl at the very start of her career against Catwoman. Selina and Barbara may play well together now, but back in the beginning it was anything but BFFs. Batgirl wants...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 17, 2010 | Features, Films
Folks that know me know that I love Mixed Martial Arts (or Ultimate Fighting as the general public thinks of it). I am a total MMA geek. My MMA knowledge base, and passion, is as great as it is for films. My interest in MMA came in January of 2002. I heard an...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 16, 2010 | Films
The Hollywood love for the late author Robert Ludlum continues. Paramount has signed a director and a writer for THE CHANCELLOR MANUSCRIPT. Did J. Edgar die a natural death?…or was he murdered? Inver Brass—a group of high-minded and high-placed intellectuals who...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 16, 2010 | News, TV
Mr. Jon ain’t gonna be happy. Word has hit the net that CBS has greenlighted a remake of their popular series HAWAII FIVE-O. The police drama ran from 1968 to 1980. While I don’t see the need to revisit the past, this does not piss me off nearly as much as...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 15, 2010 | Films
Directed by Tom Ford Written by Tom Ford, based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholad Hoult and Matthew Goode Release Date: December 17, 2009 Running Time: 99 minutes Your enjoyment of this film is going to depend on...
