Five Favorites of 2009: Roger Smith

District 9This nasty little alien fable is flat-out the only film to have come out of South Africa (albeit via Canada and the U.S.) worth talking about. After decades of turgid and over-worthy apartheid-angst pieces, this is fresh, slick and has a dark sense of humor...

For PERCY JACKSON, Uma will turn you to stone.

Check out this new PERCY JACKSON poster featuring Uma Thurman as Medusa. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF is based on the children’s (or young adult) novel by crime writer Rick Riordan. It lands in theaters on February 12, 2010 and stars Uma,...

DVD/Blu-ray Info: A SERIOUS MAN.

Universal Home Entertainment will be releasing A SERIOUS MAN, on Blu-ray and DVD, on Feb 9th, 2010.Academy Award®-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen return to their comedy roots with this original and darkly humorous story about one ordinary man’s quest to become a...

DVD releases for Jan 5th.

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (1999) Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, Gabrielle Union , Larry Miller. Extras: “10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Years Later”...

5 Favorites of 2009: Sean Chercover.

SIX FEET UNDER – Season OneI know, I’m late to the party. But I’ve been watching season one on DVD, and I’m totally hooked. Six Feet Under is right up there with The Wire and Rescue Me, proving that the cable television is providing the very best American filmed drama...

Sherlock Holmes

During my Christmas vacation in Williamsburg Mrs. Crimespree and I went to a great theater called the Movie Tavern. Big office charirs at counters and they bring you good food at a nice price right to you during the movie. And they serve good beer and wine too. We saw...

DVD Review: DISTRICT 9

Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentRelease date: Dec 22nd, 2009MSRP: $28.96Starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope and Robert Hobbs.Directed by Neill BlomkampProduced by Peter Jackson.Written and Directed by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell (based on ALIVE IN JOBURG, a...

Christa Faust to adapt MONEY SHOT.

The number of authors that see their books optioned for film are limited. But even those lucky few generally don’t find themselves writing the screenplay. But that is exactly what Christa Faust is doing. She has signed on to adapt her 2008 novel MONEY SHOT.For...

Five Favorites of 2009: Martin Waites.

Firstly, I’m glad Jeremy said they didn’t have to be all new releases. I doubt I’ve seen five new releases this year, or certainly not five I want to see again or would even consider being cinematic highlights. There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, since I...