Three added to DELTA BLUES.

by | Dec 3, 2009 | TV

THR has announced three additions to Jason Lee’s upcoming TNT pilot DELTA BLUES. Abraham Benrubi, Celia Weston and DJ Qualls has come on board.Abraham Benrubi is best known, to me at least, for playing Jerry on ER and Larry on PARKER LEWIS CAN’T LOSE. He...

FX wants more SONS OF ANARCHY.

by | Dec 3, 2009 | TV

FX has announced they have ordered a third season of SONS OF ANARCHY. The order is for thirteen episodes, with a planned debut in September of 2010.The show, which just completed it’s second season, has been pushed as a sort of SOPRANOS set in the world of...

5 Favorites for 2009: Patti Abbott.

by | Dec 2, 2009 | Features

Movies GOMORRAH- looks at the Camorra in Naples. By intertwining five stories of low level actors in the syndicate, it makes the point that life is brutal and short for the bottom feeders in this chain. It was frightening, realistic, surprising. It demythologizes all...

Gift Buying Guide

by | Nov 30, 2009 | Features

Season’s Greetings! It is once again that time of the year when you are racking your brain, trying to figure out what to buy for those special someones (or that special magazine writer) in your life.We here at Crimespree feel your pain and want to make things easier....

Film Review: AN EDUCATION

by | Nov 30, 2009 | Features

Directed by Lone Scherfig Written by Lynn Barber (memoir) and Nick Hornby (screenplay) Starring, Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Emma Thomson Running time 100 minutes Released: November 2009 Every once in a while, a film comes along...

Blu-ray Review: LEON

by | Nov 30, 2009 | Films

Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentRelease Date: Nov 17, 2009MSRP: $24.95Director: Luc BessonWriter: Luc BessonStars: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary OldmanQuick disclaimer: I am a Hyoooge fan of Leon: The Professional. If it has any flaws, I sure as hell have not...

Yi Soon Shin Issue 1

by | Nov 29, 2009 | Features

The following comic is one not to miss. Based on the true story of Admiral Yi Soon Shin, this comic not only follows the history of one of Korea’s naval heroes it also shows what futile Korea was like in the 1500’s. Being a fan of not only comics but of...

DVD Review: ANDY BARKER P.I.

by | Nov 29, 2009 | TV

Release date: November 17, 2009Shout! FactoryMSRP: $24.99CPA Andy Barker (Andy Richter) moves into a new office at the Fair Oaks strip mall and is promptly mistaken for the office’s previous tenant, P.I. Lew Staziak. Hired to find a crime-fighting politician who...