by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 22, 2009 | Books, Reviews
EVIL FOR EVIL James R. Benn 2009 SOHO Books Book four in the Billy Boyle WWII series is a real winner. This series has been consistently well written and entertaining. EVIL FOR EVIL opens with Billy being sent to Northern Ireland to recover some stolen guns and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 22, 2009 | Features
As always this week, Wednesday comics entertains big time. Loving the Metal Men and Metamorpho. Batman is noirish and fun, Hawkman is beautiful.Poe from BOOM! Studios is cool. I like Edgar helping to solve supernatural crime. J. Marton Mitchell is doing a nice of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 22, 2009 | Films
Word has come out that the film version of Dennis Lehane’s SHUTTER ISLAND has been delayed to Febuary 19, 2010. It had an original release date of October 2nd.From Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese, “Shutter Island” is the story of two U.S. marshals, Teddy...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 21, 2009 | Features
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES 2009 NOMINEES FOR SHAMUS AWARDS The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) is proud to announce the nominees for the 28th annual Shamus Awards, given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. The 2009...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 21, 2009 | Films
Elliott Lester’s film version of Ken Bruen’s BLITZ is filling out it’s cast. Aidan Gillen (Mayor Tommy Carcetti)has joined the cast. As a huge WIRE fan, I am pumped anytime one of those fine fellows pops up. Aidan has been nominated not only for a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 21, 2009 | Features
Miz Patti Abott asked me to participate in a fairly cool profect: On Friday the 21st (that would be today), various bloggers wrote about forgotten films and books.Patty has posted my review on ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED on her site.Bill CriderCullen...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 21, 2009 | Features
PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES 2009 NOMINEES FOR SHAMUS AWARDS The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) is proud to announce the nominees for the 28th annual Shamus Awards, given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. The 2009...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 21, 2009 | Features
Bryan Singer has just been attached to a remake of Excaliber.Variety article hereGood God Almighty! Stop! Stop with the remakes. The original Excaliber is a great movie and I really don’t see Singer being able to bring anything to it to make it better.I’ve...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 20, 2009 | Films
Another poster for SHUTTER ISLAND, this time from Japan. Every poster thus far has been pretty cool. If nothing else, the film has some good art.
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 20, 2009 | Features
They’re Here!!! Keeping secrets in this house is never easy and when we first heard of Will Dennis’s concept for a format that would marry some of today’s best Comic creators and Mystery writers we were excited beyond belief at Crimespree. And yes, we’ve been beating...
