by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 12, 2009 | Home Entertainment, TV
Robert Kirkman’s comic series Walking Dead is going to be a television show, with Frank Darabont on board. Darabont directed The Mist, which I thought was a great adaptation of Stephen King’s short story. Darabont also worked on the screenpaly for Saving...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 11, 2009 | Features
AwakeningArchaiaWritten by Nick Tapalansky, art by Alex Eckman-Lawn, letters by Thomas Mauer. Back Cover by Teresa Marra.Just when you think every zombie story has been told another one rears is pasty blood-thirsty head. After so many tales of the undead have been...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 11, 2009 | Features
10 favorite moments inside the con1. Meeting Mike Gold & John Ostrander (the bomb, baby)2. Watching Jill Thompson (shero, extrodanairre) teach kids to draw.3. Short conversation with Lou Ferrigno (glad I didn’t make him angry)4. Seeing a fan of the James Bond...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 10, 2009 | Books, Comics
Joseph Finder couldn’t make it to Chicago Comic Con, but his book sure did get around. Idea and photos by The lovely Mrs. Crimespree, Ruth, seen here with the SuicideGirls. Brian Azzarello (Filthy Rich, 100 Bullets) B Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick, Casey Blue,76)...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 9, 2009 | DVD/Blu Ray Review, Home Entertainment
Fox Home EntertainmentRelease date: Aug 4th, 2009MSRP: $29.99Director: John CarpenterStars: Kurt Russell, Kim Catrell, Dennis Dunn, James HongWriter: Gary Goldman, David Z. WeinsteinTheatrical release date: July 2nd, 1986At his best, John Carpenter tells fun storys...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 8, 2009 | Films
The fine folks at Warner Bros are offering up a new poster for WHITEOUT, the film based on Greg Rucka’s aclaimed graphic novel.”After two years stationed at Antarctica’s South Pole research base, lone U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 8, 2009 | Features
I have been meaning to mention these, but forgot.Turner Classic Movies is running Summer under the Stars during August. Part of this is all new posters for classic films.At first, I thought this sounded like a dreadful idea, but they have done a very nice job. Films...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 6, 2009 | Features, Memoriam
Writer, producer, and director John Hughes died unexpectedly today, suffering a heart attack during a morning walk. He was in New York visiting family.If you came of age in the 1980s or early 90s, chances are you have one if not several favorite John Hughes films....
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 6, 2009 | Films
Previously we posted the Holmes and Watson posters for the upcoming reimagining of SHERLOCK HOLMES. Now we get Irene Adler (Rachael McAdams) and Blackwood (Mark Strong)Most know the story now: SHERLOCK HOLMES presents a more physical Holmes. We will see sword play,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 5, 2009 | Books
BERKLEY GROUP AUTHOR CHARLAINE HARRIS’S ENTIRE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE SERIES HITS THE AUGUST 9th NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LISTAn Unprecedented Nine Titles – Eight Paperbacks and One Hardcover -On List SimultaneouslyNew York, NY (August 5, 2009) – Berkley...