by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 25, 2009 | Films
Joel and Ethan Coen are going to revisit the film that brought The Duke an Oscar: True Grit.According to Variety, this will not really be a remake of the John Wayne film, as it will be more faithful to original Charles Portis novel.True Grit tells the story of a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 25, 2009 | TV
Acorn MediaRelease date: Mar 24, 2009MSRP: $49.99Stars: John Nettles, Jason HughesIt is time to return to Midsomer County, a loverly, well to do county on the English countryside that has an extraordinarily high homicide rate.Based on the characters of Caroline...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 23, 2009 | Films
I know it is not uncommon for an author selling the film rights to a book prior to it’s release date, but rarely do books head to Hollywood prior actually having a publisher.Constantin Film has purchased the film rights to Dave Zeltserman’s forthcoming 28...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 21, 2009 | Films
Fox Home EntertainmentDVD/Blu-ray release: March 24, 2009MSRP: $39.99Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey WrightDirector: Marc ForsterWriters: Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis & Robert WadeRunning time: 106...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 20, 2009 | Features
JA Konrath Interviews Jack KilbornJA: Thanks for taking time to answer some questions, Jack.Jack: I’ve heard of you. You write those chick novels, right?JA: I write about a female cop who chases serial killers. Some folks think they’re pretty scary. Both men and women...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 18, 2009 | Films
Natasha Richardson May 11 1963 – March 18 2009 By now most have heard that actress Natasha Richardson has passed away. The cause of death being complications stemming from a skiing accident. My own knowledge of her comes from the remake of The Parent Trap....
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 18, 2009 | Films
MGM/Fox Home EntertainmentRelease date: February 24, 2009MSRP: $34.98Director: William FriedkinStars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey,Once upon a time, there was a film called 48 Hours. It was one of my favorite films. It kicked ass. Years went on and 48...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 17, 2009 | Features
So there times when it becomes so clear to me why Jon and I love whatever it is we actually do in this community and the last couple of days has to truly represent those feelings. Firstly, I got to read books from Ace Atkins and Megan Abbott before the pub date....
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 16, 2009 | Features
Uncage MeJen Jordan’s second AnthologyThe follow-up to 2007’s Expletive Deleted. New stories from Scott Phillips, Allan Guthrie, Christa Faust, Victor Gischler, J.A. Konrath, J.D. Rhoades, Declan Burke, Brian Azzarello, Steven Torres, Stewart Macbride,...
